by alpha » 05 Jul 2011, 09:49
Yeah, indeed, the risk for infection is very high.
So this is what I do.
My rule of thumb is keep it dry. (Germs loves water..)
After BM, I use baby wipe to tab on it and I give it a good wash with water. (Just let the water run through between my chicks)
Then I use cotton balls to remove moisture, then use hair drier to completely dry it. Then put fresh gauze there.
I keep change gauze every 2 or 3 hour. Whenever I change, I tab to clean it using baby wipe, then use cotton ball to dry it, then put a new gauze.
I only use gauze I bought from CVS, each packaged in a paper bag. That way what I put on my wounds are germ free...
I want to hear what others are doing to prevent infection...