o, also on nappies. Buy cotton wool balls (not as cheap as a roll, but a bit less messy) and use plain water. Take child, take nappy off, wash bottom, put new nappy on. As someone said, front to back wiping (so germs from bum don't enter, erm, other bits). If you are using water not wipes (better for skin) even more important to have a towel under baby bottom to stop drips also going all over clothes.
On cloth nappies. We love them! Have totsbots flexitots, happy to recommend wildly.
And buy large stocks of metanium nappy cream. No-one has ever recommended sudocrem, EVERYONE recommends metanium. It's fab.
erm, that's all i know about rearing babies. Our NCT classes did nappy changing and bathing baby. I am SO glad they did the bath, i had no idea how to hold a baby. Basically, put one arm under babies neck and with that hand take hold of the farside armpit in a pincer grip. Then you are suporting head with your wrist and they can't slide off you, and you have a spare hand to wash them with. There's probably a youtube vid. Or you can buy bath supports, but that's one more bit of plastic in your loft as you won't need it for long.
any other questions newbies :) ?