CM club - gloves!

[eleanorsmum]

mentioned it yesterday in staff room and got few replies but thought i'd ask everyone! do you use gloves for nappy changes and if so where do you buy them from? TIA

I just get mine from my local village chemist. I would just ask yours to get some in for you

Sainsburys

chemist
but i dont use them all the time just when its dirty

poundland and I dont use them every time but sshh dont tell the care commission.

E-bay, I buy blue nitrile ones as latex makes me itch. Only use for dirty nappy and then only when I remember but new years resolution is to try and remember more!

I have some but I must remember to use them !!!!
Naughty childminder (sits on the bottom step of stairs).

Last week during an inspection a childminder I know got a good (last time an outstanding) because she didn't wear gloves during a nappy change.

We have been told by the Care Commission to wear non latex (cos of potential allergies) gloves and now aprons for EVERY nappy change.

of course i will CC Officer

I use mine all the time.

They make fantastic balloon puppets!

This drives me mad as I thought the reason for gloves was for OUR protection??? Therefore if we choose to risk, WTF has it got to do with Ofsted??? Or am I missing something?

I was told by the care commission it was for everyones protection. Ours and to stop infection between mindees?

Oh, I just thought that because I immediately wash my hands with antibac liquid soap, I'd be ok. Maybe get some gloves then. Would I still have to use on my own though?

Thats the problem with the CC an ofsted hey? Think what you are told depends on the inspector?

mmmmnnn Gloves!

Knew I had some somewhere

Im having great trouble with 8 month old during nappy changes... she'll slip away so easily (is very mobile), so all changes are on the floor for her own safety. If I wore gloves I think it would be a lot worse... I do have a box of X-Large gloves though (still a little small - why don't they make gloves for men!). I do wonder how many nannies wear gloves during nappy changes, or to think of it, how many parents do.