Some parents will let their children wear diapers until they are 3 or 4 years old to save trouble. In fact, this practice is wrong. Let’s talk about it in detail today.
1. Putting diapers on children is not to make adults save trouble
Diapers can indeed reduce the burden of raising children and reduce the disturbance to babies. We advocate letting them go naturally.
But as children grow up, the necessity of diapers for children will gradually decrease, and their shortcomings will gradually show.
If it is just for the sake of saving trouble, children will be overly dependent on diapers. If the baby is already older and still wears diapers all day, it is possible that he will learn to hold his urine later than babies who do not wear diapers, so that they are prone to bedwetting.
So, if you find that your baby often wets the bed after the age of 5, then you have to think about whether you have used diapers for too long before? The baby has developed a habit of urinating whenever he wants to, and the bladder has no opportunity to exercise, so he cannot control his bowel movements.
2. Four rumors about baby diapers
Will wearing diapers cause bow legs?
In fact, the legs of newborn babies are slightly bent. As long as the hip, knee and ankle joints are in a straight line, it is normal. When the baby grows up, they will naturally straighten.
Do diapers affect fertility?
Diapers do not have an airtight film layer, so heat can be dissipated, unless they are not changed for too long!
Do diapers affect independent toileting ability?
Toilet training for babies cannot be rushed. Studies have shown that children who learn to use the toilet before 18 months old usually have to wait until they are 4 years old to fully master the relevant skills. On the contrary, those who start training at around 2 years old only need 1 year to use the toilet independently.
Do diapers cause children’s red buttocks?
The main causes of diaper rash are: excessive moisture, friction, abrasions, soaking in urine and feces for too long, yeast infection, bacterial infection, diaper material allergy, etc. Only in very rare cases, red buttocks are allergic to diapers, because different manufacturers may use different moisture-absorbing ingredients and surface materials in diapers.
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3. How old should babies wear diapers?
Research by the American Academy of Pediatrics shows that children’s excretion control muscles generally mature between 12-24 months, with an average age of 18 months.
The order of maturity of daytime and nighttime urination and defecation control functions is:
Nighttime defecation control function > daytime defecation control function > daytime urination control function > nighttime urination control function.
4. Therefore, parents can do this:
Before 1 and a half years old: Try to use diapers so that the baby can urinate and defecate as he pleases, without causing psychological burden, and can also sleep well.
From 1.5 years old to 2 years old: you can try to remove diapers during the day and train your child to urinate in a potty or toilet; you still need to use diapers at night, and gradually remove nighttime diapers as your child’s ability to control urine increases.
Before 3 years old: Although you cannot completely learn to urinate and defecate independently, you can cultivate good habits of urination and defecation. It is best to stop using diapers after 3 years old.
But the timing of “quitting” diapers for each baby is different. This is related to the baby’s physiological development, whether the parents have educated in advance, and whether there are good role models in life.
In general, when the child is physiologically mature enough, it is a good time to “quit” diapers. For example, he can already sit steadily on the toilet, can express his physiological needs, and know to take off his pants to urinate and defecate.
When the baby cannot urinate independently, it is best to wear baby nappies, which is not only convenient, but also relatively clean. If you are worried that the diaper will cover the child, you can change it in time after urination and defecation.
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