In the age when there was no diaper, it was very common to use diapers and wear open-backed pants to give children excrement and urine.
Many elders brought up their children in the same way. Seeing young parents wearing diapers all the time, they not only disliked all kinds of diapers, but also felt that diapers were useless.
However, whether diapers are good or not, babies who use diapers have the most say.
Next, let’s listen to the voice of a baby who cannot urinate.
My name is Ding Bao, and I am a boy. It has been 21 months now. At present, I have only learned to defecate by myself, but I have not yet learned to urinate by myself. I still wear diapers every day.
Grandma (maybe your family is Grandma) said as soon as she saw me wearing diapers, I had a lazy mother who put diapers on me and covered my little buttocks badly. She would not learn to defecate and urinate by herself in the future and would change me into open-backed pants.
But open-backed pants are not comfortable at all, Grandma, you should listen to my feelings.
Open-backed pants are more breathable and comfortable than diapers?
Expose your buttocks to the outside. It’s quite breathable, but it’s not comfortable. Grandma, what you said doesn’t count.
Wearing open-backed pants, my butt will be in close contact with the ground, sofa, toys and sundries and even outdoor silt and weeds. This is not a wonderful experience in what.
Ding Ma: Perineum is one of the weakest parts of the baby’s body and is very vulnerable.
Wear open-backed pants for your baby. All kinds of microorganisms (bacteria and parasites) invisible to the naked eye will come into close contact with your baby’s genitals, urethra and anus, which is easy to cause infection.
The baby’s hygiene awareness is not strong. Wearing open-backed pants, the hand can easily reach the buttocks to touch it. The next second, the hand that has just touched the buttocks may be put into the mouth, which will increase the probability of digestive tract and respiratory tract infection of the baby.
Moreover, without the protection of clothes or diapers, touching, bumping, stabbing, clamping, scalding, freezing, rubbing, mosquito bites, cat and dog bites, etc. may all hurt the baby’s pudendum and penis, and even cause lifelong disability.
The baby’s private parts should be well protected.
Because I am wearing open-backed pants, there are always some bear adults who will pinch my little ass, pull my penis, tease me while touching it, make fun of me, pull my penis and ask me: “This is what, will you stop it?” ]. Even sometimes, Grandma, you will laugh at me with these adults.
Although I am still young, I hate adults touching me and making fun of me like this.
Ding Ma: Parents should educate their children from an early age and protect their private parts. The parts covered by small vests and underpants are private parts, which others cannot touch casually.
While educating children to protect their private parts, they should also tell children that other people’s private parts should not be touched casually and that other people’s privacy should be respected.
Can diapers lead to O-legs?
My legs are not very straight and have a little O-shaped legs. Grandma always said that they were all worn because of diapers, but this was the case when I was in my mother’s belly. It has nothing to do with diapers.
Ding Ma: The space of the uterus is limited. When the fetus is in the mother’s belly, the legs are bent.
Therefore, babies will have some slight O-legs before the age of 2, and may have a certain degree of internal horoscope before the age of 6.
If the elders in the family feel uneasy, or the baby’s O-leg looks serious (severe O-leg is often related to vitamin D deficiency or other congenital diseases), then you should consult a pediatrician.
Can diapers cover up diaper rash?
Grandma also always said that it was diapers that made me get diaper rash. If I used diapers, nothing would happen. However, children who have diapers and diaper rash are also available in the hospital.
Ding Ma: The problem of diaper rash is mostly caused by not paying attention to cooling down and not replacing, cleaning and drying in time. It has little to do with diapers or diapers.
When the temperature is high, the baby urinates too much, or diarrhea, the replacement frequency should be increased, and the replacement should be carried out immediately after each defecation, and the small buttocks should be cleaned and dried.
Can’t you urinate and defecate yourself if you wear diapers?
Grandma looked at me for 21 months and still wore diapers. She complained to her mother that there was a little sister in the yard who was four years old because she wore diapers. She could not urinate on her own. She urinated on her pants every day and lost her life. She did not let her mother wear diapers for me.
Although, I also don’t know why my little sister can’t urinate on her own when she is four years old, if I urinate my pants, I will be scolded if I don’t urinate when I urinate, and I will even be spanked. I can’t urinate well either.
Ding Ma: In fact, it is not uncommon and not surprising that four years old have not fully learned to defecate and urinate.
Children’s muscles and nerves that control defecation and urination often need to be between one and a half years old and two years old to mature. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends starting toilet training for children around the age of 2.
Studies have shown that children who start learning to go to the toilet before the age of 1 and a half often do not fully master the relevant skills until the age of 4. On the contrary, children who start training only around the age of 2 need only one year to go to the toilet independently.
Finally, I especially want to say to Grandma:
Grandma, as I grow up slowly, I will learn all these skills that should be learned. Don’t be too anxious to give me excrement and urine, forcing me to learn to defecate and urinate earlier.
Some children learn the matter of defecation and urination early, while others learn it late. There is nothing to be proud of if they learn it early, and it is not shameful if they learn it late.
When I reach the right age, I can use the right methods to train me to go to the toilet and give me more patience and encouragement. I can master the skills of going to the toilet.