How old should you wear diapers? How old should you wear diapers?

Diapers are a must-have product for babies. Today, I will introduce to you how to use diapers for babies. Parents who want to know how to wear diapers for babies and how old they should be can read the detailed introduction below. Will the use of diapers prevent babies from developing the habit of self-defecating?

How old should you wear diapers?

1. The anal sphincter of an infant will not be fully developed until about 3 years old. This is one of the physiological bases for human control of defecation and urination. Therefore, before this, the child is unable to control urination and defecation.

2. If children under 2 years old are trained to urinate while holding their hands, and the ligaments that control the anal sphincter are relatively loose, it is very easy for the rectal mucosa to protrude through the anus, commonly known as rectal prolapse.

3. Rectal prolapse can cause partial obstruction during defecation, increasing the difficulty of defecation, which can easily lead to anal fissures. The high incidence of hemorrhoids in Chinese people is related to the fact that babies are held in the toilet during the urination and defecation period.

4. In addition, if parents frequently hold their children to pee, the children will develop a conditioned reflex to urinate in response to the adults' instructions. Since the bladder is not full and has a small capacity, they cannot hold back urine and are more likely to urinate frequently.

Therefore, mothers, please get rid of the misunderstanding and put diapers on your babies who are less than 2 and a half years old!! Don’t worry that your baby will always be dependent on diapers. As they grow up, their bladder and sphincter control ability will be enhanced, and they will be able to control small and large poops more and more freely, and they can say Bye-bye to diapers. Therefore, when traveling, be sure to bring diapers for your baby. For older babies, it is recommended to use pull-on pants, which are easy to put on and take off, so that they can learn to put on and take off the pants and urinate by themselves without the need for adults to hold them to urinate.

How big should diapers be worn?

Before 1 and a half years old

Try to use diapers as much as possible so that your baby can urinate and defecate as he pleases without causing any psychological burden and can also sleep well.

After 18 months or from 2 years old

You can try to remove diapers during the day and train your child to urinate in a potty or toilet; diapers are still needed at night, and as the child's ability to control urine improves, you can gradually remove the night diapers.

Before 3 years old

Although they cannot completely learn to urinate and defecate independently, they can cultivate good habits of urination and defecation. It is best to stop using diapers after the age of 3.

But the timing for every baby to "quit" diapers is different. This is related to the baby's physical development, whether the parents have educated the baby in advance, and whether there are good role models in life.

Generally speaking, it is a good time to stop wearing diapers when the child is physically mature enough, such as being able to sit on the toilet steadily, being able to express his physiological needs, and knowing to take off his pants to urinate and defecate.

It is not suitable to use diapers after 3 years old

It is not recommended to continue using diapers after the baby reaches 3 years old. Generally speaking, a 3-year-old child has a certain ability to express himself and can clearly express his defecation needs. And continuing to give the child the illusion that he can urinate and defecate at will is not conducive to exercising the child's bladder's urine retention function.

In addition, as children grow up, the necessity of diapers for children will gradually decrease, while the disadvantages will become more obvious. For example, the breathability of diapers is relatively poor. If diapers are worn all day long and are not properly cleaned and cared for, it is easy to cause red buttocks, also known as diaper rash. More seriously, it may cause urinary tract infections, especially for girls. Because of the self-cleaning function of the vagina, even little girls have vaginal secretions. As children grow up, vaginal secretions will increase. Using diapers is not conducive to keeping the vulva clean and dry. If you don't pay attention to cleaning, it is easy to cause urinary tract infections. Three years old is the age to go to kindergarten. With increased contact with the outside world and away from the meticulous care and cleaning of parents, continuing to use diapers will undoubtedly increase the threat to children's health.