Choosing the right diaper: Should I use diapers or pads?

Diapers and milk are always two things that are closely connected with every child in the first years of life. Because it is a frequently used thing, you must choose for your child the best and most suitable type for your baby. 

As for diapers, with so many choices between pads and diapers, you may sometimes wonder what type to choose and how to use it to both your baby's safety and comfort. Then, please refer to the tips of choosing the right diaper for your child in the following article.

Choosing the right diaper: Distinguish the difference between a pad and a diaper 

About the form

Basically, the newborn pad has a similar design to the mother's tampon. To use the pad for your baby, you just need to peel off the patch on the back and then stick it on your baby's diaper pants.

The diaper has a more "methodical" design with 2 stickers at the waist. When using, the mother puts the baby's buttocks in the appropriate diaper position and then wraps the diaper around the baby's waistline. The advantage of glued diapers is that it doesn't need to be worn with diaper pants. When finished, the mother only needs to pack the diaper neatly and throw it away.

Choosing the right diaper needs based on product features

Overall, diaper pads and stickers for babies are pursuing convenience features, comfortable and safe for children. However, because of its design characteristics, the pads are quicker to fill with dirt than diapers. 

Depending on the purpose of use and the frequency of excretion of the baby, the mother can consider giving the baby the appropriate pad or diaper.

About usage

The pad looks more compact and easier to use during the times when mom is playing outside. When you need to change diapers, moms just take off the glue attached to the back of the pad and stick it on your child's diaper pants. 

For diapers, mothers need to lay the baby on a flat surface, put the baby's bottom in the diaper and then wrap the diaper belt around the child's back, sticking the tape on the diaper back located in the waist area.

What criteria should good pads and diapers meet?

In addition to the convenience factor, the suitability, comfort and safety of the child's sensitive skin should also be prioritized by mothers when choosing pads and diapers for children. Mother needs to base on the following factors:

Suitable for baby's skin and weight

Pads are too big or too small; a diaper that is too tight or too loose is considered an unsuitable product for your baby. In addition to making them uncomfortable, choosing the wrong size for their weight also increases your child's risk of skin inflammation , diaper rash or skin irritation caused by constant rubbing of the baby's skin or bacteria from feces and urine. The child's spread to other areas of the skin.

Soft, breathable surface

As the product in direct contact with the baby's sensitive skin, the soft and breathable standard should be considered by mothers when choosing pads or diapers. The softness will make the baby feel comfortable and cooperate with the mother when wearing diapers.

The breathable properties help prevent your child's skin from getting wet and steamy due to constant diaper wrapping. Wet skin will create more conditions for bacteria from your child's feces and urine to multiply and grow. A diaper with built-in ventilation will destroy the environment of harmful bacteria. Therefore, this also plays an important role in reducing the risk of diaper rash for children. 

How to "leisurely raise children" thanks to pads and diapers

There is a sleep  good or respite for their own desire is always standing by mothers, especially those just given birth mother. Of course, you cannot have complete leisure like your free time, but there is always a way for you to "raise a leisurely child". Try the following:

Use pads and diapers correctly so your baby doesn't have skin problems 

Dermatitis, ringworm, and a number of other problems that occur in immature skin are common in babies. There are many causes of these conditions. In particular, the most common cause is that the mother does not know how to use the pads and diapers properly. This is more common among first-time mothers .

Unfortunately, this situation will cause the baby to be uncomfortable, often fussy, so the mother has to hold her arms constantly to comfort the baby without resting time.

To overcome this, moms should try to carefully read the instructions for using the pads, diapers or refer to the usage of those who have many experiences. Another way that moms can use pads and diapers properly is to choose products with clear brands, simple designs, easy to use, but fully integrated with the protection of their child's skin.

Use diapers to help mom and baby get a full night's sleep

Frequent diapers filling will make your baby uncomfortable, waking up several times in the middle of the night. This not only disrupts sleep, affects the overall development of the baby, but also makes mothers tired of having to wake up continuously. 

One suggestion to help mothers avoid this situation is to use pads during the day and diapers at night. The pad fills more quickly than a diaper, but is cheaper. Instead of having to incur the costs of having to cover your baby all day and night or having to constantly keep a full diaper to change your baby, try changing, only use diapers at night.

On average, each diaper has a use time of about 3-4 hours. Thus, each night, the mother only needs to wake up 2 times to change diapers, not every 2 hours as when using the pads at night. 

Moreover, using only diapers at night also helps mothers to save significantly on diaper diaper costs per month.