HOME

BOOKMARK

NEWSLETTER

Join our newsletter to receive news of offers and discounts

Search

AS FEATURED IN...


Lucy Siegle On Eithical Living: Sunday March 5, 2006 The Observer

Weight Watchers®.co.uk. Now with an online plan.

Navigation


Parening Books

Search Now:
Amazon Logo


Diapers: Do You Choose Disposable Or Reusable?


Diapers..

Changing a dirty diaper is not the best part of having a baby, but there's no escaping it. And you'd better get used to it - you'll be changing around 5,000 diapers before baby's potty trained!

The first question is whether to use disposable diapers or reusable. In a nutshell, disposables are less trouble, more expensive, and not environmentally friendly.

Your Granny wouldn't recognise a reusable diaper today. Gone are the cotton squares and safety pins, replaced by shaped cotton inside a waterproof outer cover and fastened with velcro. Flushable liners hold solids. Reusables will save you the best part of $1000 and that's after including the cost of washing.

If you want to be kind to the planet but can't face all the washing, another option is to use a laundry service: the cost will be about the same as using disposables.

Diaper Rash

Diaper rash is a term covering various different rashes which will vary in severity from a mild redness to severe raw ulcerated skin.

Most rashes are caused by exposure to soiled diapers. As urine and faeces break down ammonia is released, this is toxic and burns baby's delicate skin. A diaper will also prevent air circulating and retain heat, both of which will aggravate the problem.

If your baby develops a rash, change diapers frequently and keep the area clean and dry. Avoid the use of soap and wipes, wash with warm water and cotton wool balls. Barrier creams are available from your pharmacist.

Perhaps one of the best treatments is fresh air: let baby's skin breathe as often as possible.

****************************************************************
Author: Tony Luck who runs a site offering advice to new moms. Included in the site is the fascinating Chinese Conception Chart which is supposed to tell you whether the baby you are expecting will be a boy or girl!


MORE RESOURCES:

WWLP 22News

Jardine, Regulators Expand Baby-Crib Recall
Wall Street Journal - 10 hours ago
The cribs in the original recall were sold at various stores nationwide, including KidsWorld, Toys "R" Us, Babies "R" Us and Geoffrey Stores. ...
More China-Made Baby Cribs Recalled AHN
Baby Cribs Recalled Due To Strangulation Danger WHIOtv.com
Jardine Expands Recall of Cribs Sold at Babies 'R' Us Consumer Affairs
The Associated Press - WMUR
all 84 news articles


BBC News

Baby dies as bug strikes hospital
BBC News, UK - 8 hours ago
A baby has died and six others are in an isolation ward after an infection struck at the neo-natal unit of a Birmingham hospital. ...
Neonatal ward sealed off after baby dies Times Online
Deadly bug kills baby and puts seven more in isolation in hospital Telegraph.co.uk
Baby dies in hospital bug outbreak The Press Association
The Birmingham Post - EditoWeb Magazine
all 149 news articles


Police found body of baby in trash
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Jan 5, 2009
Authorities combing through 60 tons of trash, searching for the body of a baby allegedly dumped by his 16-year-old mother, found a dead infant in the ...


ABC News

HORROR: Dead Baby Thrown In NJ Hospital Garbage
WCBS-TV New York, NY - 23 hours ago
Read more in our Privacy Policy A shocking story came out of Jersey City on Monday night: the remains of a baby were thrown out in a hospital's trash. ...
Video: Baby's Corpse Thrown Out With Hospital's Trash AssociatedPress
Hospital throws a babies body in trash ShortNews.com
all 322 news articles


Kids alone for days, parents dead in locked room
The Associated Press - 23 hours ago
"How could they leave the babies?" asked neighbor Ashley Barker. "If something was going on, an argument, why didn't they send them to the neighbors? ...


Sisters close out '08, ring in '09 with babies at West Valley Hospital
Arizona Republic, AZ - 8 hours ago
But the Southwest Valley's first baby of 2009 was born at Banner Estrella Medical Center in southwest Phoenix. Alexander Camacho was born at 12:47 am New ...


Briefs | Fatal wreck, arson fire, babies injured
Kansas City Star, MO - 21 hours ago
Babies injured in two cases A 37-year-old man has been charged in connection with injuring a 2 1/2 -month-old girl and her mother Sunday in Kansas City, ...


TopNews

Long leave helps baby's health and mom's
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR - 4 hours ago
Taking many months of maternity leave improves the health of working women and their babies, two new studies report. But the authors say such leaves are ...
Maternity Leave Good for Mother and Baby MedPage Today
Long maternity leaves increase breastfeeding Times of India
all 24 news articles


Times Online

As Babies Are Being Slaughtered, Where Are The Western Human ...
Turkish Press, MI - 14 hours ago
If the slaughter of civilians, babies and the elderly in Gaza is just being watched today, then no world statesman has any right to talk about democracy and ...
Video: Israeli attack on Gaza school kills 30 RussiaToday
Guest Columnist: Hamas' war against children Seattle Post Intelligencer
Palestinian Civilian Casualties Continue to Rise as Israel ... Periódico 26
Times of the Internet - Today's Zaman
all 26,147 news articles


VIP Breakdown

Hollywood Baby Roundup: January 6, 2009
VIP Breakdown, WA - 3 hours ago
Rebecca Romijn: Despite being pregnant with twins, Romijn was able to deliver her babies without being noticed. The Ugly Betty star and her husband, ...
Baby Photos: Rebecca Romijn Hubby Jerry O'Connell Shows Off Twins ... National Ledger
Rebecca Romijn Gives Birth To Twin Baby Girls E Canada Now
Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell Have Babies LimeLife
Celebrity Baby Blog - RTE.ie
all 406 news articles

babies - Google News