The Diaper Story

No parent ever discusses this before popping out a lump of cuteness. Neither did I! My idea of rearing a baby meant buying cute clothes, to colouring the nursery all pink and blue. I didn't have the tiniest bit of awareness that a baby needs to 'pee-pee' and 'doo-doo' every 20 minutes of their carefree lives. As if we, the parents, have nothing else to do but clean the little monarchs.
 

Minutes after giving birth I realised, my little one simply hated being soiled and would scream at the top of his lungs as if his tiny little bum was on fire. Right out of the blues came an angel in disguise. Well! Actually to be more precise, right out of the blues came out a packet in disguise – a sizeable carton of diapers. I still don't know, who that thoughtful gifter was. But I do pray for that person till date.

All because my baby slept through the night, for the first time in his first four days of life on the blue planet! Don't judge me.

And this was only because the little tyrant was clad in soft, white, dry and fluffy nappies.

"Blessed be those who created such magic!"

The next bit wasn't as amusing nonetheless and we were flung with numerous options like whether to use the pant version or the belt, the organic ones or the gel based. Time somehow taught us to navigate through the rough seas. Here are few thoughts from my end as a seasoned mama. Yes! I am very proud to call myself that.

Pants are for toddlers, who have already learned to pull down their pants. And this can be used as an antecedent to potty-training. If your toddler has learnt to navigate through the mysteries of the diaper pants, then probably its time that he can shift to wearing none at all.

For the laymen, here's what it means, belt system is more for children who haven't mastered the skill to squat on the potty…

Organic! Well, I still love to use the 'trendy term' for food but there are organic variants to diapers as well. Yes. Ladies. You heard it right.

Here's why you want to use the rare variants. In case your little one is allergic to synthetic materials; the organic cotton version can be a very good alternative. Whatever the case, I preferred to use the gel based one, that actually gives out warning colours, once full. And you can comprehend…why.

I leave the rest of the mystery to be discovered by you guys. Because half of the fun of being new parents is to be able to bond with the little blob over new discoveries.

Happy parenting guys.

Photo: LS Archive/Sazzad Ibne Sayed