Cloth Diapers

Baby food is the food given to babies roughly from the ages of 6 months to 2 years. Baby foods are easily consumable for the babies have no teeth and are too small to chew. It is either procured from the market or the same food which is being consumed but the family is being given as baby food in a mashed form.

Baby food is available in a variety of forms in the market. The common food for babies is usually milk. This is carried on for the first few months. Thereafter when the baby is given solid food the food may be mashed vegetables or fruits and /or nutrient rich food bought from the market. These foods are sold in cans or bottles in the market and are rich in different types of nutrients. It is available in dry, ready to feed and frozen forms. These foods are prepared by caregiver or mother or parent in small batches and given to the child.

The dry baby food comprises of rice or oatmeal cereals and is mixed with liquid until reconstituted. The nature of food for babies varies from place to place and from culture to culture. In the USA babies are fed bland cereal. Later the things fed are changed to mashed fruits and cereals. In some countries it is common to start with mashed fruits such as bananas. In Japan, the common baby food is okayu of rice porridge at the outset. Later, it is mashed fruit and vegetables and fish and tofu. In all countries there is a gradual change from prepared food to mashed vegetables and fruits.

Baby foods should be nutritious and safe. A lot of thought is given to the choice of the right food for babies. Pediatricians give their advice on the right for the baby.

Nappies and diapers are necessary to keep the trouble of washing the baby over and over again if the baby urinates or passes stool. Babies cannot control their vital functions and that is why good diapers are sold. Sometimes, the material that the diaper is made of leads to development of rashes or allergies to the skin. It mainly happens in the case of disposable diapers. The material they are made of may be harsh on the soft and sensitive skin of the baby. This means that many mothers prefer their babies to wear cloth diapers which are softer to the skin. Well-known companies that manufacture diapers prepare diapers from soft synthetic material and cover the materials with cloth or other skin-friendly material. A diaper rash appears as a bright red patch o the baby's skin. It is a common form of inflamed skin or dermatitis. They are common in babies in the first 15 months or between 8 to 10 moths of age. Continuously wet or infrequently changed diapers or diarrhea or plastic pants to cover a diaper may lead to diaper rash. The addition of solid food sin the baby's diaper may also lead to the occurrence of diaper rash.