When Should Babies Change Diapers?

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JAKARTA - Diapers who have not been replaced for too long can cause problems for the health of their children, one of which is urinary tract infection. Actually, when do you have to change diapers?

"Change the diaper 1-2 hours for the baby until the age of 1 month. For babies who are older every 3 hours. Sometimes at night they are lazy to replace the child's diaper, don't," said child specialist dr. Natia Anjasari, SpA from Brawijaya Hospital & Clinic reported by ANTARA.

When the child enters the age of 1 year, it is better to start replacing the diaper with training pants or start teaching children to urinate in the toilet (toilet training) because the urine production is already more.

"Later on, children over the age of 1 year, crying more and more, start teaching toilet training, or using training pants, not being prepared anymore. So that urine doesn't fall directly on the floor," said Natia.

urinary tract infections sometimes have no symptoms so that parents or children are often aware. Symptoms such as fever only appear when bacteria have reached the kidneys.

"Most of the urinary population is a medium for bacteria to grow, bacteria enter the urinary tract, ureter, kidney. When it comes to the kidneys, there are symptoms of fever. Repeated urinary tract infections can be at risk of kidney eggs," said Natia.

If the child has a fever, it is better to have a complete blood and urine examination to detect the risk of urinary tract infection.