When Should a Baby Begin to Wear Underwear?

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Parents, especially mothers may be confused by the question, when should their baby begin to wear underwear? Parents may worry that it may do harm to the health of the baby if they wear underwear earlier. But in fact, wearing underwear at an appropriate age and way could help protect your baby from the invasion of bacteria.

Actually, parents could consider asking their baby to wear underwear once the baby is 2-3 years old, or they could have a try once the baby gets rid of diapers. The immune system of the baby is still too weak to guarantee protection from bacteria and virus, so underwear especially summer baby underwear could help prevent bacteria and virus. On the one hand, underwear could stop the baby from touching their genitals frequently, which may be infected by bacteria. On the other hand, underwear could help decrease the friction caused by trousers and shorts, so that could protect a baby’s delicate skin.

Summer baby underwear

Parents could also consider to let the baby put on underwear even earlier to cultivate the good habit of wearing underwear. The advantages of wearing underwear at an early age could be listed as follows. First, the belly is the most sensitive part towards temperature as for the baby, a baby will easily suffer from diarrhea or cold when their belly gets cold. Underwear could help solve this problem perfectly especially in the cold winter. Second, you could train your baby to go to the washroom more easily. Your baby will be more independent when wearing underwear and will be more willing to go to the washroom.

cute baby underwear

As for how to choose baby underwear correctly, first, cotton material is the best. Softness, excellent expansibility, dry and comfortable are all the advantages of cotton material underwear. It’s inconvenient for baby to move if the underwear size is too large, and baby will feel uncomfortable if the size is too small, so size the underwear exactly and don’t buy too many as they will quickly be outgrown. Also, to encourage a baby to wear underwear happily, parents could choose some lovely and interesting baby underwear with cartoons or patterns printed on them.

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