Saturday, September 29, 2007

Is Changing Your Baby’s Diaper at a Public Station Safe?


Several kinds of bacteria are dangerous because they cause infections but they are more dangerous for being invisibly tiny. Seeing is believing. You don’t see these tiny culprits, and your health-conscious nerve has no reason to bother about the risks associated with them. But the sensitive skin of your little baby is never safe from the potential threat of bacterial infection that can start soon after you change your child’s diaper in a public diaper-changing area.

The apparent cleanliness of public changing places deludes so many parents into believing them as safe. However as Catharine Shaner, a pediatrician with the American Safety and Health Institute, warns: ‘Never put your child's bare bottom on a public diaper changing area unless you are able to disinfect the area yourself.’ Disinfecting a public changing area in a single lifetime? That really sounds like a clumsy joke! The bacterial infection costing you and your child a lot of trouble, however, is not funny.

By changing your baby’s diaper at a public changing station, you are inadvertently exposing the little thing to the following risks:


  • Urinary tract infections caused by the bacteria called Enterococcus faecalis

  • Intestinal and other infections (including pneumonia) by the bacteria Escherichia coli, or simply E coli

  • Vomiting and diarrhea (which may prove deadly in some cases) caused by rotavirus

    So does that mean you leave your child back at home, prone to all kinds of possible accidents, or hire a caregiver, every time you go out shopping or taking a walk? Not at all! The solution is a safe stroller equipped with a diaper-changing platform, like BabyDeck™ Stroller. The embedded diaper-changing table of BabyDeck™ Stroller helps you clean your baby and change his/her diaper, using your very own disposable changing pads that are free of bacteria and viruses. That is why BabyDeck™ Stroller claims to be a more health-friendly carrier for your child. More advantages and purchasing options are available at a click’s distance from http://www.mybabydeck.com/.

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