Si usted tiene un hijo o está pensando tenerlo, debe saber que durante los tres primeros años tendrá un inevitable gasto en compra de pañales desechables. Esta prenda resulta imprescindible para los bebés, toda vez que es cuestión de higiene, salud y practicidad.
The baby diaper market depends directly on the birth rate, since they are necessary during the first months of life.As the baby becomes more independent, use the garment less.
The pediatrician and perinatologist María Elena Acosta explains that a newborn can use between eight and 10 diapers per day, since due to the immaturity of her organism the baby evacuates every time they eat.
The doctor stressed that a newborn baby should change the diaper every three hours to avoid irritation and maintain the infant's well -being.He pointed out that the ideal is to use a diaper that has good absorption to avoid diaper diaper, so they can use up to 12 diapers in one day.
As Acosta explains, as the baby grows its organism and dirties less diapers, so the use will vary.A study by the Huggies brand stressed that a child can use around 6,000 for approximately three years, comprising seven stages.
The use of the different numbers or diaper stages is related to the baby's weight, that is, a diaper number 1 is made for a weight of 8 to 14 pounds;A size 2 of 12 until 18 pounds and one size 3 from 16 to 28 pounds.The other sizes comprise up to a weight of 37 pounds, time in which the child is supposed to stop using the garment.
According to the Huggies studio, in the first stage of newborn (diaper 0) I would use 10 to 12 diapers per day, a total of about 200 to 240 diapers.Points out that most babies immediately pass this period.
It emphasizes that in stage 1, which lasts approximately 80 days, would use 7 to 8 diapers per day, around 560 to 640 diapers.
While stage 2 could last up to 3 months, I would use a diaper less than stage two (6 to 7) per day and equal amount during the period, from 560 to 640 diapers.In stages 3 and 4 I would use 6 diapers per day and in both I would spend about 1,500 diapers.
The study argues that in stages 5 and 6 children are learning to go to the bathroom, so they could have greater bladder control, on average they could use between 1,200 and 1,500 diapers for stage 5 and 480 for stage 6.
If Dominican Birth is related during 2020 and the estimated use of 6,000 diapers, the amount of diapers used would be about 849.2 million diapers, since 141,548 children were born, according to the data of the National Statistics Office (One).
While, if the calculation is made based on the last five years, those born in the country total 815,656 children, the amount used would be 4.893.9 million diapers.
In the market there are disposable and ecological diapers.There are diversity of companies that make the garment, but the brands that dominate the local market and are in the world rankings are Pampers, Huggies and small.
After a lifting of the prices of the disposable diapers of the aforementioned brands, in the Supermarkets Sirena, Nacional, Bravo and Plaza Lama, Eldinero observed that the average price of the diapers zero stage is RD $ 21.Numbers 1 and 2 are located at RD $ 14 and 3 and 4 have a price that varies from RD $ 17 and RD $ 18, respectively.
The prices averaged per unit of more expensive diapers have the largest sizes, 5 and 6, placing in the market at RD $ 26.6 and RD $ 29.8, respectively.The calculation made by Huggies of the different stages indicates that a baby could use 4,520 diapers from zero numbers to size 4, diapers that would use during the first year of life.According to the averages of the sizes in the local market, some RD $ 74,426 would correspond.
While, from the zero stage to number 6 the expense in disposable diapers would be around the RD $ 118,735, corresponding to three years of use, approximately.
The expenses in the different stages would correspond: between RD $ 4,160 to RD $ 4,992 in a newborn;between RD $ 7,952 to RD $ 9,088 in number 1;between RD $ 7,752 to RD $ 9,088 in stage 2;RD $ 24,750 in stage 3;RD $ 26,700 in stage 4;RD $ 30,000 in stage 5 and RD $ 14,304 in six.
Of the supermarkets consulted, Plaza Lama has the most expensive unit of diaper in the market, Pampers Swaddlers number 6, with a cost of RD $ 749 the 16 diaper package, being the unit RD $ 46.8.While in the siren store the same brand and number is found in presentation of 50 units at RD $ 1,989.The unit is located at RD $ 39.7.The presentation of the diaper was not found in the other supermarkets analyzed.
In general, the aforementioned supermarket has the diapers in greater cost than its competition, the box of 104 diapers number 3 of the PAMPERS brand is in the siren at RD $ 1,572;in the Bravo RD $ 1,589;in the National RD $ 1,669 and in Plaza Lama at RD $ 1,989, some RD $ 417 more than in the cheapest supermarket.
While, from the brands consulted the little one is the most economical in the local market, its prices per unit range from RD $ 11.5 at RD $ 17.5 And the most costs the Pampers brand, its averages range from RD $ 13 to RD $ 46.8.
In the local disposable diapers market there are also the white marks of supermarkets and other competitors that lower product costs.
One of them is the leading brand, a package of 40 diapers of stage 2 costs RD $ 340, placing the unit at RD $ 9, some RD $ 5 less than the average of international brands.While the white mark of the brave brand of 20 stage 2 diapers cost RD $ 179, with a cost per unit of RD $ 8.95 and the SAEL of 20 units are in the market at a price of RD $ 175, with a cost of RD $ 8.75 per unit.
To expense in disposable diapers, parents must add the costs of care and protection products that must accompany the use of the garment, such as wet towels, which are in the market from RD $ 95 packages 20 units to RD $ 950528 units box.In addition to diaper protection creams, prices ranging between RD $ 275 to RD $ 625.
Being a disposable product, diapers generate an amount of waste.According to data from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, it is estimated that around 20 billion disposable diapers in landfills are “yielded every year”.
The Biobaby biodegradable diaper brand highlights that 85% of parents do not know the harmful effect for the environment of diapers and the nature of all the materials used for the manufacture of diapers.
In the manufacture of disposable diapers, products such as polypropylene, elastic, adhesives and plastics are used, which are considered pollutants.
Although in the Dominican Republic there is a solid market of the garment, it does not have data on the amount of sale and use.As a way to reduce solid waste from disposable diapers, various brands have op.
