My 2 yr old twin boys, go in cribs around lunchtime. After about 10 minutes, I hear them laughing and go to find naked boys and a lot of the time, they have peed all over themselves and their bedding. How do I combat this? I redress about 5 times, before just ignoring and let it be...my frustration escalates to yelling, so I just give up. I am almost going to duct tape those diapers on them...
We used duct tape at nap time and at night, there is nothing wrong with that. Also, try to wear their clothes backwards so they cannot take it off by themselves. It worked for us. Good luck, this eventually will pass.
I used to duct tape my sons diaper on! He didn't like it so I didn't have to do it that often, he was stripping himself everywhere! If he took it off I got the duct tape out, then when it wasn't on I reminded him that if he took it all off I was getting the tape and that usually took care of the problem. I also wish I thought of the idea some of the other ladies said about putting jammies on backwards, that would have ticked him off enough too to keep his diaper on! This is also coming to the perfect time of year to potty train, warm enough to let the run around naked, my son was SO much easier to train than my 2 girls because he could pee anywhere and since he stands it was a "fun game" outside to learn how his waterworks worked;) I know it isn't the most fabulous thing to see your son peeing outside all the time but it sure is great to quit buying so many diapers, when they are a little older is when we can explain where it is appropriate to pee;) Good luck to you!!
My daughter is doing the same thing too. We used a baby safety pin to keep her footed PJs on and have tried to let her go around in toddler underwear to start potty training. It is easy to keep an eye on her during the day but there are still many nights that we walk in to find her totally stipped with the bedding soaked. Just a phase I guess.
This is always a good sign of potty-training readiness. But a question must be asked...Is mommy ready & up for the challenge?
Also, please read my response to your other post "looking for ways to control my yelling".
The best to you & yours.
~D.
My son only did this a few times and it was at night, but about the same age. I "solved" it by putting his zippy suit footed PJs on backwards so that the zipper was up his backside. He "gave up" and then I went back to putting the PJs on regular - after a couple of weeks.
See if you can put them into clothes they can't easily get out of....and maybe try putting them on the potty before putting them in bed. My son started the potty around 22 months although he wasn't fully trained until 34 months.
Good luck, and remember that it is just a phase - you never know what is coming next! C.
Since you have two that can help each other, I would go straight to duct tape. Nothing wrong with that! I tried it on my son, but his issue wasn't taking it off, it was shoving it down and pulling himself out. Duct tape doesn't really fix that issue, I was so bummed.
Absolutely duct tape them. Or turn their jammies backwards (you might have to cut out the feet to do this) so they can't take them off. I had to do that with my daughter for quite a while before she finally quite trying to strip naked. I wish I could tell you there's some magical way to stop them from trying, but it's just a phase you'll have to deal with for a time. All you can do is try and make they're jammies and/or diapers as "tamper proof" as possible....using any means necessary! :-)
Are they in diapers or pullups? If they're in pullups, have them sit on the toilet before naptime. If they're in diapers, put them on the boys backwards and then put them in a onesie, but also put it on backwards. It makes it harder for them to pull them off. My daughter used to do the same thing and she'd spread poop all over her room. Good luck!
Have you ever thought about using Cloth Diapers with snaps? They are difficult for the little ones to remove!
You can view some at www.diaperstyle.com
Good Luck!
Have you tried putting their diapers on backwards before laying them down? I have to do this with my 18 month old who just loves to be naked and will strip whenever given the opportunity. If this doesnt work go ahead and use that duct tape, one of my friends had to do this with her son (it only took him about 2 days to figure out the backwards diaper thing).
Make sure they pee in the potty before naptime. Sounds like toilet training time! Take out all the blankets that could get messed and let them nap naked. If they don't want diapers, they are telling you they want to be toilet trained. You'll just have to deal with the messes for a few months till it's done.
