My 1 1/2 year old twin daughters have recently been taking their diapers off at nap time and bed time. Sometimes they are wet, sometimes dry, and once even poopy! YUCK! I am constantly washing sheets, blankets, and jammies.
I had been putting them in onesies for sleeping since teh snaps seemed to give them a challenge. Now that they have figured out how to unsnap onesies, I have been putting their diapers on backwards.....today that plan fell through.
I do not see that they are ready to potty train. During the day they do not seemed bothered by their diapers. My boys (I have three) never did this and I am at a loss.
Any advice appreciated!
How about buying the jammies with footies and a zipper then put them on backwards so that the zipper is in the back and this way they will not even be able to get the diaper because they cannot get thier jammies off.
A., the only thing that i can think of that might help is to maybe try to put swimmer diapers on. they don't hold very much pee, but at 1 1/2 they are probably not going very much in their sleep at this point. but the swimmers don't have the tabs like regular diapers do. so that might be harder for them to pull off. good luck!!!
what about underwear on top of the diapers? that doesn't unsnap like a onesie...
After putting them on backwards put duck tape around their diapers. Start at the back and end at the back! GOOD LUCK!
I prefer snapped cloth diapers. They are rarely strong enough to get the snaps off. There is also a company that has hooks and those are impossible for a toddler to figure out.
Two words: DUCT TAPE! :)
Rubber pants over the diapers may work (at least once, anyway).
You might try getting pull-ups and some "potty seats" and just see if they're ready for that. Who knows, they might be, or they might not.
How about putting bathing suits on them over top of a onesie?
Wish I knew something that might be of more help....good luck!
To me this is too early, and from the sounds of it they are not ready. Most start at about 3.
Bothered by their diapers, change them more often or change brands but stop the madness already for your own sanity!
You need to explain to them lovingly that they are to wear their diapers unless they are going to start using the potty no matter what. Taking off the diapers or onesis is not an option.
How about OLD FASHIONED CLOTH DIAPERS and diaper pins? Besides......MUCH better for the environment and you've already been thru 18 months with them. Lastly, what a HUGE amount of $$ you'll save!!
You might try tape and clothes over the onesie or other outfit besides a onesie.
However, at 18 mos they could very well be ready for potty training and you really should try it. Many kids are trained at that age and are actually very much interested and ready to learn.
I had the same problem with the little girl I babysit for, even duct tape didn't work with her. I agree with Sandra B., cut off the feet of zip-up pj's and put them on backward. Worked for us!
Ducttape! Seriously - I know many parents' who've had to do this. Just make sure the seam is in the back or else they'll be picking at that, too, and pulling it off. It's usually a short-live phase once the ducttape comes out and you can try going without it a week or two to see if they are still obsessed or if they've moved on to something else.
These tips worked for my nephew who is autistic. He had similar behaviors. 1st, try the onsies on backwards. If they cannot get to the snaps, they can't take it off! 2nd, if that doesn't work, get zippered pajamas, cut the feet off and put those on backwards. If needed, you can also fasten the zipper with a diaper pin. I know it is cumbersome, but it will keep you from constantly changing the sheets!
I am sure over time they'll lose interest :-)
Good luck,
S.
Everyone has their own ideas about potty training but all of my children starting sitting on the potty at six months so I was blessed with them being potty trained pretty much entirely by 18 months. Pull-ups are easy to get off than a diaper is and believe poopy ones aren't any less messy! Have you tried diaper pins? I mean seriously, it might be worth a shot.
Hello, my name is Jennifer. I'm a sahm of 4 children, ages 9,8,8,6. It sounds to me like they are ready to potty train if they don't want their diapers on. All four of my children potty trained early. My oldest was potty trained at 19 months. I think you should introduce a potty chair. We always cheered and did a "pee pee in the potty" dance around the room.
