Getting 2.5yo into a pull-up or diaper for naps and such

[DeChRi]

I am putting this here vs Nighttime forum, hope that is okay.

My 2.5yo DD is potty trained during the day without fail. But naptime and nighttime still get pull-ups or diapers or whatever since she rarely makes it through nap, much less nighttime, dry. Over the last month of two we have been on a slow decline when it comes time to swap out undies for pullup or diaper. We tried to give her a million choices...diaper, blue pullup, pink pullup, etc, etc...no dice. She said one kind itched so we got the not itchy kind. She wanted diaper vs pullup so that worked for a few days, now they itch too, lol. Reall what I think it is, is that she knows it means it is time to sleep and she is ADAMANTLY opposed to anything sleep related. She has gone from 15 min snuggle and fall asleep to an hour long battle. That is a thread for the nighttime parenting forum though.

The negative tone starts when it time for the switch. I see no end to her night wetting anytime soon, but I cannot fight this battle anymore. There are days I would rather just let her go in the bed and wash the sheets than argue.

Ideas??

[just_lily]

Have you tried putting a diaper under her underwear without having to take off her pants? Just have her go to the bathroom before her nap, and then pass the diaper between her legs and do it up before she pulls up her undies and pants. Maybe she will be more agreeable if it isn't such an ordeal. This process should take under 30 seconds.

My other thought would be to just let her go to bed in underwear. Get some sheet protectors, and then if she has an accident have her help clean up. Make cleaning up as long and boring a process as possible so that she can see for herself that putting on a diaper would be a better choice. Or better yet, maybe she will learn to stay dry!

[blizzard_babe]

Yeah, DS has taken to resisting diapers for naps (though he's fine with it at bedtime for some reason). We just put him down for his nap on a towel and sort of just resign ourselves to a clean pair of underwear when he wakes up, though he is getting better at staying dry.

[alfabetsoup]

At 2.5 if she is taking an hour to fall asleep each time, she may be ready to drop her nap. I wouldn't force a diaper on a child who felt she was ready to sleep without one. Get 3 or 4 matress protectors and keep a spare pair of pjs handy.

[Okapi]

If DD wants to stay nakey or wear underwear while she's falling asleep, I just put it on her once she's out. Since she usually goes right before "relaxing time," she doesn't pee until she's been asleep for a while, so there's plenty of time for me to slip in and change her.

[DeChRi]

Thank you for the ideas. I've tried slipping on one when she is asleep, but she is such a light sleeper that she wakes nearly every time.

As far as letting her sleep in her undies since she feels she is ready...she nearly never wakes up dry, so I would be committing to washing sheets/clothes/etc daily. I tried the towel idea and the first time she peed through it and the second time she rolled to the other end of the bed, lol.

I am trying a combo of ideas here....I chatted w/ her today about wearing panties at nap but still a diaper at bedtime. She seemed open to that. So for the next few days I am going to burn through the leftover 5-6 chux pad (that absorb TONS) that we brought home last weekend after we had our new babe. My hope is she get less accustomed to peeing during naptime after she does it a few times. Either way, it'll buy me a few days of sanity.

[blizzard_babe]

Originally Posted by DeChRi

Either way, it'll buy me a few days of sanity.

Because really, not allowing yourself to be driven completely nutty is what parenting a toddler is all about .

[DeChRi]

Originally Posted by blizzard_babe

Because really, not allowing yourself to be driven completely nutty is what parenting a toddler is all about .

With a preteen, toddler, and brand new baby, I am HOPING I just lose my mind quickly and that it isn't slow torture.

[blizzard_babe]

Originally Posted by DeChRi

With a preteen, toddler, and brand new baby, I am HOPING I just lose my mind quickly and that it isn't slow torture.

[DeChRi]

Update...after a 6 days of the chux and no diaper for nap time, darned if she has not had a single pee during nap. And this is after not waking up dry for weeks! And bedtime had fixed itself by this: Me telling her she can go to sleep with no diaper, but that I will put it on her when she is sleeping. She says ok. Much of the time she stirs or wakes when I do it, but for some reason since we talked about it before hand, it doesnt enrage her like before.

So we are having pretty smooth transition!!