[wild_reilly]

So, I have a 2 year old son - just turned 2 a few weeks ago. We've been letting him set his own pace with the whole potty thing - he has one, he uses it sometimes and sometimes he doesn't. I'm pretty sure he's pretty much aware of when he goes - just that he's not always interested in using the potty. At daycare he almost exclusively potties (he just goes when all the other kids go).

Last night he told me he didn't want to wear diapers anymore. We chatted about it a bit and I told him that when he stopped wearing diapers he had to use the potty every time he went. He said "Yes." (Very firm - this kid knows what he wants!) So I told him we could go buy him some big boy underwear tomorrow after daycare (which is now today in a couple of hours) and he thought that was great. We talked again this morning and he still wants his undies.

My question for you - I really hadn't been thinking about potty "training". I was just going to let him do his thing and see how it went. But I never really thought of how I would deal with it when his thing involved shifting out of diapers! So what do I do? He still needs a diaper overnight as he doesn't have that much control yet - can it work to do undies during the day and diapers at night? Any thoughts, suggestions, encouragement would be appreciated as I know nothing!!!

 

[zacharysmom]

granted he was a bit older but that is exactly how my ds decided he was done with diapers just one day said mom i want to wear underwear. from that day till now ( going on 9 years) he had had two accidents and they were both becasue the adults were talking and he didnt intrrupt us to take him, give it a try you my be suprised i know i was

 

[evinmom]

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Originally Posted by wild_reilly So what do I do? He still needs a diaper overnight as he doesn't have that much control yet - can it work to do undies during the day and diapers at night? Any thoughts, suggestions, encouragement would be appreciated as I know nothing!!!

Certainly! I'd just go with it. Sounds like a good opportunity. I'm an ECer so my philosophy is the sooner they are done with diapers the better. LOL

 

[Ruthla]

I'd go ahead and get him underwear!

I do suggest, though, for your own sanity, that you might want to consider giving him a limit on how many outfits you're willing to go through a day, at least after a few days if he's not using the toilet consistently. Maybe tell him that if he wets more than 4 pairs of underwear (or whatever number is reasonable for you), he'll need a diaper for the rest of that day.

 

[missbuns]

when i worked with toddlers we would just have them put their underwear on over their diaper during naps or when we would take long outings-maybe that will work too? that way they ALWAYS have it on. most of the time they would be diaper free, but it's a convincing way when you have to have backup.

 

[ecoteat]

We got lightweight nylon waterproof pullon covers to wear over her underwear. They are just an extra layer of protection that make things a little easier to clean up. And yes,you can totally do undies in the day and diapers at night.

 

[JBaxter]

My oldest did that and he was daytime potty trained at26 months He was also great at nights shortly afterwards.
He just announced he was a big boy and didnt want to wear diapers any more LOL and thats what he did

 

[jocelyndale]

My mother tells me that sometime before I was two, I told her I didn't want to use diapers anymore.

And that was it.

I don't expect my son to make a fast switch like that, but we do have potties. I also picked up some fitted diapers (we use pockets) so that he can become more aware of his functions. And we go naked more often. I do have undies, though, in case he shows interest in wearing them.

So if your son spoke up, honor his wishes. If it turns out he's not quite aware of things yet, you can have a chat about why you want to use diapers (or cloth trainers, which contain the mess a bit, but not completely) until he knows how his body works a bit more.

 

[LittleBlessings]

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Originally Posted by Ruthla I'd go ahead and get him underwear! I do suggest, though, for your own sanity, that you might want to consider giving him a limit on how many outfits you're willing to go through a day, at least after a few days if he's not using the toilet consistently. Maybe tell him that if he wets more than 4 pairs of underwear (or whatever number is reasonable for you), he'll need a diaper for the rest of that day.

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I would also just go with it

 

[mom2mimi]

This is exactly how I potty trained my 20 month son, he is now 4 and he only did the diapers at night for two weeks! Now my 2 year girl pottytrained at 22 months but is still wetting the pullups most night but not naps.

 

[iris777888]

It sounds like he knows his mind, so why not give it a try? Our son did something similar just before he turned two, didn't want to wear diapers anymore at night. He had been dry at night most nights, and for naps, for months before that. I was still hesitant, especially since we co-sleep, but we'd also been going with his instincts for pottying and decided to give it a try. He has done great! Only four accidents in as many months, and two or three of these were after he had dairy (which he has always reacted to in some fashion).

For us, days are a different story. He gets too busy and doesn't want to go. We went ahead and moved away from diapers anyway shortly after the nighttime switch, decided just to wash a few extra pairs of pants instead of doing a load of diapers. We also got a few pull up training pants (like underwear but with a hidden layer of PUL inside) for times when it would be a big problem if he wet through.

Good luck!

 

[finn'smama]

Just go for it! My two year old is out of diapers, even at night. I just take him to the toilet when I think of it during the day and he goes, and so we avoid most accidents (not all, lol). At night he holds it until morning.
Honestly, with ds1 I really just let him decide when he was ready and it was a really long drawn out process, with ds2 I've made a point to start taking him to the toilet frequently starting a few months ago. It's as much a part of our routine as diaper changes were and it's been pretty smooth sailing.

 

[limabean]

When my son was 28 months old he did the same thing -- just announced to me that he wanted to wear underwear. I prepared myself for lots of cleaning up, but put him in the underwear, and was astounded to find out that he was completely ready! That was it -- no accidents during the day, nap, night, nothing! I couldn't believe it, but he knew better than I did that he was just ready.

 

[cuttiebearmom]

Stay around the house for a couple of days and let him try it out. DD2 was only 18 mo when she took off her diaper and said 'no more'. I thought she would not last very long with it but that was the end of diapers for her. I remember some friends asking how in the world I potty trained her so early and I just replied that she did it herself.

The most bizarre part was that she refused to wear it at night too. I thought twice about really convincing her to do it but am so glad I let her try. There were no wet beds at all, totally crazy! I'm still figuring that she'll give us a REALLY difficult time about something growing up to make up for how easily she did this. You could get lucky too!