When our first child learned to use the potty we used diapers during naps and overnight. The nap diapers faded after a month or so, but the overnight diapers took like a year. What’s worse is that he started pooping only when he had the diaper on, usually in the morning before getting out of bed. This was… not ideal.

I imagine that if we just ditch the diapers entirely then we would have a few days of wetting the bed, but maybe that’s worth it? Or does it become a persistent problem? Or does bed wetting at this stage create unexpected problems? Any experience or advice would be great!

  • @[email protected]
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    1 year ago

    Second hand, but I’ve heard that diapers can delay potty training because they keep things drier so it’s less noticable.

    A couple tips I’ve seen around the internet:

    • Put on regular underwear underneath the diaper so wetness is felt more but contained.

    • Make a bed lasagna. Mattress protector, sheet, protector, sheet. That way when there are accidents you can just rip off the top 2 layers, put it in the wash, and go to bed still protected for round 2.

    • @BrianTheeBiscuiteer
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      Ditto on layering the bed. When we started potty training we did away with diapers entirely. I think it took maybe 4 days before they went a day without accidents (not that there weren’t any over the next few weeks).