How do I keep a nappy on a determined 2 year old

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DS has learnt how to undress himself completely and is constantly doing it. If I leave the room for 2 mins he's completely naked and absolutely hates putting his nappy back on.

Has anyone got any tips? I'm not sure if he knows he's peeing to potty train?

Thank you

Back to front so it’s harder to pull off?

Dungarees with straps that do up at the back?

If you can bear the washing, you can get "padded" pull-up pants with the option of an extra insert for the night-time. It's the only thing nappy-refusing DS would agree to!

I had them custom made with his favourite cartoon characters on and it actually saved me money and stress in the long run. The fact he was a "big boy" wearing fabric instead of plastic was the key.

Otherwise a mix of bribery and dungarees?

back to front onsie and some dungarees with a jumper over the top. He might still get them off, but it'll take him some time!

Gaffer tape.

Back to front, or with gaffer tape over the flappy bits.

Dd was a fecking nightmare for this. I used to put her in a onesie, and button it up the back rather than front, nappy on backwards with tape.

Friend had twins now late teens who used to help each other get it all off. She did gaffer tape around the nappy, followed by one piece zip front pajamas at night on backwards with a nappy pin threaded through the zip at the top. Only way she got a night without stripped kids.
They were fast too, I only watched them a couple of times, and they would spend the afternoon with me re dressing them. Best game ever apparently.

Thanks everyone, I'll give them a try.

Backwards seems to be working for a minute so fingers crossed he doesn't figure it out

Sellotape worked for us.

Is he ready for potty training?

I didn’t want to safe gaffer tape incase I got flamed but yes it was the only way we didn’t have a shit covered cot in the morning my son was disgusting

I'm likely to get flamed for this but at 2 i just potty trained. Why would you gaffer tape a child into a nappy?

I have 4 children. Dd1 in pants on her second birthday dry at night by 2 and 4 months. Very verbal though and told me pants were for babies.
Dd2 in pants at 26 months also dry at night by 2 and 4 months
Ds1 in pants at 25 months dry at night 2 and 5 months
Ds2 in pants at 26 months, dry at night the same week. Probably left him a bit long before training due to my own laziness.

Few accidents with any of them. I didn't stay at home all day with them either or walk around in public with a potty. They will follow a routine with toileting in my experience.

Memberofseven because you were lucky and some kids aren't ready that early? You'd think with that many kids you'd understand they're all different.

2 year olds rarely get potty trained on MN.

They are all different, but the OP's child is over 2 and from her description she hasn't even tried a potty. I would at least try potty training before resorting to gaffer tape. Maybe the op will be lucky like me?! My experience (with all 4) was that they take the nappy off because they are ready for training. completely different a baby taking off their nappy and soaking their cot.

My kids school has just had to send round a note to reception parents because so many reception kids are having daily accidents that they have had to get the school nurse involved. The head told me it's because people aren't even attempting to train their kids until gone 3 and that it's a massive shift that is getting worse year on year. Particularly bad in our affluent area where both parents are working apparently. We both work (more than frankly) full time in my house too though so I don't agree with that as a reason.

I was probably lucky because my mum was around a lot when my eldest daughter was young and always had a potty out from about 18 months. She didn't drop the nappy until 2 though. As my kids are all quite close together in age there was always a potty around (although no 4 went straight to the toilet which is even better).

Why not give potty training a try and if it doesnt work then do something else. But he will have to be potty trained at some point, and most children are trained between ages 2 and 3 so I dont see the harm in giving it a go.

Why are we shaming mothers for not potty training to other’s guidelines?

Op’s son isn’t a clone, he’s an individual and isn’t ready for potty training. And toddlers are rarely dry overnight whatever anyone says, who wants to be washing endless bedding when there’s an easy solution? Being dry overnight is hormone related, you can teach it.

It’s christmas ffs, lets stop being uppity for one week shall we?

You can’t teach it.

I'm not shaming anyone mustardscreams. The op has asked for advice. Some have suggested gaffer tape. I've suggested pants. Not sure why you are so sensitive. The vast majority of kids are trained during their second year - it's not an unusual thing to do.

And how do you know toddlers are rarely dry overnight? You know that is nonsense don't you? Lots of children are. My children didn't get special don't wet the bed genes. I do agree it's not rare to still be bedwetting even in infant school (Eric say approx 3 in a class of 30 at age 7) but that is completely different to say it's rare to be dry as a toddler. Nice guidelines suggest a child still wetting at night when they turn 5 should be seen by a hcp.

It's up to the op what she wants to try. Makes no difference to my life. MN is a funny place where it is frowned upon to potty train. In real life that is what many of us are doing.

MIL's youngest was one that stripped at half a chance (memorably once in the aisles at Sainsburies) - she went with the tricky clothing/backwards until he was old enough to bribe/threaten.

as to potty training - I didn't train my youngest at all - he was dry in the day from about 2, and overnight by 2.5 - I don't think he has ever wet the bed. But he did it entirely himself.

DS1 asked for an alarm when he was 8, because he was still in a nappy at night and just couldn't understand why he couldn't stay dry (alarm sorted in days).

kids are kids. All different.

Dd was potty trained in 2 days at the age of 2 and has never had an accident.

It’s not relevant to this thread, op wanted ideas on how to stop a toddler still using nappies at night taking them off.

Sorry didn't see all these replies.

We have tried potty training but we had loads of accidents. He will happily sit on the potty and make toilet noises pretending he's going but hasn't managed to go in it yet.

We will try again but need something in the interim