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Does anyone use pullups for older children???

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stoppinattwo · 04/02/2008 06:43

DD is 6 and still occasionally (1-2 times a week) has accidents. I have never really said too much about it to her, just made sure not too many drinks after about 6pm, toilet befroe bed time etc etc and no big deal if she has an accident. She doesnt get upset by it and will always tell me she has had an accident.

Trouble is it is such a big upheaval when she does wet the bed, she has mattress protector but sometimes when she has sneaked into our bed we dont and it is a pita, soooooooooo i thought about using these pullups for older kids???

Will it make her lazy though??? knowing that she has this pullup on she doesnt need to remember to get up for the toilet iykwim, I dont want to be taking a step backwards?? I have talked to her about it btw and she wouldnt mind wearing one so I dont think it will be a problem actually getting her to wear one.

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2sugars · 04/02/2008 06:49

DD2 was in pull-ups quite late too. What clinched it for us was the fact that she'd just be ready for nursery, and say "Oooh, no, I've done a wee in my nappy".

So far from making her lazy, it made her realise it was far better to remember to use the loo, that having a hefty, sodden, big nappy round her.

Does she find a sodden nappy uncomfortable, or doesn't it bother her?

eidsvold · 04/02/2008 06:50

my dd1 is 5 1/2 and still in pull ups. I have a friend whose daughter was still having accidents - she put her in pull ups and it was fine - in no time she had established a routine for toileting and very soon was having no accidents.

Perhaps you can do the pull up thing but still make her go to the toilet before bed, as soon as she gets up and stopping drinks a certain time before bed.

Then if she has a week of dry nights take them away. There is always the danger that she comes to rely on them.

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stoppinattwo · 04/02/2008 07:08

our routine is no drinks for at least an hour before she is due to go to bed, and toilet before she hops into bed.

she is definately asleep when she wee's as she wakes up and you can hear her "doooooh" as she realises what she has done

I think I will give it a try!!

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