HELP 18 MONTH OLD IS IN CHARGE

[tiggyhop]

In a nutshell: my 18 month old girl has decided she is not wearing a nappy again. Ever (it seems). Whilst I am ok (if reluctant) about it during the day, she is also taking her nappy off at night and nothing we can do will make her keep it on (bodies, short, etc, all are removed). Any thoughts?

Have you tried putting one whilst asleep? this works for my Ds, he just takes it of first thing when he wakes. if you havent already might be worth a try.

What about a sleeping bag/gro bag? Or put sleepsuit on the wrong way around, so that the poppers do up at the back.

parcel tape and I'm not joking

why on earth are you letting her win on this?

Tiggy, you should be pleased about the daytime - I guess she is also eager to use a potty or the toilet??

Tips for night time (unless she is dry!) get some funky nappies to keep her interested ( we had minki yo-yos). Invest in a wee blanket (hippy chick do one). If you get the biggest size you can cut it in two and then wash one, use one.

Generally cut down on late drinks and encourage her to go to the loo last thing. BTW DD1 was dry in the day at 18 months and at night soon after....DD2 is already using the potty at 14 months....I'm very pro early potty training!

Thanks guys, this is really helpful. Never thought of parcel tape! Genuis suggestion. We are living in houston so it is very hot and humid (no sleeping bag etc) but I am convinced that tape could be the answer. Twiglett: I am not sure about your comment about letting her win: she WILL wear a nappy at night but I just didn't know how to go about making her do it, during the day, if she wants to potty train herself that is fine by me - I don't see how that is letting her win...In fact, me having made such a botch of potty training my other two (both boys) I am sure she will do a better job than me.

A variation on parcel tape here ... a friend of mine used gaffer tape when her ds kept taking his nappy off.

For a start she tried putting his nappy on back to front, with the tapes at the back - that foxed him for a bit, but once he got wise to that the gaffer tape did the trick.

You could always try giving her pull-ups or pyjama pants - they might be different enough to her normal nappies for her to leave them on.