My oldest daughter is a “winter” child, she was born in January. In 2 years I went to kindergarten. I understood that you need to prepare the baby in advance for visiting a preschool. That is why I started in November to wean her from disposable diapers. The middle daughter and youngest also weaned at the age of two years and also in the cold season. I want to tell all mummies: this is completely possible and there is no need to wait for warm weather. The most important thing is to decide on this, go towards the goal gradually and consolidate the result of each stage.
It’s important to catch the right moment.
Starting from 1-1.5 years old, a child needs to periodically offer a pot first for “small”, and then for “large” cases. Nearly two years of age, almost every baby not only refuses to use the offered pot, but also asks himself when he needs to. At this time, a very important point to consolidate the result is praise and in no case condemnation, if suddenly the child did not have time to use the pot on time. My oldest baby began to systematically go to the pot every year and 9 months, the average - almost two years, and the youngest - from a year and a half.
At home - without diapers!
You need to start weaning from diapers gradually. To begin with, the baby will be without diapers during wakefulness, but for a walk and daytime sleep they can be left for the first time. As soon as the baby wakes up or comes from the street, the diapers must be removed. Of course, manufacturers perfectly advertise their product, offering the thing that is so necessary in caring for a child, even in the form of panties. This is convenient for mothers, but not for the baby, because he has to spend all day in diapers. In addition, with crumbs, it is necessary to form in time the need to walk on the pot, and not in panties.
No matter what the manufacturers say, whatever panties, disposable and reusable inserts they offer, until the child feels wet panties, he will not understand how much it needs to be - to sit on the potty.
Do not spare the diapers
Many parents, having read the previous recommendations, may even be outraged: how to throw out a diaper if the baby pees in it only once. Yes, and I feel sorry, because the cost of diapers is not so small, but, believe me, it's worth it.After a week and a half, you will notice how their consumption has decreased.
Daytime sleep - without diapers!
Learned to do without diapers at home when the baby is not sleeping? Very well! Now we move on to the next stage - during the day, we put the baby to bed without a diaper in cotton panties or panties. Precautions still need to be taken: you need to lay a diaper, and before going to bed and immediately after waking up, put the crumbs on the pot, and you should not give a lot of liquid before bedtime. But the most important thing is the right attitude: prepare mentally for the fact that at first bed linen will have to be washed more often.
And the night one too!
When your child sleeps without problems during the day without diapers, you can remove them during a night's sleep. However, a spare set of bed linen should always be at hand. I advise you to set an alarm for the first time, so that you can plant your baby on the pot at night. However, I want to note that it all depends on the child: one withstands the whole night, and the other needs to be planted.
Video: sleep without a diaper
We don’t take diapers for a walk!
One and a half year old-two year old children understand a lot. Having decided to go for a walk without a diaper, tell the baby: “We go for a walk, but we don’t take diapers with us! You're already big! You can’t write in panties! ” Before leaving the house, the baby needs to be planted on a pot. It is advisable that the first walk without a diaper lasted about 15-20 minutes, while you should not go far from home, then gradually increase the time.
This is the final stage of weaning a child from diapers. Be sure: the season does not affect this process.
By the way, not one of my daughters had a single oversight on a walk.
Important!
My advice to you: do not stretch your time! Wean a baby from diapers in a month and a half. It is better to stop using diapers during night sleep and walking almost simultaneously, with a break from several days to 1.5 weeks.
Why did I do it in winter
I never thought that you should wait for the heat, and only then wean the babies from diapers. Much depends on whether a child is accustomed to the potty, because this is an important stage in development, so you cannot wait for a “better time”. Do you think that babies in diapers are comfortable every day for one and a half to two years? Of course not, therefore, mummies need to think not about additional washing, but about convenience for the child. Refusal from diapers will help the family budget, which is important for every family.
Believe in your kids, do not be afraid of difficulties and winter!
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Video: How to abandon diapers
In our case, it was possible to accustom the child to the pot only after a complete rejection of diapers.The son was simply confused when it is necessary to the pot, and when you can go by yourself. But when we are thoroughly accustomed, we can occasionally put on diapers (for a long journey, for example), but we act like a child in shorts, we suggest going to the toilet. And, yes, we also got used to the pot in the cold season 🙂