Ok. So, here is the deal. We have started potty training the twins. With 3 other kiddos, I have to admit that we have not spent as much time as we probably should have so far getting them to sit on the potty. However, we are making progress. Here is the thing though. EVERY night, and I do mean E.V.E.R.Y. night, Samuel will take off his diaper in his crib. Pants and all. It is about to drive me to drink. (just bein’ real) . When I go into the twins’ room to get them in the morning, they are both happy as clams, jumping up and down in their cribs shouting, “Mommy! Mommy!” with one of them buck naked covered in his own pee. Sweet.
With 4 boys in the house ages 6 and under anyway, there is a lot of pee around. Just sayin’. I think we have ode de pee pee down pat in our house. I can’t even count the number of times Kindred or I just blurt out during the day, “Why does it smell like PEE around here?!?!” Maybe that fragrance will make it big someday. Then we will have it MADE!
So, back to my question. Any mommies (or daddies) out there ever duct tape a diaper on one of your kiddos at night to keep them from removing it? That kind of seems like a cruel and unusual option, but I don’t know what else to do. Pretty sure the little guy won’t be able to get out of a diaper duct taped around his bottom……..
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Aug 21, 2012 @ 16:05:59
When I worked in Pediatrics we would put the Pampers on backwards so the tape was in the back and not the front of the diaper.
Aug 21, 2012 @ 17:13:46
Donna! That is GENIUS!!! I am going to try that tonight…thank you SO much for sharing!!!!!
Aug 21, 2012 @ 21:46:10
Our little girls does the same thing!! the solution that seems to work for us is turning her diaper around. This way she can’t find the flaps to pull open.
Aug 22, 2012 @ 15:17:16
Megan-
you and Donna were right! YAY! This morning, little Sammy was still fully clothed in his crib. Yahoo!! Thank you for the BRILLIANT advice!!!!!
Aug 21, 2012 @ 21:46:41
oops Just saw that Donna said to do the same thing lol
Aug 21, 2012 @ 23:34:41
We used duct tape day and night to deter stripping for several months. Still managed to wiggle out sometimes. Happens when your belly is bigger than your hips. Also tried the backward diaper but they would undo each others’.
Aug 22, 2012 @ 15:18:54
THAT is hilarious- they would undo each other’s diapers?? Too funny (though I am sure not to you!)
The twins are in separate cribs across from each other, so thankfully they can’t reach each other…. Tried the backward diaper last night, and it WORKED! (at least for the first night….we will see what happens tonight!)