Okay, the title is a little dramatic, but I think it fits. Last Monday, our daughter just went for it. No more diapers.
Here she is at almost 10 months old. Two years later and we are going diaper-freeeeeeeee!
I’d like to tell you that we found some magic trick, but it just happened.
Our youngest daughter, at two years and nine months old just decided that she was ready to move on and she wanted to try out the fancy underwear I bought her that have the days of the week on them. My husband and I have been ready to move on for about nine months now, but anyone with kids will tell you that you move on when they move on, and no sooner.
The timing of this was perfect because on Tuesday, we received a nice shipment of diapers from the great people at Pampers for our little one to use as part of my ambassadorship as a #PGmom. I see this as a challenge, and I am determined to donate this bog box of diapers, unopened, to a local program that supports teenage moms and moms who need assistance.
So here is where we are at. We have about 10 Pampers left in a package that we had before the delivery on Tuesday. That gives me 10 nights worth of one diaper each night. So far, she has been completely dry the last four nights, and we have 10 nights to go until we run out of diapers. After that, I am confident that she has closed that chapter, and slam-dunked that milestone completely. Then we’ll donate the unopened box and do something to celebrate.
I knock on wood as I say this, but a big thank you to Pampers for five and a half years (including my oldest when she was in diapers). Did you do anything when your kids were out of diapers? How did you celebrate? I need some ideas.
If you are not quite there yet, P&G has developed an app to help you out. They understand the emotions and situations that parents of babies and toddlers go through. They get our sleepless nights, our need to track things like sleep, and feeding schedules, and the need to make potty time fun for kids. Together with Today’s Parent, they’ve created an app to help us out.
From choosing a name for your new child to tracking nap times and helping with creating a fun potty experience, this app has a lot of great features including tracking diaper changes, sleep tracker, feeding log; pregnancy, baby and toddler articles, and a fun toothbrush feature. To read more and download the app, you can visit the iTunes app store.
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I hate potty training SO much. 4 of my 5 boys were really really really reluctant. I haven’t even started training my youngest who turned 4 earlier this month because he absolutely refuses and tells me he will wear diapers forever. The only one who was easy was my 2nd son who actually trained himself before he was even 2 (without any help from me lol). Once the boys were trained, I always took them out and let them pick out their own big boy underwear and a prize (a toy, a dvd, lunch at McDonalds…whatever they wanted, within financial reason of course).
Special big girl underwear is so smart
Special Swimming outting.
Special big girl underwear seems the logical step to me!
I would take her out and buy some new princess underwear.
I think I would celebrate by taking my daughter out and having her choose some nice underwear — her first pairs!
I would celebrate by taking them out to dinner , movie or a special toy
my l.o isn’t potty trained but i’ve read some articles like rewarding them with a treat or a sticker when they go to the bathroom
We did this a bit with our daughters, but they never really went for it because they do a lot of crafts anyway. I have heard it has worked for others though.
When my son was potty trained we didn’t really do anything to celebrate but he picked out his own new underwear.
I’m not sure how we’ll celebrate being diaper-free. We’ve been try for a while now, and the idea seems so far away, I can’t even picture it. *sigh*
We have not reached the potty training milestone but celebrating with a cake sounds good to me!
Really, who doesn’t love cake?
We had a party!
Patience. It will happen in due time. Not every child is the same.
I’m so jealous! My daughter is 3.5 yrs old and refuses to be potty trained! I keep telling her that she can’t go to JK in Sept if she is still wearing diapers. Don’t think it’s working.
Oh no Joyce. I know that frustration too well. Hang in there.
No potty training here yet, but encouragement and praise will be a start!
I took my daughter out and let her pick out new jammies and a comforter set for her bedroom. My son is only 1 so we have lots of time to decide how to celebrate:)
I would burn all the diapers….ok not really, but I would probably get a nice latte, pat myself on the back and have another baby.
We celebrate with a little gift!
That’s fantastic! We celebrate with stickers and books
celebration including going out to favourite place to eat
We didnt really celebrate. It just wasnt a big deal for my son. He decided he was done with diapers and that was it. We had little celebrations every time he used the potty at the beginning and that was the exciting part for him. He is only two and I tried fun underwear, he wasnt even slightly interested :-( maybe a party for me with all the saved diaper money!!! :-)
When he sits on the potty, he gets a special treat. When he’s finally trained, we’ll take him to Chucky Cheese. :)
We would celebrate with the potty dance followed by a special trip to McDonald’s.
Take them out and let them pick out some new undies. All kids love the ones I with their favorite characters on them.
I love this idea. She was excited about the days of the week. I know she’ll love to pick her owm.
Congratulations!
My twins potty trained pretty easily when we let them do it in their own time. I told them that when they were 3, they had to say good bye to diapers. Buggie potty trained instantly on her thrid birthday. Doodle took a bit longer (out of laziness more so than readiness) and when we decided to do the 3 day method – she was also effortless.
As a celebration when they had each hit 2 weeks potty trained – I took them out for a special solo day with momma. I took the day off work and planned a super fun day just for them. It was a great treat for us all!
Great idea. I like the one on one time too.
I would buy my daughter some awesome panties!
We have a potty party to celebrate being done with diapers. Cake, ice cream and a small gift makes it special.
So fun. My girls love parties.
Maybe new underwear and pants – their pick. Better through in a chocolate treat too.
I woudl celebrate by going out for something to eat,,or even ice cream :)
We will be celebrating with a special toy.
We were all exhausted by the end of the few days that it took to potty train our youngest daughter!. We all went to a movie with the three girls as celebration!
Congrats on the milestone :) As for a celebration – I think a nice day out to somewhere fun would be a great treat; even a McDonalds trip for a treat
Ohhh, that would be fun Soozle. She loved the last time we stopped by A&W and shared a breakfast
Actually, the title is perfect! Because that’s exactly what I thought reading it – diapers! Lol
Congratulations! I think we will reward ourselfs with a week of vacation or something of sorts when my kids go without diapers. Sometimes I think that the youngest one will beat the oldest to it… This summer is going to be big deal in our house :)
That’s fantastic Ira. So much to look forward to this summer. No diapers IS a BIG deal. I will probably buy a box out of habit in the next couple of months. Good luck and catch up with me to let me know when it happens for you.