Diapers preschoolers and Babysitter’s

[Anonymous]

My 5 year old is still in diapers at night. We have had the same sitter since he was a baby but she is no longer available and going to have a new sitter tomorrow night. Do you all think it’s still appropriate for the sitter to put a diaper on my son before bed? We don’t do pull-ups so please don’t suggest that. I’ve thought about just waiting and trying to put it on him after we get home but 1, it may be too late. And 2. Would be hard to put a diaper on a sleeping kid. I kinda think I’m putting too much thought into it and it’s no big deal, I know lots of 5 year old still wet the bed. Just wanted some other options.

[Anonymous]

Can you practice with him so that he can put it on himself? You could prefasten one side or even both and then tighten when you get home

[Anonymous]

It’s fine. I bet he could learn to put it on.

I won’t suggest pull ups but I am curious why you object so strongly for one night.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 5 year old is still in diapers at night. We have had the same sitter since he was a baby but she is no longer available and going to have a new sitter tomorrow night. Do you all think it’s still appropriate for the sitter to put a diaper on my son before bed? We don’t do pull-ups so please don’t suggest that. I’ve thought about just waiting and trying to put it on him after we get home but 1, it may be too late. And 2. Would be hard to put a diaper on a sleeping kid. I kinda think I’m putting too much thought into it and it’s no big deal, I know lots of 5 year old still wet the bed. Just wanted some other options.

WTF. A diaper on a five year old is reasonable, but no to a pull up? Use pull ups and you son can put them on himself, easy breezy. It is totally inappropriate for ANYONE to still be diapering a 5 year old. Honestly what is wrong with you?

[Anonymous]

Inappropriate.

[Anonymous]

Why no pull-ups?

Agree on pre-fastening it and showing him how to do it himself.

[Anonymous]

Try pampers cruisers 360.

[Anonymous]

I’ve just never been a fan of pull-ups. They are expensive diapers, IMO. We did try a package one time about a year ago and most nights they leaked. Maybe it is time to try them again, maybe the Goodnites, I see lots of moms recommend them.

Or yes maybe the Pampers 360, since they are I guess built to absorb like a regular diaper.

Currently both my kids fit in size 6 diapers so that just makes it easier.

[Anonymous]

The part that I go to on it not being a big deal is she will be helping with there bath so what’s the difference.

[Anonymous]

Can you put the diaper on before you leave for the evening? Make it an early PJ night.

[Anonymous]

OP what time are you leaving? Could you put a diaper on him before you go?

We did diapers instead of pull-ups on my DD at night when she was 4/5. She was a very deep sleeper and pull-ups did not contain the pee well. Even the overnights were not absorbent enough, but diapers worked well. It was no problem. She could actually pull them down if she had one on and had to use the bathroom, which she did almost every morning. It was harder to pull it back up because sometimes it would pop open, but in the morning this didn’t matter since it was wet and she didn’t need to put it back on. But if she got up to pee early in the night, she just ask us to help reattach it.

In your situation, it d just put him in the diaper before you leave and let the sitter know that if he has tjj on use the bathroom before he falls asleep, he might need a hand reattaching it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The part that I go to on it not being a big deal is she will be helping with there bath so what’s the difference.

Where is a bath mentioned?

[Anonymous]

Yeah, I would think of it like a nurse doing it. Not inappropriate. But I would use Pullups or Goodnites at that age (and those he can put on himself)

[Anonymous]

Yes, it is completely normal and appropriate. If you trust your babysitter to do babysitting and being alone with your child, then you should trust your babysitter to be able to put on a diaper on your child. It doesn’t matter if they’re two years old or five year olds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it is completely normal and appropriate. If you trust your babysitter to do babysitting and being alone with your child, then you should trust your babysitter to be able to put on a diaper on your child. It doesn’t matter if they’re two years old or five year olds.

OP didn’t say, but maybe the child would feel uncomfortable? I know my older one would have been fine, but my younger one would have felt uncomfortable starting at age 4 about a new sitter putting a diaper on him.