When Is The Best Time For Baby To Leave Diapers?

One of the most important steps in your child’s life is when he or she can go to the bathroom without anyone’s help. As they grow, the diapers are left behind, and children only need to tell them when they want to go to the bathroom. And as this is an important time for their development, parents must be prepared to know when is the best time to teach them how to get out of diapers.

Bed-wetting is a common accident among young children who are still learning how to go to the bathroom and trying to control the sphincter. This learning process is transitory and slow, so it is convenient to accompany the baby with patience and love.

There are many reasons for parents to unfurl their babies, but they are usually external. Sometimes, because of pressure from the school, where they often do not accept children who do not know how to go to the bathroom alone, or because of pressure from others, who say that the child is already grown up and that they should do their own needs without the help of a diaper.

The truth is that it shouldn’t be easy to leave the diapers they are forced to wear, to start notifying them when they feel like doing their own thing. Therefore, it is necessary that you are informed about what is most important in this process and that you work together with your child so that this transition is easy and without trauma.

Two or three years are the most suitable ages

If you are a mother with a baby transitioning from being out of diapers to using a potty, you may be asking yourself: when is the best time for a baby to be out of diapers? When is the right time to start training my child to go to the toilet? These questions are the key to helping children take this new step.

A study by Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital in New Jersey states that the ideal time is between 2-3 years of age. If sphincter control training starts after age 3, it is very likely that the child will suffer from urge incontinence, the famous “wet the bed.” This problem mainly affects children up to 4 years of age, but in some cases it reaches up to 12 years of age.

If you are one of those people in a hurry and who likes to be always on the safe side, you must surely be asking yourself: is it better to train my child before he is 2 years old? The answer is no. The child, before the age of 2, is still too young to understand this story of having to stop wearing diapers. Starting the unfurl at this point will only prolong the process. Starting sooner does not mean that your child will be able to learn faster how to control the sphincter and stop wetting the bed.

Leaving diapers also depends on external factors

Many people say that being prepared to go to the bathroom depends more on physical and emotional factors than on a specific age. Ideally, it is up to the child to decide when to leave the diapers. The truth is that in most cases where children chose to stop wearing a diaper, the process was much less traumatizing than usual.

One day the child will start complaining about diapers because he is feeling hot or hurting, and he will want to imitate the adults who go to the bathroom to take care of their needs. Possibly you will go back to using the diapers for a while, but soon you will leave them behind until you have enough confidence never to use them again.

If your child already asks simple questions and even has the ability to understand and follow basic instructions, it means that he can start learning how to control the sphincter and let him know when he feels like doing his needs. This usually occurs between 2-3 years of age.

Another sign that your child is able to get out of diapers is when he is able to raise and lower his pants or skirt without help. Sometimes these seconds are definitive for panting or toileting, since they can’t control the sphincter like adults and are still in the learning process.

Not all children learn things the same way and at the same time. Some learn better by watching, others learn better by listening, others learn more by watching. It depends a lot from child to child, and it is difficult to know at this age how they learn best, as they are still very young.

However, you can go with your gut, which will guide you in the most appropriate and convenient direction to help your child out of diapers. So you don’t need to pressure your baby, just trust him and don’t forget to be patient and loving.