Grandma Puts Diaper on Potty Trained Two Year Old

Well, this is a tough one. It's hard to tell your mother in law how to do things (when she is watching the child for free). If it is only when your daughter is sleeping and she is waking up dry, then it's clear your daughter understands about potty training and is not regressing. And your mother in law can let her take a full nap without worrying if the mattress is going to be soaked. (Recently my 5 year old had a night time accident and we had to get a new mattress... ugggggh...) If you are really worried about it, maybe you could get a rubber mattress pad for the bed that your daughter sleeps in while she is there, and offer to wash the sheets if she has an accident.

I think if she's wonderful in every other way and she's doing you a favor babysitting for free then you should not say anything. After all, it is HER house, and she has a right to not want accidents there. Your daughter will soon be fully potty trained within a few months at most and it will cease to be an issue - your mother in law will realize she doesn't have accidents any more and will remove the diaper. Think about it - you are basically asking her to go through a hassle (accident), so that you DON'T have to go through a hassle (more potty training). It's hardly fair.
It is not worth a fight when someone is doing you a favor, considering this will resolve itself in a few weeks or months. You're lucky to have her!

honestly my almost 4 year old wear a pull up to sleep for accidents..
SO I guess I don't see the harm in it, I don't feel it's a step back, esp if she doesn't wake up when she does pee, it actually would prevent it from soaking into her skin...

Otherwise find someone to help write a letter in spanish for her expressing your concerns?

I'd help but we only know dutch in this house LOL

I have had the problem also of grandson wetting the bed at nap time and when he stays overnight on occasion. I don't want him to ruin my matteras and I also don't want him to have to wear diapers at night. The simple solution was to get a plastic cover for the bed that he sleeps in that covers the whole matteras. I still need to wash sheets and blankets but I make sure they are ones that can be thrown into the washer easily. You might want to get the cover for her and explain to her what it's for. Good Luck

Could a pull up be the answer? Maybe you could buy some pull ups and have her use them? That way it isn't a "diaper" and so your daughter will feel like she isn't a baby and your mother in law will feel better too. I know alot of people who keep their kids in pull ups at night for along time. Also, it is perfectly normal for a 2 1/2 year old to have occasional accidents. I think it takes a while for it to be "permanent" so don't panic about this. It will pass. I hope this helps.

Dear C,

Lucky you, Grandma takes care of your child (as a favor yet). Perhaps a compromise would be helpful. Use pull ups for nap time? Not a diaper and will keep Grandma's bed dry.

T.