Adventures in diapering

Imagine again with me that you are a mom of a developmentally advanced 6.5 month old. You hear the baby wake up in the morning but she is playing happily in the crib. You roll over and try to catch just a few more min. Eventually the baby starts fussing so you pull yourself out of bed to start the day. As you enter the nursery you notice this horrible smell. Ahhh...poopy diaper. You walk over to the crib only to discover that your child is naked. The jammies have been partially removed and the poopy diaper is not attached to the baby. In fact, it's on the other side of the crib leaving tell tale trails everywhere it has been on its way to its current location. It looks as though your lovely baby, who is ever so proud of herself and smiling hugely with excitement to see you, has used the contents of her diaper as finger paint.

This was the first of many diapers that have misteriously come off or just completely disappeared in the last week. It seems recently almost every time I change her, I am changing all her clothes and everything because the diaper, if it is even still in her clothes, is not attached to her. I see her pull at it through her clothes and somehow, without taking her clothes off, she can unhook the tabs on her diaper so that only her pants are holding it partially in place. I've been considering duct tape...but I don't want to have to use scissors to change her. Maybe scotch tape or masking tape...or diaper pins. Not sure what to do yet to keep the diaper on her for the next couple years.

Comments

Robyn said…
Okay, that's just plain super-funny... if you're not the one who has to clean it up!

What about putting on those plastic panties/diaper covers, then dressing her in a onesie? That could be tricky to get out of. Of course, with your daughter, you never know! Just a thought...

Do they make pull-ups that small? Those might be worth investing in for night time if that's when she seems to take them off?

Titus's diaper was off when I went to get him yesterday morning. He was wearing a one-piece jammy outfit (dress-thingy) and I think it caught the tabs of the diaper as he twisted and turned throughout the night. It ended up at his feet in the jammies. Regardless, when I went to change him he stunk of urine really bad. I can't imagine what you were going through!!!

Good luck!
8:45 AM
Anonymous said…
There is only one real solution to this problem because many years ago when my children did this with pampers I discovered that I had to use Baby Diaper pens to secure their diapers at night. For some reason they never discovered how to undo a diaper pen. A good investment for not to much $.
Mom
1:17 PM
Anonymous said…
Her uncle Matt was masking taped into his diapers when he reached that stage--fortunately for me he was a bit older. I agree with your mom, diaper pins work the best for determined children. Beleive it or not, this stage will pass. Then, knowing her parents, she'll find more exciting things!--Montana mom
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