Swim Diapers: Gerber
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How Exactly Do You Use a Swim Diaper
Asked by M.L. from Chicago
on March 9, 2008
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This may seem like a very ignorant question, but I'm wondering what it is I'm supposed to do with a swim diaper. Do I use it in place of the regular diaper... do I us...
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- Hi M., We used the Little Swimmers also and then pulled plastic pants over them, then the swim trunks over that. No, they don't hold pee at all, but a little pee ne...
- I've only seen little swimmers as well, and used them with my son in our pool all last summer. It goes on just like a pull up diaper all by itself. The only difficul...
- Just like a regular diaper (or pull-up). You can also use them outside the water, but they don't hold as much liquid. Some pools require you to also use plastic traini...
Cloth Diapers?
Asked by H.W. from Norfolk
on July 19, 2010
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I am expecting with my first child. I very much want to use cloth or hybrid diapers for environmental reasons; however, I find myself completely terrified at the pros...
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- oh, good for you! don't be terrified! this is no more scary than all the other stuff to be terrified about with your first baby<G>. you have made a terrific decision. ...
- Look up diaper services in your area. They take care of just about everything. You just have a bucket or some other container of a bleach solution on your front porch ...
- Hi H., I just started CDing with my third child when she was 5 months old. I too was terrified but now wish I had started with my first. I really do NOT find it a...
Cloth Diapers Pro & Cons and Brands to Use
Asked by V.G. from Dallas
on February 27, 2010
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I am thinking about using cloth diapers I have no experience using them I will lie to get some fed back on mothers who have used them or are using them. What are the P...
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- I occasionally use Fuzzi Buns, out of all the ones I bought those are the softest and nicest!
- my mom used them with my brother.. they get really smelly and they leak.. i hated them. i was glad when she finally tried pampers.. also when she had the cloth.. she ...
- It looks like you've gotten a lot of good responses. However, I have a few things to add. -Get a "try-it" kit. You don't know what you'll like and not like (or what...
Plastic Pants for Swimming at the Reston Y
Asked by E.T. from Washington DC
on July 27, 2008
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I recently joined the YMCA in Reston and they require both disposable swim diapers AND tight-fitting plastic pants for all children under 3. Does anyone know where I ...
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- i think I saw them in my One Step Ahead magazine - try onestepahead.com.
- you can buy them at babies r us. and yes they are the 70s gerber ones. :)
- E., I'm a member at the Reston Y, and no one's ever said anything to me about ds2's diaper. I put a water diaper on her, with her swimsuit over it. Unless this is a...
Potty-Training
Asked by A.F. from New York
on July 10, 2011
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I have two final questions about potty-training. I am planning on beginning potty-training tomorrow for my twenty-seven month old by putting her in underwear (and tryi...
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- A child, will have accidents. Even if they are already potty trained and already older. Then there is night-time dryness. Which does not occur, biologically, until e...
- For the very beginning, it might be helpful to stay mostly at home and if she's getting the hang of it quickly, wander out. She is so young though, that just getting h...
- Kids will have accidents until they are physically and emotionally developed enough to recognize urges in time, and hold them until they get to the potty, and then rel...
Seeking Any Tips for First Trip to Disneyland with Our Toddler
Asked by S.D. from Phoenix
on October 11, 2009
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We are leaving this Friday for three fun filled days in the Magic Kingdom. While my husband and I have been to Disneyland dozens of times, this is our first trip with ...
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- Hi S., I agree with all the posts you've gotten so far, especially the advice from A. L. and the recommendation of staying at the Disneyland hotel if you can. We we...
- If you are staying at a Disney hotel, then I would go early in the morning when the park opens, leave right after lunch, put your child down for a nap & return later i...
- My husband and I just took our 2 1/2 yr old son to Disney World this past spring. He loved it! We have also gone to Disneyland with him (around 1 1/2) and Disney real...
Which Undies to Buy for Potty Training?
Asked by C.S. from Cedar Rapids
on March 25, 2010
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Hi Mamas ~
My son just turned 2.5 years old, and he is pooping and peeing on the potty when he feels like it. No pressure from us. He is our first child, and I have...
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- I agree with Tiffany B. -- get something he will LOVE and he won't want to pee on it. AND, he won't want to put diapers on ever again. Wearing them will almost be like...
- I wouldn't worry about getting training undies. I would get him regular undies. It seems like he would like those better any way.
- I just bought regular undies for our daughter. she did wear pull ups, so initially we put those on her...but she just acted like they were diapers. So a friend suggest...
Need Advice on Constipation for 18 Month Old
Asked by T. from Omaha
on March 6, 2008
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My son has just turned 18 months and is on day 2 of not having a bowl movement. I've tried apple juice and got nothing. I've been trying to get him to eat more fruit...
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- T. a the dark corn syrup works good about a 1 teaspoon in your son's sippy cup. get him to drink all of it & see if he has any stools if not keep giving him 1 teaspoon...
- I wouldn't worry too much if it's only been 2 days. Apple products are actually constipating. I would give him fresh pears all chopped up and he'll be going soon. Y...
- I had a similar problem when my son was about 4 months old only he went 5 days. My pediatrician said it is normal. Though when I took him to a chiropractor he was conc...
Alternative to Pull-ups?
Asked by K.S. from Sheboygan
on October 11, 2011
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Hey mammas! This is my first question and I feel a little silly asking it.
My DD is 2 1/2 and she's just recently started going potty on the potty...FINALLY! No m...
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- Toddler Underwear. They are just thick underwear. Look in the baby section of your local Target or Wal-mart. My son peed in them last week and it didnt soak through.
- I took my daughter from cloth diapers to terry cloth training pants to real underwear. Yes, there were some messy accidents, but that's just part of the process. I'm c...
- Gerber still makes cotton training pants, and some with a built in vinyl cover. I would go to them, or to regular undies and let her figure it out! If she doesn't li...
DD Still Not Wanting Anything to Do with Potty
Asked by K.U. from Detroit
on January 4, 2011
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I posted on here once before about 3 months ago about our potty training troubles:
http://www.mamapedia.com/questions/5304277468700606465
And since then, not muc...
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- My son was the same way. He resisted like crazy, refused to go, cried, threw tantrums, you name it. I was afraid he'd never get it. We gave up and backed off. On...
- Stop stressing yourself out....I know easy for me to say. But its true and everyone said it to me. My advice is to wait until after the Disney trip. Go on the Disn...
- I agree with the first post. I would put her in underpants only and make her help clean up the messes she makes. I don't think pull ups help them get potty trained. Th...
