Lunapads

Anyone who has spent any amount of time working with Lunapads has heard some creative and often funny ideas for alternate uses for them: pot holders, eye pillows and barbie bedding are some top suggestions. Well, my daughter just introduced me to a new one: training pants for toddlers.
As followers of this blog are already aware, Suzanne and I have been reporting recently about our journeys with diapering (cloth, otherwise and skipping them altogether!) and toilet training. In a recent post I was lamenting that I was caving on using disposables at night, and have good news to report: we’re not doing it anymore, thanks to my daughter and Lunapads!
As a classic two-year-old (so I’m told), Gigi is all about helping with all manner of tasks, insisting on doing things herself, and has recently acquired her very own “big girl” bed.
We were spending the afternoon at home a few days ago when I discovered that I had started my period. We duly went to my Lunapads basket to choose the right one (Gigi is fond of sorting them according to size and colour). Later that evening when it was time for bed, she was adamant: no diaper, she’s a big girl now. I was stressed: what if she peed the bed? And yet - she needs to learn, and it’s my job to help her, not worry about laundry. We found a compromise: “How about you wear one of Mommy’s Lunapads, just in case?” To my surprise, she went for it immediately, and back to the basket we went. That night she was pretty restless, but summoned me in time to help her to her potty, therefore giving her a dry night. The subsequent nights have been a mixed bag, but we’re getting there, happily in a diaper-free way. I am so proud of her!

This entry was posted on Wednesday, September 26th, 2007 at 12:12 pm by Madeleine and is filed under Birthing, Babies and Parenting. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.