Say Bye to MamyPoko XXL

When Cola turns 5-year-old this year, I told him that he will not be using diapers at night.

The little trick that I did to make him stop wearing a diaper willingly...
I told him that his little friend's mother told me that her son does not use any diapers at even younger age. Mummy just kept quiet as listening to the proud mama telling it and secretly wishing to be as proud as his little friend's mother. Mummy did not tell his little friend's mother that Cola is still wearing one at night. You promise mummy not to use one so that mummy can tell her so next time, ok?

So, he agrees.

For the first few nights, I tried to wake him up at the time I got up to make milk for my daughter which is around 4am. It was very difficult to make him to go to the toilet and sometimes, he did not really have the urge to pee.

I stopped doing so after a while because I thought that it will affect his sleep quality. So, I told him to wake up by himself to pee. He wet the bed on and off for few weeks. We have to wake up in the middle of the night to remove the bedsheet and clean the mattress. It is very tedious work. Some of the nights, we just sleep on a bedsheet-less mattress.

During those nights, some nights he manage to wake up to pee after he wet his pants. But sometimes he slept like a log, and we are the one jump out of bed when we felt the wetness.

After 6 weeks of diaper-less night, I am not very sure how he did it but now he can sleep through the night without going to the toilet or wet the bed. :)

I guess he is proud when he gives the last packet of MamyPoko XXL to his cousin because he is telling him that he does not need it anymore.

I am not sure at what age a kid should stop using a diaper. I think it based on individual case. Before my son go diaper-less, I noticed that his diaper was dry for some nights. I think that is a sign. Furthermore, my son is actually outgrow the XXL diaper.

Also, there are waterproof bed pad to protect your mattress (which I get to know later). What I am using now is the diaper changing mat (cheap and recycle).

After 1 months + suffering, now we can sleep with peaceful mind. We can have more space in luggage when traveling too. *wink*