The transition happened very recently and I couldn't be more thrilled. Scarlett was in pull-ups for months and would use the bathroom occasionally, but not as much as I would like. She was still having accidents and I was getting tired of it. I'd been changing her for over 3 years now and enough was enough!
One morning I woke up and I told myself today would be the day. I spoke to Scarlett and told her she's a big girl now and it was time to get rid of the pull-ups. She seemed interested and I explained to her that she'd no longer be wearing the pull-ups, but would be in underwear during the day. I did mention that at night she still needed one for the time being. My husband took her box of pull-ups out of her room and told her we'd be getting rid of them and she had no issues with it!
I had a few packs of underwear waiting for her so she'd be ready for when this day came. I treated this situation like how I did when I got rid of her pacifier and informed her that she can have a reward for being a big girl. Scarlett said she'd like a Mickey Mouse toy to document the event, so off we went to Target!
In the days that followed, Scarlett really did very well and it was like a switch flipped in her brain overnight. Honestly, she barely had any accidents, maybe one a day and that was it. I stayed on top of Scarlett to ensure that she'd use the bathroom frequently. You might say I went overboard with reminding her but it was worth it to me to have that drilled into her mind.
I'm happy to report that today is day 3 of being completely accident free. Scarlett has also woken up two mornings in a row with a dry night-time pull-up. If this pattern continues for several more days in a row, she can ditch the night-time pull up and be in underwear full-time!
As a parent, I am extremely proud of this milestone. It's a really big deal and we'll be saving a lot of money on pull-ups too!
Scarlett is growing up so fast and I'm happy for each milestone achieved but I wish time would slow down just a little.
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