Thousands of Spanish children are leaving diapers now in summer and it is possible that many are not controlling the sphincters as expected of them.
This situation leads many parents to question whether it was a good time to remove diapers, however, for a long time, they (we) have been told that the moment the diaper is removed, it cannot be put back.
It seems that it is a point of "no return" as a well to which you fall without being able to leave it, as a door that after being transferred disappears or as a "having thought about it before, now you have to get attached."
It is true? Can something happen if we put the diaper back once you take it off?
As for our son or daughter, no. It is not true that replacing the diaper is a mistake.
Sphincter control, as we have often said, is a maturation process that will arrive sooner or later, regardless of whether or not we remove the diaper.
This means that if we remove the diaper to help accelerate the process but its maturation in this regard has not yet arrived, for many days it goes without a diaper, the sphincter control will not be given and therefore putting the diaper back on is something normal that will not affect your physical or psychic evolution in any way.
In other words, if after removing the diaper the child does not advance, putting on the diaper cannot be “stepping back”, because there has been no progress. To take a step back before you have to take a step forward.
As a parallel, it is as if one day we decided to leave the stroller at home because we see that our son walks for a long time without him. If that day the child gets tired and we really see that there are still times when he asks to sit in it, it is completely logical to pick up the stroller the next day (who says stroller says dad's arms, a backpack or what each parent or mother prefer).
You will probably be thinking that okay, but that is a mess for our son, now yes, not now. Well, it all depends on what we say.
If at the time of starting to leave the diaper we are saying phrases like "now you are not a baby", "you are older", "only babies wear diapers", going back is a way of telling them that they are not older And they are still babies.
That's why the ideal thing is to simply tell them that now they will start to pee and poop in the potty (or in the water, where he prefers) as dad and mom and have a lot of patience and respect (if you want to see more guidelines about it I advise you other entries related to the control of sphincters in Babies and more).
I said nothing happens if we put the diaper back because if the child needs it, the natural thing is to put it back on. They are born without diapers and we put them on for our comfort. It is logical that they get used to them and the most respectful part of us is that, since we have put it on, it is they who decide when to leave it (or leave it without having a hard time).
Now, if you decide to put on the diaper again, it is very likely that you will receive a good dose of collective misunderstanding. Something like a “how bad you are doing it”, a “how soft you are” or a “like that you will never learn” (or not, you never know).
