New Underpants for Bree

Bree’s mum is so happy with her little girl’s progress; she bought some new underpants for her. These are proper underpants from the very popular French brand Petit Bateau. She used to wear Petit Bateau bodysuits when she was a baby. The underpants are still too big for her to wear right now but I think they will fit nicely by her 2nd birthday in November. She is still wearing trainer pants for now. This is the soft terry towelling type with a thicker centre to soak up any little accidents. Bree started learning to use the toilet in June and has been progressing smoothly since.

Bree is pretty much dry during the day when she is awake. Her mum and I are adventurous and we have decided to take the spare potty (that is normally kept in the car) with us when Bree and I visit the local parks. The potty chairs at her home can’t fit the storage area under Bree’s Mountain Buggy. So, her mum bought another smaller Baby Bjorn potty because she is so keen for her little girl to learn to use the toilet soon. Bree is always encouraged to use the toilet before we leave the house but sometimes nothing happens. We try to keep the duration short for when we are visiting the parks. One of the regular parks that we go to does not have a public toilet and Bree’s mum is just not happy for her child to use the toilet at the other park. This is why we pack the smaller potty under the buggy, and take with us a set of spare pants and trainer pants and some wipes for her and the potty. So far, I thank God that Bree has not done a poo when she has relieved herself in the great outdoors. She has always been very regular in that department. She does her poos in the morning, before my arrival most of the time.

Bree still wears a disposable nappy for when she takes her afternoon nap. Again, she is encouraged to go to the toilet before putting on the nappy. Last week, she woke up in the middle of her nap and wandered into her bathroom on her own and then cried for me because she wanted to use the potty. Because she wasn’t quite awake at the time, she must have become a little disoriented and wasn’t quite sure that she was wearing a nappy. When she is fully awake, she is quite capable of taking her trainer pants off carefully before sitting down on her potty. On the two days I looked after her this week, Bree woke up with a dry nappy. As soon as she started to be chatty, I took her to the potty and there she produced big amount of wees on both days. We adults were very proud of her but I think she is just as proud of herself too!