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I recently did a post recommending cheap Forever 21 undershirts — and here’s the more expensive version ($16.50) that I like just as much. The difference is I’ve worn these tanks on their own, whereas I wouldn’t wear the cheaper tanks as my only layer. These tanks are thick, opaque, and long; the straps are wide enough to hide a bra strap; and they come in both regular and plus sizes. They are called “No Yank,” and I do find that they stay put easily. I originally just bought one in black (they come in 20 colors), and I find myself “saving” it so it’s not in the wash when I really want to wear it. I think that’s a sign of a) needing to buy more and b) really liking an item of clothing. On a related note, after being bombarded by Duluth Trading Company ads during football season, I bought my husband their “Armachillo Cooling Boxer Briefs” ($27.50) and he says they do work as advertised. No Yank Tank
Overnight training (older kid edition) says
Our youngest (a girl) has been daytime dry for years, but can’t seem to stay dry overnight (so has a primary eneuresis diagnosis, too much urine production + heavy sleeper = this is just a thing and she’ll grow out of it, maybe by the time she is 10). She doesn’t like it though, so we are trying this: bare bottom + sheet cover + waking at 10 + pullup overnight + waking at 5am (bare bottom again after). We tried the Oh, Cr@p method of waking every 2 hours, but I don’t have the stamina for that after a month (we tried that in the summers for two years now). The plan is if she is consistently dry (for like a month) before 10 and after 5 to walk 5 back to 4, then 3, then 2, etc. Has anyone else done this? Kid is in grade school and really wants to go to sleep-away camp with her friends next summer.
Anonymous says
This is second hand, but my coworker has a daughter older than yours and said that their doctor said one problem was her daughter was not going enough during the day, so her body was getting used to producing more urine at night. So maybe you could try to get her to “check”/go more often during the day? Not sure it would help, but it seems like something relatively painless to try at least?
Anonymous says
This. We used a sticker chart to keep track of how often she went to the bathroom. Goal was on waking, before school, recess, lunch, right after school, after dinner, before bed. No liquids after supper but also got stickers for drinking enough in the daytime. Otherwise she’d hold her pee at school all day so she didn’t miss playtime with her friends, not drink enough and come home and drink lots at dinner and before bed.
Anonymous says
I know a child with this issue who has a watch with an alarm or timer that they set every 2 hours or so for kiddo (in second or third grade) to remember to go.
I very much trust that your pediatrician has investigated everything, but I’ve heard/read that some issues like these are actually caused by chronic constipation. The build-up and inflammation all serve to press on the bladder and cause accidents. Might be something to check out if you haven’t already.
Anonymous says
How old is she? I sporadically wet the bed until I was at least 7-8, and I know it happened at least once when I was at summer camp and I was mortified.
My mom rigged up some moisture sensor alarm system that tucked into my underwear and triggered a buzzer velcro’d to the shoulder of my PJs. I haaaaaated it. She says I was so indignant that I stopped within a couple months after that. She definitely had a homemade version, but google tells me there are actual things like this available for sale. may be worth a shot
shortperson says
wow how did she make that?
Anonymous says
I think it might have been an adaptation of a soil moisture sensor. I’ll have to ask, because now I’m curious too! The buzzer was one we’d gotten, along with wires and tiny lightbulbs, from the hardware store to play with making circuits with batteries. I was not pleased with the repurposing.
Ms B says
I am a certified fan of the women’s Armachillo Tank (and the Ts). Not even remotely workwear in my office, but perfect for chasing small children around the playground, going to the farmer’s market, hiking, and sitting through unending soccer practices. Pairs well with the Eddie Bauer Horizon Skort Plus, bra snaps in the shoulders! Totally worth the spend (and on sale right now . . . I might need to snap up the pretty jade color because it goes with The Kid’s team colors for soccer this year . . . ).
Cb says
When did your kiddo drop their afternoon nap? Little Cb is struggling with it at nursery – no amount of pram jiggling is working and I think he’s just done. But he’s so knackered at the end of the day – he basically chases after the big kids outside all day and he’s exhausted. Hoping he’ll consolidate into a longer nap at some point.
GCA says
How old is he? Mine went from 2 naps to 1 shortly before he moved up to the toddler room, so 13-14 months. Occasionally he would do 2 naps on the weekend, but went consistently to one solid 2-hour nap after a few months (so probably 16 months?). The 2-naps-to-1 and 1-nap-to-0 transitions are rough, hang in there!
Leatty says
Around 11 months, my daughter started dropping her second nap. At the time, she was in a daycare room that did two naps: one in the morning and one in the afternoon. She dropped the afternoon nap and was SO cranky by the end of the day. Once she turned 1, she moved into a toddler classroom that only does one nap: from 12 -2 (but she typically only naps for 1 hour). We follow roughly the same schedule at home (but she naps for up to 3 hours at home). This has worked so much better, and she is not nearly as fussy at the end of the day. Hang in there, it will get better soon!
Anonymous says
Mine went from 2 naps to one around 13-14 months as well. He would default to a longer morning nap and then have trouble falling asleep after lunch, and then be exhausted by bedtime. In hindsight we should have shortened the morning nap (waking him up after 30 minutes or so).
Pogo says
This is what our daycare does. They only let them sleep 45min in the morning so that they sleep 2-3 hours in the afternoon. Can you ask the nursery to try this?
However on the weekend, sometimes I still get 2 x 2hour naps. I think little Pogo has FOMO and when he knows his best buds are right there he wants to play. But at home it’s just boring mommy and daddy, so he’s more content to nap – of course it’s also completely dark in his room, white noise while he falls asleep, silence while he’s napping, his favorite loveys… I understand why it’s harder for kids to nap at daycare. Makes total sense.
anne-on says
Right around moving up to the 1-yr old room my son dropped his morning nap and the afternoon nap got MUCH longer. He was taking these terrible short cat naps in the infant room. Once he got to the toddler room at about 13-14 months we got a solid 2-hour nap at daycare and anywhere from a 3-4 hour (!!!!) nap at home. He still will take an afternoon nap on weekends most days if we run around enough in the AM.
It may also depend on your kiddo – ours just WILL NOT sleep in, ever. 7am wakeups are “late”, so we are very firm on a 7pm bedtime and an hour of ‘quiet time’ after lunch if we’re at home (which usually turns into a longer nap). If yours will sleep in, that may affect naps.
Anon in NYC says
Same. Principally because she switched to the toddler room at daycare and they only did 1 nap. It was a rough transition though!
Anonymous says
My Kiddo dropped the second nap when he went to the toddler room at daycare at around 16 months. They napped from 12-2, or even 3.
Anonymous says
Re-posting since I was too late the other day.
Any recommendations for toddler volume-limited headphones? I’m looking on Amazon but as far as I can tell they’re all the same.
mascot says
We used JLabs JBuddies and they worked fine.
shortperson says
puro. worth it.