Meaning of nighttime diaper | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An extra-bulky and absorbent diaper which is intended to be worn during sleep for prolonged wetting, usually by an infant who is a heavy wetter, or by someone with urinary incontinence.
   Canada, US
2. A diaper or training pants intended to be worn during sleep to prevent bedwetting, often by young children.
   Canada, US

Examples

“Old flannel receiving blankets are useful as nighttime diapers for Baby, being soft and so absorbent.”

“Half an hour into the movie Adam fell asleep. By the time we got out, it was eleven-thirty. Either Lara was asleep or else she was faking it. I put Adam in a nighttime diaper, put him in his crib, then quietly slipped into bed.”

“With much of my attention on the needy one-year-old, I continued to ignore Svea's request to find one of her doll's small red-rubber shoes. While attempting to wrangle a nighttime diaper onto a slippery naked toddler, I told Svea that I didn't have time to look for the little shoe. It could be anywhere in the house, and we had already checked the obvious places.”

“Since most children will sty dry in the day some months before they begin staying dry all night, it seems sensible to wait until they are dry during the day before abandoning their nighttime diapers.”

“If the child continues to show both difficult behavior and a return to wet diapers, use a nighttime diaper again. Explain that "big children" often wear night diapers so they can sleep well all through the night.”

“Many three- or four-year-old children are dry during the day, wearing underwear and using the toilet for urination and bowel movements, but still need a nighttime diaper or pull-up to avoid nighttime bedwetting.”

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