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Age Turbulence
Would you put your child in nappies on a long haul flight?
I'm talking about children around 4-5 and of journies of 10+ hours.
I do this with my child because:
1) Children of that age normally have very little warning of the need to use the toilet (about 5 minutes) and there can be large queues for the loos on planes. if it is during take-off, landing, or turbulence then you're not allowed to use the toilet anyway.
2) Your child must be able to use a normal toilet as there is normally very little space for a potty in the toilets on planes.
3) If your child falls asleep then he will probably need a night-time nappy anyway.
4) It might seem strange but some children appear to un-train themselves on planes, maybe it is the effect of less air pressure on the bladder muscles, but they seem to lose bladder control.
I still have to put my 5 year old son in nappies on planes because of this even though he has been daytime trained since 2 and at night since 3, he hates the nappy (even though it's a pull-up) but he knows there is no other way.
No I wouldn`t do that, I don`t think you should put a toilet trained child back in nappies for convenience`s sake!!!
Especially if said child "hates the nappy" as you put it!
No way my 5 year old would wear a nappy thats for sure.....nor my 3 year old for that matter!!
Touch of humiliation comes to mind-you wanna wear a nappy?????