At what age is it better to start urinating?

We know that the most difficult thing in the process of taking care of a baby is that the baby cannot take care of himself and often wets his pants. Taking care of the baby in this way makes parents very tired. Frequent wetting in the pants can also make eczema more likely. However, the long-term use of diapers is not breathable and is harmful to the health of the baby's private parts. However, many parents hold their babies to pee too early. In fact, holding their babies to pee too early can be harmful to the baby. So at what age is it better to start holding the baby to pee? Let's find out below.

What is urine holding?

Holding the baby to urinate is a natural way. After practicing for a period of time, you will find that holding the baby to urinate is convenient, effective, environmentally friendly, and saves resources. However, those who are against holding the baby to pee believe that the baby's physical and psychological development is not mature enough and they cannot consciously control their bowel movements. Holding the baby to pee is imposing your will on the baby. Both statements seem to make sense. As a parent, you have the power to decide what is best for your baby.

At what age is it better to start urinating?

Not every baby needs to have the same time, because each baby has his or her own characteristics. But generally speaking, training can start when the baby is two months old. Because it is too early, the baby has no awareness of it, and the characteristics before defecation or urination may not be very obvious. Generally, natural toilet training should be carried out when babies are between two and two and a half years old. At this time, they can begin to control the muscle movements of the anus and urethra, and can try to learn to defecate on their own without the help of their parents. Experts believe that it is best to hold the baby to the toilet after he is 15 months old. Deliberate training too early will affect the baby's personality development. Of course, if your baby has regular urination, you can try it earlier. The mainstream view in the Western pediatric medical community is that it is better to start toilet training when the baby is 2 years old.

How to change your baby's bladder

1. Observe your baby and understand his bowel movement pattern. When and how often does your baby usually poop? Does he always poop at a certain time, such as right after waking up? Or does he make certain sounds, movements, or expressions when he has to poop?

2. When your baby sends out typical signals that he is about to have a bowel movement, use both hands to gently separate his legs from behind, and help him sit in the air above the toilet, urinal, spittoon, etc. If your baby is still very small and has difficulty holding his head upright, let his head, neck and back rest comfortably on one of your arms or your abdomen.

3. When your baby is defecating, you should make a "hush" sound, or other sounds similar to flowing water, or say "pee". The purpose of this is to make him associate this sound with defecation.

4. Whenever you find your baby is about to defecate, after assuming the urination position, you should repeat the sound until he finishes defecating. Over time, your baby will take this sound as a signal to defecate, and will associate his desire to defecate with urinating.

5. Place a urine pot next to the bed when you go to bed at night. Before your baby wakes up to feed at night or when he shows signs of irritability, help him urinate. Some experienced mothers say that babies rarely urinate or defecate during deep sleep, and usually become fussy or send other similar signals before they need to defecate, which is usually enough to wake up the parents who sleep with the baby. You can also put your baby in a diaper at night, but this may be confusing for some babies. If you want your baby to sleep naked, don't forget to put two or three waterproof diapers under him to prevent him from wetting the bed. When he wets his diaper, you can gently pull off the top waterproof diaper to minimize disturbing his sleep.

Specific method of holding urine

1. From the perspective of the posture of holding the baby to urinate: the baby's bones are not yet fully developed and are still soft, so you should pay attention to the posture when holding her to urinate. Try to let her body lean comfortably on your abdomen and do not put any pressure on her body. In fact, you will find the trick of this action easily after trying it yourself. This can save some labor and is also good for the baby's buttocks, so that it will not be often soaked in urine and cause red buttocks!

2. In terms of the timing of holding the baby to urinate: you may not find a regular pattern when you first start holding the baby to urinate, but you will slowly get the pattern after trying for a few days. Generally, the bladder of a newborn baby can store about ten milliliters of water, so you should be able to urinate after about an hour of holding the baby to urinate. This is also very helpful for the baby to develop a sense of regularity from an early age.

3. Regarding the issue of holding the baby to urinate at night, it is recommended not to hold the baby to urinate at night, because this will affect the baby's sleep. Some babies will be difficult to coax to sleep after being held to urinate.

The meaning of holding urine

It depends on what you want to achieve. If your purpose of changing your baby's diaper is to use fewer diapers or wash fewer diapers, then changing your baby's diaper is very meaningful. Moreover, holding the baby to urinate can lay the foundation for the baby to urinate and defecate on his own in the future. But if you want your baby to learn to control urination and defecation at an early age by holding the baby in the diaper so that he never wets his pants, your chances of success are not very high.

Most babies don't develop a bladder that can hold urine until they are between one and a half and two years old. They will then understand the body's sensory signals when they need to go to the toilet and will tell you in advance. By then, your baby is ready, and it is best to start real toilet training at that time.

The process of taking care of a baby is actually a very learned thing. Only by taking good care of the baby's diet and daily life can the baby grow up strong and healthy. After having a better understanding of how old the baby should be to start potty training, I hope it will be helpful to many parents. In the process of taking care of the baby, for the baby's mental and physical health, do not potty train the baby too early.