Why can’t children pee?

Many parents have the habit of holding their babies in a urinal to urinate. As we all know, when holding a baby in a urinal to urinate, the baby's whole body is in a bent state. If the time is too long or the action is not correct, the baby's delicate bones may be damaged, which may affect the baby's normal growth and development. Therefore, it is recommended that parents do not hold their babies in a urinal to urinate. In addition, there are the following reasons why you should not hold your baby in a urinal to urinate.

Why can’t children pee?

Parents generally believe that good habits should be established for babies from an early age, and holding the baby while peeing can save money on diapers. Therefore, it is worthwhile to interrupt the baby's sleep in the middle of the night and hold the baby while peeing. Foreign parents are more willing to let nature take its course and let their babies grow out of diapers naturally. So, is it okay to hold your baby to pee? Let’s learn more about it below.

In fact, both approaches make sense. On the one hand, holding the baby to urinate is a natural way. After a period of practice, mothers will find that holding the baby to urinate is convenient, effective, environmentally friendly, and saves resources. On the other hand, the physical and psychological development of infants is not mature enough, and they cannot consciously control their bowel movements. Holding the baby to urinate is equivalent to parents imposing their will on the baby. Therefore, as parents, we have the power to decide either path.

However, for most babies, their bladders will not develop to the point where they can hold urine, and they will understand the body's sensory signals when they need to go to the toilet, and only then will they tell their mothers that they "want to pee". By then, the baby is truly ready, and it is best to start potty training at that time.

How to change your baby's bladder

Wouldn’t it be uncomfortable for the baby to wear diapers day and night? I often hear the elderly say that you should hold your baby to pee, which can not only allow the baby's little butt to ventilate and breathe, but also exercise his defecation ability. But how to do it specifically? Let’s learn more about it below.

1. Understand the baby's urination and defecation signals

Learning to recognize when your baby is about to have a bowel movement is like learning to recognize when your baby is crying because he is hungry. A careful mother should constantly observe, learn, record and summarize, and she will definitely find the unique signals sent by her baby when urinating or defecating. Generally speaking, there are various signals that indicate that the baby is defecating, such as humming, swaying from side to side, shivering, frowning, crying, restlessness, passing gas, and not concentrating on feeding.

2. Help your baby establish conditioned reflexes

From birth to five or six months, babies have a sensitive period for learning the defecation function. During this stage, if adults respond to the baby's defecation needs in a timely manner, it can help the baby slowly establish conditioned reflexes. From now on, as long as you hold your baby in a defecation posture and induce him to defecate with "shhh" or "hmm", your baby will defecate. But even so, the chances of successful training are not high. In this regard, mothers do not need to be anxious, let alone force their babies. They should understand that the purpose of training at this stage is not success, but to help babies form conditioned reflexes.

3. Don’t miss the right time to train

You can start toilet training your baby 1 to 2 months after birth. During this period, babies urinate frequently with short intervals every day, and the specific number of urinations varies from person to person. Generally, babies feel the urge to urinate most when they have just woken up or about 15 minutes after feeding or drinking water. After two consecutive times, the interval will be longer. After mothers understand these rules, they can consciously control their babies to urinate. Do this for 15 to 30 days in a row to develop a habit. Be careful not to change the training time at will. It is also best to place the potty for urination in a fixed position, which is conducive to forming a conditioned reflex.

4. Preparation of training items

Potty: Choose an ideal potty, which should be safe, comfortable, easy to clean, with a wide bottom and moderate height. Generally, plastic products will do. The style should not be too fancy, otherwise the baby will be distracted and only focus on the colors and patterns, which is not conducive to the smooth training of toileting and defecation.

Clothes: Choose cotton pants that are loose, absorbent and easy to wash. This type of pants can make the baby clearly feel the discomfort after getting dirty, and is relatively easy to clean, which helps the baby cooperate with bowel training faster and better.