Pull ups...Yes or No?

[bebejones]

My DD is 20months & showing all 'signs' that she might be ready to start potty training. Follows me to bathroom, very excited to sit (clothed) on her new potty, tells me when she has a poo etc. Over the last couple of months she is very reluctant to lie down to have her nappy changed. It usually results in floods of tears, screaming, kicking, scratching & sometimes biting! She knows she needs to pull trousers up and down to get them on & off, I was wondering whether using pull ups as nappies (rather than as a potty training aid ) might help with the actually pulling trousers/pants up & down. (Plus help stop the nappy change tantrums.) Are they effective enough as nappies or are they really just for 'accidents'?

We are currently building ourselves up to potty training. (Getting her good at doing her own clothes, identifying wet & dry, washing own hands) So was hoping that switching to a more pant like nappy will help DD transition into pants. Finding the whole prospect very daunting!!!

[BoysAreLikeDogs]

I used pull ups for the time between nightmare child wrangling at nappy time and toilet training

MUCH easier

[wonderingwondering]

I used the pull-up style of nappy from when mine could stand, much easier for changing then when we were out and about as they could step into it. They are just as good as velcro-fastener types.

[twinterror]

I used pull ups to get mine ready for potty training, it really helped with the pulling up and down and they really liked it

[MmeBlueberry]

It's a long time ago, but I used Pampers Easy Ups on my younger children from when they could stand. They, or an older sibling, could do the wet changes very easily. I did the dirty ones by ripping the sides.

[weebump]

Absolutely yes. Why go through the screaming and forcing to lie down for a nappy change when you can just get her to step into a pullups and she can try to pull them up herself? It's working well for us, and now our 2.4 yr old dd's using the loo now and then it's really easy for all of us. Go ahead.

[DreamTeamGirl]

It all depends if you are talking about pull on nappies in which case a definate YES, or pullup training pants in which case no

[bebejones]

Didn't know there were different types of 'pull ups' Don't want to use them as training pants for potty training, just was thinking that they might be good for transitioning DD from nappies to pants. Seems like people think they are a good idea. Plan is to ditch the nappies (pull ups or otherwise) completely when we start PT as I think most people tend to agree that is the best way to do it so as not to confuse the child. I'm so clueless!!

[BertieBotts]

Oh yes use pull ups! I think the Huggies Little Walkers are the best ones, because they have velcro all up the sides, which means you can adjust them to fit your child more easily, but can still be pulled up/down like pants. We have been using them since DS was about 10 months old, I use them at night too with no problems or leaks.

[bebejones]

Thnaks for the tip, would probably have just gone for the pampers ones! DD is a skinny little thing & being able to adjust them sounds a great idea!

[DreamTeamGirl]

I just used the Tesco own pull ups- they were brill for his shape- like with regular ones, you may have to mess around a bit till you find the ones that fit DD's shape

[bebejones]

Well just been for a wander up to our Tescos, they don't stock any brand pull ups in a size 4 as there is no demand?!?! (Don't know why I am that surprised as the only size 4 nappies they stock there now are their own anyway!) Will have to send DH out on a mission, really annoying as this means we will have trouble getting them everytime we need them! Ho hum! Thanks for all your advice!

[BertieBotts]

This is why the huggies ones are good - you can adjust them so they are small enough. DS is a 4+ in normal nappies but the size 5 huggies walkers fit him, not on the tightest you can do them either.

[3point14]

Where we lived overseas, the usual (best make ?) from shortly after birth was the pull up type, Mamy Poko brand. There were traditional tie nappies but the pull up types were just so easy and quick.

As she got older we used them until we came to the UK and then I found the Pampers and Huggies pull ups very poor in comparison. Far more leaks and for a while I reverted to regular nappies. In the end the Huggies were OK and useful but not a patch on the Mamy Poko from Asia.

[lovechoc]

Am using pull-ups with DS these days despite my dislike of them to begin with, it's giving me less work (don't have to wash 4 or 5 pairs of trousers and pants in a day) when heavily pg. If I wasn't pg just now I'd be using proper pants for him, because he really would get the message quickly enough. DS is 3yo and for the past 3-4 weeks has been in pull-ups and it's going well - but he does tend to pee in them once or twice a day when there are opportunities I've not got him on the potty quickly enough. He does all the number 2's in a potty so I feel he's making progress.

good luck with whatever pair you choose.

[froggymama]

When I was potty training my daughter I went straight from normal nappies to knickers and got very good with a mop and rinsing out knickers until she got very good at going to the loo/potty. I found pullups good for whilst out but they are more expensive and don't hold so much, any more than a couple of diddles and the weight of them starts to make them fall down especially if she was in a skirt. Wet knickers and having an actual accident will train them quicker as diddling in the pullup won't give them the sensation of being wet and uncomfortable.