Nappy pants + nursery

[alpineibex]

Picked DD (just turned 2) up from nursery today and they've told me not to bring nappy pants (pull-ups, but not specifically for potty training) for her, only normal nappies. I asked why and they said nappy pants aren't very secure and they are hard for the nursery staff to use.
I'm struggling to understand this as I find nappy pants way easier than normal nappies.

She's not potty training yet (other than sitting on potty every night, she doesn't like it and hasn't weed in it yet).

Anyone else's nursery have a ban on them? AIBU to be a bit annoyed about it/confused about their reasoning? (I'm not kicking up a fuss, we can take the nappy pants home and use them ourselves and buy normal ones for the nursery).

I personally found they leaked more which may be the problem. As you say no big deal so not worth kicking up a fuss. I would find it annoying being told how to parent though.

I don’t like them either (cm). I can’t see how they are easier to change??

It could be that it’s more of a faff for the staff, having to remove trousers/tights/shorts and put them back on again and since she’s not potty training they aren’t really needed.
I know an extra minute or so doesn’t seem like much but if they had to do it with 30 children it would eat up a lot of time.
Sounds like it’s just something to make life easier for the staff rather than an outright ban.

Is it because they can't change them without taking everything off?

Sounds like it makes easier for the staff, not for the benefit of the child (who would be much better getting used to pull ups). It also shows that they are not attempting in any way to toilet train.

This is the opposite of what we had which was no children allowed (private nursery) who weren't toilet trained completely. We left that nursery, it was like a boot camp!

Crossed post!

Nursery can’t start potty training without the parents’ say so though?

Easier to change as in if they've just done a see you can do it all standing up, no need to lay them down and no fiddling with the straps to get them tight enough etc. I've always found easier with a wiggly baby/toddler that doesn't want to lay down and stay still.

Maybe just preference

qwerty op says they aren’t potty training yet?!

They're not as absorbent as regular nappies and can be awkward if it's a poo and could be policy to lie them down to change in which case side fastening normal nappies would be easier

Yes possibly because of clothes having to come whole way off, honestly didn't think of that - been using them so long!! Although I always took leggings etc off when using normal nappy too.

They can’t change them standing up. They will have a changing table and for safety they will need to lay down. I usually find parents have more trouble than others changing nappies and keeping them still, I never have a problem here. So you completely undress their bottom half every time? Surely that takes longer?

But nurseries do all changes lying down, so I can see why it’s a pain for them. At ours at least they do even for the big 3 year olds who still use nappies in my DDs room.

Cross post Georgie.
I imagine it’s only quicker for us (at home) because we don’t have to put plastic gloves on, spray the changing table after etc like you do at nursery

I didn't realise they had to do all changes laying down, they didn't explain that at the time so thank you!

(Georgie, I never liked changing normal nappies with bottom half on either, although i'm in minority seems)

Thanks so much. I did speak to two separate staff members and not one of them mentioned having to do lay-down changes, which obviously makes perfect sense when you think about it.

Ours was total different.

They prefer the pants as our daughter was potty training since starting in janusry and she's now out and asking for potty.

You actually set the rules for potty training and if they moan then speak to head of unit and say concerns etc

Op isn’t potty training.

Oh I hate pull ups as a childminder! Never banned them though but yes they leak wee more easily. And any of those expensive toddler poos they sometimes do just erupt over the top. You have to take children to a private area to change them too op, at home you can just whip off a nappy wherever but if you're taking them to a small nappy change area, it's probably easier lie them down.

Gah!! Explosive not expensive!!

Expensive toddler poos! Bloody are expensive the amount of nappies you go through in their life

Shame you can't sell the expensive poo itself - we'd all be rich

I’m a nanny who asks for regular side fastening nappies rather than pull ups, can’t stamd them!

I'm on a preschool committee and one of our recent policy changes was for this. The staff found that pull ups and nappy pants consistently were more leaky and it was annoying having to remove shoes and trousers several times a day for changing when this isn't necessary with regular nappies.