To think pull ups are just nappies.

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I see all the time that people say 'we're potty training, he's in pull ups not nappies'

They're exactly the same thing.

Huggies have done an amazing job with the marketing.

I really believe it's why people are training their children later and later and struggling when they do so

Yeah same. My 4 month old is in “nappy pants” which claim to keep them dry over 12 hours. I think they fit his chunky legs/hips better.

Op you seem to think you're superior to other parents as you believe you are potty training earlier than other parents, and not using pull ups. Give yourself a pat on the back for being better parent than the rest of us when you're 7 days into potty training.

Where's your evidence for kids being trained later? If that is indeed true, as@haveatye says, it's probably because of the number of mothers with paid jobs. I was back at work full time when mine were 9/10 months.

Anyway I found pull ups very helpful in the early days of potty training. We used them in the early weeks when we left the house to prevent accidents in public, but could easily pull them down to use the toilet in public. Also dd uses them at night and it means she has the independence to be able to put herself on the potty first thing in the morning (although I still have to get out of bed unfortunately, to wash her hands).

Same, just two months younger!

Yeah I don’t see the point. Ds was in washable nappies. He was crawling very early and walked early, still did every nappy change laying him down on Mat until 2 years. I don’t think you can wash their butt properly when people change them standing up.
At just turned 2 I decided to potty train. Pants day 1. Was fine. Just washed some pants instead of washable nappies the first week whilst he learnt.

I also don’t agree with waiting until they show signs of being ready, Ds couldn’t talk at just 2 or show ‘signs’ but he was fine. By 3 he was too argumentative and it would have been bigger faff.

Training pants were plastic pants lined with cotton back in the 60s 70s

One they hit about 6m and could fit in pull ups we used them interchangeably depending on what season it was and the weather.

Wearing trousers or winter (so tights) then tabbed nappies, so we didn't have to half undress them. In summer with skirts/dresses and no tights = pull ups as they were so quick to change.

By about 18m they were both in pull ups full time though as they were just as absorbent, and very comfortable for them. We didn't have any issues with leakage. They were toilet trained at 2 and 2.5 using Oh Crap in a few days. They stayed in pull ups at night until 3.5 and the older one still is at 5 (likely to be in them much longer due to health reasons).

No, I think potty training is easier before they become defiant 3 year olds and people have been advised to wait until their toddler is 'ready' by the nappy companies. Excellent marketing.

I may be 7 days in this time. Training is going the same as my first son, using the same method.

I didn't use pull ups at all with my first but I used them from day one with my second whenever we were out of the house. She was in knickers/ bare at home and pull ups when we went out. It might have taken slightly longer to train her, who knows. But it did mean she didn't pee on the floor in tescos so I'm classing it as a win.

Yep. This is my understanding of it too.

We found them completely useless as DS clearly just saw them as normal nappies. At that point he was already doing huge wees which left his normal nappies very wet, so the pull ups being "more" wet didn't register with him.

We had similar issues with cloth training pants, they held the wee enough that he wasn't fussed about weeing in them.

We wen straight from (mostly reusable) nappies to pants. Pull ups are (mostly) a gimmick.

I never equated pull ups to potty training?
They are pull up nappies surely
We started using them when they started running around and wouldn't lie down as we're easier.
It's a step toward potty training as that baby whisperer lady used to say....no point potty training if they can't pull down their own pants.

ETA - my kids were born late 00s. Potty trained at 2 and 2yr 9m
When we were potty training we stopped using pull ups ...as did everyone as far as I remember....because we all understood they were just pull up nappies.

I decided to wait on my own basis absolutely nothing to do with marketing. I also started with re-usables and hated them to much I switched to pampers :D

I've never thought about pull ups a training method but we do use them at night for our 4yr old.

Where you there and didn’t tell her?

I did washables, then had dc wandering around with a bare bum or in pants when I had a school holiday (teacher perk...), & I recall a fair few accidents well after each kid was normally dry at around 3 by day/at night not long after.

It wasn't a big deal - when you're used to a nappy pail, a few pairs of soggy 'proper' pants, or the occasional wet sheet just get chucked in with the rest of the laundry.

For some reason, my (kind, hospitable) parents' house seems to cause otherwise trained dc to bedwet when staying there - my dc did for years, my db's kids did, & now my cousin's eldest dc does. It's a family mystery!

My mum does claim she had me & db perfectly trained by 18 months 🤔.

I used to buy pullups specifically for staying with them. Only time we ever used them, but it saved embarrassment & extra laundry all round. They were absolutely invaluable when I had a 5yo worried he'd pee the bed when away from home.

They're just another option to contain the mess while they toilet train - is not a new concept. I'm sure pull-ups are a lot more comfortable than the plastic over-pants of the past.

My DS is 29 and had pull ups when he was a toddler , so definitely not a new thing