Overall, how satisfied were you with Pampers Baby-Dry Pants?
By and large, I thought they were good. Not amazing, but certainly an overall good buy.
The good points were that they seemed to give him plenty of room and they were easy to put on him standing up. They were a godsend at swimming, where he goes mad when I lay him down to change him normally. They were also extremely easy to remove. They were pretty absorbent and I experienced d no leakage. Initially, I was irritated by not being able to wrap the nappy into a ball and secure it with straps once it was used, but then I realised there was an in-built tape to at least partly do this, which was great. The initial problem was entirely my fault for not reading the packet thoroughly enough!
On the negative side, they felt bulky if he'd peed a lot, in a way in which Active Fit (which I normally use) don't. I'd experienced this with the Baby Dry product before though, so it's not specific to the pants. Using the pants meant having to take his trousers right off at every change - I've got used to simplypulling them down in the last few.months, but then that's a personal way of doing things. I also noticed that they did leave dents/ridges on his skin - you know the way if you sit on something too long and your clothes have been creased underneath you? The size was the same as my normal Pampers nappies which fit perfectly and I'm pretty sure I put them.on.correctly. Nevertheless, he didn't seem uncomfortable, so I don't regard it as a huge deal.
Overall, not a prefect product, but with a lot of positive attributes.
How did Pampers Baby-Dry Pants perform through the day and at night time?
As mentioned above, they left a few crease ridges on his skin, so after one night in them, I decided I wouldn't keep him.in them all night, lest they cause him discomfort. While the ridges were visible during the day too, at least he was getting changed regularly then so it didn't matter as much.
I didn't experience any leaks or anything at any time of the day, so that was good.
How would you rate the dryness of the pants?
Good. As stated, there were no leaks during my use of them. I did find that the pants - again, as with standard Baby Dry nappies in my experience - did swell more than I would have excepted, even over short periods. But since they didn't leak, nor did my son seem wet or otherwise uncomfortable, this was only a minor irritant.
Would you consider buying them in the future? If so, why? If not, why not?
I probably wouldn't buy them for standard everyday use, simply because I'm now so used to not removing my son's trousers when changing him (at home or in others' houses, at any rate). As I said, though, that's just my way of doing things, and others would of course remove them entirely.
However, I would - and probably will - buy them for occasional.use: as stated, they were really handy at swimming, and I also.found that out and about generally they came in useful as I wouldn't even have to bother using a changing table.
Did the trial convince you that pants are not just for potty training or not? If so, why? If not, why not?
To be honest, I'm not convinced that training pants are a good idea for potty training - a lot of other mums and dads have said that they confuse the child and delay their progress in using the toilet. Therefore, I think the pants are better as a substitute for standard nappies. They offer, in the right ,circumstances and to the right people, considerable convenience.
If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pampers Baby-Dry Pants to other parents for dryness and fit?
Yes. I'd explain the above caveats to them, but would also happily tell.them that we experienced no leakage, and that my son seemed very comfortable in them, and that they gave his legs space to run around. As I said, they're overall a good buy :)
Thanks for letting me take part!