Stop bringing children in dungarees and pull-ups please.

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From all nursery workers everywhere.

We hate pull-ups. They sag and are a bitch to change when you have a nappy round of 15 children.

You have to take off the child's trousers and shoes to put on a new one. Some parents even have the audacity of putting socks, tight and dungarees on one child.

And don't get me started on dungarees for toilet training children who cannot take them off themselves, why do that?

Today a child who uses the toilet came in with a baby grow?! How is the child suppose to go to the toilet by themselves with a done up baby grow?

I’m not a nursery worker, just a parent and do not find pull ups easier at all 😂
i only use for swimming as that’s the only choice I see, a pull up swim nappy, and honestly I strain a muscle every single time i try to rip it off 😂

I guess parents must find them easier not just think they are easier or they wouldn't pay the extra for them. A nursery worker may be able to get a nappy on straight on a five month old who twists and flips over and crawls away but I couldn't! I asked on a forum like this one for tips as well. Nappy pants were easy as he was always happy to stand.

Do they still start at a size 4? That wouldn't fit a tiny baby. DS was only on the cusp of them fitting at 5 months, but his regular nappies kept leaking as they were not on properly. He liked to stand but I couldn't put a regular nappy on with him standing.

People using them for 5 month olds won't have standing babies so will be laying wrigglers down I guess not having midwives show you maybe an issue if you don't have family to help. Once you get it laps, prams, car boots or toilet cubicles all become easy.

Most 5 month olds are struggling to sit up supported? Don't understand how laying down is any different to putting to bed or into a car seat or pram

Some dungarees have poppers along the bottom. I also use pull-ups as the pampers and other brand normal nappies kept leaking. Since we've used pull-ups we've had no leaks, my baby won't stay still so putting them on whilst they stood up was the only option. They also have a flap "technology" at the back of the nappy as per their adverts which stopped leaks. I might give normal nappies to the nursery but I'm certainly using pull-ups at home as they are by far the easiest for me with a very active baby who won't lay still for a normal nappy.

Well I was using them for a standing and cruising 5 month old. I could change nappies perfectly well until he started crawling, midwives are not around 5 months later!

Anyway, I'd have been perfectly happy to send regular nappies if he had been in nursery at that age, just a comment at handover saying the carers would prefer them if possible and problem solved 😉.

Yes, they seem to do them for babies that are pre walking now, even quite young ones that haven't got the strength to stand without support. They still pull legs up when having nappy changes so pull ups are tricky to get into place when compared with normal nappies.

Parents are only going to use them if they are easier for their baby though, as they cost more. I've only personally seen them in a size 4 or higher which is for toddlers, but I haven't looked in a long time! I still used them as the size up in nappy pants was better than a leaking nappy the right size as I couldn't get it on straight with him crawling or standing. If nursery workers find regular nappies easier then they need to tell the parent, most will be happy to have a cheaper option for nursery.

Oh, and my mother of six MIL found DS challenging and understood why I was using the nappy pants.