potty training and real nappies

[hobnob57]

Hi there - new to this thread.

I've used motherease onesize with my dd from 2-3month old. She's now in the realm of potty training and I was wondering what you other real nappies fans did about this. I'm a real nappies user for financial reasons - I took a friend's recommendation on motherease and stuck to it so I've no idea what other nappies/systems are like. My naive head was thinking we could go straight from nappy to pants and not have to buy any more nappies but the practicalities of potty training are making me think that 'real' pull-ups may have to be an option. DD doesn't attempt to get her nappy off and it's a pretty snug fit so I don't think she could. That's why I thought pants would be fine, but going on walks/outings in the car and nap times seem to call for a safer option.

Have you used pull-ups, and if so which ones?

Sorry, I know this seems garbled but I'm in the middle of swotting up for lessons tomorrow.

Hi there

what about reusable training pants?? You can have a look at them in Boots and if you like the idea see what's available online as the other brands are probably better quality. I've not reached this stage with real nappies as my ds is only a baby, but the training pants I saw in Boots have a waterproof outer and slightly padded inner, might be worth a try! I've also heard of others who've used real nappies as a kind of pull-up (think maybe Fuzzi's?) but I'm sure someone will be along soon with advice based on their experience.

Good luck with the potty training!

When potty training ds I used fuzzi bunz which I already had when we had to go out and for naps intially as you can pull them up and down if necessary. We also used these at night once he was dry in the day.

Once he was more reliable and I no longer wanted to use nappies, but wanted something a bit more absorbant in case of any accidents we used bright bots training pants and bambino mio training pants. They both seem the same sort of design (cotton with a padded crotch) but the bright bots have nicer colours. They are shaped like pants and look like pants but they will soak up a wee. However they need to be changed immediatly if you want to avoid wet trousers. They are excellent though for avoiding puddles on the floor, and for those accidents that occur when they've either told you they need a wee too late, or you can find a toilet.

Also I would reccomend a potette. They are a foldable travel potty. Indespensible in my opinion. We still carry ours around and use it occassionally for ds as public loos are few and far between where we live.

We are currently moving from real nappies on to the potty with DD, we are using bright bots from plush pants. DD loves them because she knows they are big girl pants, but are quite good at limiting accidents

I bought some disposible pull ups, they were expensive, and the main problem is that they are too absorbant, so it feels like we take a step backwards when dd wears them

Good luck with the potty training.

Agree no need for disposable pull ups (awful waste of money anyway).

You could use extenders on your MEOS to make them a less snug fit and easier to pull up and down but then you'd still have the wrap to contend with.

DD1 went straight to bambino mio training pants from normal nappies, DD2 uses them too.

You could try a pair of pocket bots trainer pants which can be stuffed according to your absorbancy needs. As with sll pocket nappies it will be trial and error as to whether the fit is right for yout DD and if you get any leaks.

MEOS extenders here scroll down a fair bit

The bright bots look good. HOw many would you recommend getting?

Depends on how successful you think things may be. DD1 had only one accident so we only needed two pairs. DD2 has several accidents a day so we need 4+.

They dry quite quickly though (overnight).

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sorry!

I honestly see no need for pull ups or training pants. Nappy free time near potty at home til "they get it" and then short trips out with pottete. If they are ready then they will be done in a week or so. Having some nappy free time will also give you an idea of how long they have between wees. i think pull ups just confuese them

I think the pull ups make them think they're in a nappy, especially since it contains everything! I would agree about cloth training pants, though my daughter hasn't used these very much and is in ordinary pants more often. Only one thing to bear in mind with Bright Bots ones...I found they were very snug and too small (and difficult to take off too!). I had medium ones, and they were nearly too small when she wasn't even 2 years old! It's possible if you go for very big sizes they might be OK, but I recently bought some Bambino Mio & Bumpy ones from someone off here and they were also medium I *think, and they're a much better fit - so easy to come off and look a lot more comfy too. So I'd certainly think they're better than the BB ones.

I agree with witchandchips, if they aare ready then there is no need for pull ups at all. DD1 went from nappy to nothing and potty for 3 days then pants for a few days and then pants and trousers. We watched a lot of tv and stayed home for a week but then she was dry all day.

Maybe I'm trying too early or just not committed enough! We do have times when we need to use the car though and I'd rather be safe than sorry - but I could just put a nappy under her in the car seat then.

We've just had a few nappy-free days here and there, and the childminder does the same when convenient but we need a good run at it. We'll try again in the October holidays I think. Having a potette would be a big help.