Training Pants Recommendations

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from what i know pull ups and the like all feel like diapers. If you are really worried about the mess I have heard parents use the thick underwear and put a pull up on over it. the kid still feels the wetness but the mess is somewhat contained. there will still be lots of underpants to wash though.

Honestly he may not be ready for potty training. If you've been going at it for 2 weeks with no success, he's not ready. My son will be 3 in January and is just now starting to potty train. And 3 is the age when most boys potty train (or at least that was the age when all of my friends had success potty training their boys). Girls tend to train sooner, but don't push him. You'll both end up unhappy. There are checklists online for potty training readiness. http://www.babycenter.com/0_potty-training-readiness-chec...

I know you'd like to get him out of diapers, but if he's not ready, it's not going to happen. Be paitent and train when he shows signs he's ready.

I just recently talked to a preschool teacher and she suggested that we wait until the boy is closer to 3... then it "clicks" for them. She said because of the disposable diapers locking away the urine from the skin they are able to withstand being in them for longer periods of time. She said that the training pants will only make it worse in the long run as they do the same thing. So my suggestion.. if you haven't had any luck after 2 weeks... then he's probably not ready and just wait until he's closer to 3. Then go straight to underwear... otherwise you will be training for about 6 months.

My recommendation is to never let your son see a pull-up as long as he loves!
Before the advent of things like pull-ups, and disposable training pants, we used heavy cotton underpants with or without a rubber cover.

Or we took our chances.
It was messy.
It still is...

Learning is not "neat and tidy", potty training is definitely not any easier on them than it is on us, and using things like disposable training pants is just avoiding the inevitable.
Go for it! Let him streak around the house!
Set a timer for every half an hour, and take him on command. WHen he has gone consistently without accidents at the half hour intervals, increase the intervals by 10 minutes, then another ten, etc, until you are sure your little man is really ready for the big leagues.
Two and a half may indicate willingness to use the toilet, but it may not confirm readiness to convert if he is still having accidents.
In my experience (and I have potty trained MANY) when they "get-it", they get it and yo uwon't need a crutch.
Disposable training pants are really expensive, and I don't believe that they encourage ANY independance. In fact,I believe that they achieve quite the opposite.
My almost-4 year old is still hanging on to her pull-ups "in case she doesn't want to get up at night".
I wish you well.

What I did when I had to be away from the potty was put underwear(find a character he likes like batman etc.) under a pull up that way he will feel the wet against his skin but won't make a huge mess. Just make sure you have several pairs at first. Good luck

Gerber clothe, they come in packs of 3 for $9

try looking on E-bay to see if you can get it, or any other brand you are thinking of, for cheaper.

Or some use those waterproof vinyl underwear covers... that you put on over the underwear.

This is a link below, from Amazon, for the "Gerber Training Pant" that the Preschool my friend's son went to, and "requires" the kids to use. At her son's preschool, this is how they "trained" the toddlers for the potty.

http://www.amazon.com/Gerber-Brand-Boys-Training-vinyl/dp...

Good luck,
Susan

I have a daughter, so it may be completely different, but I used the pull up diapers that caused a sensation if she went in it. Then I progressed to the training underwear that is a little thicker (bought at Target, so less expensive) then when we went out I would use the plastic pants over the top to prevent me having to bring changes of clothes if there was an accident. I also bought the plastic pants at Target too.

Good luck. What I have always heard is making sure it doesn't turn into a control issue, that you are pushing it and he can exert control by refusing to do it.

E.

Just my personal review of Imse Vimse training pants - they are pretty absorbent for daytime use, but I definitely don't recommend them for nighttime potty training. I haven't found them to be waterproof - so they still can get pants wet, but at least the wetness doesn't run all down their legs and pool in the shoes. ;)

I have a couple of pairs of I.V. but I mostly use Gerber training pants for my daughter since they are cheap and have more absorbency in them. Still, not fool proof, but better than regular undies for sure.

good luck.

Hi A.,
I used Pull Ups but only at night. We did diapers until my son was almost 3 then took them away. He wore underwear during the day and Pull Ups to sleep.

Good luck!

The mess is a pain, but it's really the easiest way to do it...I know so many people who tried the training pants route and it didn't work...Try the underwear...I would put beach towels down on the couch or chairs under my son when he was potty training...that seemed to help contain mess.

Good luck! It's a major pain, but so wonderful when you get past it!!!

-M

BTW...my son potty trained at 2 1/2 and it was fine...I know a lot of people think "boys can't do it that early"...I don't think it has anything to do with gender...

Hi A.-
I just needed to chime in that my son was not potty trained until he was 4. I just remember laying on the bathroom crying because I had such a mess to clean up when he was 3. All of his signals to me led me to believe he was ready to potty train at 2 years old. It was 12 months of absolute misery. I know you're ready, but make sure he's ready, otherwise you could be really frustrated really quickly.
S.

Try putting rubber pants over regular training underwear (training underwear has an extra thick crotch area to minimize mess). My little guy treated pull-ups, etc as a diaper once he figured out that he could wet in them and they wouldn't make a mess. Using regular underwear with rubber pants is like using cloth diapers...totally uncomfortable when wet. Also, weather permitting, I let my little boy go outside. I know, I know..but he was the WORST with potty training, didn't want to sit, made a mess when he stood, wet his pants all the time....and then we let him go on the trees in the corner of the yard and he thought it was the coolest thing. Once he figured out how to stand and not get urine all over himself, he was happier to use the toilet inside. Good luck!

I was in walmart and got a three pack of underwear for my daughter that is extra thick to catch leaks, but no diaper feel. I can't find them on line, so can't tell you how much, but I don't remember that they were too expensive. I was looking and they also have waterproof outside underwear inside that were about $8 a piece...
I let my daughter go naked for about a week, and we had one or two accidents, then she got the idea that she sits on the toilet for that. I also have a standing bribe that if she poops in the toilet she gets a marshmellow, cause she was resisting that...
Good luck
R.

P.S. we also went shopping with my daughter and let her pick some big girl undies. She loves them, and is very careful to not mess in them, because she likes them a lot better than diapers. She sleeps in our bed at night (not our choice, but she is moble) so she is still in a diaper at night, but she is rarely wet in the morning...

Hi A.,
I have a great online potty training book . If you want to email me at ____@____.com, then I will send it to you (and anyone else out there who might need it).
I never had to read it because my 2 1/2 year old daughter vertually potty trained herself. (I know I'm blesses!!)
Hope to hear from you soon!
M.

Hi A.,
We used these for my daughter and I highly recommend them. They aren't cheap, but you can just do laundry a bit more often. They definitely contained the potty, and are soft and just like underwear, although very thick. I give them my highest recommendation:
http://www.leapsandbounds.com/catalog/product.jsp?product...

Hi A. -

After researching cloth pull-ups for a while I settled on Little Nicky brand pants. They are cotton on the outside and cotton terry on the inside with a light water-proof layer in between. We ordered them from babyworks.com, a company I can HIGHLY recommend. If you get their catalog you can get 10% off and they are a joy to work with!

The pants are about $13 a pair but, if you figure the math (based on about 9 pair), they pay for themselves in about 2 months. To boot, there's nothing in the landfill and you can use them with your next kiddo!

I made my son a part of the ordering process and he was VERY excited about his "big boy pull-ups" when they came in the mail. We opened them and washed them together and discussed what was expected. He still has accidents but has no trouble feeling when he's wet (which is diminishing quickly).

One other note: we never even let my son see the disposable pull-ups with all of the fun pictures and he doesn't ever ask for them - he is very happy with his pants and soon we will be in real big boy pants! ;)

Best of luck to you!
A.

Hi
I am a preschool teacher of 2 and 3 year olds. If you really want to pottty train
(although it is a bit early) I agree with Jaycee. Use a thick pair of underwear and then put a pullup over the top. They will feel the wetness and you will have much less mess.

Have your child change his clothes himself and remind him that it is so much quicker to stop playing and use the potty. Taking off his pull up and wet underwear (and shoes) himself is a big inconvenience that he prob will want to avoid.
Good luck!

Hi A., Good luck with whatever route you decide to take. I just went to a potty training lecture and the speaker wasn't in favour of pull-ups, she felt you need to wait until they give you the signs they are ready and then just stay home for three days and go for it with underwear and encouragement and expect a few accidents. This is for daytime only, nighttime is a different story. My 2 3/4 year old son isn't potty trained yet but he's showing more and more signs and has asked to sit on the potty over the past few days with no result. There's no rush, they all get there and there's no use in making it a battle of wills.

A.....

Pull-ups are a waste of money and you will be buying them for a long time.....

Get the thick padded training cotton underwear. I placed 2pairs at a time on my child to abosorb the wetness. If you wish, after two tinkle victories, you may offer to put on Big Kid underwear over it. YOu may be washing frequently, but it will save you money.

Yes, I agree with the other mom... I started training at 2 years, 8 months. Both of my boys were potty trained within two weeks DAY and NIGHT...

Find another Mom who is potty training too... Trade those potty videos back and forth.

Goood Luck...