https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:53:52 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wont-give-up-the-pull-ups#post-2815210 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 12:44:39 +0000 gingerbebe 2815210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our son wears undies during the day and puts on a pull-up at night and he's typically fine with it, but every now and then he'll randomly refuse one or the other. He'll say I don't want underwear or I don't want pull-ups and it will be this thing for a few days for some oddball reason.</p> <p>I don't know if it will work for you, but we told him if he didn't wear his underwear, he'd have to go back in a diaper like a baby. It was his choice. He was like NOPE, UNDERWEAR IT IS.</p> <p>Another suggestion could be a transition of sorts where you put underwear on her and then put a pull-up on top. Then over time just skip the pull-up, since she's used to having the underwear on first. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wont-give-up-the-pull-ups#post-2815199 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 12:14:41 +0000 Iced Tea 2815199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: I think you’re right. I will try a practice day. </p> <p>@BadgerMom: that’s so funny! I never would have thought to say something like that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wont-give-up-the-pull-ups#post-2815137 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 08:53:47 +0000 looch 2815137@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I kind of feel that maybe she's not confident enough to go with underwear during the day...my son was similar, so what ultimately worked was to pick a day when we wouldn't be going anywhere to practice. It helped boost his confidence and then he was fine in pullups only at night once he realized that he could do it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wont-give-up-the-pull-ups#post-2815136 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 08:13:36 +0000 bhbee 2815136@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinbaderin: yes to bribes :grin: especially if it gets you over the hump! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wont-give-up-the-pull-ups#post-2815129 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 07:26:24 +0000 BadgerMom 2815129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Could you get a different design (brand/character/color) and tell her these are special pull ups only for night time? </p> <p>I like to blame these kinds of transitions on other things. He seems to take it better when the pull up says it’s only for night then when I say the pull up is for night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wont-give-up-the-pull-ups#post-2815126 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 07:12:06 +0000 erinbaderin 2815126@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Could you do boring pull-ups and “attractive” (character) underwear? Or I wouldn’t be above bribes - “once you have underpants on you can have a chocolate chip!” </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wont-give-up-the-pull-ups#post-2815119 Sun, 08 Apr 2018 22:28:43 +0000 macintosh 2815119@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Iced Tea: Yes, I usually get him dressed right away in the morning after he uses the potty, so pull up comes off with the pjs. If the pull-up is dry I might re-use it :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wont-give-up-the-pull-ups#post-2815117 Sun, 08 Apr 2018 22:17:30 +0000 bhbee 2815117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Iced Tea: yes I do. it's definitely gotten easier than at first when there was a lot of screaming over "no underpants! no underpants!". I usually get him dressed right away and do it then, and even if he won't go pee right away he'll do it pretty quickly because he really doesn't want an accident. also I find it easier to use an actual diaper (we have some to use up) or the huggies pull-ups with the tear away sides so it's fast to get it off. </p> <p>if it was a big battle that didn't subside after a few days, I would probably just get rid of all pull-ups (and get a waterproof sheet/mat for the bed so bed changes are easy if there's an accident!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wont-give-up-the-pull-ups#post-2815113 Sun, 08 Apr 2018 21:47:08 +0000 Iced Tea 2815113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bhbee: @macintosh: So do you force them to remove the pull-up in the morning? She usually wakes up dry and wants to keep wearing it. The only natural and easy time for a switch is bath time, which doesn’t occur until evening. How can I encourage the switch without turning it into a battle? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wont-give-up-the-pull-ups#post-2815102 Sun, 08 Apr 2018 20:23:26 +0000 bhbee 2815102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do night time only and had to just say no. Like put them out of sight where they can’t reach if you have to. He has started complaining less during the day but would still happily do his business in a pull-up or diaper anytime. We’re too lazy to pull the night ones yet :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wont-give-up-the-pull-ups#post-2815095 Sun, 08 Apr 2018 20:00:53 +0000 macintosh 2815095@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS still wears pull ups for nights and naps but I’m about to stop using them for naps. He’s normally dry in the morning and he doesn’t really care if he’s wearing underwear or pull-ups that much. I don’t see any reason why you can’t institute a night time only rule. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wont-give-up-the-pull-ups#post-2815094 Sun, 08 Apr 2018 19:48:14 +0000 Iced Tea 2815094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Underwear all day and pull-ups only at night would be my ideal. She insists on wearing pull-ups all the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wont-give-up-the-pull-ups#post-2815093 Sun, 08 Apr 2018 19:44:37 +0000 Tanjowen 2815093@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 4 year old still won't give up pull ups at night despite being dry most mornings. We do them only at night and reuse them if dry. So my vote is yes, underwear during day and pull ups at night. I'm in no hurry to deal with pee sheets in the middle of the night. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wont-give-up-the-pull-ups#post-2815091 Sun, 08 Apr 2018 19:34:01 +0000 Iced Tea 2815091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So my three year old wants to continue wearing pull-ups, even though she has been reliable for a month now. I am guessing the easiest solution would be to get rid of all of them so that they simply aren’t an option at all. But if there’s another way, I’d like to continue to put her in pull-ups at night and do underwear all day. She occasionally wakes up crying, which triggers a pee. But wearing pull-ups all the time irritates her skin. Would you try to convince your child to use them at night only, or get rid of them altogether? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cloth-training-pants#post-1416782 Wed, 12 Feb 2014 02:58:43 +0000 red_seattle 1416782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used Gerber-- they run small, which is great for my skinny guy. He's 27.5 months and he isn't likely to move up from the original 18 month sizes we bought any time soon. They don't absorb much -- but I preferred that for learning purposes. Until I felt like I could trust him, he wore those plastic covers on top. They were crinkly and he'd sweat a lot, so he didn't wear them anymore than necessary. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cloth-training-pants#post-1416452 Tue, 11 Feb 2014 21:44:05 +0000 Mrs. WinterWheat 1416452@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thank you! I had tried ladder hill design (that I do love) but the shipping to canada sucks (all canada posts fault :( ) so I might get one more night time one and try the blueberry ones. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cloth-training-pants#post-1410052 Sun, 09 Feb 2014 09:38:10 +0000 Mrs. Twine 1410052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Blueberry and Imse Vimse are pretty comparable. Imse Vimse seem to hold a little more, but are more bulky. Your daughter sounds similar in build to Lorelei-- the Blueberrys are a little better fit, but no issues with Imse Vimse even though they are only snug at the waist and legs (then they sort of baloon out a little). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cloth-training-pants#post-1410041 Sun, 09 Feb 2014 09:21:03 +0000 pelikila 1410041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used Blueberry. They are pricy but they worked great. I saved them for the next kid since we didn't use them more than a few months before we transitioned to regular underwear. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cloth-training-pants#post-1409962 Sun, 09 Feb 2014 07:36:07 +0000 Cole 1409962@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I liked the imse vimse ones, they are thick enough to hold a small to medium sized pee. They are bulkier than standard underpants (obviously) but not terrible. The last kid I used term with had skinny legs with a tummy and they fit fine. The problem was that they are around $18 a pair which is expensive if you need q bunch. We bought 3 pair and kept her in underwear at home and those when we were out and about. They are uncomfortable when wet whereas this child wasn't bothered by wetness in pull ups and literally couldn't tell she had peed in disposable diapers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cloth-training-pants#post-1409860 Sat, 08 Feb 2014 23:48:19 +0000 Mrs. WinterWheat 1409860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi! We had stopped cloth diapers over the last year. But we plan on starting in the next week with the new little one.<br /> So with that change we decided to try cloth training pants for our middle child (she turned 2 in January).<br /> Any suggestions of kinds? She is almost in a size 24 months but the waist on most of that size is a little big. She has quite small thighs with a larger toddler belly. Most of her pants sit on her hips. </p>