https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:13:20 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-training-diapers-do-i-need#post-181759 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 10:43:41 +0000 Honeybee 181759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: Whatever the mess looks like when you take of his diaper, is what it will be like when you try to take off his training pants. Unlike underwear, training pants are made to fit snugly, so they don't leak. If your DS's poops are still kinda squishy, it just gets all over the place; if you DS's poops are really solid, it's still difficult to take the training pants off without the poop touching his legs and smearing. At least, this was my experience. DD was pee-trained before she was poop-trained, so we had a lot of accidents! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-training-diapers-do-i-need#post-181604 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 09:05:14 +0000 woodentulip 181604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used cloth diapers with our daughter, but when she started to potty train (she still isn't good during sleep time), we were going through so few, we opted to avoid the training pant route and go for disposables. We just used normal diapers, though--didn't figure it was worth the extra $$ for pullups. We started that process at about 20 months :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-training-diapers-do-i-need#post-181390 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 03:44:39 +0000 looch 181390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Honeybee: why do you find the poop accidents harder to clean up in a pull down trainer? My son's poop is pretty solid, it kind of holds together in a clump...I know, TMI...but wondering if I need some of the side snap pants. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-training-diapers-do-i-need#post-181305 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 21:51:04 +0000 Red 181305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cole: Thanks a bunch. The PUL is good idea :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-training-diapers-do-i-need#post-181069 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 17:44:11 +0000 Honeybee 181069@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Red: At 18 months, she sometimes signed potty, sometimes said potty, and sometimes she'd just pound on the lid of toilet if we happened to be in the bathroom when she needed to go. For the first 4-5 months we were on more of a schedule, taking her every hour or two; it's only been in the last few months that she's started really telling us when she has to go. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-training-diapers-do-i-need#post-180208 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 08:05:16 +0000 Cole 180208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With the little ones I have helped potty train we did regular underwear from the start unless we were going out in which case we would do the Imse Vimse trainers which had pul and will catch a whole pee unless it was a huge one which wasn't typically the case while potty training. I typically aim for 14 regular underwear and 3-4 with pul. One child decided she preferred regular underwear under the trainers which turned out to be great because she was more bothered by the regular underwear getting wet and because as long as it was reasonably quick outing we would just reuse the trainers. </p> <p>As far as letting us know, it seems like that is a funny hurdle for a lot of kids. I always have a few set times that we would try (before and after sleep, before going somewhere, 15 minutes after eating) which was a great place to start. As they really got the idea I would ask at those times if they had to go and they would answer. As they would show signs of needing to go I would just casually throw out there "remember the sign for potty, if you show me we can go straight there and then come back to our game." Sometimes it would work and other times I would wait a few moments and just announce it was time for a potty break. The more we did this the more they were likely to ask or sign. I think part of the issue is they hate interrupting what they are doing so I make a big deal out of making sure they get to come back to it and keeping my word. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-training-diapers-do-i-need#post-180103 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 23:26:25 +0000 Red 180103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Honeybee: Awesome job training your LO and thanks for the advice. I'll have to check out the Potty Scotty's and the pants that snap on the side. </p> <p>Just curious, how does your LO tell you when she needs to go? As mentioned above, my LO goes on the potty when I put her on but she never signals me when she needs to go even though she knows the sign for "potty". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-training-diapers-do-i-need#post-179684 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:53:55 +0000 Honeybee 179684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought 14 pairs (2 weeks worth) of the Potty Scotty training pants and started using them when DD was about 15 months old. When DS gets old enough to start using training pants, I think I'll buy some new ones. Poop accidents are very difficult to clean up with the training pants that pull straight down, so I think I'll get some that snap at the sides.</p> <p>We practiced EC with DD and started her on training pants at 15 months; we fully potty trained at 18 months. Basically, we waited until all three of us (DD, DH and me) were going to be home for 2 weeks straight; this happened to be over Christmas while DD's daycare was closed. The first three or four days, we left DD naked on bottom and kept her Baby Bjorn potty in the living room, where we spend the most time. The first day, DD had 3 or 4 accidents. Every time she'd have an accident, one of us would clean it up while the other one would sit DD down on the potty to "try." If she went on the potty, we'd give her huge amounts of priase, singing and dancing and clapping our hands for her. </p> <p>The second day, DD had 2 accidents, and by the third day she was done! We still kept her in training pants at night until last month. To train her overnight, we basically just stripped her bed of all her sheets/comforter/etc... We cut off liquids at 6 (she's usually asleep by 7:30) and took her to the potty for the last time at 7; we also told her to yell really loud if she needed to go potty. She had two accidents, and since then, she's been dry every night.</p> <p>Good luck! I hope your DD catches on quickly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-training-diapers-do-i-need#post-179313 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 12:40:48 +0000 looch 179313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're going to do a mix. We do cloth diapers during the day, so he's used to that "wet" feeling, but I still want to give him some time to adjust. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-training-diapers-do-i-need#post-179148 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:52:43 +0000 Red 179148@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: Thanks! Is your son gonna be in training pants exclusively or are you doing a mix of diapers/training pants first? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-training-diapers-do-i-need#post-178873 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 03:49:08 +0000 looch 178873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just bought some training pants, my son is the same age. I went to babies r us to check out the selection and I ended up with 2 packages of cotton underwear type pants and one package of the PUL covered ones for now. Since it's summer and we'll be outside a lot, I figured the non PUL ones were better and more breathable, but we'll see. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-training-diapers-do-i-need#post-178864 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 01:36:09 +0000 Red 178864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been practicing EC (Elimination Communication) off and on with LO since she was 11 months. She's now 18 months and can hold her pee overnight (but doesn't do it every night) and pees/poos in her potty when I put her on it so I think she's ready to be fully potty-trained.</p> <p>She's currently wearing disposable diapers but I'm looking into buying some cloth training pants for her and was wondering how many I would need? or should I just go the disposable route with pull-ups?</p> <p>Would also welcome any training pant recommendations as well as potty-training advice in general :)</p> <p>Thanks! </p>