Gerber Training Pants ~ Great For When Your Child Knows Pull-Ups Are Still Diapers
Written: Jun 29 '08
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Pros: 100% cotton, Easy to clean
Cons: Run Big
The Bottom Line: These make a great potty training tool.
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| susieq112's Full Review: Gerber Soft Care Training Pants |
Oh, if their were only a magic trick to teaching a child to go on a potty instead of in their pants. At just over 2 years old, my son and I, are heading down the path to potty training. This is my first child, so I’m not sure what I’m doing, but I’m getting scant advice from my Mom and encouraging my son to only do the best that he can. Along the journey we’ve picked up a few items, one being a potty and the other being Gerber Training Pants.
Why These?
I’ve already got my son figured out, he knows a pair of pull-ups or Pampers Easy Ups are simply hyped-up diapers. This in turn means he poops and pees in them and doesn’t care, so asking him to go on the potty was simply a waste of time, in his mind.
We already have a small collection of 2T/3T boys briefs, which we refer to as “daddy pants” in our household, he understand those aren’t diapers, but they don’t hold anything and I’m trying to get through this training ordeal without replacing ever rug in the house.
So, the simple answer to ‘Why These?’, is the nice cotton padded panel that covers just enough area to trap pee, without letting it go everywhere.
More About These Trainers
We purchased the boy-styled trainers, which come in packs of 3. The ‘boy-style’ came with one white pair, one light blue pair and one print pair. We bought 2 packages, which gave us a total of 6.
The underwear are made of 100% Cotton (and are made in India). They come in 3 sizes, 18 months (24 to 28 pounds), 24 months (28 to 32 pounds) and 3T (32 to 35 pounds). We purchased the 24 month size, my son falls right in the middle of the weight recommendation for that size, but I can easily say that the 18 months probably would have fit a bit snugger than the size we have. These trainers do run a bit larger than regular briefs, because these are a slight baggy, where his ’regular’ undies fit a lot better and their 2T/3T.
The underwear are pieced together with several pieces of fabric. They have side panels and an extra panel that covers the bottom, between the legs and a small portion in the front. The waist and legs have a bit of elastic and are covered.
Our Experience
So, we’re just starting out. My son long ago showed me he can rip his diaper off, and he’s officially decided that diapers are “yuck” (his words), but he still uses them… We got for 2 parts of the day without diapers now, a period in the morning and a period in the evening. He’s still wearing diapers for naps, bedtime, trips out, etc.
My son has yet to poop in one of these things, which I doubt he ever will, but he has peed in them, which automatically turns into an emergency. Once, the underwear is wet, he wasn’t out and he wants out immediately. This is usually noticeable because he comes running, grabbing at the bottom of the underwear, with a concerned and worried look… At least he knows it isn’t comfortable and he certainly doesn’t want to wear them wet.
Having had these has certainly excelled my sons potty training, even though we haven’t made any huge leaps into the whole process. He’s getting a better understanding of what is like to be wet and he already knows he doesn’t want to be that way.
Cleaning
Cleaning instructions are simply with these pants. They need to washed in warm water and can be washed with other clothing. They recommend drying at medium heat and claim they can be ironed with a cool iron.
If my son has peed in the diaper I rinse them out, then wring them and put them with the other laundry. The pants maintain their colors well, don’t shrink and are soft to the touch.
Overall
As far as I can tell these training pants are really helping my son understand the concept of being wet, peeing and realizing it is going to happen. He doesn’t want to keep the underwear on when their wet and that is a big step in the right direction for us.
Recommended:
Yes
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