Kate is a mum of two, soon to be three and blogs over at Family Fever, Below she shares her experience of potty train a cloth bummed toddler....
For both my
children, I have religiously used cloth nappies from birth, and loved them. Not
only are they super efficient, soft on delicate skin and good for the
environment but they are also amazingly cute!
So when it
came to potty training my cloth bums, I was a bit lost at sea!
How do you go
from fluffy nappies to a fully fledged toilet trained kid in one easy move?!
The real
answer is – you don’t.
Potty training any child, whether they are in
disposables or real nappies is never going to be a walk in the park.
It’s still
a slog, with lots of accidents along the way.
However,
having used cloth from birth, I knew I didn’t want to go down the disposable
pull up route, so went in search of washable potty training pants. After some
research, and recommendations from the real nappy community we went for the
Bambino Mio training pants.
Like real
nappies, these are totally natural and much more normal to me than disposable
pull ups.
I find the problem with disposables is the fact that they are so
absorbent that they immediately wick away all the wetness so quickly that the
toddler doesn’t know they have had an accident – I think this must make it hard
to learn the difference between wet and dry.
The Bambino Mio training pants have
an inner pad for absorbency so that if the child does have an accident while
you are out you don’t need to panic about drenched clothes. The real
benefit in my eyes is that they also have a waterproof layer that allows the
child to feel wetness – so they can understand what it feels like to have an
accident. I believe this then encourages the child to want to stay dry as they
dislike the uncomfortable feeling of wet pants.
As with real nappies, they can
also be machine washed and tumble dried, so you only need a few pairs to get you through the transition period whereas buying
disposable pull ups can cost a small fortune!
From here
it’s just a small step to big kid pants. And that’s when it gets really tough,
as the beautiful, soft, fluffy nappies have to be packed away forever....
Sad
times.
Sad Times Indeed Kate! I am getting ready for my 2 year old daughter to potty train and I'm going to be lost with out my fluffy stash! Thank you for sharing your experiences Kate. Does anyone else have any tips for Potty Training a cloth bummed toddler? Or any questions? Please do show Kate some comment love and remember all comments get entered into our prize draw!
