Cloth Potty Training Undies

We just switched to regular panties and she was completely trained after 2 accedents. She got to pick out her panies and when she had her poopy accedent, I didn't clean them. I just tossed them. I didn't scold her or say anything but "ew, yucky." She was devistated and never did it again. I didn't mean to tramatize her, but there was no way that I was going to clean that. Yuck.
She was almost 2years old and has never had another accedent again, including at night. I swear by it.
Good luck.

I am a cloth diaper user, so Pull Ups were never an option for me, nor did I want plastic pants - vinyl is terrible for babies' skin and doesn't allow it to breathe (not to mention all the toxins in it...)!

I used Potty Scotty undies. They are a bit looser than undies, which helped my son pull them up and down more easily on his own (the undies were really hard for him to pull up and down!). They also have an absorbent pad that catches accidents, but still allows them to feel wet. It is not an insert, however. Just an absorbent pad, but it did the job for MY heavy wetter. Potty Scotty also makes a version that has PUL (polyurethane laminate), which is waterproof but not vinyl. It is safe for babies, and breathable, and what the modern cloth diapers (like Fuzzi Bunz) are covered with. That would REALLY help your LO feel wet, yet not have any puddles on the floor or on clothes. We just used the regular Potty Scotty, though, and it was fine. http://www.pottyscotty.com/ and http://www.pottytrainingconcepts.com/

My other recommendation is a pattern called Ditto Daddy. IT's a pattern that you can buy to make boxers or briefs for your son (that look like Daddy's, hence the name!) and many WAHMs make them to sell. www.hyenacart.com is where many of the WAHMs sell them. you could do a search for ditto daddy to see. These have a special opening for inserts, which helps you adjust absorbency. that might be right up your alley. They are more expensive than the Potty Scotty, though.

Good luck!

**ETA here are a few that sell the Ditto Daddy undies:
http://hyenacart.com/DittoDaddyGear/
http://hyenacart.com/brandysboutique/
http://hyenacart.com/TheCoveredCaboose/
http://hyenacart.com/sudznseamz/
and here is the Ditto Daddy site where you can purchase the pattern (if you or someone you know can sew) http://hyenacart.com/DittoDaddy/

I used cloth diapers with my daughters and when it was time to potty train the oldest I used Imse Vimse training pants. They are thicker than the gerber ones and they were absorbant enough for my daughter not to make a mess but for her to feel wet. Here's a link to the online retailer I use. There are many other options if these are not what you are looking for. www.diaperpin.com has reviews of cloth training pants and retailers. Hope this helps.

http://www.abbyslane.com/catalog.php?category=585

I just potty trained my son (2.5) and I am using some underwear I found on babycenter. They are called Potty Scotty, I think. They are so much better than the plastic pants as they have a soft lining and exterior with padding in the most needed areas. He 100% trained during the day and is using them at night and has yet to have an accident in them so I'm not sure exactly how well they hold everything in but they seem comfy enough and they're not too bulky.
I also just googled training pants covers and found lots of options for they types that take inserts. I chose these because the were reasonably priced.

i am designing my own pocket pull up paints made out of PUL. i was also frustrated by the lack of options and decided to make my own.
i figured with a pocket style, you can use a stuffer and stuff at nighttime for early potty training.
email me privately and i would be happy to provide more info.

If you stay at home with him. you might try letting him go with no pants just underwear so you can get them off and on quickly. At 22 months his is probably a little young to start potty training. It seems that boys take a little longer. You m ight be better off sticking with thte diapers and giving him a little longer. He needs to be able to tell you he needs to go then get to the potty before actually going. It doesn't do any good to force boys to potty train early.

I used training underpants with one son. They are thicker and easier to go up and down but you still can have a big mess when they have accidents. Somewhat helpful but not really all that much more absorbant than regular undies. Best bet is to toilet kiddo every 15 minutes and then spread the time out a little more each day until they get the hang of it. I had a stubborn kid and this worked well, I used a timer and when the bell rang we went to the potty if he wanted to or not. At least he tried to pee and got positive reinforcement. After about two weeks or the timer he was potty trained to pee at least

I have the same problem. I've been spending sixty cents a piece on pull ups on TWO KIDS for two years and so we are really throwing away tons of money every day (since they pee in them.) My baby (almost 2) is in cloth diapers and I am expecting in February, who will also be in cloth. I really want some good cloth pull ups that are more like diapers then the "training pants" the local stores sell! Panties and training pants just get peed through and my house smells worse then a kennel right now so we've been using the disposables. The day time disposables leak when they pee in them so even they aren't the best, I have to catch them as soon as they do it. Pregnant with #5 I can't always get them to sit on the potty frequently enough (I just say before meals and snacks and outings to go potty.)

My almost 5 YO has actually been dry day and night for the last few days so hopefully she's fully trained now! But my almost 4 YO has a ways to go!

Anyway, I have looked into several but look forward to reading reviews of others here. Here's some links:

This seemed to get great reviews, supposedly the best http://naturalbaby.stores.yahoo.net/newacniktrai.html

http://www.theecstore.com/index.php?main_page=product_inf...

http://www.diaperpin.com/search/searchresults.asphttp://w...

https://usshop.motherease.com/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=...

http://www.bumkins.com/shop/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCateg...

http://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/search.jsp?N=0&Nt...

I'll be checking back to see what others have liked!

S.

Try Aristocrats wool pull-ups. They're well made, thick, soft, great for heavy wetters and are low-maintenance once you lanolize.

Just wanted to say thanks for posting this. We're in cloth diapers and about to potty train after the holidays. Thanks mamas for all the great advice here. I'm also not interested in disposable pull-ups for multiple reasons!