Potty Training the Independent Child

Eighteen Months.

That’s how old my son was when I bought his “bitty potty”. Somewhere I’d absorbed the idea that some kids have a little window of time at 18 months where they can easily potty train if they show interest. BabyBoy showed interest, and so I happily invested in a 3 in 1 potty.

It’s a good thing I chose a color that matched by bathroom. Because for two years, that potty did little more than match.

Oh, BabyBoy liked sitting on it at first. But that’s because it was his size. Not because he had any intention of using it.

Well, that’s not completely true. He did use it. He used the seat for a hat and the bowl to carry his trucks in. He used the base as a step stool to climb up and splash in the sink. But use it for its intended purpose? Ha.

I told myself I had all the time in the world. I wasn’t going to push this potty training thing. I’d heard so many stories about potty training coming super easy if you just wait until the child was good and ready.

All the time in the world.

Until BabyBoy turned three and I couldn’t enroll him in a number of programs because he still wore diapers. Time to kick the training into gear. But no matter what motivation I tried, he wasn’t interested. Stickers? Nope. Candy? Nope. I will not confess how many different kinds I tried with no success (and me finishing off the package). I. will. not.

I finally bought a fun candy dispenser hoping that the joy of pushing the button and seeing the candy drop down might be sufficient. It worked! For four whole hours. Then we were back to not a speck of interest.

I began to joke that it all had to do with his fierce streak of independence. This is the child who would not hold on to anyone’s hand while he was learning to walk. He simply crawled until he figured out how to walk on his own, and then he did just that. Maybe once he knew he could use the bathroom all by himself with no help whatsoever, then and only then would he decide to give up on diapers.

And, you know, I wasn’t in a hurry. I could wait for that. Right?

And then BabyBoy reached his half birthday. I’d been tripping over his potty for two long years. My OS diapers were barely hanging on his hips. Nothing was absorbent enough to hold a pee. It was time to get serious.

I gave up on the trainers. I bought underwear with baseballs and ones with Thomas the Train and ones with dinosaurs. I checked out every book about potty training from the library. I brought in the mighty Peanut M&M for bribery. I started setting the timer and ordering him to the potty every hour.

Oh. So much angst. (“But I don’t want chocolate! I want to read a book!”)

And he still insisted on wearing a diaper whenever he needed to go poo.

And then one day I realized I had the perfect motivator. I spent all day long hearing myself say “no” to his request to play a game on the computer.

“Ding!” The light bulb came on.

“You can play a game on the computer if you go poop in your bitty potty.”

Ah. Success is a sweet, sweet thing. (Especially when accompanied by lots of Peanut M&Ms for Momma.)

By the way, he’s determined to do the wiping, dumping, and flushing all by himself. For the sake of all things clean, I’d prefer he were a little less independent in that for awhile still, but who am I to encourage dependence in toileting? Isn’t that what I’m trying to train against?

At least having cloth diapered, I’m not scared of dirty laundry.

Bio: Becka Olson writes and mothers from her home in Southern California.


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Potty Training for the Rest of Us

So you are taking the plunge. Your baby is showing all the readiness signs. You are done with cloth laundry. You've bought the mini potty. Your sticker chart is ready to go. You've read all the posts about potty training you can find. They were called something like:

Potty Train your 18 month old in three days. How I potty trained my 16 month old in a week. How to potty train your 20 month old on a Tuesday afternoon.

You've seen all the posts on Pinterest. It's all over your social media feed: cute pictures of potty trained toddlers on the potty. Reading a book. You may have gotten e-mails with instructions on how to potty train a toddler. You are so excited to get started, and figure your experience will be like those internet posting parents. After a few days you'll be able to say “done!” and show off your potty wise toddler to all your friends and family.

I don't know who these women are, but they are setting up false expectations for the rest of us. Perhaps you have a little potty training whiz (no pun intended) on your hands. So maybe all of those blog posts will hold true for you. But for the rest of us, with normal kids, we are just setting ourselves up for a horrible disappointment. Its just another insane standard that makes parents and toddlers feel inadequate. You may feel like a total failure when you head into potty training expecting to be done in three days. Instead your child has peed once on the potty and a dozen times on the floor. Or the couch. The bed. The table. Or my favorite, your lap. Now you have two outfits to change and wash. Oh, the laundry.

Don't get me wrong, Pinterest is great. But for those of us who live in the real world the potty training timeline may appear very different than that blogging mom who trained her kid in a weekend.

Expect it to take awhile. You may have a great day, where baby peed on the potty, every time, all day. You are on cloud nine. You are a fantastic potty trainer. Everything is right with the world. And then bam! The next day it's like the potty is the boogie man and your kid won't touch it. Or go anywhere near it. After spending a day washing trainers, then pants when you ran out of trainers, and then the floor when you got tired of finding clean pants, you are left in a puddle of depression crying and wondering what happened. Where's the fantastic potty training super hero mom? After about a week, or maybe two, or three, of these ups and downs, you start having some very dark thoughts about those “three day moms”. You start wondering if they made the whole thing up to get readers. Maybe they did. Maybe they didn't.

Like everything else with a toddler, potty training is not linear. Expect ups and downs. Expect wonderful days and very messy days. Give yourself a break and lower those expectations a bit. You may be successful at home, but not outside the home. Or just with daddy. Or just with mommy. Or just at day care. Or just in the mornings. You are not a failure, your child is not a failure. You two are just learning. Together.

I started potty training my daughter at 20 months. The first three weeks were an intense roller coaster of emotions. Every time I thought we had it in the bag (or the potty) a set back happened. For no apparent reason. I almost threw in the towel on several occasions. We are two months in and I still can't say I have a fully potty trained child 100% of the time. At this point I have just accepted the pooping in the tub. But I am so glad I stuck with it. Refusing to pull out the cloth diapers again, insisting on the potty, sent the message that I meant business. I know you know how to pee on the potty kid. You can do this. I can do this. Eventually, we did. Mostly.

Expect road bumps and setbacks. Don't let them discourage you- or worse, drive you to quit. Yes, it's been longer than your planned three days. And your kid is still hiding behind the curtains to poop. Don't let false expectations of you and your child lead you to quit- when you may be on the verge of success. It just may take a bit longer than those Pinterest mommies.

Bio: Alexis is a stay at home mom of a toddler and two dogs. She struggles to be the best mom she can everyday.


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Choosing the Right Cloth Trainers

In our baby classes, as the kids got to the age of potty training, I got a lot of questions about cloth trainers. Which ones should I use, what works best? How many will I need? The answer will be different for every child, but there are a few things to think about.

Your child's size. Are they petite? Husky? Somewhere in between? Larger children may need GroVia trainers with their Plus Size Side Flex Panels. Smaller children will likely fit well in Blueberry Trainers.

Their age. More importantly, how independent are they? If you have a really early potty learner, they may not do as well pulling their own trainers up and down. Blueberry trainers and Bummis are two of our favorites for ease of use with the kids. I haven't used the Super Undies pull on undies or Ecoposh, and those may work great for pulling up and down as well.

Daytime or Nighttime? Will you need trainers for overnights as well, or just daytime? If you want a cloth trainer designed to be heavy duty to make it through the night, but not have to put your kid back in diapers for bedtime, Super Undies Cotton Nighttime Undies are a great go to solution because you can also add the step up insert to them.

How much they pee at a time. While no trainers are designed to contain everything if they have an accident, if you have a super heavy pee-er, you may benefit from a system like Best Bottom or Super Undies with the ability to add inserts.

Are they having a lot of poop accidents? Check out Super Undies Snap On Training Pants. Easy to clean up the messes because they snap off like a diaper and you don't have to pull them down and get their legs and everything else all nasty.

Do you want something designed for on the go accidents? FLIP Potty Trainers make disposable inserts for their trainers so you don't have to carry around a soiled bag of undies.

Do you have a fashionista? If your little potty learner will be more encouraged by having cute undies, Blueberry, FLIP, Bummis and Best Bottom have some style!

If you need a budget friendly trainer, Best Bottom has an affordable trainer with 3 inserts that you can switch out when they get wet.

How many cloth trainers you need will depend on your child. How often do they wet? How often will you wash? I would suggest about 8 pairs of cloth trainers to get started. If you don't have a wet bag, you will likely want one as well for when you are out and about.

What style trainers you will want will depend on a combination of these factors. Happy potty training!


Bio: Shannon lives in the gorgeous Minnesota countryside with her boyfriend, two kids and two dogs. Between going on magic carpet ride adventures with Maggie {3} and taking Charlie {18 months} down from whatever he has climbed {again}, you can find her writing about a little bit of everything, along with some reviews and giveaways at Our Piece of Earth


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The 5 Worst Things About Potty Training Your Child

Occasionally when I talk about cloth diapers I hear a response of, "Cloth diapers? They sounds so gross!" Or, "Yuck: I could never handle the poop." In my opinion, cloth diapering exposes parents to less yucky stuff because children in cloth diapers experience fewer (if any) poop blow-outs compared to children in disposable diapers. Handling a poopy cloth diaper is also very easy. If the child is breastfeeding, liquid poop dissolves in the washing machine. If a child is formula fed or eating solid food, then poop should be knocked into the toilet, or rinsed into the toilet using a diaper sprayer. The "grossness factor" during cloth diapering was extremely minimal for our family.

Potty training, on the other hand, was a whole different story than cloth diapering. I think all parents have to accept that, when you have kids, you are going to be exposed to poop, vomit, and other unpleasantness. I would take cloth diapering over potty training any day, and here is my humorous list why:

The top 5 worst things about potty training your child:

1. The potty chair
Your child may be too short to fit onto the regular potty, or she may be too independent to get help. This means you're stuck with the endless job of cleaning out a germ-ridden, child-sized potty chair. A diaper sprayer can be a great tool because it allows you to quickly rinse the potty chair and get it ready for the next use.

2. Over zealous potty-using
Kids are learning something new and they are bound to be excited about it. However, after your child has used the potty 30 times in 1-hour, you're going to be less than enthusiastic about his newly discovered potty skills. You may be ready to lean over the toilet yourself after your child has seven poops in one evening. I guess some kids are very determined to be successful!

3. "Doing it themselves" mentality
I love independence in children, but sometimes kids aren't ready for certain tasks. Your child will be seeing you clean out the potty chair, which means it won't be long before he gets the idea to try it himself. Next thing you know, you're walking into the bathroom to find a naked toddler throwing pee into the toilet.

4. Beware of pets
If you have a dog, you know that dogs are not the smartest creatures on the planet. Think again about procrastinating on cleaning up the small terd your child just deposited in the potty chair. You just left a delectable treat in a shinny dog-sized bowl. YUCK.

5. Say goodbye to your expensive things
There is a law of nature: if it's your favorite/most expensive/nicest - whatever it may be- your child is going to pee on it. Move it before the inevitable accident occurs. You may also want to plan ahead, and buy a gallon-sized jug of white vinegar to sterilize potty accidents that happen on carpet (or the one rug you have in your, now, totally barren home).

The next time someone talks to me about how "yucky" cloth diapers are, I will laugh and warn them, "Cloth diapers? Those are a treat compared to potty training!"

Has potty training created some humorous scenarios at your house?

Bio: Nissa is a researcher and writer working in the life sciences. In her free time, she enjoys writing about natural parenting, cloth diapering, and eco-friendly living at Cloth Diaper Guru.


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No One Wears Diapers to College: My Potty Training Battles

Potty training. Those two words can inspire pride and joy in a successful experience between parent and child. They can also provoke groans, forehead smacking and dread to those parents of toddlers wading through this rite of passage and those parents who see it looming just on the horizon. No matter what type of parent you are, and what type of child you have, potty training is something every parent must go through. My question is: With all the different “fool-proof” parenting techniques being marketed to tiny human makers, why is there no fool-proof way to potty train? It has taken just about a year for my now almost 3 year old to be potty trained. I’ll tell you about our experience.

Let me tell you a little about our Lily. Lily, our first child, turned two last September 25th. She’ll be turning 3 this September 25th. These three years have flown by but also seem to have taken forever. I think most parents will agree with this paradoxical view of time. Lily is wonderfully smart and beautiful. She is creative and curious and fearless. She is also stubborn! She is independent, almost to a fault, and will only do things you want her to do if she thinks it’s a good idea too. Enter potty training. Just before her second birthday, she was in the bathtub when she got a funny look on her face. I grabbed her, knowing she probably had to go #2 and put her on the potty. Much to my surprise, she went! Of course, we were at my parents’ house across the country so I didn’t even think about potty training then. Well, we went home and I got pregnant with our second child and potty training kind of fell by the wayside.

A few months later, with Lily closer to 2 ½ we decided to try again. And to our surprise, without much coercion, she potty trained! We had trouble getting her to go to the bathroom on the big person potty. I was having anxiety attacks trying to remember to take her to the bathroom at regular intervals. And extra stress while pregnant is definitely not helpful! We made a breakthrough when we bought a little potty at Wal-Mart for super cheap. We left it in the front room (gross, I know, but a parent’s gotta do what a parent’s gotta do). This helped Lily make it in time. We did really great for an entire week. An M&M treat every time she went helped motivate her. Minimal to no accidents. I couldn’t believe it could be so easy.

And I was right. She regressed. For no apparent reason, after that first week, she had accident after accident. I would take her to the bathroom and she wouldn’t go and then pee on the floor 2 minutes later. So I backed off. We did this cycle several times. Wait a month and try again. Wait another month and try again. Finally, as we were nearing her third birthday, I just thought – Enough!

We had taken a month long trip to California and when we came back I just told Lily that that was that. No more diapers. You’re a big girl now. We’re going to wear underwear now. And she did well. It took a day or two of constant accidents but then only an accident or two every other day. It helped that we got her some Doc McStuffins underwear (she loves that show!) My husband, genius that he is, also got her a bunch of “potty presents” from the dollar store.

She gets a present every time she goes #2 in the potty. It works like a charm! So while there are many different ways to potty train, what worked for us is waiting until she was willing to try, taking away diapers all together, and giving her the right motivation. We do use Best Bottom Potty Trainers when we go out sometimes but she hardly needs them now. To parents potty training: Just stick with it. If you need to take a break, do it. Forcing it doesn’t really work, at least not for us!

Bio: I'm Valerie Redfearn, a qualified librarian and current stay-at-home Mom with two girls - Lily who is almost 3 and Violet who is 4 months. My family currently lives in Blacksburg, VA where we love to go to the park, read books and engage in general silliness.


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Potty Training the Not-So-Easy Way

When I began to contemplate potty training my oldest son, I only had two bits of collective wisdom floating around in my head: 1. Boys train later than girls and 2. Children who use cloth diapers generally train earlier than those who wear disposables. Since I was planning to train my cloth-diaper-wearing boy, this left me not knowing where – or when – to begin. So, being a librarian, I of course consulted a book: Potty Training Boys the Easy Way: Helping Your Son Learn Quickly--Even If He's a Late Starter by Caroline Fertleman and Simone Cave, and also did a little internet research for good measure. Then I plunged right in (no pun intended).

First, I switched him from my favorite AIOs (bumGenius Freetimes) to my second-favorite (GroVias), hoping that the natural fibers would help him realize when he was wet. Then we started talking about the potty a lot (although he was already quite familiar with the concept – anyone else forget what it’s like to go to the bathroom by yourself?).

I purchased two little potties (one for each bathroom in our house – the inexpensive kind from Ikea), a toilet seat insert in case we wanted to try out the real thing, and several pairs of two different kinds of cloth trainers: Imse Vimse and Blueberry. I thought my son was ready because he had started regularly flooding his diapers -- I’d had to switch from AIOs to prefolds and covers just to keep his clothes dry – and telling me when he was “stinky.”

It was a disaster. He did not want to wear his “big boy undies” or sit on the potty if he wasn’t in the mood. My strong-willed child refused to do what I knew he could do. I tried bribing – er, rewarding – with M & Ms. I played the “big boy” card. I tried letting him wear regular underwear so that accidents would be a lot more dramatic, but the wetness didn’t seem to bother him. Every morning, there were tears when he begged to put on his “biper” instead of trainers. I decided I did not want to make potty training a power struggle, because I knew exactly who would win, and it wasn’t me. So I backed off.

Then, Daddy played the trump card. He promised our son Hot Wheels if he would go in the potty for a week. Success! We just celebrated his third birthday -- sans diapers.
Now he is happily wearing his “big boy undies” and having fewer and fewer accidents. When he does have an accident, he catches himself so that we just have to change his trainers and not his whole outfit. Tonight I smiled with pride when we were getting his pajamas on and he told me he didn’t need to wear a diaper to bed because he was a “big boy.”

I put his Freetime on anyway. Just in case.

Bio: Laurie Walters is a children’s librarian-turned-SAHM who keeps her storytime skills fresh by reading to her two boys and subbing occasionally at a local library. She and her family live in Michigan, where they use cloth diapers, cloth napkins, unpaper towels…and Cottonelle.


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Signing For A Change

When my daughter was 6 months old, we took a baby sign language class at the local rec center. I thought it’d be a fun class for both of us and, more importantly, we would be able to communicate with each other earlier on. I was particularly interested in learning and teaching signs related to eating and elimination. I had read about elimination communication, or “EC” as I kept seeing on different forums, and was intrigued by it, but not a die-hard ECer.

Around this same time I bought my daughter the Baby Bjorn Little Potty which is the smallest potty chair out there. If she woke up from a nap dry, I’d place her on there and she’d go. I would incorporate signs while we were doing this, but it definitely was not a regular occurrence. I would also do the sign for “change” when I could change her diaper but again, I wasn’t very consistent.

Once my daughter began crawling the potty chair was useless; she’d wake up dry from a nap but couldn’t sit still and just wanted to crawl and explore. So, I put it away. A couple months went by and she began walking, so I knew to not even bother with the potty again. About two months after she had the hang of walking I decided to re-introduce her to the potty chair after a nap, and she knew exactly what to do.

She actually began making the connection at about 14 months that a diaper change happened after she went pee or poo but that she could let me know she had to go by signing “change” ahead of time. Lucky for me, I went from washing diapers every other day to every third or fourth day. We have many false alarms, as she will conveniently sign “change” before bedtime or as I’m putting her into her high chair…after all, it’s more fun to play with the toilet paper! But I’m learning when she really has to go and it is nice to see her gaining independence.

On the other hand, I had been eyeing some more diapers to add to our stash which now can no longer be justified! (Sorry Bitti Tutto, you’ll have to wait till I have another baby.) But the plus side is that soon I will get to shop for trainers! The Blueberry trainers have really cute prints, the Super Undies Pocket trainers seem very practical, and the Little Beetle learners look like they would be the most comfortable! So I guess there are pros and cons to each milestone. Maybe I’m ready for this “change” after all!

Ann J. is a cloth diaper fanatic with a 15-month-old daughter who has the cutest diaper butt on the block!

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Cloth Diapers Over Time for Changing and Special Needs

Husband and I were elated when we learned that Baby J was going to be a big brother. We were also a bit overwhelmed by the prospect of parenting two children under two. I started looking for ways to save money. Cloth diapers topped the list. It also didn’t hurt that cloth would lessen our carbon footprint, be gentler on our little ones’ bottoms, and the diapers are just so darn cute.

Husband wasn’t convinced at first but he agreed after trying some all-in-2s and pockets and seeing how easy they are to use. Our family favorites are Gro Via, bumGenius, FuzziBunz and Happy Heinys. Husband is fully on board now and he even does diaper laundry.

I am thrilled that using cloth has saved our family (a lot of!) money but my motivations have changed over time. After Bean’s birth, it quickly became clear that he was different than “typical” children. He had a number of health problems and global developmental delays. After many months, countless therapy sessions and even more doctor appointments, we pursued genetics testing and learned that Bean has Williams Syndrome. Williams Syndrome is a rare genetic condition characterized by heart defects, kidney abnormalities, developmental delays, intellectual disabilities and distinctive facial features. Individuals with Williams Syndrome are unique because they also possess striking verbal abilities, an affinity and talent for music and have very outgoing and endearing personalities.

Having a child with special needs has changed my perspective on a lot of things. There’s so much uncertainty and so many things I can’t control. But there are some things that I can do to impact Bean’s life in a positive way. I consider cloth to be one of those things. It feels good to know that I am using a gentle and safe product against his skin. He is not sitting in chemical-laden diapers day in and day out. He has had a lot of pain in his life but diaper rash has never been a factor.

Cloth has also had a positive impact on his brother’s life. Baby J was in cloth diapers until we started potty learning. When he first learned about pull ups from his peers, he insisted on wearing them. We really only used them outside of the house and at bedtime. I found them to be essentially useless in helping him to learn about potty time. He would wet the pull up and continue about his day. So, we made the switch to regular cotton underpants at home and cloth trainers when we are out and about. Our favorite, by far, are Blueberry trainers. They are very trim and feel like underpants. They protect his clothes but he can feel when he has an accident. As a result, he has made a lot of progress.

This is also encouraging because we expect that Bean will be delayed in learning to use the potty. We hope that cloth will help him meet this milestone and gain more independence sooner than expected for children with Williams Syndrome.

Cloth has grown with our family as we have grown and changed. I am confident that by using cloth, I am doing the right thing for my children and our family and meeting our evolving needs by using cloth.

Biography: Heather is the proud mama to two charming boys and wife to an amazing husband. She can be found blogging about Baby J, a wonderful and spirited three year old, and Bean, her sweet 20 month old living with Williams Syndrome at www.babyjandbean.blogspot.com.

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EC Light + Cloth

Even before I was pregnant - I knew I didn't want to use disposable diapers.  I read about a method that women in other parts of the world used, which is now, commonly called, "Elimination Communication," or "EC".  Some missionaries watched these tribal women carry their naked baby with them in a cloth pouch all day long.  They were amazed that the pouch was not soiled at the end of the day.  They studied what these ladies were doing and then wrote a book about it.  The idea is that babies don't want to mess on themselves and can "tell" us when they need to go - just as they "tell" us when they are hungry or tired.

I was intrigued by the method and knew I wanted to give it a try.  I also knew, however, that i would need to use some form of backup method if I ever wanted to leave the house.  That's when I discovered cloth diapers.  I used BumGenius one-size with my first child, along with the EC method.  By eight months old, she only used a couple of diapers a day - and never for anything but urine.  After a year, we no longer ran a regular wash load of diapers.  She only wore a diaper if we were out for long periods - and, even then, she would use a public restroom and the diaper would remain dry.  She never had to go through traditional potty training.  When her brother came along, she was 23 months old and it was so nice not to have two babies that needed diapering.

We started the method with our son when he was old enough to hold up his head.  He is six months old now and doesn't poo in a diaper at all.  He can nap without a diaper and sleeps in a dry diaper - waking to nurse and potty in the night.  We go through a diaper or two a day - and only because I am sometimes busy with his big sister when he gives me a cue that he has to go.  Many days, we use the same diaper all day long.  When we go out, we keep a small, potty in the car or in the diaper bag.

Cloth diapers have been an amazing help with the EC method.  Some hardcore EC moms would scoff at my method.  Many do not use diapers in any form.  I call what I do "EC Light".  It is more convenient for me and much more manageable.  I also get peed on less this way.

Submitted by Amanda W.

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Cloth Diapering a Toddler

Now at the age of 2 ½ I was hoping my youngest son would have potty learned by now. His older brother trained easily at 29 months old, so I was kind of hoping that he would as well. After diapering for over four years now, I’m anxious to leave the world of poopy diapers in the past, even if it means saying farewell to my cloth diapering days. We gave potty learning a shot a few months ago only to have it all go downhill after a great first day. Not wanting to push the subject only to frustrate us both, I decided to follow my son’s ques, and wait until he is ready to try again.  We are back to him using the toilet before bath time, but he still refuses to tell me that he needs to go during the day. This leads me to believe that my #1 New Years resolution is to help him potty learn before his 3rd birthday in March.

After being over 10 pounds at birth, Brendan continues to be a big boy. He’s been over 30lbs for over a year now and outgrew many of his one size diapers long ago. This lead to a difficult time finding CD’s that both fit him well and worked to my satisfaction. The only one size diapers that still fit well for us are the Blueberry Minky diapers that I’ve had in my stash for two years now. The rest of my stash is now made up of toddler size fitted diapers made by a WAHM for Piddle Poodles.  These diapers give me the rise my son needs, as well as the fit around the waist without digging into his skin. Of course, the larger fitted diapers also make it difficult to find covers that work over them. I’ve found the only commercially available cover that fits well are the large Thirsties covers. In addition, my son now wears a lot of wool and fleece pants since they work double duty as a cover and as pants. Of course this also gives me a great excuse to buy beautiful wool yarns to knit into longies for him!

Brendan has been in cloth ever since he was around 11 weeks old. It’s amazing to think that when we first began cding he was just beginning to fit in the smallest setting of his BumGenius 3.0’s, and now he literally is bursting at the seams in almost all CD’s.  Cloth diapering a toddler has proven itself as an adventure in itself, but at the cost of toddler size disposable diapers I see the financial savings each time I pass by the diaper isle at the store.

By Katrina W.

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An Adventure into Potty Training

Our adventure potty training our daughter was not a short one. At nine months old, we started trying to get her to sit on a toilet with an insert – with no luck. Around eighteen months we tried to get her to sit on a potty chair – with little luck. At 29 months, we tried to potty train in one day – with no success. The result each time was a stiff child afraid to sit on the potty.

We tried bribery of all kinds, but she wanted nothing to do with it. We might have success for a few weeks getting her to sit on a potty for a few minutes a day, but if we pushed for more we were met with a rigid child. It took physical force to get her to sit, and that was more force than I was willing to use. Luckily I have two friends who reassured me she would eventually get it. Their four girls all potty trained between two and a half and three years old, so I knew I was not alone.

Then came the day she chose to wear underwear. She had started to become more interested in our use of the toilet, and given the choice one day she chose the underwear. The deal was that she had to sit on the potty when asked or wear a diaper, and it was enough to get her to at least sit. But, there was no success. She would sit on the potty for at least five minutes only to get off the potty, put on underwear, and make a puddle minutes later. She even got good at holding it after noticing she was starting to make a mess, but still she would not use the potty. Instead, we would end up with a puddle after two or three attempts on the toilet and a few pairs of underwear.

At that point, I was frustrated. So, I sent an SOS out via Facebook and got a few ideas. First we tried sitting on the potty, drinking water-downed juice, and watching a show. It took over an hour and more than eight ounces of juice, but she finally had an accidental success. Unfortunately that tactic didn’t work the next morning – she just held it until her show was over and her underwear was on, and then she made a puddle. We got another accidental success playing with a spray bottle in the bathroom (spraying into a bucket), but other distractions like books and play-doh didn’t work. So, when I went to the grocery store I bought candy. Maybe a small bribe would help. She already knew she would get a tricycle when she was fully trained, but that wasn’t complete tangible to her. And the candy worked. She got one piece for every success, and she milked it for all of its worth. Luckily I only put about ten pieces in the candy container, so when they were gone, they were gone.

After the bribery, she was completely trained when she was not distracted. As long as we stayed in the house, there were no accidents. I could plan errands after she went, and we were fine. But things that had to be done at certain times or were longer than an hour were a problem. She wouldn’t / couldn’t have success on demand, so she had to go while we were gone. But, she was too distracted to get to the toilet in time. So, I needed some sort of training pant. I had already learned she could take off a diaper (since she is skinny enough just to force them down), so I had a few options. I looked to see what was available at Kelly’s Closet because I wanted to use another free one-sized coupon. Unfortunately, none of the trainers in stock seemed like a good option for us. I thought about the Little Beetles, but the size she needed was out of stock. Then I got the idea that maybe a fitted diaper would work. She isn’t one to have an accident sitting down or sit down while wet, so a water proof cover while out wasn’t really necessary. So, I went with the Mother-ease one-sized option because it was the cheapest. And they work! They can hold a full accident without causing a puddle, which is what I wanted. I can also feel that she is wet on the outside, which is nice. And, since these are new to our stash, I am getting away with calling them underwear. She is skinny enough to pull them on and off, so they work just like underwear for her.

So finally, at almost 33 months, she is mostly potty trained. We have something to use when we are out to prevent puddles, and she is happy. Hopefully before too long we can go without the fitted diapers, but until then I am fine using them.

By Stephanie U.

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Why I Went Cloth, and You Can Too

I wanted to write this to hopefully encourage other parents who may be considering cloth diapers. I have been cloth diapering my youngest three children for a year and a half, and I love, love, love it.

I am a normal Mom. I really am. If, I can do it, so can you.
When I decided to go cloth, I found myself with a 4 year old, a 2 year old and 3 month old twins. My husband single handily supports the six of us. So, money.is.always.an.issue. I nursed the twins, so formula, was happily an expense we could avoid. But the diapers…oh the diapers! I found myself going through an obscene amount diapers. Between the babies and my two year old, I was going through about 210 diapers a week, and 840 disposable diapers a month. I even joined our local wholesale club simply for the diapers. But the cost still stung. Every time I bought the diapers, it hurt. I could not see throwing away (literally) money like that anymore. Life was as busy as it gets, but yet I made the decision to go cloth. And, I’ve never looked back.  After deciding to go cloth, I faced a few obstacles:

1) The Hubs:

My husband was going to be a tough sell. He’s one of those diaper-changing-gags-me types. So, the idea of washing diapers in our own house wasn’t going to be overly appealing to him. I knew if I was going to convince him, it would be with the numbers. So, I set about doing the math.

I realized that I was spending a little under $300 a month on diapers that I was ultimately throwing away. I factored in that my two year old would be potty training within the year, and would only require a diaper for naps, and a diaper for sleeping at night, as well as the fact that the babies wouldn’t always be using as many diapers in a day. I came to the rough estimate that we could save about $2640 the first year, and $1616 in the second year and $960 in the third year of cloth diapering. This totaled $5,216! WHAT? Oh, and this doesn’t even include the cost of wet wipes.

After an initial refusal, even he couldn’t deny the SAVINGS and came on board. And, I just asked him yesterday if he had any regrets, now that we’ve been at this for a year and a half. His response? “Why, would I regret it? It hasn't bothered me?” So, there you have it. Diapers are still diapers, only now there are no more out of pocket costs.

2) The naysayers:

“WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT TO YOURSELF?”

Admittedly, I was as busy as I had ever been in my life. Days were long and action packed. It did not seem like I needed to add anything else to my plate. But, cloth diapers seemed like the answer to our budget. People’s reactions ranged from supportive, to unsure to borderline rude. But, ultimately, we went with what we knew was right for us. And I’m so glad we did.

3) Figuring out how to cloth diaper:

This step in the process was very daunting. Once I started researching cloth diapers, I was overwhelmed. A process I had assumed simple, seemed to actually be quite complex. There were so many different brands and types and words that made no sense to me. What’s an insert? What’s a doubler? Bamboo what? Pocket vs. prefold vs. all in ones? A sprayer?

I needed to figure out which style/brand of diapers I wanted to buy, how many I would need, a place to store dirty diapers (both at home and on the go), how I would wash them, when I would wash them, and what accessories I would need. (The only accessory I was sure I needed were Baby Legs. Because, have you seen them?? Edible). But, other than that, I was lost.

Then, I found Kelly’s Closet and the Diaper Whisperer. This helped me so much! Seriously. Do your research, and read as much as you can on this site. It really does help to demystify cloth diapering.

4) The doubts:

The upfront cost was going to be considerable. To make it worth it, I needed to buy enough cloth diapers, to be able to exclusively cloth diaper the twins and the toddler. I didn’t have the luxury of trial and error, figuring out my brand of choice and slowly building my cloth diaper collection. (Every box of disposable diapers that I would buy would potentially eat into the savings we could accumulate by switching to cloth). Once we agreed to go cloth, the plan was to order the diapers and have them delivered before I needed to buy another box of disposable diapers.

I now tell people that switching to cloth diapers is one of the best parenting decisions I have ever made. What? Is that overly dramatic? It’s true. And, like all parenting decisions, this one came with its own share of hesitations. This was going to be a hefty bill, and I was really nervous to hit the submit button on my order. What if this was a mistake? What if I hated it? What if I couldn’t keep up with it? What if I didn’t build the right supply?

But I did my research, read tons of reviews and in the end, placed my order. The day my diapers arrived I was over the moon. I loved them immediately, and am happy to report, that love has only grown. Our diapers paid for themselves in eleven weeks. Everything after that was pure savings (or profit, depending upon how you look at it). I feel so good about putting them on my kiddos. I look forward to continuing to cloth diaper and truly wish I had made the switch sooner.

By Mary D.

Why I Went Cloth, and You Can Too

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Why Cotton Training Pants?

We can take care of all your cotton training pants questions. If your little one is ready to potty train, that means they are growing up. While you may not want to admit that your baby days are numbered, it is still an exciting milestone for both of you. We know that not everyone is an expert on potty training or on the best products to use to make it the most successful experience for your child. Luckily, we’ve done the research for you and can offer you some suggestions as to what you might need for the potty training stage of your child’s development.



Why Cotton Training Pants?


There are many reasons why we recommend cotton training pants. Of course, if you are already using cloth diapers, the move to washable training pants is a logical transition. However, even parents who have used disposable products to this point may find themselves examining the various cloth options. The main reason for this is that studies indicate that children who use cotton training pants learn to use the potty quicker and more effectively than those who are kept in a super-absorbent disposable product. After all, it’s hard to develop the control needed for potty training if there is no physical indication of accidents. Disposable products are so absorbent that wetness is never felt. Cloth training pants, on the other hand, allow your child to feel when they are wet, giving them the essential feedback necessary for successful potty training.



What Features Do You Need?


Like disposable products, cotton training pants should allow for accessible changes. After all, accidents are a normal part of potty training. We prefer styles that can be pulled off and on like a regular pair of underwear; this gives your child a sense of accomplishment. However, for messy accidents, it’s also nice for parents to be able to easily change the cotton training pants. Look for products that have side snaps or can otherwise be removed without creating an even bigger mess. 



Another feature that is appealing to parents is a waterproof layer. Potty training doesn’t just happen when it is convenient for you. In fact, busy families may be working of potty training more when out-and-about than they do at home. Having cotton training pants with a waterproof layer gives you greater peace-of-mind, providing a bit of extra protection from leaks. Because the waterproof layer is towards the outside of the cotton training pants, this feature does not interfere with the ability to feel wetness.



There are many types of cotton training pants. In fact, when looking at our products, some may appear to be made of different types of fabric. Cotton can be milled in different ways, creating flannel, knit or terry cloth, for example. These all still qualify as cotton training pants. The cotton is merely the base fiber that makes the training pants absorbent.

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Toy Story 3 Marketing Strategy Used on Disposable Children’s Products

In our household we don’t watch much TV (hubby does-LOL-but the kids and I don’t) . I do on occasion let the kids watch movies and my 2 year does like the Toy Story movie series.

I was shopping the other day in a large department store and was pulled into the special “Toy Story 3” aisle. I hate to admit it but I am a softy when it comes to Toy Story. It is especially cute to hear my son say “Woooody” and “Buuuuzzzz”. I looked up and down the aisle and I did want to purchase a couple of things but held off because by 12 year old daughter said- “Now Mommy, you don’t want to spoil Riley.”(How wise is she? What a great kid!) As I was about to go to the next aisle the end cap was…I couldn’t believe it…Toy Story 3 disposable training pants! ACK! GASP! I couldn’t believe it.

Now this post is not written to “bash” the big boy disposable diaper companies but just to make everyone aware how the power of persuasive marketing can make parents purchase a product. Hypothetically if I didn’t use cloth diapers on Riley and used disposable diapers full time I have to admit that I would be tempted to purchase a package of these training pants. (Just being honest here!) I also have to admit that these big companies do have good marketing strategies (of course I don’t believe in them but do believe they are persuasive). However, because I am educated on “modern cloth diapering and cloth training” I know the following:

1. My child will train quicker using a cloth product.
2. My child will not be exposed to any of the ingredients in a main-stream disposable product.
3. I am being more environmentally conscious.
4. I will save MONEY!
   

Of course this list of benefits can go on and on!

Being that marketing tactics and campaigns can influence parent’s buying decisions what do you think we all can do as consumers, retailers, and manufacturer’s to “persuade” parents to switch to cloth diapers and/or cloth training pants? Do you think a more grassroots effort should be made or a marketing strategy implemented that utilizes licensed characters to persuade parents to switch to cloth diaper products?

(Please reply with comments that are constructive and not inflammatory. We appreciate your thoughts!)

By Kelly W.- The Cloth Diaper Whisperer

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Some Parents Just Don't Want to Talk About Potty Training

Some parents just don't want to talk about cloth training pants and potty training. After all, who wants to admit that their little one is growing up? Parents tend to savor the innocent days of babyhood, relishing the times when their child was completely dependent on them for care. However, as your baby grows, you become more excited about the milestones they reach. The lure of accomplishment slowly overcomes your desire to keep your baby little forever. If you used cloth diapers on your baby, the move to cloth training pants is a natural progression. However, even parents who relied on disposable diapers for the baby years can find advantages in using cloth for potty training.

Cloth Training Pants vs. Pull-Ups
If you have spent any time with a group of parents who have toddlers or school-aged children, the subject of potty training will come up eventually. Frankly, these discussions can scare a parent! Some children are just plain difficult to toilet train. If a child doesn't want to reach that milestone, there really isn't a whole lot a parent can do about it. What you can do is encourage and motivate your child. Cloth training pants are a great way to do this. Cloth training pants allow a toddler to feel when they have had an accident, providing immediate sensory feedback for the potty training process. Disposable and pull-up type products do not offer this benefit. They are so absorbent that wetting often goes largely unnoticed by the child. While manufacturers tout many features that promise to alert the child to the issue, they rarely work as advertised. The simplest way is to allow the natural processes to teach the child by using cloth training pants.

Features to Look For
In order to make the potty training process work as simply as possible, you definitely will want a few features. First, look for enough absorbency to contain a single accident. Many cloth training pants feature a waterproof layer, keeping clothes and furniture dry while your child learns. You also can purchase cloth training pants that allow you to open the sides for easy changing of particularly messy accidents. All these features ensure that the potty learning phase will be a positive experience, both for you, as a parent, and for your child.

Creating a Successful Environment
Many parents who find themselves frustrated with potty training have neglected to create a successful environment before beginning the process. Just because you have purchased cloth training pants doesn't mean that your work is done. Before you start potty learning, take the time to be sure that your child is completely ready. Your child needs to be able to not only recognize the potty process, but also vocalize and communicate well. Most children are not emotionally ready until between 18 months and 2 years of age. So don't be too eager or disappointment and frustration is likely to occur. Once your child displays signs of readiness, you can then introduce cloth training pants and begin the potty learning process.

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How I Converted a Friend to Cloth

I entered the world of cloth diapers for the first time right around my son's first birthday. Determined to encourage successful potty learning sooner rather than later, I invested in some basic prefolds and Bummis Super Whisper Wrap covers with high hopes that using them would help my son "connect the dots," so to speak.

I wasn't outspoken about my rather idealistic goals. I knew most people would think I was crazy, probably doubly so for using cloth and for trying to potty learn at an early age. Mostly, I just kept my head down and my mouth shut. I did share what I was doing with a few close friends that have young children, since they couldn't help but notice the switch. But I never set out to convince anyone to cloth diaper. I wasn't fully convinced yet myself. It was merely an experiment.

As the grand experiment continued, I began noticing some "side benefits" to my cloth diapering decision: no huge, smelly trash bag full of diapers in my garbage, no more costly store trips to stock up on something I was just going to throw away. I bought my last small package of disposables when my son was 14 months old, and they lasted a good two months. And wow, disposable diapers smell bad to me now, even when they're not dirty! I had never noticed. This change just might work for us....

Over time, my friend Rachel began asking me questions about what I was doing: "How much do cloth diapers cost? How do you wash them? Do you like them? Do you think it's working?" I answered as honestly as I could; I was very open about sharing my successes and struggles -- what was working, what was driving me nuts. She could see the benefits on her own -- not having to shell out the cash for disposables was something even our frugal husbands could get excited about!

Now I'm convinced that cloth diapering is a great decision, and I can see so many benefits that I didn't see before. However, I didn't actively try to persuade Rachel (or anyone else, for that matter) that cloth diapering was a good idea. After all, I never would have tried cloth myself if I had not come to it with ulterior motives! I simply answered questions when asked, showed others what I was doing, and let them form their own opinions. Most people are pretty good at doing that, anyway! I'm learning sometimes the most convincing argument is the one you arrive at all by yourself.

The day finally came, a few months later, when Rachel called me with a question, "Um, could I borrow some of your prefolds and covers? I'm thinking about this cloth diapering thing."

I grinned to myself. "Sure! Absolutely!"

Our sons are both two years old now; they've mastered the potty and ditched the diapers. However, we have many cloth diapering days ahead and we're both adding new little members to our families. Rachel just had a baby last month, and I'm expecting in a few more weeks. We've both decided to try cloth diapering a newborn, only this time, we'll be experimenting together. We're having fun trying different diaper combinations on Rachel's accommodating, sweet new baby to see what works and what doesn't. I'm very excited to begin cloth diapering my newborn with a supportive friend! If we just so happen to influence a few more friends to join us along the way, so much the better!

-- By Jennifer H.

How I Converted a Friend to Cloth

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Product Focus : BlueBerry Minky Trainers PLUS a GIVEAWAY!!

The following post is written by Margarita McClure, owner of Blueberry and Swaddlebees. We currently don't have the Blueberry Minky Trainers in stock but they are on order and expected to stocked in our Kelly's Closet store in about 2 weeks. Margarita really went into detail with me when I inquired about this trainer and told me it is extremely absorbent and most likely the most absorbent cloth trainer on the market. Have fun reading!

"While we created the One Size Minky diapers for picky cloth diapering moms, the Blueberry Minky Trainers was created for the picky toddler, who, as we all know are at that age when they are starting to exercise their little opinions already.

Designed with an outer layer of waterproof minky in a variety of fun colors and prints, it is equipped with an inner layer of soft cotton velour and 2 generous hidden layers of absorbent microfiber terry in the wet zone. The cotton velour inner lets the baby feel it when they have wet to help facilitate potty learning. The gentle waist and leg elastics will enable your little one to pull the trainer up and down by themselves, to help foster independence.

This trainer is meant to catch a major accident, or several little ones. We used it a lot for overnights, when our youngest son would just be too sleepy to get up and go potty. We also used it for our eldest son, who, at around 2.5 yrs regressed for a few weeks to not wanting to go potty first thing in the morning after being dry all night (he was already night trained by 14 months). Both boys loved the ritual of picking out their night diapers before going to bed. They definitely loved the Minky Trainers and picked out a different print each night.

Several customers have also sworn by these Minky trainers, claiming them as their “workhorse trainers”. It’s also a good alternative to when you’re ready to start the potty training process, but not quite ready for regular underwear yet and still need the absorbency of diapers."

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Margarita wants you try them out.... That is why she is giving away TWO MINKY TRAINERS to one of our readers. All the entries from the Fluff Friday of this week will be entered on this giveaway, and the winner will be posted on Friday, together with the winner of the Fluff Fridays... You also will have the opportunity of an EXTRA comment if post a comment saying "Why you want to win this trainers?".

Thanks Margarita!

Product Focus : BlueBerry Minky Trainers PLUS a GIVEAWAY!!

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It’s Potty Time!

Potty training (aka potty learning) is a BIG deal for your little one! Of course, it’s an equally BIG deal for you. Cloth diapered children will usually potty train faster than their disposable diapered counterparts (especially those who wear cotton diapers as the wetness is more significant than diapers with stay dry liners – such as pocket diapers).

Things to consider when preparing to potty train:

1) Make sure you and your child are truly ready! Don’t feel pressured into potty training your darling son at 18 months because your neighbor’s daughter was potty trained by that age. Every child is different; some recognize their body’s elimination signals while other children do not recognize them for a long time. There are babies who detest any wetness and others who don’t mind marinating! *lol*

Look for signs of readiness such as: verbal communication, imitates you on the toilet – or shows interest in going potty on the toilet, stays dry for long stretches of time (usually 2-3 hours).

External signs of readiness include: squatting, crossing legs (as to try to hold it in), grabbing the diapers, retreating to a corner or a hidden place in the house. These signs are only indicators that your child may be ready – but not necessarily so.

2) Make it fun and exciting. Aside from making sure they’re ready – this is the next most important advice. Have a special rewards system in place for acknowledging their successes. Try not to emphasis the accidents and encourage them for success the next time they must “go.”

3) Chose the system that best suits your child. Some children prefer their own potty chair; others like to use the big toilet like mom and dad. If your Royal Highness prefers their own throne include them in the selection process. If your child prefers the standard toilet – consider (temporarily) decorating the bathroom to accommodate their interests. Keep a couple short books handy (potty books are especially helpful), some pictures of things they enjoy, etc… a step stool to make getting on the potty and washing hands more accessible/easy. Personalizing makes the restroom their special place to potty!

4) Remember – accidents happen. Do not punish your child for an accident – these are bound to happen. It’s difficult for our little ones to unlearn their previous potty habits; before it was completely acceptable to go potty in their pants. If accidents occur far too frequently – then take a break and try again later as your child may not be ready just yet.

The purpose of potty training is to teach your child to recognize the connection between feeling the urge to go and then ultimately going. I personally employed the bare bottom approach in the initial stage – as the child becomes more aware of their body and their elimination needs when there’s nothing on their bums. This is easiest in warm weather as you can let your child run around in a long t-shirt and nothing else. If they have an accident – they immediately feel it and recognize their body’s signals faster when bare bottomed. Of course, this is also a bit frustrating for clean-freak parents like me – it was pretty hard to mentally tolerate the idea of accidents on the carpet (hardwood floors are more potty training friendly). However, we had far fewer accidents with the bare bottomed approach.

Underwear or Trainers?

This is the million dollar question among parents when taking on the potty training challenge. Once you’ve taught your little one to recognize their body’s signals – you must decide whether they should wear standard underwear or some form of trainers; this is entirely up to you and what your little one will respond best to.

True training pants are not diapers and are designed to contain accidents but are not typically waterproof (only more absorbent than standard underwear). However, not all trainers are created equal. Some trainers have no waterproof barrier – but are made with a thicker cotton than standard underwear while others do include a waterproof barrier such as the Imse Vimse Training Pants; other trainers are nearly identical to pocket diapers except they utilize side snaps or sewn sides and can easily be pulled up and down (these are usually best for overnight purposes) such as the Bumwear Pull Up Training Pants.

Evaluate how your child reacts to underwear and/or trainers. If your child treats the trainer like a diaper, then it would be best to avoid them. I used “pull-ups” on my youngest daughter for trips outside the home just so I wouldn’t have to deal with any potential accidents (which always seem to occur at the most inopportune time). However, after awhile I noticed she wouldn’t bother going potty in the toilet or telling me when she needed to go potty while wearing her pull-ups - she’d just reliever herself in them; if she wore panties – she would always tell me when she needed to go potty. Naturally, I stopped using the pull-ups when going outside and she rarely had an accident.

Lastly, overnight dryness may take some time. Therefore, it’s highly recommended not to tackle nighttime training until after your child has mastered daytime dryness. Even then, some children have issues with bedwetting (a condition called enuresis); this is more common in boys than in girls, and is considered medically normal/acceptable until approximately 6 years of age. Both my children are still heavy night-wetters and not ready for nighttime training. Until they’re ready we use waterproof pull up training pants and one size diapers (for my slender almost 3 year old) for overnight and they work great/ I haven’t experienced a leak yet as opposed to the disposable overnight pull-ups which leaked more often than not!

- By Serena

It’s Potty Time!

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