Reasons Some Parents HATE Pull-Ups

Pull-Ups seem to be the best thing since sliced bread, but are they actually? Once you do a little research and talk to a few parents, you will find that they may not be the best way to get your toddler potty trained. Here are some reasons to reconsider using them.

1. They keep your baby feeling dry – On the surface, that may seem to be a good thing; except when potty training, it’s essential for your little one to feel the discomfort of being wet or soiled.
2. No motivation to stay dry – Since your child can’t feel any discomfort by being wet, there is not motivation to use the potty. Being cold and wet is one thing that motivates the little one to try to stay dry.
3. Environmental responsibility – You can do a lot to help the environment by not adding to an already overwhelming pollution problem. Pull-ups, like disposable diapers can create quite an accumulation of additional trash.
4. Training pants are reusable – While traditional cloth training pants may seem somewhat inconvenient when compared to disposable pull-ups, they are reusable and don’t have the same negative impact on the environment.
5. Shorter potty training time – By using either cloth training pants or allowing your little one to go bottomless during the potty training process, the time spent in training actually is shorter than if you use pull-ups. Both methods allow your child to feel or see that something is happening, making them more willing to sit on the potty.
6. Pull-ups seem more like a diaper – The similarity between diapers and pull-ups does not allow your little one to truly distinguish the feeling between the two. Since both feel the same, it will take a longer time for your little one to associate their new covering with the self-control you are attempting to teach them.
7. Cost – Traditional training pants are a one time investment. If you are planning on having more children, they can be passed down. With pull-ups you will constantly put out money until training is done. When the next child reaches the training point, you will start paying out again.
8. Savings – Using an alternative potty training method to pull-ups can save on the time you spend potty training. This can result in money saved as well, since you won’t be buying disposable pants for all that extra time.
9. Cloth is more comfortable – For the child, using cloth training pants is much more comfortable than the scratchy plastic and paper of the disposable pants.
10. Cloth trainers are more like real underwear – Many toddlers like the idea of wearing big girl or big boy underwear. They have a feeling of being grown up. You can use this milestone to your advantage in getting your child to use the potty.

When you consider the pros and cons, it makes sense to use cloth training pants or the alternative bottomless method of potty training to cut down on training time. These alternatives to disposable pull-up can save you time and money and get your little one trained a lot faster.