To my knowledge, training pants are meant to just catch a little pee/poo to give the little ones time enough to realise they need to go… we do have some but other than to catch a litle more pee that the normal cotton pants, they work just the same. So, maybe just try to use normal pants for a while? After all, potty training is unlike nappy-days… they usually don’t last very long. Personally, I’d not invest in expensive training like I did with CDs.

Lucky me got some cheap terry training pants when we went on our trip to Sydney in April… that’s all we’ve got at the moment and they are good for when we go out

Jess: Thanks very much for the feedback! I was thinking of buying training pants too but they are rather pricey. And if they’re not going to do the job (esp for such a short term), I’ll live with diapers.

He can take off and pull on pants himself (with a bit of butt caught haha). Will try the hourly routine of letting him pee when we get back. He is a VERY ROUTINE boy so I guess he’ll catch on fast.

Gonna look out for friends going to AUS/US then…can tumpang!

Immediately after waking up in the morning or from a nap, we’ll bring the potty to him and encourage him to pee. Besides that every other hour too.. A friend told me that her mom used a cup for all the little boys (cousins) in the house and it worked well.

b: Yeah, I plan to do that when we get back to a normal routine. He wants to wear “underwear” anyway now! Imagine putting on & washing wet pants + underwear until he’s fully trained (groans).

A cup? You have to tell me more about this…!

AllThingsPurple – Ashley too? He wants to go straight to the throne! I’ve written to you about the training pants