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Potty Training with Smart Bottoms’ Lil Trainer

2015/07 By Lauren B. Stevens Leave a Comment

I loved using natural fibers to cloth diaper, so I was a little apprehensive when it came time to potty train D. Luckily, Smart Bottoms continues their quality line of organic cotton, made in the USA products with their Lil Trainer.

Made from organic cotton, Smart Bottoms' Lil Trainer features PUL in the wet zone, with an organic cotton insert for added absorbency & protection.

Smart Bottoms sent me a Lil Trainer to try out with D., which is perfect because I get to talk a little about potty training. D. was potty trained at around 22 months old, but I came home from a long weekend away to a little guy who was now afraid to poop on the potty. I’d done a fair share of reading on the topic of potty training, so I knew that pushing the issue was the wrong thing to do. I put him back in diapers and revisited 6 months later, using a technique I had come across. At each diaper change, I asked D. if he wanted a diaper or underwear. After 5 days of asking, D. finally said that he wanted to wear underwear. From that day on, he was using the toilet (although he’s still got his fear of #2).

While D. wore regular underwear most of the time, I had 5 pairs of training pants that I used, and still use, for running errands and road trips — those times when it may take a few minutes to get to a bathroom. I also like to keep a pair of training pants in my purse, just in case (instead of a change of undies). So for us, training pants definitely have a time and a purpose.

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Smart Bottoms Lil Trainers are perfect for the beginning stages of potty training (or errands out) because they provide enough absorbency to contain an accident. Made from organic cotton, the Lil Trainer features Polyurethane Laminate (PUL) in the wet zone, with an organic cotton insert that snaps inside for added absorbency and protection. Made to hold a single “accident,” the Lil Trainer is meant to be changed afterwards. The insert can be used two ways: interchanged with an additional insert after a small accident (reusing the outer) or removing the insert once your little one becomes more adept at using the toilet. Because of the construction, Lil Trainers can be used from start to finish with potty training (and come in adorable prints as well!).

I’ve tested the trainers by putting D. down for his nap in them (he naps for two hours and still needs to wear a diaper) and they worked really well — while D. had thoroughly soaked them, they were only damp on the outside. For added protection, I would put a cover over these trainers if using for nighttime or nap time undies.

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D. is above average height and weighs approximately 37lbs. He’s wearing a size LARGE Lil Trainer in this photo.

Smart Bottoms Lil Trainers fit both snug and soft with their organic cotton inner and encased elastic. While not as bulky as a cloth diaper, these training pants are definitely a little bulkier than underwear — but the added security is well worth it.

You can purchase Smart Bottoms Lil Trainers at major cloth diaper retailers, including Kelly’s Closet.

To find out the latest news from Smart Bottoms, follow them on social media via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter & Pinterest.

 

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Super Potty Training with Super Undies!

2014/07 By Lauren B. Stevens Leave a Comment

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Let me introduce you to the training pants that will take your little one from Dapperly Diapered to a Potty Training Superhero: Super Undies!  Of the four types of trainers we’ve tried, these are my favorite for several reasons (being American-made is one of them).

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Buttler Bottoms Training Pants

2014/07 By Lauren B. Stevens Leave a Comment

Entering into potty training took a lot of preparation, both mentally preparing myself and researching what items I would need to facilitate my son’s transition from diaper to toilet.  One of my biggest concerns was with training pants; to use training pants or not to use training pants?  Or which type training pants should I choose?  So many questions, but one easily answered when I ‘bumped’ into Sarah from Buttler Bottoms on Twitter.

Buttler Bottoms is a family-owned cloth diaper retailer, selling everything you need for cloth diapering through potty training: cloth diapers, wet bags, pail liners, wipes, and detergent.  I hadn’t heard of Buttler Bottoms before, and knowing that we were going to be potty training soon, I asked her if they carried trainers; Sarah responded that they were just finishing their design and were going to be carrying them shortly.  Sarah sent us a couple of pairs, and my son got to be one of the first to try Buttler Bottoms training pants!

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Cloth Training Pants: the 4 Basic Styles

2014/07 By Lauren B. Stevens 5 Comments

Today’s guest post is from Anne, blogging over at Zephyr Hill.  Anne is a homeschooling, cloth diapering mom of 7 (with another little one due any day), who somehow manages to find the time to blog about family life, recipes, everything cloth diapers and rural living.

If you love cloth and want to continue using it through the potty training stage, you’ll have several different options when it comes to choosing a trainer. My best advice (after potty training 3 children with cloth so far) is to take some time to assess your child’s needs and your budget before buying too much of any one thing.

And you don’t have to limit yourself to one style, either. You might find that one type of trainer works well during the day, and another at night. Or that you’ll need one style when your child first starts learning and then something different as they are graduating.

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Here’s a quick rundown of the basic types and what situations they work best for.

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Lauren B. Stevens is a former publishing rep-turned-writer, whose work can be found on ChildVantage, The Huffington Post, Scary Mommy and Care.com, among many other websites. When she's not chasing her precocious preschooler, Lauren pens hilarious and heartwarming stories about her life as a mother, ghostwrites blogs for businesses, and sometimes even finds the time to write a bit of creative non-fiction.
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