SUper-easy-to-pull-up-trainers

So the daycare is making noises about wanting something other then diapers for harry to use so they can potty train him. i told them i am not on board with it bc although he is chrnologically 21 months, he is actually only almost 15 developmentally.
    but I do need to start looking for trainers, if only to start bulding up a stash of them. i know that Pin mamas know fantastic things that i don't know about everything so...here i go!
there are a couple of things to keep in mind though before recommending brands/types please...

1. Harry has no working thumbs and has three severely contracted fingers on his left hand - think like a flat claw. trainers must be easy to pull up and down using a scissor type grip. i thought of trying sandy's but mine are snap and kinda thck- he couldn't get his fingers around it.   

2. if they come apart at the sides (i'm thinking that huggies trainers) then they need to be velcro. they have already ruined two of my snap dipes so the easier, the better.

3. i need to be able to get them in canada :)

thanks in advance!

I'm guessing they require them to be waterproof?

They want him to be like the other kids and blah blah blah. but i think it has to do with the fact there isn't a change table in the room and they will change him on the floor on a mat. i don't mind that, less chance of him to fall! and if they want to put im on the toilet, sure, go ahead. but i'm not giong to buy them sposie pull ups so i figured i better seriously look at trainers.

but really, i'm looking for another daycare but finding one that will take a child with speical needs is nuts.

hleannie wrote: Really?  My DS is 3, attends preschool, and has no special needs.  He is not fully potty trained and preschool has never complained about him wearing his BG 3.0's.  But I digress...   I was just looking at trainers today.  I liked the look of Blueberry trainers.  We had some Blueberry AIOs at one time that I loved.  The trainers have absorbent layers plus PUL layer, and have no fasteners so they pull up/down like undies.  Might be harder to clean up poo though.  IDK.  They're a fairly good price at Diaper Junction right now (am I allowed to say that?).  I'm thinking of the dinosaur print and the cow print for Zach.

Thanks :)


They said most of this to Ed and then I got into it when he called me from the drugstore asking me what he should buy. so i talked with them when i picked him up and that was the reasons they gave me. their reasons are flimsy and just plain silly but at least i can say that i am looking.

bree wrote: I'm guessing they require them to be waterproof?

likely.   hmmmm..are there any good wool ones?    bc those would drive them nuts.

we used sandies, so I have no good ideas.  I did want to post my outrage at your DC for pushing Harry Not cool.  BUt you and I both know how hard it is to find good daycare!

BumUnders are awesome and an easy up and down option or maybe SuperUndies - it seems a lot of people like those (we never tried them though) and they have a pull-on undies option or a pocket option where you can adjust the absorbency.  BestBottoms has a new trainer system that might work well too.

Edited by gbabies - 03 May 2012 at 2:20pm

bree wrote: In my experience, BumUnders are more waterproof than Blueberry. Both still got damp on the outside, but Bumunders less. No puddles with either though.

ITA  . . . I did not find Blueberry trainers waterproof at all really.

J2 wrote: bree wrote: I'm guessing they require them to be waterproof? likely.   hmmmm..are there any good wool ones?    bc those would drive them nuts.

gbabies...they are not! My favorite wool covers, I was so sad :( Before they closed I got to try their prefolds too, super absorbent!

Oh...I have them lol Also Tiny bird organics makes one too, single layer pull-on, works great!

Hey There Mama!  Did you decide what to buy/try?