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Before I go to sleep I was wondering what anyone would recommend for my 2 1/2 year old son. I don't want to use pull ups because he has been using cloth for some time now. But his diaper keeps getting fatter and fatter because he is such a wetter. So I am thinking that in the near future I want to start potty training him. Mind you this will be my first boy to ever potty train.  After 3 little sisters and 3 daughters. This is a major deal for me.
I don't know how or what is the best method. Also which would be the best potty.
Keeping in mind that it has to be economical for me. Really economical. 
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12stars wrote:
Also which would be the best potty.
Keeping in mind that it has to be economical for me. Really economical.
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This is the potty that I'm using with my 2 y.o. I found it in a resale shop but full price it's only $10. I LOVE how easy it is to clean. The built in splash guard is a nice feature with a boy!
I'm all ears on the suggestions you get on the cloth "pull-ups"....I'd like the same thing.
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We use the Bjorn Little Potty, but only in the van LOL. You never know when you will need to stop!
At home, we use the Flip-n-Flush (from www.littleants.com - a Catholic WAHM). We also used the Motherese and Bummi cloth training pants. The girls prefered the Motherese.
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I bought thick cloth training pants from Target, and my little guy runs around in just underwear most days - easier for him to get in the bathroom quick! When he first started training, I would take him to the potty every hour till he got the idea.
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Claudia -
I prefer to use the regular potty for potty training little boys. You can get one of those seats that fits on the potty lid so they don't feel like they're falling in, but it's not necessary either. I have one on my extra long, extra high potty downstairs, but upstairs on the regular size toilet, we don't augment with anything.
I don't like potty seats for boys because it doesn't take too long til they "get it" and want to stand up like daddy. Now, when this happens from their height into a potty chair on the ground - a potty chair that is highly mobile and can be brought, say, into the living room where you are visiting with Father...you get the idea. Plus, I'm all about getting rid of the extra peripherals that aren't really necessary.
I have some training pants that have a rubber-like liner sewn onto the outside of them - I can't remember where I got them - I've had them since my almost 12yo potty trained. I don't have to use them too long. They move into regular undies fairly quickly, but a few weeks of the waterproof liner is a good thing!
As far as method, I start with sitting - 'cause I don't know how to do the standing thing!  and teach them to point down between the legs. Once they've got that, I ask daddy to step in and offer some pointers for upright skills.
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My sil, mom of 3 boys, gave me the tip of sitting them on the big potty backwards. I do have to hold onto him a little but things point down nicely!
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I agree wholeheartedly with sitting backwards - this worked for my son and all of my daycare boys (my son was never messy, even forward facing, but the other boys would just saturate everything!!!!).
I made a few pair of pants myself with snaps on the side, but I ran out of time and just bought some of the thick pants (Gerber or something). Now several cloth diaper places have training pants - I probably would have gone with Bumkins if they'd been available at that time.
It would be nice if someone would design some thick pants made for boys, IYKWIM - too much pressure right there and sometimes accidents would come out the sides and not be absorbed.....
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Gaaahh to now look into training pants. I just wish they were not so expensive.  Even the used ones are.
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I just sold all of ours to a friend whose daughter is just starting toilet training... If I could just sit down and make some, I'd offer you some!
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That would be most great.
I have not started potty training him yet. I wanted to wait a bit more till he had a few dry mornings but he is showing interest. So I have just been sitting him down for a few minutes. Before I couldn't even do that. He was so scared.
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Both my boys trained around 22 - 23 months, but they weren't dry at night until 4.5 and almost 5. I don't think that being dry over night is always a good indicator to whether they're ready for toilet-training. I watched for other signs -- like being obviously aware while awake when they were peeing and being able to pull up and down their pants by themselves.
We used disposable pull-ups over night, and used Gerber training pants during the day when they started showing signs of being ready. I did use cloth diapers, but just never could find an overnight cloth solution that they didn't soak through (and I'm awful cranky if I have to change sheets in the middle of the night)
Like others have said, I taught them to go sitting backwards on the toilet. Both stand just fine now, which I have heard as a concern to having them sit initially. They felt more secure, and made much less mess (in fact, I wish they would STILL sit down some days )
Good Luck!
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