Cloth Diapers = Potty Training Time!!

Well, we started last Monday (June 1st) on potty training Madilynn. We didn't get very far after the first couple of days, but we had been explaining that we weren't going to be buying anymore diapers and that they were almost gone. Last week she would just not tell us when she needed to go potty, and I thought okay she still needs to learn what it feels like before she needs to go - we had lots of accidents where she would go in the pull-up and then run and say she needed to go potty.

Meanwhile, we have decided to use cloth diapers for baby girl (less overall cost, better for environment - we realized all of the diapers we have gone through with Madilynn). Last week I ordered them. We decided to go with Bumgenius one-size diapers, they have adjustable snaps so they fit all sizes. I ordered 20 of them and that should be all we'll ever need. We decided to go ahead and order them now to try out on Madilynn and learn how they work before baby girl arrives.

They came in the mail this Tuesday:

I got all white ones. 20 = these +

all of these

I took this picture as I was getting them unpackaged for their first wash.

So Tuesday evening we got them out and Michael immediately put one on Madilynn. She didn't care for it much and said, "No, these are for the baby" and we reminded her that there were no more diapers. Well immediately after putting them on her she decided she needed to use the potty. WOW! That was some great motivation!! After going on the potty twice I put princess panties on her and she stayed dry all evening. We are calling these cloth diapers "big panties" for her now. She is using them to sleep in at nap time and at night.

Wednesday morning we had a couple of accidents, and then she did better last night. We went to Michael's first soccer game at the park and Madilynn wore her princess panties. We showed her where the potty was and told her when she needed to go to let us know. And she did!! We made a total of 4 trips to the potty while at the park and she stayed dry the entire time - we were there for 2 1/2 hours.

So, after two successful evenings we have officially started potty training. She has done well so far this morning with a couple of minor accidents just not quite making it to the potty on time! We are so excited and can't believe she is such a big girl!!