The Latest in Potty Training Technology.....Kinda Scary.

I am drawing a blank right now as to which company, Huggies or Pampers, has come out with the latest in training pant/pull-ups technology for toddlers. These training pants contain a substance in the crotch lining that turns cold when wet, so that when your child pees their genitals get cold therefore making them uncomfortable and more "potty trainable".

Does this scare anyone else but me? I am in the process of potty training my soon to be 2 year old, but we are going the old fashioned route. He wears little cotton briefs all day at home (diapers for naps and leaving the house, thank you very much!) and I ask him ad nauseum if he needs to poop or pee in the potty. And I have to say, that so far this has been pretty good for us, although today he kept telling me he had to pee AFTER the fact.

But I digress.....these new trainers scare me. I am a bit wary about a brand new product that contains some type of chemical substance that reacts to a child's urine. When I very first read about them, I must admit that I was curious and thought "hmmm, this might be cool", but the more I thought about it, the more I started to wonder what type of future problems this new "technology" might create.

There are way too many instances of medicines and health products that are recalled or later found to cause health problems. Lord knows I don't trust the FDA as far as I can throw it. I really can't fathom using a product on my son that could lead to prostate cancer or impotence in his adulthood. Call me crazy, but you never know! Whatever is in the crotch lining of these trainers cannot be an organic compound, therefore it must be some kind of chemical. It really freaks me out that this is the newest "latest & greatest" on the market for toddlers. And I could be wrong...maybe these training pants are perfectly safe. I just don't want to risk my son's adult health by giving them a try.

I think I'll stick to the cotton briefs and diapers.

ModelMom – June 5, 2006 – 8:02pm

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maybe if we were all like Tom Cruise.....

all of our kids would potty train themselves by three months of age using vitamins & excercise....and we woouldn't have to use trainers or diapers or briefs.....lololol!

(I had to throw this in cuz they joked about it on Talk Soup and I thought it was hilarious.....)

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ModelMom – June 5, 2006 – 8:08pm

I thought...

I thought the other ones that allowed the kids to feel the wetness just didn't wick it away like the new diapers do. I mean, let's be real, who needs a special gel here. Why not just make the crotch more like an old fashioned diaper????

Weird.

And I hate Tom Cruise. Just thought I'd throw that in there.

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Brenna Fender – June 5, 2006 – 8:11pm

Tom Cruise and pull ups

oh I can't stand him either! makes my stomach turn. he probably invented those weird trainers just to make sure his child will take over the world. muahahahaha! oops, sounding like EvilBob there. lol!

anyways, yeah, i had seen the wetness liner pullups which i think just let the pee pool in the crotch so it's uncomfortable, but never tried them cuz they are spendy and i am a major tightwad.

but these new pull ups.....too weird, apparently they get really cold when peed on. i dunno. don't like the idea. reminds me of a "how to get revenge on your ex" article i read in Cosmo ages ago and one thing was to put Bengay on the crotch of your ex's underwear......and Bengay has a cooling effect. what next? pull ups that get swelteringly hot when pooped in?

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ModelMom – June 5, 2006 – 8:20pm

I was curious about this, so

I was curious about this, so I did a little research. The chemical that produces the cool reaction is sorbitol, which you will have seen if you've ever gotten bored enough to read a sugar-free gum ingredients list. And believe it or not, it is a naturally occuring sugar-like material that is found in stone fruits such as peaches. It is also commonly used in makeup, so there is a good chance it already is in your home.

I would not worry about it, although if the current method of potty training you are using is working, there is no reason to switch. And one final nitpicky note- natural does not necessarily mean it is good, and artificial does not necessarily mean it's bad. Asbestos, lead, and mercury are naturally occuring, but they will mess you up. And not to sound like I'm part of the Plastics Council or anything, but plastic is a pretty useful invention.

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IntricateGirl – June 5, 2006 – 8:56pm

edible diapers?

Hmmmm, sorbitol is familiar to me since my grandmother-in-law is a diabetic and some of the hard candy she buys is made with sorbitol. maybe this technology isnt that new after all.....anyone remember edible underwear? ;-)

i still dont like the idea though, and i do know that not all synthetics are bad and not all things organic are good. but i just think that there's no such thing as being too careful when you have a child. teflon was deemed safe for ages and now there are more and more studies confirming that it is potentially hazardous. i still have teflon cookware, yeah, but am phasing it out. as for sorbitol...i am sure it is safe, but i dont really want to put it on my kid's bottom. :-)

i guess my old age is just making me more cautious than ever before....or maybe its a mixture of old age and motherhood. i do appreciate the info though.....for those moms reading this post and wanting to know more about it! but, sorbitol aside, i just still cant really justify making my little one's nether regions get icy cold as a method of potty training and i am still weirded out by the whole concept.

i was just on a parenting board late last night and we were talking about these very pull-ups with the gel......one mom said her son started crying every time he peed because his little penis got so cold so she quit using them. i would probably cry too if my crotcch became an icy tundra every time i went pee! ;-)

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ModelMom – June 6, 2006 – 8:37am

Well, yeah. All science

Well, yeah. All science questions aside, it does sound a bit like torture, eh? And if it gets cold enough to make them cry, that is WAY over the line. What's next? Electric underpants that deliver a harmless jolt everytime your child pees? It's a little freaky.

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IntricateGirl – June 6, 2006 – 1:33pm

ouch! electric undies!

i giggled about this and immediately felt awful.....the scary thing is that something like this will probably get invented someday. and hopefully by then i wont be wearing depends!

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ModelMom – June 6, 2006 – 7:09pm

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