Gerber Brand Training Pant (in vinyl bag), 18 Months, Boy 2009

 (127 customer reviews)

18 mo = 24-28 lbs or 30-32 in; 2T = 28-32 lbs or 32-34 in; 3T = 32-35 lbs or 34-38 in. Our daughter is 26 lb, 35 in and she fits in the 18 mo size just fine. Her derriere would be described as petite though since she is slender. Btw, did I mention that both mom and daughter love these panties?

I started babysitting before the invention of Pull-ups. Still was after their invention, and guess what? It added about 6 mos to potty-training time (my anecdotal evidence, no official studies were done) because IT'S STILL A DIAPER--they don't feel wet.

But good, old-fashioned cotton Gerber training pants? They absorb just enough to prevent massive puddles while still letting your child know they've had an accident. And they last well beyond the few weeks of actual potty-training. In fact, my older son's skin was so sensitive, he preferred them to "real" underwear for over a year, at which point they did start unravelling (hence the missing 5th star). Now my 5th percentile, very slender 2-year-old has started the potty-training gauntlet and these 18mos pants fit him perfectly.

I've never seen anything smaller than 2T on store shelves and even that's hard to find, so getting these 18mos online was a godsend.

I purchased these for my very skinny, just-turned 3 year old. They fit fairly well - still a little roomy, but what isn't on him (he's about 25 pounds). They are well-made and easy to get on and off. Very soft. Enough padding down the middle to stop small leaks, but certainly not enough to soak up a full bladder of tinkle, which is the point. I want him to feel the wet. He's had two full-scale accidents in these, but that's it. He knows he doesn't like that feel, so now he tells me when he needs to use the potty. I would definitely recommend cotton training pants over those paper diaper pull-up things. FYI, I also purchased a set of training pants from "Luvable Friends," as they had good reviews, but went back to the Gerbers. The others are very baggy and not well-constructed. You can hardly tell the front from the back in them, which is a bummer since I had to cut out the super-stiff tags in them, so now I can't hardly tell whether I am putting them on correctly.