DropFlap Pants
DropFlap Pants
DropFlap Pants are training pants that are similar to the popular OneWet Pants, that is, with sewn in absorbency, however they have a fastening at the waist so that you can lower the front flap of the pants for pottying your baby without pulling down the whole pants. This is particularly useful for babies in arms and little boys who still require help with their clothing. DropFlaps can be pulled down like regular training pants or removed using the snaps.
For more details about the features of these pants, please see at the bottom of this page.
DropFlap OneWet Pants
These training pants, based on the popular OneWet Pants style, are ideal for young babies doing elimination communication. The front flap can be undone for easy pottying, without the whole of the pants falling off and there is no need to pull them down. In cold weather this is particularly handy if the DropFlaps are worn over the top of open crotch pants. The baby stays warm, the pants stay on and pottying is simple.
This image shows a hook-loop closure for the DropFlaps, but I recommend snap fastenings unless you particularly prefer the hook-loop.
There are a couple of options with these pants:
* absorbency sewn in OR with snaps to hold separate snap-in boosters
* fleece body or cotton
DropFlap pants are most useful for baby boys who are not yet mobile. Once they are moving then most people find the side snap or classic OneWet Pants to be more practical.
DropFlap Pants - $22.00
Features
DropFlap Pants have the following features:
* soft 100% cotton inner layer against the skin in the crotch area (or suedecloth if you choose a feel dry surface)
* a fully enclosed waterproof layer of PUL in the crotch provides protection from embarrassing waterfalls and puddles on the floor (unless you prefer no PUL)
* fully elasticised waist and legs
* made to measure for perfect fit for any size of baby and toddler
* either industrial polyacetal resin snaps or soft hook-loop tape
Construction
DropFlap OneWet Pants have a sumptuous fleece outer body - as fleece does not absorb moisture, there is little danger of wicking into other clothing but they should still be changed as soon as possible after an accident to help the child to stay dry. Any of these styles can also be made with PUL outer for a trimmer training pant, however this is not as soft, cuddly or underwear-like.
Sizing
All Noonee Wilga training pants are made to measure from premmie and newborn to extra-large sizes, which means that there is no difficulty in fitting a particularly skinny or chunky infant.
To ensure good fit, I request measurements of the child's waist, hip, thigh and straddle/rise (from belly button, down between legs and up to centre back waist). Young children move a lot so can be very difficult to measure easily so further information about the age and approximate weight of the child helps to confirm the measurements. Details of where to measure are given here.
If you have a special request for a different style or fabric etc, please email me to discuss.
Fabric choices
DropFlap OneWet Pants are most commonly made of polyester fleece or PUL on the outside. However cotton outers are more comfortable for very hot conditions or when your baby needs more breathability. Go to the Fabric Choices page to find links to the different fabrics.