Thanks ladies for the quick responses Very helpful, looks like the consensus is depends on the child.

I am just going to have to take it one day at a time. There are a few other cheaper brands of training pants now so I plan to give a few of them a go.

YAY the next chapter LOL! I knew he was nearly getting ready as he's been asking to go to the toilet for a while now, but the past few days he strips off to nothing once he's done the slightest wee and tells me he needs a new nappy. And he'll tell me as or just before he's doing it. So I think we are definitely ready.