I decided to start potty training Josie this week. She's only 21 months old but she was going pee on the potty on her own before bed and thinking it was pretty cool. I thought I'd take advantage of her enthusiasm and try to get the terrible deed of potty training done with.
On Monday I put her in panties first thing in the morning. She had a few accidents right off the bat but by about 10:30 a.m. she seemed to get the hang of it. I pumped her full of fluids so she was peeing a ton all day. She ended up using the potty 8 times on Monday and had no accidents after 10:30 that morning. I went to bed all excited about how things were going and feeling so confident that day 2 would be even more successful.
Day 2 was a mix. I didn't have as much patience, Josie seemed a tad irritated that she was expected to have to do this again and a few times throughout the day looked up at me and said "Mommy, diaper pleeeease!!?" I'd guess she was about 50% on the potty and 50% on the floor/pillow/book/doll.
Day 3 Josie was downright ticked. Every time I asked her if she had to go potty she looked at me and screamed "NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" in a slightly demonic voice. My patience was nearly gone, her interest was lost and I had a headache all day long. By supper time I put her in a diaper because I was feeling to sick to keep dragging her back to the potty or to continue sopping pee up off the floor. She peed on the potty maybe 2 or 3 times and 1 poop. Maybe 2 or 3 pees on the floor.
We have not left the house since Sunday night. We are going a little stir crazy, Josie is clinging to her diapers for dear life and I really, really don't feel like doing this again today.
I'm torn about what to do. I don't want these past three days to be a total waste but I also don't want to stress Josie out about something that she potentially isn't ready to do. I can't decide if she's ready or if I was just lucky to catch all those pees in the potty.
And do I want to persue it when we will be spending a week in Summerland soon? Or should I just wait until we get back? Am I just going to have to buckle down and get through it at some point or will it be easier in a month or two? Your input is appreciated!
I realized that I never really potty trained Abby. When she was about 23 months she just started going on the potty. We put up a sticker chart in the bathroom but that's all I really remember about it. I remember very few accidents, a very excited toddler and a cute bum in princess panties. So really, this is my first time doing this and I think I was a little unprepared.
Thoughts?
Thursday, July 09, 2009
To Potty, Or Not to Potty?
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We are going through this right now, however I am very lucky because Missy spends the majority of her days at daycare where she is compliant and enjoys being a big girl. So when I pick her up from daycare I put her on the potty before driving home, and then again before supper is on the table, and then again while playing, and then before bed and the pullup.
Its going extremely well, but its because she is ready. She goes a long time without "going" and enjoys sitting down and waiting for the pee.
I am not stressed. I think if I was stressed it would not be going as well.
I think try a few more days....if its more of the same, no improvement, then let her decide. You can ask her, do you want to wear panties or diaper? Then if she chooses diapers prior to your vacation, you will know what to do.
Don't let yourself get so stressed!! :)
My peronal opinion-wait a bit. We tried E around that age & it didn't go well (even though she had gone a few times on the potty on her own before). We had a trip to go on and I just didn't want to deal with accidents on the trip so we waited. After the trip (she was 2.5 then) we got her to throw away the diapers, put her straight into panties, and it was soooo much easier than I thought it would be. She was a bit old for being in diapers, and I know she could have done it sooner with persistence, but I'm glad we waited. There is no hurry. Enjoy your trip without worrying about accidents and when she is ready, it will go a lot more smoothly. Just my opinion! Good luck!
Val
Being the potty-training expert that I am, I have some sage advice to offer:
Just let her poop in her undies until she's 5. That's my plan and it's going really well.
SEND HELP.
My Josie has been in Pull-ups during the day for 4 months now. She asks to use the potty all the time (starting at 18 months) and goes almost every time she asks. However, she still pees or poops in her Pull-up several times a day and it doesn't seem to bother her. I am not ready to commit to potty training and actually get sick of having to take her all the time, especially in public bathrooms- which she LOVES and insists on going to the minute we walk into a store or restaurant.
My plan is to just keep taking her when she asks and wait until she seems to mind going in her Pull-up or until she's 2 1/2, whichever comes first, to actually commit to training her. I waited until Ellie was 2 1/2 and then put her straight into underwear and it only took one day! She has only ever had 3 accidents, ever, after that day.
Potty training should not be stressful for the parent or child. Just follow her lead and it will happen naturally...just like it did with Abby. It's never a "waste" giving her a chance to tell you if she's ready or not. This was just a trial run and it really seems that she is just not quite ready to commit to the potty full time... I would just leave her in diapers/Pull-ups but still take her to the potty whenever she shows interest. That way she feels in control of the situation and can make her own choice for the time being. (If she were 2 1/2 to 3, it would be a different story.)
Good luck! :)
i have two girls that trained so differently. Since its summer just let her wet her knickers and not so much pressure. Apparently they learn quicker by going through this process: that they are wet, then they learn I am weeing, then they learn I am about to wee and wala, there you have it, so until they really get to I am about to wee, by themselves, all you are doing is training yourself to ask a million times. And by the sounds of things she is a little defensive and annoyed. Can you put some thick terry cotton training pants on and take the pressure off just let her run around diaper free at home and tackle going out when she is done.
ps, pull ups are just a fancy expensive disposable diaper. Go for towelling diaper, or like I said thick terry cotton training pants. If they are still able to pee and have the gel take it away to feel dry it is not helping the process. Hence why Huggies bought out new, feel wet pull ups, its just commercial, cotton is best for feeling the wet! Or just use disposables its much cheaper and less of an illusion for you both!
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i lucked out with both my girls.
the only suggestion would be to tell her it's time to go pee every x minutes instead of ask ... because they'll always say no.
that's all i've got ... good luck!
Heh. Sounds like Susannah. She's a smarty, that Josie. I'm just trying to give her all the opportunity I can, still have her in a diaper, and reward her when it's a success. It might take forever, but at least I'm not feeling stressed (which I was and have decided that I need to not be).
I suggest letting Josie be the guide a little (not that I'm an expert on this at all! We're still working on the finished deal). We decided to push Bethany a little bit to be on the potty when she was about Josie age and it upset her. She wound up not wanting anything to do with it and we were further behind than if I'd let her take the lead a little. We're at 2.5 and almost there with the potty. Pooping remains the issue but it's coming.
Let us know how you do and if you find some magic trick do share! good luck
Bayly was very easy to potty train. He got within a couple days.
Anna on the other hand took two loooong months. She just didn't want to stop playing with her toys. I tried everything. I just had to be patient and wait until she decided no more peeing on the floor.
I had my son showing some interest at 20 something months and could have bit the bullet and hung in there with him, but it was 99% me and 1% him. I decided to let him off the hook for awhile and attempt it later when he was more interested. When he was almost 3, I went straight to those thick waffle undies and it only took a week. I wasn't willing to fart around with pullups and endless runs to the potty for months. She sounds smart enough and maybe just wants to be a baby a little bit longer and when she's ready I bet she'll just take a day or two to train. Good luck!! I think you already gave it a good go and need to wait. JMO
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