So Col had the one real accident and then twice started to pee but caught himself and finished on the potty. And 2 poops, one of which was disturbingly large. He seems pretty over it but we're pressing on and trying to break through.
Update: We've got peeing down, but pooping is a no-go. Which means a lot of gross underwear. I've thought about switching back to pull-ups until he will do both, although that might be confusing.
I'm late to this, but this was so C. We went through so many underwear cause there is no way im cleaning poop out of underwear. I just cut them off and into the trash they went!
I am exhausted. Today was rough, probably more just on a "being 2" level than regarding potty training, but still...
On a positive note, Colin pooped twice and peed 8-10 times. He only had 1 real bad accident and then 3-4 times he peed a few drops, panicked, and ran to the potty to finish. But he's never asked to go and he resisted sitting on the potty a few times. We're going to try underwear tomorrow and even a trip to the grocery store after a couple hours of practice, but I don't know... I wish daycare had been more proactive about potty training but they really weren't at all. It's probably my only complaint about them.
Anyhow we don't have another long weekend until Thanksgiving so I guess even if he keeps wearing pull-ups to school, we'll just keep putting him on the potty while at home. It's gotta click at some point, right?
Post by wineallthetime on Sept 4, 2016 20:00:53 GMT -5
JoeLies, it sounds like he did amazing for his first weekend of potty training! That is seriously impressive, i wouldn't stress about it. He is doing great.
Post by wineallthetime on Sept 4, 2016 20:04:14 GMT -5
Also, JoeLies what do you mean by peeing a few drops and then running to the potty to finish? Maybe give him a choice as to where to go? C prefers to go in the regular toilet. Works for me!
I'm feeling similar today JoeLies. C did ok and had some good successes but a few fallbacks and when he resisted going when the timer went off, that was when he had accidents. But he didn't like having accidents and went to the potty right away. He was also not fully emptying when he would sit and I can't find a way to get him to stay until he's finished. I am also worried about daycare but we have until Wednesday so I'm hoping things click more by then.
I'm just exhausted and hate this. I don't do well with unpredictability so I need like an actual formula and I am happy to follow it. Unfortunately most things kid related don't do that so I struggle. DH is doing much better with it though and the couple of times I've been frazzled he's stepped in.
I will say that i think sending C to daycare in underwear helped. Obviously, that's him, so who knows about your C. We sent extra shorts and underwear and it was not a big deal if he had an accident. At first he had an accident every day there (he goes twice a week), and now it's pretty rare.
Also, JoeLies what do you mean by peeing a few drops and then running to the potty to finish? Maybe give him a choice as to where to go? C prefers to go in the regular toilet. Works for me!
I would assume she means he dribbles a little then realizes he's peeing then stops and goes to the potty.
Oh duh. I was picturing peeing a few drops on the little potty and then finishing up on the big toilet. That makes much more sense.
Also, JoeLies what do you mean by peeing a few drops and then running to the potty to finish? Maybe give him a choice as to where to go? C prefers to go in the regular toilet. Works for me!
He has zero interest in the actual toilet. And usually he runs to the potty like it's his job when the alarm goes off. He just doesn't proactively sit on it between alarms unless he starts peeing. I think it's great how quickly he catches himself and that he's capable of stopping long enough to get to the potty (his first accident was the only time he didn't try and make it to the potty). I just don't think we're going to be in a place to send him to daycare in underwear yet and I'm nervous about continuing to make progress while he still wears pull-ups during the weekdays.
Like wedding said about herself, I also don't like uncertainty blurred lines. I knew ahead of time that we were not likely to end the weekend truly potty trained but I still feel stressed and am second guessing what we could have done differently.
wineallthetime underwear is our plan. I'll send extra undies and clothes but we are done with diapers except sleep. Hopefully it will all click.
See I'd like to do the same but he's there 10 hours day, 5 days a week and there are a lot of kids in his class. There are also a lot of teachers but still... Given what they've done to this point, I don't feel so positive that it would be the right thing to do. DNW him having 3 accidents in a day and totally shut down.
We're putting him in underwear tomorrow for the first time. I am hoping he'll have a similar reaction as Callan does to wetting himself. But again, our struggle is getting him to catch it before a few drops sneak out.
Wearing underwear all day was a turning point for V. We never used pull ups but just started putting her in her thicker cotton training underwear, I think Gerber brand. She could feel if she had an accident but they were absorbant enough that it didn't drip everywhere like it would if it were regular underwear. I think she had a couple of accidents a day for a week or so and then it clicked and we switched to the normal underwear.
JoeLies I think you should send him in underwear. At this age they should be taking him on an interval and not waiting. They will probably have a few accidents but it is training them on his new schedule too. Just take a bunch of changes of clothes and a few pull ups for nap and if all the clothes run out
I think this is something that she needs to discuss with the teachers, figure out the intervals and let them be on high alert with C. I'd give them a couple days notice and make sure everytone is on board. I wouldn't just drop my kid off Tuesday morning and in the 3 minutes I'm there explain how the weekend went, throw underwear at them and leave.
This. Have a chat with the teachers and explain how it has been going, get their thoughts and make a game plan. Maybe you can start trying underwear and have them switch to diapers after 2 accidents or something. Or keep him in diapers and have them up the amount of times they take him to the bathroom.
Either way, he is doing great JoeLies. He will get there, try not to stress. I consider C potty trained and he still has accidents. They are 2 and like Vino said, potty training doesn't just happen overnight.
Col is in underwear this morning and is off to a great start. He peed and pooped upon waking up and peed again after breakfast. We're heading to the grocery store in a bit, so that will be interesting. I want to see if he gets more proactive today and asks to pee.
The view with his Tonka truck underwear is so much cuter than naked. Kid strikes way too many odd poses during his athletic pursuits.
What do you guys do when your kid doesn't want to go when the timer goes off?
The book I read says back off but then that leads to an accident. Any words of wisdom?
B was pretty compliant but yes, there were a couple times early on where he balked and then 5 minutes later peed on the floor.
We do lots of races around here if he's dragging his feet. My kid loves racing and when he beats Mommy. If he's watching a show or something, I offer to pause it. I'll also say, "Ok, we can't do (fun activity) until you go pee-pee" and that will usually get him moving, too.
Also, if I make a big deal about going myself--"Ok, well if you won't go, Mommy's going to go use your potty..." and head off to the bathroom, he'll usually come running after me so he can do it first.
Col did great with holding while we were in the grocery store and made it with a 50 minute interval after. And he'd go as soon as he sat on the potty. But then he pooped in his underwear maybe 10 minutes later, and seemed totally surprised by it. He didn't really pee though and I kind of wish he had because he HATES wet spots on his clothes. And I'm not sure he's learning anything beyond holding yet...
I just wish we had another day or two, because I'm afraid of losing momentum by only PTing at home this week. Next weekend will probably be remedial potty training boot camp, LOL.
JoeLies I think he will pick it back up very fast if you start next weekend. Hopefully his teachers can get on board and follow the same process if you talk to them about it this week!
@elvk583 - I hope so. We're going to go in tomorrow early, both DH and I, to talk with the head teacher and make sure we're all on the same page about what they will or won't do to help us get this going.
ETA: Col is so excited about underwear that I want him out of pull-ups (aside from nights and naps) ASAP.
Col did great with holding while we were in the grocery store and made it with a 50 minute interval after. And he'd go as soon as he sat on the potty. But then he pooped in his underwear maybe 10 minutes later, and seemed totally surprised by it. He didn't really pee though and I kind of wish he had because he HATES wet spots on his clothes. And I'm not sure he's learning anything beyond holding yet...
I just wish we had another day or two, because I'm afraid of losing momentum by only PTing at home this week. Next weekend will probably be remedial potty training boot camp, LOL.
That's great! C pooped in his underwear for like 2 weeks both at home and daycare before he got it..I really think he just isn't bothered by poop in his pants. We just went with it and made sure to never discipline him over it. We just reminded him to poop on the toilet if he needed to. We also offered 1 smartie piece for pee and 3 for poop. Kid will do anything for candy.
Another question for btdt moms: how long before they initiated?
V took awhile, probably at least a few weeks I think before it was consistent. A lot of times I could tell she had to go and she would be adamant that she didn't, especially if she was doing something fun, which would lead to an accident. We stuck to at least having her sit on the potty and try at regular intervals for awhile, but extending the intervals every few days.
Somehow she never had an accident when we were out in public. However, she would always say she had to go pee multiple times in a store. I think once we took her 6 times during one trip to Target, but she only peed one of the times we went.
@sing2phins I totally get not wanting to clean it up every evening especially when you're by yourself w/ both kids. Could DC help with trying to get her to poop in the potty the last hour or so before you pick her up?
Potty training is such a long process. For us at least, it was definitely a one step forward, two steps backward process for awhile.
Post by yummeecookee on Sept 6, 2016 8:06:50 GMT -5
We made the switch over to under for B this weekend. She did great. She only had one small pee accident on Monday. We sent her to DC in underwear for the first time. I have high hopes for her. She always seemed to do better for them than with us.
Another question for btdt moms: how long before they initiated?
V took awhile, probably at least a few weeks I think before it was consistent. A lot of times I could tell she had to go and she would be adamant that she didn't, especially if she was doing something fun, which would lead to an accident. We stuck to at least having her sit on the potty and try at regular intervals for awhile, but extending the intervals every few days.
Somehow she never had an accident when we were out in public. However, she would always say she had to go pee multiple times in a store. I think once we took her 6 times during one trip to Target, but she only peed one of the times we went.
H says "I have to go potty" any time we go to the store, every 3 minutes. She wants to get out of the cart and knows that will do it. Now I make her go so I know she doesn't actually need to go and tell her she doesn't need to go when she asks.
Col finally initiated sitting on the potty last night! And then his first words this morning were "I don't want to wear pull-ups anymore". Break my heart, kid! Our plan was underwear 100% of the time he's home and pull-ups at school.
Anyhow, I put him in underwear first thing this morning after his morning pee and we brought him to daycare that way with plans to change him after putting him on the potty. DH and I both went so we could talk to the head teacher and see what they think and how willing they are to help out. Both the director and his teacher suggested giving it a go immediately, and said they'd just put him on more often until he starts proactively asking. So we had him pee on the potty before we left and we stocked his cubby with a few extra pairs of underwear and extra pairs of pants/shorts (he already has 1 of each there). We also told them to just put him in a pull-up if things go sharply downhill.
I have very mixed feelings. Honestly I had hoped that daycare would step up and offer to get more involved, because I don't like the idea of him going back to a pull-up for the majority of his waking hours. I was concerned we'd really lose momentum or even end up back at square one. No matter what, the whole process would take substantially longer. And we don't have another long weekend to re-do boot camp until Thanksgiving. And he's finally excited about this again, which has been a huge obstacle over these last few months.
BUT I'm mildly concerned that he could have too many accidents and get discouraged enough that we end up back at square one anyway. It's unlikely, but it IS possible. Plus I just hate to think of him feeling badly or uncomfortable or whatever. He may not be my actual baby anymore, except that yes, he totally is and always will be.
Anyhow he was already in a pair of back-up shorts within 2 hours of drop-off, but hopefully he is learning. He looks happy in his pictures and I think this is for the best. We'll see.
wedding - Distraction doesn't really work with Col either, but for an entirely different reason. He needs a reminder of why he's on the potty. He could sit all day and play with his toys, and nothing. But then kneel by him and remind him that he needs to pee? He'll go almost immediately.
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