DS2 has been in pants since Monday (he's 2.6) and got the hang of weeing in the potty straight away. But poos are a different matter - none in potty, loads in pants and a couple on the floor!
I know he's young and I don't mind admitting defeat for now BUT he loves his big boy pants and is doing so well with wees. I don't want to go backwards but otoh the novelty of scraping off pooey pants could wear thin fast.
Advice?!
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Day 4: wees great, poos a disaster. Carry on or give up?!
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MegBusset · 13/10/2011 16:49
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Ktay ·
13/10/2011 19:41
Bumping for you too as I am in exactly same boat with dd (2.5) who has also been in big girl knickers since Monday. Wees are going really well but I'm not sure I can face a repeat of this evening's icky performance at the swings on way home from nursery - I'm going to have to hop in the bath once she's drifted off to decontaminate myself!
Nursery are helping loads with the actual training but not with their health drive they seem to have kicked off this week involving way too much fruit for a toddler's digestive system. And I'm the bugger who had to deal with the fall-out 
fortyplus ·
14/10/2011 14:14
It's only Friday... so 5th day! Don't be so impatient! Keep giving loads of encouragement. I bought stars in 2 sizes - little star for wee on potty - big star for poo. Loads of praise and rewards. Mine are 16 and 17 now 
!)
MegBusset ·
14/10/2011 21:40
No accidents today. No poo either! Am expecting a craptacular tomorrow
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Ktay ·
15/10/2011 19:36
Oh dear, poor thing, good luck dealing with that when it happens . Hope he's not too uncomfortable.
After a good couple of days we seem to have gone backwards today - 2 wet accidents, 1 poo in pants (thankfully a more manageable consistency than last 2 days) and a combo. Think she's been having too much fun to think about potties - and still not up for number 2s in right place.
Biscuitsandtea ·
17/10/2011 12:53
Hi, do you mind I if I join you ladies?
DS is just 3 and we started potty training on Saturday. Wee's are going well, but poo's not so much.
We've had very few wee accidents but Saturday he did a poo in the potty only
because we noticed and got him there in time. Sunday = poo accident, today (at nursery) = 2 x poo accidents 
We'd done various bits of nappy free time before starting in earnest at the weekend and he'd always done equally well with wee's and poo's.
I wondered if there was anything I could say or do now to prevent it becoming an issue (if it isn't already 
)
I like the idea of stars in 2 sizes but we haven't done a reward chart or anything so far
We're off to a party this afternoon so might ask my mum friends there if they have any tips - I'll report back!
Biscuitsandtea ·
17/10/2011 21:39
Sounds like your littlies are doing great 
Sum total today = no wee accidents, 3 (out of 3) poo accidents.
General consensus from party mums was poo's are problematic! One particular friend started last weekend with her ds and has been having poo issues all the way through. However just as we were leaving the party, her ds came over to us and announced he had just done a huge poo in the toilet!
I am very much hoping this struck a chord with ds who now, whenever we talk about doing a poo says 'like
Biscuitsandtea ·
18/10/2011 16:27
Hmm so far today (day 4) no wee accidents, no poo success, 1 poo accident. Wee's going awesomely. Poos awful 
. I think he doesn't get enough warning. I'm wondering whether I've started too soon now or if I should have left it a while?
Ktay ·
19/10/2011 21:31
That's great, I hope today has brought similar results for you both?
No such successes here sadly; I had high hopes of the chocolate bribery technique but that just makes dd want to sit on the loo at random (usually inconvenient...) times in the hopes of getting a chocolate star. When she actually needs to go, she does it in her knickers. Back at nursery for first time this week and she saved one up for me at end of day it seems.
Wees still going well tho so should be thankful for that. I've asked dd when she's going to start using potty/loo for poos as well and she informs me "in a few weeks' time"
Biscuitsandtea ·
20/10/2011 07:48
at your dd Ktay . Quality answer!
Well yesterday we had one poo accodent in the morning. Then he remembered the buttons . Then a poo success just before bedtime (great - sweets 1 min before bedtime!).
All wee's went great, even with time to walk to a toilet when we were out, so no complaints there.
DS does seem to have a bit of a thing about toilets when we're out though - he'll go once and do a wee, but then we'll end up going back 3 times after he insists he needs a wee, but nothing happens! Bit of a pain and means it takes ages to go out anywhere! Still I'm sure it's just a phase and the novelty of toilets will wear off
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Biscuitsandtea ·
23/10/2011 18:43
Great news Meg . Sounds like you pretty much have it sorted.
Ktay poor dd getting a d&v bug - what timing! Think you have to just write those days off and ignore them - dd won't have been feeling right anyway do probably won't even associate it too much with being 'back in nappies'? Sounds like you're heading in the right direction again now
Day 8 or 9 here I think. Good day, no accidents so far (and only 20 mins before bedtime). Wee's and poo's in the potty or loo when put. Had a birthday party where I wasn't there for most of it and DS had to ask another mum for the loo, but he did it and in time etc, so that's a step forward I think to have to confidence to ask someone when he wanted to go?
I'm quite pleased that today is a Good Day as yesterday was a Bad Day .
Another nursery day and I'll be v pleased if he can get through that accident free.....
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