COD - when is your next potty training boot camp?!!

[ladyjess]

i will be becoming a SAHM in 2 weeks and want to potty train my 2.5 yr old.

you planning to do another boot camp??

please... :0

fab abotu he poo, snort abotu welly
she IS being a good girls isnt she?
all that and ill.

hayls i htink she prob is
how long have oyu been cold turkeying now?

she is ok

Thank you for your reassurance, cod.

I'm joining your club as of today with ds3 (2+ 5m). However I'm saying nothing more tonight as I'm off now for a big glass of wine, now that he's all tucked up in his grobag with a nappy on.

Well at 5.03pm DT1 actually wee-ed in her potty. It wasn't a lot, but we were whooping it up. . Then we phoned my sisters (I've told them that they are the Praise Squad) and they whooped it up too lol. She did a second wee 30 minutes later. Same as before, lots of whooping here and by my sisters.

DT2 doesn't like the potty. He told me off lol. He's the happiest boy around and he only ever gets cross with DT1 (cos she knows how to push his buttons). He pointed his finger at me and told me off lol. I've been watching him closely, recognising the "I'm about to wee" face and popping him on the potty. He holds his wee. Then 5 minutes later he disappears behind the couch or round a corner and wees for England... little beast lol. Anyhoo....... will continue on. Wiped up and told him that he should wee in his potty.

Had a real battle with DT1 to get her to put her nappy on at bedtime. Had to put it on last minute.

Pooing wasn't an issue today because I took DD1 out and daddy popped them in nappies to put them down for their nap. Fret not coddy. I've opened the care mats and re-explained their purpose.

And so.... DT1 ate her 2 stickers, bless. DT2 can hold his wee. Me.......... bloody great glass of wine. If you don't see me much during the days... it will because I'm chasing 2 wee-ers. Sigh..............

Cod, been cold turkey since last Tuesday but have had the occasional nappy on until today (I know, naughty!)She actually refused to wear one today
Well done MArs!

wwell its OBV that ds1 will win for she is a gal

dt

ok halys think you ahev dragged out your potty traingin too long and sent mixedmessages

so we will satrt a fresh now

so we will start a fresh now

Well, today the sticker chart went from 2 to none to 2 to 4 and finally rested on 2 - with no successful poos. Only second day and I feel so annoyed with it all. Poo is DISGUSTING!! Also feel guilty for being a bit cross with DD.

IYO what should attitude to poo-er be?

What is a care mat?

i am nic ebut iobviosuly NOT happy
terse myabe

care mat is like a papmers thing
look int he nappy aisle

a mat made of nappy really

Ok advice gratefully received. Will start afresh tomorrow with NO nappies.
How long should you give it before giving up for a while? Say if I start again tomorrow? No nappies at all, lots of sitting on the potty, rewards (?)...? Pants or no pants? And what if she won't sit on teh potty? Can you remind them too much so they think they are being nagged and not in control?

DD will NOT sit on toilet/potty when about to poo. You don't make her, right?

Hiya LadyCod etc..........

Well dragged myself out of bed at 8.40am... it's half term you know [yawn!!!!!!!]

Popped the DTs on their potties. Nothing! They didn't want breakfast yet so we turned some dumb dancing American/Australian wotsits on (telly). DT2 sat down and watched them and at first did a tiny wee in his potty and before I could whoop he tipped it up. Great! However, he redeemed himself at 9.07 this morning by doing a huge wee in his potty. Cue whooping and cheering from me and DD1. Then we called my sisters for more whooping and cheering. Even DSis' boss was whooping oh the shame.........

DT1 is holding onto her wee. She keeps saying she needs to but won't do a thing. Stickers don't actually mean anything to these two and I don't know how to turn stickers into their currency. Will have to give that some thought.

Have to say, I'm not looking forward to the whole poo thing. Still, that comes around lunchtime so we'll see.

(Incidentally, they've had breakfast)

well doen mars! if stickers dont work try SWEETS

always a good idea. lol at the boss

ok HAYLS
yes dont make her but trey and distract her to go ont he loo with a sweet or a story
she doesnt ened to sit here for ages juts a minute or so.

if she hten goes and wees be firm and tell ehr she is to run run run to the potty when she needs it
no pants if thats easier adn take ther ont he loo when oyu go too

and hayls you are NOT giving up
that is it no turning back

think you ahev been far too nice before (!)

sweets it is! I was saving them for poos, but clearly I'll have to bring them out sooner rather than later.

Right... off to bribe DT1. I got them to sit on their potty to eat lemon drizzle... will get ready to fetch the sweets.

After much persistance and a lot of laundry, we seem to be making headway. We made a pact with nursery that there was no going back to nappies even when he was not getting the hang of it after 2 weeks and we've stuck to it. He simply won't wear a nappy during the day anyway and keeps telling us "I don't want to wear a nappy" even at bedtime although we have now persuaded him that night nappies are different.

Managed a long weekend away and came back with a boot load of nappy sacks with wet/slightly pooey pants and trousers, although none from Sunday and Monday we had no accidents at all.

Ds is saying "I really need a wee" and grabbing his crotch like a rap star but in enough time to get to the toilet - hooray !

I think in a way we needed training just as much as him, as we needed to remember to take him before we go any where, as soon as we get anywhere etc and in between he will now ask.

Still poos in pants however (and has a wee at the same time) but we can work on this over the summer. Tesco pants are 5 pairs for £2 so we decadently chuck away the worst pooey ones and just add "one pack of pants" to the weekly shopping list.

Care mats are a great sanity saver if you are worried about the upholstery, as I reasssured the B&B proprietor at the weekend that he would sit on one at all times when in pants (it was a slightly posher B & B than I thought it was when I booked it.

Ds is too big for most potties (3 and 2 months) so we use a padded toilet seat insert and hold him over loo seats when we are out and about but he's even getting the hang of supporting himself with his hands/arms on a big toilet, perhaps we should wipe first with antiseptic spray but he likes washing his hands afterwards so hopefully this takes care of the germs.

We are more relaxed about the whole thing now but found it quite stressful at first and kept thinking longingly of the weekends when we were able to go out for the day in nappies with no worries. It does get better and it is worth persisting.

I bet we have a complete relapse now I've posted that we've made progress !

agree re the you needing trainign too NN thats so right

DT2 has done another wee in his potty. Gave him 4 maltesezers. DT1 immediately asked for hers but I told her "wee in your potty and you can have locloc"

She's still holding on. But I'm watching her (with the help of DD1). Will report back soon.

Mars
Oh Lordy, potty training with twins, it makes my life look simple.

You must be up for a medal of some sort when you crack it with both of them.

Do you have a certificate for printing out Cod ?

I think the trainers need a reward at the end as much as the trainees need their choccies/stickers.

We have promised ds a much coveted toy (he has seen several other little boys with these toys) if he poos in the toilet.