HEY everybody....while Cod's on holiday I'm gonna steal her crown and swipe the rug from under her feet....I delare myself the new MN potty training guru!!!

[LadyTophamHatt]

Ds3 started potty training last sunday and has completely got it.

Aprt from a little hic-cup where he didn't poo for a few days he now does all poo and wee in the potty or toilet. Once he started pooing on the potty there really wasn't any stopping him....6 in one day!!!

We haven't even had any wet patches in his pants because even the smallest of wee's goes in the potty.

He's sussed the standing up wees today...much the horror of the plants in my garden, but at least they are getting a water

So as off today I am the new guru...come to me for all your potty training woes

fab, how old?

Did you use treats for successful potty use etc..

Really must sort DS (2.8) out. Maybe after the hols.

He'll be 3 next month, it's much later than I left it with ds1+2 as they were dry at 2.5 but it's really has been acinch.

Even the nappy he wore in bad last night was dry!!

(although I think that was afluke)

I hate to tell you this but I think that Cod was cheesed off with her guru role anyway. I suspect that she will gladly hand potty-monitor hat over to you, and escape onto "do you let your 11 years olds have tattoos?" threads instead.

but well done on training ds3 - definitely easier to only have one in nappies at a time. Now i hope that you are prapred with anti-bacterial wipes, sotry books and sticker charts whilst you sit near the toilet for the next couple of years (until you find the next volunteer!)

Oh good, that makes feel not as bad for leaving it until now. Going on hols in September and really didnt want to have to be thinking (stressing more to the point)about it all day.

Hi LTH

Just started with DS - been going for 4 days now.

Have had quite a bit of success with a few accidents.

Today we have had 2 accidents (poo) and he realised immediately after each time.

Am taking him about every 40 mins (did start every 30 mins) - he hasn't asked to go yet, though.

OK I may need your help. Although my theory is that anyone whose children were easy to potty train probably isn't best place to advise those with children who aren't
Will give more details later.

It took ds1+2 a good 2-3 weeks to really get the hang of it and ask to go. Ds3 has surpirsed me TBH because he was quite reluctant to wear pants to begin with, he now comes in from the garden saying "I need a Weeeee-weeeeeeeeeeeeee" as he runs passed me

For me I think the trick is to have lots of potties (we have about 4). One in the kitchen, on in the lounge, one in the bedroom they most play in (with for ds3 is the room ds1+2 share), the last is near or in the bathroom/toilet. We also have a potty training seat for the toilet.

Overkill on the potties maybe but it means he always has one near by where ever he is. Once he gets the hang of it and there are no (or very few) accidents gradually reduce the number of potties until there is only one in the bathroom/toilet (this is where we are now).

I've got 4.5 months a nappy free living before the new arrives now!!

new baby arrives....

OK we are 3 weeks in with ds2. We have had a handful of completely accident free days at home and none at nursery.
On the positive side: 1. he seems capable of going a long time between wees (2 hours+) - this developed by about day 10 (before that it was about every 45 mins) 2. He has been pretty good at initiating wees (at least until the last couple of days - more on that later).

On the negative side: 1.we are not getting consistent dry days yet - and have not had a single dry day at nursery. 2. He has started to resist being asked to use the potty, and I suspect he is 'holding on' to his wees. I find it incredibly hard not to nag him and I think I need to stop doing this. 3. We are getting regular poo accidents - usually late in the afternoon. The only way to avoid these is to encourage him to sit often and for a long time at this time of day - not always practical and also being met with increasing resistance (see 2!). 4. I am finding it hard to create incentives for him - he's not that impressed by his sticker chart. Think I have reached the 'can't be bothered' phase now - he no longer really wants to do it now the novelty has worn off.

Ideas? Suggestions?

Well...in honour of our Cod I'll say don't give up.

If you go back now, it'll make it even harder...although I'm sure from your post you weren't thinking of stopping.

How old is he?

With ds3 the poo thing was abit scary for me TBH. He gets constipated quite easily so I really didn't want to make an issue of it but he still held it in for 3 days almost.
In the end I said "don't worry tonight, we'll try in the morning". the next morning i let him do it in his night time nappy and after that it was a full scale assault on the poo front.
With 2 older brother there are lots of toys that he likes but the boys already have, I said "if you do a poo on the potty you can have one of X,Y or z that ds1 or 2 has"
I think I must have asked/reminded him 50 times that day if he needed a poo!!

Later that day he did a big proper poo on the potty. He was sooooo chuffed with himslef, ds1+2 were shierking with delight for him too!!
it was a real major event!

He only wanted a little thomas train so it was a cheap day out

What sort of incentives are you using? all of our potties are covered in stickers from successful wees in the potty but in all honesty it was the train that clinched the deal...could you up the incentive stakes a little?

ok new guru lady, my dd2 is 17 months, I'me expecting dc3 in 5 months, shall I try and get her dry before baby comes or is she too young????

IMHO.....too young.

you could give it a little go, a gentle little intro to it but again IMHO I wouldn't hold out much hope for a quick change to knickers.
It would be a long road to dry days at such a young age I think BUT it really does depend on her....personally I wouldn't bother because I doubt it's fun mopping floors and cleaning poo when PG

(BTW I've had 7.5 yrs of nappies, ds1 was in nappies when ds2 was born and ds2 in nappies when ds3 was born. It's really not that bad. I have 5 months off now)

TR, too young, but dd3 is 18months, and sits on the potty before her bath. never does a thing on it, but sits there nicely and claps her hands.

to be honest I thought it was too young but just thought I'd stretch your guru skills lol

AHa...see I passed didn't I??

I must be good

passed with flying colours

have a 'potty training medal'

hi there.
Well we had a reasonable weekend. No poos in pants on Sunday and good poos in potty in the morning yesterday and today. BUT still one wee accident yesterday morning.

My poo issue is completely different from yours. Its not that he doesn't do poos in the potty, its mroe that he doesn't always avoid doing them in his pants (I don't have 'one a day' children - tends to be twice a day at least, and they have NEVER been constipated!!). Think I will just have to persevere with trying to get the timing right and just sit him in front of the TV or read a book to try and get him to stay there long enough. But I can't use the 'big prize' technique because he does do lots of little poos. Or perhaps I could offer a big prize if he doesn't have any poos in pants?

Incentives - the thing that works best is giving a smartie as soon as he's done something. But after two weeks I wanted to get away from him expecting chocolate regularly throughout the day...so I am giving stickers and saving the chocolate for after tea - the more stickers, the more chocolate. it might be a bit too complicated/deferred for him though. He's 2 and nearly 9 months btw. I have tried offering a 'big prize' (a little car) if he has no accidents at all but I think that's a bit complicated too. Can't really offer him a choice of prizes because I can't get to the shops easily.

Guess I can't do much about nursery. They say he is doing well and that most of his accidents are because he doesn't get to the potty in time.

Hi there,

My DD is 2.5. We started 'training' at 2.3 and within 2 days she was fine when naked but struggled with pants. About 2 weeks on we put her in pants and it has been slow progress but she is pretty good at holding on. All poos in potty, and 90% of wees. She quite often does a bit in her pants before she tells me she needs to go. Anything I can do about that?

She has a cold at the mo so has had an accident this morning but i'm not too worried about that.

Thanks

Hi LTH

Have been training DS for about 5 days now.

Yesterday no accidents all day.

Today - no accidents so far - has done two wees (standing up) and a poo in the loo.

My question is - I am the one who is initiating it every time - DS hasn't once said he needs a wee.

Should I just carry on taking him every so often, or leave it and see what happens?

TIA

hi LTH, I'm sure you know what you've let yourself in for so here goes, please....
DS 2.3 having lots of no nappy time due to 'little rash problem' wasn't planning potty training but is happening anyway. He always has his wees on potty now and enjoys it, gets a sticker, now have started taking night time nappy off and offering two stickers for a poo, just to see what happens but he keeps asking for a nappy and then pooing on the floor, will it just take time, am I being too half hearted not going for full on no nappy potty training?

taking night time nappy off in the morning I meant

Sorry girls I forgot I started this one.

Just about to start dinner so I'll come back after the kids are fed and watered and solve all you probelms.

Ds is barely 2. For past few weeks, at home, he takes himself to the loo every 20 minutes, very few accidents. But if I put pants on him he just wees in them. Doesn't care what he wears so we can't exactly go choose 'big boy pants' together.

But I can't have him away from home with nuddy bottom, and every 20 minutes is too impractical, so we still use nappies when out. In autumn it will be too cold, he'll need to wear trousers at home, too, so we'll lose what progress we have made so far, I suppose.

Do I just wait until he's older, how to coax him into wearing pants but not weeing in them, and into going longer than 20 minutes?

hmmm not sure what to do?!?!

This morning (different time zone) usual routine, took off his night time nappy, had breakfast, wee on potty, no probs but same as yesterday when it comes to poo time he hops from one foot to the other and gets highly distressed calling for a nap nap. Yesterday I refused the nappy and he got very upset and after about an hour poohed on the floor. Was reading Toddler training last night so decided this morning to avoid making a huge issue of it the let him have a nappy for his poo then took it straight off again. Off to play group now (with a Nappy on, is winter here and very cold) Should I be refusing him the poo nappy?

Where for art thou our oh so wise one,