The half term potty training support group

[popsycal]

Following on from another thread, I thought I would start this!

DS is 2years 2 months and seems 'ready' so we are going to give it a go. Starting on friday or saturday as we have a friend coming to stay on Tuesday.

Who else is joining me?

haven't read the whole thread but wld just like to say I;ve found a fab potty for boys. My DS will be 3 in Dec and until today has had NO interest in potty of toilet, despite all manner of bribes. Think this is partly because the one time he performed on the potty, his little willy popped over the top and he peed on the floor. I find with boys, all the potties seem to be not high enough at the front to prevent this. But now I have found THE potty here , which DS calls his "Wee Wee Bike". He's so excited about it he's weed on it 4 times today! I never thought this wld happen! All you mums of boys, try it (got mine in local baby shop), it's really comfy and great.

popsycal, my ds is 2.2 so not ready yet but am planning on buying one of these after seeing them at the Babyshow last year. Thought they were a great idea as he loves watching dh wee. To my mind it would be confusing for me to teach him the sitting down method as his dad doesn't do that and he may be more open to the idea to "wee like daddy" - also bypassing potty and going straight to toilet as again, has never seen me of dh sit on potty. Good Luck to you all!!

well!
i am getting cold feet
not sure i am in the right mood for potty training
and ds is more and more reluctant to admit when his nappy is dirty.......
may have missed the window of opportunity......

hi id ds is only 2 yrs 2mths you still got time

can always try cold turkey for a week ot two thet do crack eventually our dd 2yrs 7mths took 2 weeks to crack lol

hi great thread! what tips for a ds doing really well at home, but when out competly forgets to ask, done, all uual things like checking if he needs to go before we go out, today wee'd in the ailse at B&Q!!

it seems so easy to keep them in nappies, esp when out for the day, not sure if i can walk down the street with potty in carrier bag, also a tip for boys standing on step at the loo and weeing like daddy!, i guess they will miss the pan, as daddy always does!!

Yes, I'm with you, misspastry. My 2yr 5mth is fine indoors, although we haven't mastered potty with clothes on yet, she takes them off first time she needs to wee, then refuses to have them back on again. Going outside is a different matter - how do you handle it when they do wee in the aisle at Asda, or even worse, on the upper level at soft play!!! lol

Misspastry, forgot to say, I read a tip (think it was on this site) that for little boys you can sit them on the toilet facing towards the cistern, that way they get used to facing that way when they stand. Not sure whether it works, having two daughters, but it sounded good at the time.

well ladies - we didnt start today as I decided to send ds to the childminders after all.

BUT!! He had no nappy on from when we got in at 4:30 until bed afew moments ago. And he did a wee in the potty and no accidents!! His little face lit up when he got a big clap and cheer. He was running round saying 'Wee in potty. XXX had wee in potty'

So i think I will give it a go tomorrow and see what happens. DH is at work all day so it is just me and ds and several pair of underpants!

Having glibly made a comment earlier on this thread about how painless potty training was, I'd like to retract that!

Having a shtty day (in more ways than one - see my post about being a crp mother).....ds1 has just pooed TWICE in his pants without even trying to go near the potty).....and he's got a bit of a poorly tummy (sorry if a bit graphic).....

So I need all the help I can get, so hope there is room for one more in the support group!

Good luck everyone on the half term potty training. I will be with you (well, not you, obviously as you will all be nappy free, but with people like you) in the Spring half term, or maybe Easter, or maybe the long summer holidays, or maybe this time next year...... I really don't want to face potty training again!

just trying to find stuff to do with ds tomorrow as we pretty much intend to stay at home all day

found an excellent website of colouring pics to print off
disney, cartoons, film characters etc
here

and here's me thinking ds (2.9) had 'cracked' it!!!

never, never, NEVER, rest on laurels...
little b... darling (I mean) is weeing in his pants a lot now (as it is probably too much trouble to find a toilet/potty and all the rest of that boring stuff!!)

ho hum....

Good luck one and all!!!

Ok, so it's 9.59 on day 1 and dd went into her pants at 7.40am Is it too early to give up? I don't think I can stand her screaming 'I don't want to! I don't want to' everytime we mention using the potty or toilet. So far one accident, at 8.30, so an hour and a half later another one is perhaps not too far off. I hate this

11.14 am Day 1
Dh asks dd is she needs to do a wee
DD says no
Dh asks dd is she will tell him when she needs a wee
Dd says no
Dh says let's go to the bathroom shall we?
Dd has done a wee on the sofa
11.22 Dd back in nappies
The end

day1 - pants on at 6:30
reminders to have wee/poo (ds has bowels as regular as clockwork)
9:30 still nothing despite being plied with beakers of water
9:31 nappy on as depserate to walk to shop 2 minutes away
9:45 - nappy wet. clean up, back in pants
reminders for potty etc. ds saying poo poo and sitting on potty - nothing
11:30 - turn my back for 30 seconds - big poo in pants. gross poo in pants
clean up - no fuss
11:35 nappy on
the end

waiting til xmas hols!

lol at 'the end' stories

am considering giving it a go from wed. i have carpets everywhere (yes, in the kitchen too) - new house, not my choice and haven't yet done the work we want to....anyway, am dreading the carpet cleaning.

before we start, would be interested to hear whether dd is ready - I think she might be...:

will sit on potty
will sit on toilet seat with book
says poo poo and wee wee.
will point to her bottom when asked 'where is the poo'
answer to the question 'have you done a poo' is ALWAYS no.
has never actually done anything in the toilet or the potty
last night dh was sitting on the toilet and dd downstairs. dd said nappy and started to try to pull her trousers off (just started this a couple of days ago). I helped her off with them, then she went upstairs, sat on potty opposite dad. left her with dad (also engrossed in book) and dd managed to do a poo just to the side of the potty.
this morning, dd was saying 'nappy yuck' (as per her potty book) and didn't want to put her nappy on.

I think it might be time.... (dd is 2 in 3 weeks) - what do you reckon?

DS1 ( 3 years 2 months ) supposedly potty trained, thats a laugh - unless you physically pick him up and carry him to toilet he just wets himself or pooes himself.

trying not to get too stressed as well he will get it eventually, probably when he gets to nursery. But bloody h* very annoying.

Good luck ladies.

lalaa, sound possible, since dd shouts I don't want to and leave me alone every time we mentioned the potty/toilet then your child sounds much more ready!

you lot are giving up far too easily!
you cant put hen bakc in nappies becasue they hav one accident!

my advice
is 1. dont ever askt hem if htey NEED a wee - they always say no
take htem
2.give them a sweet if htey perform
3. buy lots of cheapo m joggin bottoms from cheapo shop
4. wee them when youleave to go somewhere and when you areeive
take them every 15 mins and give them the sweet

Oh and i Never used pottys kids didnt like being low down
oh and if they wee ont he loo run around like a loon clapping
they will think its s sooooooooo funnyt hatt hey will want a repeat performance

I wouldn't say that we gave up easily because of one accident, but I do think that if the only way you can get your child to sit on the toilet or potty is to wrestle them on to it whilst they are screaming then the odds are that they may not be quite ready. Dd is usually a compliant child who will do as she is asked, take her towards a potty/toilet whether it be in the living room or bathroom and she becomes a hysterical dervish.

Oh this is fun reading your stories! (Laughs devilishly!) When I was potty training, I used to allow my children three accidents per day and after that, the nappy went back on. I can't say I noticed it confused them as some potty training books imply. I agree with Codswallop re giving them sweets/chocolate button if they perform: bribery is fine in my book!
Allatsea, I would agree to give up with your dd for now if she is making that much fuss when you mention the potty. Looks like you might be potty training over Christmas. Oh what fun for you

I gave up as it reinfrced for me that ds really wasnt ready - not the right time for him and not the right time for me really either.....