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OMG what an odd day

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Flocci · 08/03/2008 20:08

Day 1 of potty training ds ....... Pants on at 9am. I started putting him on potty every 30 minutes without success. Small accident at 11.30 just as swe were getting trousers off, so not too concerned as I was thrilled he had told me he needed to go that time. Then as the day went on it became obvious to me that he needed to do a poo but didn't seem able to. He has then spent the rest of the day until bedtime 7pm asking to go on the potty approx every 10 - 15 minutes without any success at all. There have been no accidents so he has just been holding on all day. Each time he just sat there for a couple of minutes and then got off again.

He is now in bed in a nappy which i guess will be full by morning.

DH says I shouldn't put him on every 15 minutes but surely if he is asking then i should. i can't help thinking that if he relaxes and does a wee or a poo just once then he will relax and be fine and we will get over it, but i don't want to say no if he asks to go on. But it has been the most appalling day.

What would you do?

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BigBadMouse · 08/03/2008 20:28

IME (which is fairly limited tbh) if they are ready to potty train then they get the hang of things pretty quickly.

My DD1 had a first day like this but was completely dry within 4 days (she was 3.1). The first day she went to her potty 24 times with little actually happening but it got a lot better within days (I have her sticker chart to prove it)

I would say let him go to the potty when he asks to or he'll get mixed messages. If you are still at this point 2 weeks down the line then maybe think again about whether he is ready.

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