what do YOU think?

[notreal]

I have posted a little of this on the support thread so I apologise if it seems doubled up but my lo is 2.7 and this am have started potty training.
The background is that for the past month he has been a nightmare when it comes to changing his nappy well not that but more the cleaning of him ifyswim. He has a major problem if you go anywhere near his pesholino[willy] and is also the same in the bath he has been like this for a long time but has become worse as he has gotten older.
I have spoken to G.P and he said he thought it was because he must remember that he had a camera stuck up there when he was younger [he was 4 months]so i have taken that on board however yesterday i spoke to my mom and she said it was really not normal for him to be like this and that its disgusting that we no longer potty train early and that if i was a goo mother and my lo bright enough then we can get it done by august when we visit them.
So spoke to dhg to see what he thought he has a ds 8 and he said well i agree with your mom dss was dry by one
So i have started this am and we have been up since six he did a wee first thing on trainer seat and we have been going up every half hour [he is quite keen ] but we have just come down after sitting there for 5 minutes and doing nothing and he just stood next to me and all of a sudden he says oh no water and looks down at his trousers so i say clever boy you did a weewee quick lets go to the toilet.
I have changed him etc but can I ask you all do you think he is'nt ready or because he is keen persevere i know it's only the first day but i just feel like i am a bit of acrap mom for not being sure

gosh i'm sorry that is long but i could od with the advice

If he is keen to try and accidents don't upset him too much, give him more of a chance.

But don't force him. Not all boys can be dry at that age. DS was 3.3 and had no interest before hand.

It's a bit concerning that he won't let you touch his willy though!

Your mother sounds like she is putting on a bit too much pressure. It has nothing to do with intelligence. DS was a late trainer and has been put up a year in school because he was bored with his age-group.

tbh I find it a worry about his pesholino but as i say when he was younger he had a camera popped up his bits to check everything he had dilated kidneys when he was born and so the gp said he thought that all of this was related to that cos it was hrrendous tbh he was'nt anaestatise they said he was young and would't feel it but my mom thinks that is rubbish and i just dunno there has never been any issues made about his pbits from me and his papa and i am the only one who changes his nappy[typical man]

If he's keen stick with it. My DS showed absolutely no interest or "signs" before I started - it was me that was ready.

He was dry by 2. We started with him running around with no clothes and sitting him on the potty periodically and leaving it where he could get to it himself quickly - a couple of days and he was dry.

Good luck.