I started potty training DS over the weekend to take advantage of the extra day at home with him (I work part time). He's 2 years, 1 month and I hadn't intended to start this early but he's been very keen to sit on the potty to do poos and wees, while wearing a nappy, for some time now and he suddenly decided last week that he didn't want to wear a nappy one morning.
Things have been going ok. We've been going out and about, doing our usual activities and he's been having one accident a day. Today (day 5) was the first day back with the childminder. He had two wee accidents there, which I didn't think was too bad.
My childminder is wonderful in many ways but is not so keen on the straight-to-pants approach and prefers to use pull-ups. I can see why as it's easier from her point of view when there's a lot going on and she has a lot of children to look after (with the help of several assistants). She hasn't asked me to bring him in pull-ups tomorrow but made a few comments when I collected him tonight about her worrying about him weeing on her Persian rugs and sofa. Personally, I wouldn't have Persian rugs if I was using my house for childminding, but that's just me.
Do you think I'm being unreasonable to ask her to do things my way in this situation? Do you think putting him in pull-ups at the childminders occasionally would just confuse him?
Also, I'm basically sitting him on the potty every hour or so. Or sometimes he tells me he's got a wee coming and asks to sit on the potty. Tonight I spotted his poo face and sat him on the potty just in time to catch it, but he would have done it in his pants if I'd not noticed. Does it sound like he's doing ok? Do I have to carry on sitting him on the potty all the time or will he eventually start to recognise it himself and tell me he needs to go (he is quite verbal but can't pull down his pants himself yet).
Sorry for all the questions. Thanks in advance :)