Anyone potty training right now?

[SPR1107]

We're on day 4, and I just thought I'd see if there was anyone else out there whose currently doing it.

Maybe share some tips and tricks we've found helpful so far? Or just for a bit of a min when it seems to be going a little wrong!

[Labmum]

@SPR I'm quite conservative on these things and would say maybe after a month or so with no/very few accidents.

We're doing ok. He had one accident per day at nursery, all at similar times. Then he had 4 days at home where we had only one accident total. He's now started telling us when he needs a wee and can hold it quite well too. Back at nursery yesterday and one accident again and as I walked in he was quietly in a corner straining so I whisked him to their bathroom but it was a false alarm. Think the accidents coincide with the busy time of day at nursery with them serving tea and parents starting to pick up so they maybe struggle to keep on top of it when he's not great at asking yet. He'll get there though so I'm not worried.

[tappitytaptap]

Me! On day 4 with a 2yr 9 month old DS. Not been quite as bad as I expected but some accidents. Bizarrely he was best at nursery on day 2, only one accident and kept asking to go. He’s currently sat on the loo with YouTube saying he needs a poo whilst I breastfeed 15 week old DS2 . This morning he’d absolutely saturated his nappy and massively leaked everywhere. Can’t remember the last time he did that - I wondered whether he’d held wee in yesterday?!

[tappitytaptap]

We've cracked wees largely but he won't poo on the toilet or potty v often, he has done before but mostly starts it in his pants. I understand this is really common but has anyone been through this and has any tips?

[KTD27]

Anyone still reading this? We are giving it a go again today as DS has been dry at night for a while. So far nothing. Not an accident not a dribble. He’s like a camel! How long is too long not to go??

[Eesha]

Hi, just about to start potty training twins at 2yrs 8m. I have got mixed advice, putting children on toilet ever hour for ten mins, or buying one of those pretend toilets, or even waiting till later. I'm a SAHM mum so have the time to do it but just a bit unsure of the best approach. Do I set aside a week and do this solidly?

[HoustonBess]

@Eesha we used the oh crap book - I'm not 100% wild about it but has worked and did so for a few friends too. It's more of a crash course approach, I think it would suit SAHMs especially.

I think it's better to get the stress done all in one than stretch it out by putting them on the potty occasionally, which can be confusing. Oh crap says to just decide not to use nappies (other than for naps/sleep) and make that the new rule. It also says if you leave it past 3 1/2 or so then they might just fight it for the fun of it and that would be harder.

DD 2yr 3m started just after Christmas and we're just about sorted now - hardly any accidents but we're still prompting her to go rather than her asking. It was stressful for a couple of weeks then clicked a bit and we all relaxed.

[Eesha]

@HoustonBess so assume then you usr pull ups now rather than nappies, or is it straight to pants? I wasn't sure whether to invest in a book unless brilliant. Just thought a sticker chart would be enough but will take a look

[SPR1107]

Hi all,

We started Boxing Day, we've been dry since New Year's Eve using the oh crap method. As a run down of the book...

• naked for a few days, then when they have successfully mastered that, move on to commando with joggers (easier to pull up and down), then when they've mastered that, move on to pants. The book says pants (and pull ups) set off the same muscle memory that nappies do, which makes them wee and have accidents, so leave them until last. I then bought bigger pants to help this

• for my son particularly, it worked just having a potty around and a seat on the toilet and keep saying 'if you need a wee or a poo, your potty is over there' and letting him make the decision for himself. If we tried to sit him on it, he turned into an ironing board.

• if he had an accident, the book says, don't say things like 'don't worry, it was just an accident', instead say nothing other than 'next time you do your wee wee in the potty' and point to it. So quite not committal about how you feel about the accident.

• it says if you move to the stage of joggers and they keep weeing them. Go back to naked for another day or two.

• when we're out and about, we took a travel potty until he'd got used to big toilets, and every ten minutes or so we just say 'remember to tell mummy or daddy if you need a wee wee'

• we praised him for going but not OTT, just like 'well done, high 5!'

Those are the main tips I can remember. We stayed indoors for 3 days naked, then we popped to like grandparents to practice with the joggers etc, then he went back to nursery 2nd Jan and that was that.

Hope that helps! Good luck!

[HoustonBess]

@Eesha I think SPR1107 explained it really - someone lent us the book, you could prob get a second hand one cheap.

No pull ups, went commando for four weeks or so now has little pants. Starting out with pants apparently triggers muscle memory of nappies and makes them more likely to wet.

Didn't bother with a sticker chart, just praise as we went along.

[HappyAndYouKnowItGlugTheWine]

Did anyone have issues with DC not pooing on the potty? We've been potty training 2 weeks and 3 days now. Wees were sorted by day 2 and he is dry all day including nap time (so don't bother with nappy then), but wears nappy for bed at night. But we've only had 1 poo in the potty! He knows he's doing it/needs it but goes all odd jumping around the room and essentially trying everything to avoid having to go in the potty. If he's got joggers on he'll go in those instead every day. We've tried poo goes to Pooland, lots of potty books, rewards etc but so far no luck. Gone back to naked from waist down during weekend when I'm home (he's at nursery in the week) but he's holding it mostly. Any experience or advice please!!! Getting a bit concerned now!

[Woollysocks18]

Happy we are at the exact same stage, pretty much nailed the pees but poo is a nightmare. Caught him mid poo this morning and got him on the toilet and that was the first he has done a (half) poo on the loo in 2 weeks since we started. He waits for us to leave the room and goes in his pants.

It's harder with poo because our DS goes once a day vs 10 odd pees so there is so much less opportunity too!

[Eesha]

Dimwitted question here but I'm preparing to start training this week. I'd like to use pull ups as my children will fuss without anything on but what do they wear at night (as they aren't dry yet). Would it be normal nappies or dry night pull ups?