Anyone starting today?

[newhousestress]

Planning to see how the next week goes before going back to nursery. DS is 2 years and 9 months. Can wee and poo in potty, knows when he's going and tells us, and is going an hour or two between wees so I think he's ready. One accident so far.

Our first morning, so far 3 wees on the floor. She won't sit on the potty if I prompt her too. Currently naked and she has helped me clean up accidents whilst I explained firmly that wees go in the potty. I guess this is all normal so will plough on 😅

@loveautum I wouldn’t worry, on day 1 we had about 8 wees on the floor on 1 in the potty.

Thanks @Grandpoplar just had another accident. She is panicking and getting upset, so very difficult to move her to the potty x

We've also been out all afternoon. Chose a NT place with good toilets. Dd2 used the big toilet with dh holding her up! She is now sitting on the potty watching TV and trying to poo.

She still isn't asking to go. I only just noticed she looked uncomfortable and plonked her down in time! I can't remember when dd1 started to go from her own initiative.

That’s great that you managed a proper outing, @snugglysnerd - I fancy going to our local NT place but I feel that’ll be too much of a stretch for us right now. Did you put your daughter in pull ups, or did you just brave it??

We have had more successful wees in the potty today - I think that’s more due to me anticipating them better rather than his cooperation, but still, progress...

We put her in a pull up to go in the car as it's a decent drive but took it off when we got there. She did a wee on the toilet there just before we left so we risked it on the journey home and she was fine.

Still no poo.

Today has been a disaster. I'm starting to wonder if he's not ready? Or is this normal?

One day he is fantastic, other days it's just a waste of time!

Thankfully a good day- no accidents and she’s started to say toilet and pull down her leggings when she wants to go- praying this continues.

blckcurt if some days are good I'd be inclined to persist. I think if he's not getting it at all then I'd leave it for a while.
Has anything been different today? E.g. woke up early so tired, poorly, had guests round etc. It doesn't take much to throw them at this age. It he could just be getting tired from potty training. It is quite a lot for them to process and co-ordinate!
Maybe see how tomorrow goes?

DS is actively avoiding pooing on the potty. Goes instantly we put him in a nappy (and hops around asking for a nappy in increasing desperation beforehand, but if we put him on the potty nothing happens even if we bribe him to stay on for ten minutes).

Don’t want to make him constipated by encouraging him to hold it. People who have trained older kids, do they just do it automatically one day? He’s fine with wees (few accidents today, but that’s him being distracted playing).

@blckcurt I agree it's quite early days and completely dependant on mood, tiredness, whether they need a poo as well, personally I have never seen a child 'click' and get it suddenly, just have less frequent accidents and more frequent dry days but with steps forward and back. Over a period of a couple of months rather than days or weeks. I think if you'd had a couple of weeks of absolutely no successful pees or poos then I'd stop and try again in a few months.

Well...

He's just been running around really strange and his legs were going funny. He was panicking and crying and I could see him really worrying.

He ran off to the corner and I asked him if he needed a poo and he was getting more and more worked up. I asked him if he wanted a nappy and he ran to the nappy change caddy and lay down. I've caved and put a nappy on him and he's immediately calm.

I think he needs a poo but is scared....

blckcurt that’s exactly what DS is doing. I also don’t think he knows how to poo on the potty - he will sit on it ok but nothing happens. No idea how to help him.

@ChristmasCarcass it was actually awful to see how stressed he got about it, but I'm also proud he didn't just let it happen on the floor.

I think for now I'm going to focus on getting wee's correct then tackle the poo as I refuse to see him that panicked.

It'll all come together... eventually!

The advice earlier in the thread from someone to leave them on the potty for a while really helped us. I can tell when DD needs to poo and she looks like she wants to strain. Anyway, i put her on the potty with a tablet watching pepper pig and a snack....i also walked away, seemed to take the pressure off

I think we're at the same point. She doesn't seem anxious about poos on the potty, she just doesn't seem to know what to do. I'm not sure how to explain either! She did one in her pants earlier.

One accident this morning, and one wee and poo in the potty, seems to be standard here! He is back to nursery tomorrow which will be another test. I phoned them today to let them know and they seemed quite excited! They are going to get him a sticker chart ready for tomorrow. Wonder how many sets of clothes to pack 🤔

@newhousestress how long have you been training before his return to nursery?

How is everyone getting on? We've just started but very slowly - naked from waist down at home but nappy on for an important appointment at lunchtime, which was mildly wet when I took it off. Just sat her on potty before nap and she said she wanted to go but then got off and didn't get back in time before an accident on the floor which upset her.
I've no idea if I'm starting too early (2y 4m) but she's been verbalising her interest in the potty for the last fortnight and trying to go with it. But she's slightly behind on gross motor, so can't really dress herself yet (abut very very verbal so will be telling me adamantly if she doesn't want to progress).

newhousestress i packed 3 sets of clothes with underwear- also remember socks (I didnt)- when they wet themselves they can wet their feet too.

First day back at nursery today, I wonder/worry how he's getting on... Fully expecting multiple wet bags hanging up on his peg when I pick up later!

@blckcurt 9 days!

Good luck to the nursery tots, look forward to hearing how they did. My older ones were always much better at nursery 🤷🏼‍♀️

Message from the nursery- 3 accidents, ran out of clothes and now in a pull up....guess 2 steps forward one step back

I'm very interested to know how they get on at nursery and what the attitude of nursery is!

Mine goes back next Tuesday and I was worrying about this

Same here, I’m a bit anxious about the transition back to childcare next week - an extra challenge here as he goes to two different settings and toilet set-up.

The last two days have been better for us, but that’s mostly because I’m getting better at anticipating and prompting him to go on the potty in time. I can’t imagine the childcare providers being able to watch and prompt him.