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Is your child ready for potty training at nursery? Here's the place for all your toilet training questions.

Potty Training During Lockdown!

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LunaHardy · 22/03/2020 11:22

So now seems like a better time than any and I've decided to potty train my 2yo dd during quarantine! I haven't potty trained for about 10 years and that was with my ds. I've bought her a potty a few weeks ago just to get her used to it but she's still not keen on sitting on it. Any tips please?

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TwistyHair · 30/04/2020 20:38

Yes! It’s like, thank fuck it’s nappy time now. Although she just asked to go for a wee even without nappy on. And she’s very reluctant to have it on even for nighttime. Sounds like it’s getting slightly easier for you babycorn

LunaHardy · 30/04/2020 20:43

@babycornplease oh yes 100%. But dd now refusing nappy, taking it off. Not sure how to tackle that as she's still not dry at night. Any suggestions?

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TwistyHair · 30/04/2020 21:21

Same with us. She tries to take it off. I just tell her no stories until it’s on. And no bedtime fun.

fascinated · 30/04/2020 22:10

I had an attempt at nappy refusal at bedtime but I was not ready for that yet! So I just said “oh, I know you don’t really need it anymore but it is just in case your body forgets to wake you up for the toilet as it’s more difficult when you’re asleep, so you don’t get wet. “ he didn’t really fuss after that but interestingly we have had a couple of dry nappies overnight which astounded me! Still leaving it on at night though.

He does wake at 10/11 pm sometimes wanting milk, and a couple of times has then asked to go to the loo. So he seems to have woken up realising he needed the loo. Again - I’m Astounded!

fascinated · 30/04/2020 22:11

Having said all of that we still had a poo in his pants today (he was stranded on the climbing frame apparently!) and two dribbles in undies. So not out of the woods by any means, but at least I no longer have to watch him like a hawk!

Indecisivelurcher · 30/04/2020 22:26

@luna what about a pull up? Be warned they are not as absorbent. Get the expensive ones with Disney pictures of nothing else works! My friends lad would only wear lightening mcqueen pull ups, in the end she used to draw him on cheap ones with a pen!!!!

LunaHardy · 01/05/2020 07:01

@fascinated good idea I'll try that. That's brilliant re: nighttime's with your LO. We've had a lot of dry naps and a couple of dry nights but nothing consistent yet.

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Caz1412 · 01/05/2020 07:15

We are not doing too bad here, he is having the odd accident, maybe one a day but sometimes none at all.
How do you teach a little one to pull down their own trousers? He either hasn’t got the fine motor skills needed and/or is just lazy and keeps asking me to do it 😂

TwistyHair · 01/05/2020 09:42

I think pulling down trousers is a while away. It’s a bit tricky. My other child took ages to be able to do it. And he was 3.

fascinated · 01/05/2020 10:53

We made the trousers thing into a game.

At a non stressful time I said “ooh, what else do you need to be able todo to manage the toilet yourself? I know! Trousers off! Let’s practice that... I used the tip of saying “push them down” and started with jammies , showed him how to hook his thumbs in and push down ... sang a silly song, just make up some words to whatever he loves at the moment (our fave is wheels on the bus so it was “the trousers on .child name.. go up and down bla bla bla” ) amd he was giggling away, it was fun actually! Then explaining that he would need always to remember to push them down as soon as he got to the potty before sitting down etc. Stating the obvious, really, but it’s amazing how sometimes when you stop to think, there are lots of things we kind of assume they know and we forget to say them explicitly! So making sure lots of practice before he needed to go.

fascinated · 01/05/2020 10:54

It helps that my older one is quite silly and joined in to demonstrate too!

Caz1412 · 01/05/2020 11:01

@TwistyHair you might be right, he is two in 12 days so he may be a bit young!

@fascinated I Love that! That’s his favourite song too so will be using that! Even if it doesn’t help yet, I’m sure it’ll make him laugh! 🤣

fascinated · 01/05/2020 11:27

He can only really manage soft elastic type trousers at the moment. Anything complicated is no good.

RonSwansonsMustacheComb · 01/05/2020 13:15

Hi there, can I join?

I was hoping to hold off til summer but 27m (I think Blush) DD announced today " need a poo, can I sit on the potty".

So we gave her a sticker book and lots of praise and have decided to just go for it tomorrow.

fascinated · 01/05/2020 13:16

Hi Ron! I’d go for it today!

Caz1412 · 01/05/2020 14:50

Strange moment earlier, left little man downstairs quick while I ran up to put 5 month old down for her nap. I heard him wee on the potty, then I heard him opening the toilet wipes which is why I’m like oh no! He’s done a poo! I was only up there for a minute! So I run down, no poo in the potty, it doesn’t smell anywhere so I ask if he’s done a poo, no answer, hands me the wipes. So I ask if he needs his bum wiped and he turns around and puts bum in the air to be wiped... but it’s clean! No poo anywhere.

Think he’s just practicing 🤣

Joywillcomeagain · 01/05/2020 18:08

@Caz1412 that's really cute!

RonSwansonsMustacheComb · 01/05/2020 21:40

fascinated I was working all afternoon and evening and DH wasn't quite feeling brave enough to do it on his own so thought we'd go for a fresh start tomorrow.
Spent the night making a sticker reward chart. Must buy printer.

fascinated · 01/05/2020 21:49

Ah sorry, am in lockdown bubble here (and clearly obsessed with potty training!)

Good luck!

mamablondie2 · 02/05/2020 09:39

Hi all

So Day 1 of switching to the Oh Crap method after some ‘practice’ (clothed / Gina Ford style).

Anyway, DD1 isn’t keen on being naked and cries when we put her on the potty. Any suggestions? It’s quite upsetting as I know this part is supposed to be really positive etc she just seems to hate the naked feeling.

Jannt86 · 02/05/2020 10:01

@mamablondie2 have you removed all lower garments and nappies out of her sight. Mine fussed quite a bit about being nude if she could see her nappies/trousers but once gone it was out of site out of mind. Also try a soft blanket or cushion for her to sit on. If you think about it it's not a nice feeling to have your bare bum on carpet/cold flooring. If she really really hates it though then you might just have to give in. Only you can guage that. Good luck xx

fascinated · 02/05/2020 11:03

Skirt?

mamablondie2 · 02/05/2020 12:18

@Jannt86 @fascinated Thanks! She has calmed down now and we seem to have got to a point where she’s ignoring being naked. She is yet to take herself to the potty but we have managed to catch some and give loads of praise etc ...

Anyone have a good time frame for reviewing progress for Block 1/moving on? Just good to have an idea x

TwistyHair · 02/05/2020 16:40

Sounds like a good start @mamablondie2. Don’t know about next phase as we didn’t do oh crap. But I think it’s when they’re consistently dry at that stage.

Caz1412 · 02/05/2020 17:10

Not sure about next stage as I didn’t actually follow a book, didn’t know it was a thing until this post. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Just assumed a bare bum would help him realise there wasn’t a nappy there and he would need to use the potty as he already knew what it was for but wasn’t using it as he had the luxury of a nappy. 🤷🏻‍♀️

It’s been 6 weeks for us and he is perfect bare bummed, no accidents. If he has trousers on he gets it right a lot but has a lot more accidents. I’ve just been increasing the amount of time he wears them for slowly. 🤷🏻‍♀️

We are definitely winging this 🤣

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