Hi all, I really need some help, encouragement, advice!
So my boy is 2.7 year old. He expressed a will to use the bathroom and wear pants. He would tell me about having to do a poo and wanted to get changed from soiled nappy straight away. I took out the potty and straight away he wanted to try it and did two wees not a bother! I thought I'd bite the bullet and go on with it.
Thankfully I was able to spend 4 full days with him. He's so excited and really want to wear big boy pants and be a big boy. He knows exactly what to do and we've made a chart and all. But it's been going so so. Plenty of wees in the potty which we celebrated, but accidents few minutes after. Or I'd remind him to tell me and he'd say yes and have an accident seconds later. I think he doesn't really fully empty his bladder when on the potty. Then came the poo problem. He would try and try but wouldn't be able to do one despite needing to. I think he was afraid although he wouldn't say so. I know it's very common so we focused on the wees. I thought he got the hang of it, he told me a few time when he had to go and we made it in time! But he needs to use the potty every half an hour. And if he doesn't he would just have an accident. Is this normal at the start? He doesn't wear nappies during his nap and so far always dry.
This morning, day 4, was a disaster. Poor pet was constipated and so he would sit on the potty after telling me he needed but nothing came out (I think he was afraid that the poop would come down too, so he didn't even wee). Then he just had lots of wee accidents and unsuccessful trips to potty. Eventually I convinced him to wear a nappy forma poo and finally managed to do it there. After that he managed to use the potty twice for wees and twice on the floor, asking me "what happened?".
I know it takes a long time, lots of patience and lots of accidents, but should we continue? Does he seem ready or not really?
Tomorrow I'll have to bring him in work with me again. I'm a nanny and not sure how much time I will be able to spend with him to help him remind to use the potty and clean up accidents. I'm a bit anxious and worried although I'm trying not to let it be seen.
P.s. I helped with potty training other kids and read the book about potty training in three days, so I have a few tricks and ideas, but it's all different when it's your own child 😬😬😬 heeelp!