Anyone else taken a nappy off today for good?

[melsy]

Think I might need some support to get through a very long day!

Im really trying to keep my patience at bay, as I have an extremely stubborn 2.11yr old dd2!

I have bought chocolates as a treat for going but shes already had a tantrum as I wouldnt give her any unless she goes on the potty and actually does a we as apposed to just sitting there. (harsh aren't I, but this lovely girl gets given an inch and takes a mile)!!!!

Oh my worrrrrrd , I know you shouldn't compare, but dd1 was sooooo easy in comparison, 3 days and done , well on the dry front anyway. Poos were another story!

This is our 2nd attempt since Easter hols. That was a nightmare as she wouldn't go on the potty or toilet without a fight. Today there seems to be more promise as she was so excited this morning. She was so good on the school run for dd1 and even went on the potty herself to sit a few times before we left, but as yet no wee! Except one accident walking back home from the shops to buy her treat.

hmm may be I should give her a little choc for her efforts this morn?????

Well, a better day than yesterday. After the 2nd lot of 'dancing', we eventually had another wee followed by 2 misses. Let's hope we get a few more successes tomorrow.

Yikes. Potty training whilst camping. Brave woman indeed. My only advice would be to not even think about it at night (It sounded from your post as if you were contemplating it). Certainly not unless you've already had a run of dry nappy nights with him? DS1, 3.8, is still in nappies at night. It's a hormonal thing that needs to kick in apparently and they won't be dry at night until it does. Otherwise, good luck to you!

I agree potty training whlist camping sounds very brave, but I guess being outside all the time will make accidents easy to clear up and there seems to be lots of posters on here who have their kids dry in the day within a couple of days so good luck and let us know how your holiday goes.

DD took herslf to her potty this morning for a poo without any reminding but we went out this morning so had to put trousers back on and have had a couple of accidents since we got home so we obviously still have a way to go.

No hits, all misses today. I'm carrying on though for the moment because we're still having the dancing about when DD needs a wee, it's just a question of 'catching' it in the potty before she lets go!

Sounds like everyones making progress, its hard going , more on us I think !!!!

Nice to know theres a space here for everyone to rally round and keep all going.

With long long journeys I agree nappy is best when in early stages, but for trips of less than hour Im suggesting go withought. Ive got a small old towel and a care mat on the seat/buggy for accidents, but so far shes been dry on journeys. If cods was here , think shed say no nappies ever again, sort of agree, gives them clear signal, but needs must sometimes!

Well we had big progress on wees this week. Went to my mums for a few hrs wednesday and despite having a moan at not wanting to be naked from waist down, something just clicked, she rolled around on me for a while there having a winge and then suddenly said, mummy come with me to the potty ,sat on the potty and then said no I want to go to the toilet and a wonderful 2hrs on and off were spent sitting on the bathroom floor telling her made up stories on the loo! with 2 actual wees there.

Shes now been going herself when she needs too, and we even had a poo. Alas since Wed though weve had several poo accidents and many a pair of knickers,(her sisters old ones), thrown out!

oh and we also went shopping in the morning yesterday and she was soo good. We went twice to the loo , with no seat thingy on and she went both times, before shop and after.

Hope I dont sound all braggy and "ohh look at my wonderful child" , but for her to be doing any of this is great, as she normally doesnt want to comply!!

Im a silly proud mummy , despite the messy bits!

Phew day 5 , cant believe it.

Oh god i'm so glad i found this thread i have taken dd nappy off because she wanted me to on wed and ever since she has been sitting on the toilet but not doing anything but having accidents left right and center, shes getting annoyed today and has asked for her nappy to be put back on but i have said no you are a big girl now and trying not to give in. Am i doing the right thing or is she just not ready she turned 3 in june, so she should be toilet trained by now surly or am i just paroniod?
Any input would be good - thank you.

Wow so good to hear that everyone's going through the same thing - we've had one successful wee and loads of accident including poo...

She's only 2 and a quarter - is this too early?

Plus, she's stubborn about sitting around on the potty waiting for something to happen (as Gina recommends!!)so we keep having accidents - not sure how to tackle...

Had no idea it'd be so stressful/hard-work/messy/painful.

Was actually excited first thing this morning but no longer...

Come on - advice needed!!! How do you actually do it - sit them down every 30 mins/keep reminding and hope for the best/bribery?!?!?

Hi gerbo,

We are also trying to follow the Gina ford potty traing book but agree getting them sit there long enough to perform is hard. I end up having to read stories to her while somethig happens. Yesterday and today I have been trying to not keep reminding her as I could tell she was gettig annoyed and di not want to put her off. DD appears to not go to toilet much as she has had one wee and one poo since she got up and no accidnets. She actuallywent for 6 hours without a wee! not sure this is normal and hope she does not have a problem!

Glad to see there has been some successes.

Hi Katedan,

Sure it's normal as i spoke to a friend earlier who has trained three children and she said she only reminded her son once an hour or so, so don't worry.

It's so hard to keep patience though! I'm pregnant and very very tired and she's extremely strong-willed so I'm really biting my tongue.

How are you doing it then, Katedan???

God and I'm going STIR CRAZY having been in for only a morning - is everyone staying in, or what?! How do you not go mad?!?

sorry - meant to say her son only wee'd every 3 hours or so if that helps!

Poor you Gerbo, I can't imagine potty traing while PG.

I seem to have been very lucky with DD1 and today on day 5 was our first no accident day. We went to the park this morning and softplay this afternoon and she is very proud she has kept her fifi pants dry all day. We give her a sweet and a sticker each time she performs on the potty.

We did all this with DS1 who was a similar age when we potty trained him and it was alot harder, he continued to have accidents for over a year (and occasionaly aged 6 still does) so I am under no illusions we are there but i think the fact she does not wee very often is helping.

DD2 (they are twins) is still showing no interest despite not getting the sweets, praise or stickers she is firmly hlding onto her nappies!

Hi, please can I join you? DS1 (age 2.11) decided on Weds morning that he wanted big boy pants.

day 1 was ok, a few accidents but mostly making it to the potty just in time. day 2 he was at nursery and I don't think the staff handled it brilliantly, but that's another thread.

today he's had a few accidents but tried really hard. but he's not particularly good at saying he needs to go or performing when I put him on the potty, he just gets himself on the potty - often without removing his pants so I have soooo much washing to do.

Hi babypringle, how is it going?

Well as I predicted yesterday we have not "cracked" it today we have had three wet accidents. She is really good at knowing when she needs a poo but although she seems to know she needs a wee she will still on the potty nothing happen then wet herslf 5 mins later.

Despite gina ford advise I might put her in feel and learn pants tomorrow as we have a big party to attend and she has a lovley dress to wear and I really don't want her to wet it and then have to change. I know this will put her back butless stressful for us.

Hello fellow trainers,

Just to say we had a really disheartening couple of days and no progress - dd has been really negative about sitting on the potty and so so many accidents, despite me going crazy and her being proud when she has managed a wee or poo in the pot!!

Friends and my mum suggested a few days off then going for it again so that's what we're doing. Anyone out there been in same boat??

She's a bright little button and very very strong-willed and seems to have decided she really doesn't want to ever sit on the potty despite trying lots of 'tricks'....

Advice? I'm PG and hormonal and can't believe I was reduced to tears about this today!!!!!!!!!! (She's 2.3 yrs old)

Hello, can i please join? i took ds (2.11) nappy off on Friday. i have just read Melseys first post and that describes ds down to a T!!!

Fri refused to sit on potty at all, 6 wees in undies/on floor throughout the day, yesterday very similar. By the end of yeaterdays efforts i was ready to quit, however he went on 'big boy toilet' after daddy whilst getting ready for his bath. Didnt do anything on it, but the fact that he actually sat on it made my day.

This morning was very encouraging because it was as though something clicked. As soon as i took the nappy off he said 'quick mummy wee wee coming' so i sat him quickly on the potty. He pretended to do a wee then got off. This happened acouple of times throughout the morning. Sounds daft but i was just relieved that he would actually sit on the potty!

We have had 2 wees on the potty today (although the undies got quite wet first as he had already started to wee before he went to the potty) but i was made up that he actually attempted to get there instead of just weeing and pretending it hadnt happened! This afternoon however (after his nap - which i have put a nappy on him for, because nursery do) he hasnt been anywhere near as good

Sorry that was an epic first post but i just needed to vent....

i hope everyone else is having more success and less stress than me!

Ooh can I join in please??

My DS (21m)decided he wasn't going to wear nappies anymore last week - I had very little say in the matter!! Day 4 today and no poo accidents so far and no wee accidents either since Friday. I'm waiting for the novelty to wear off though......!

One problem we're having though is that since we started his night time sleep has completely gone to pot. I've stuck him in a pull up tonight just in case it's because he's realised he needs a wee in the middle of the night and doesn't want to do it in the nappy? Anyone else had this problem?

Looking forward to getting some tips from mum's who actually have a clue what they are doing - I'm seriously winging it at the moment

z xx

thank mrspickles. bless your DD putting her nappy and pjs back on after doing a wee!!

At the moment he's in pull ups at night but he just wakes up and comes into our room countless times during the night wanting to get into our bed and cuddle (and sleep!). The first couple fo nights I put him back to bed each time but last night I just couldn't do it so he slept in with me and DH went in the spare room. Not sure whether it's connected or what to do about it if it is? Might try putting him on the potty tonight - will it work if he's practically asleep? Don't really want to wake him up to do it!

Z xx

sorry girls for not being on, just been a very busy few days out and about, we even road tested a party yesterday!!

So far we have done well with being dry , but poos are a whole diff story as I well know from when training dd1. She knows to get to the loo for some and then half an hour or so later theres a another more loose one in the knickers, although I wondering if shes got a funny tum right now.

She tends to know now when she needs to go and takes herself off to the loo, problem is when she washes her hands we have half the soap squirted out all over the loo!! She was covered arms,legs,floor, everything!! (my girl likes the door sort of closed and says I dont want you to look)!!

For those struggling with potties , I say just leaves those in the car for times when cant get to loo and driving. Get a padded seat for the loo and continue training that way, then you can say , ooh how grown up you are, look just like mummy ......

Im not up on nighttime dryness, as my dd1 (5.8yrs) has a kidney/bladder condition , so shes still in pull ups for bed, but for night time training, some say to give them a lift around your bedtime and lay a changing mat under the fitted sheet and 2 over the top , its much less of faff if they do wet during the night, than having to change the whole bed. Im not yet attempting it with dd2, although she has been dry a few mornings, dd1 is very upset that dd2 may end up without nappies before her . Not sure how to tackle that one. Were off to GOSH this afternoon,(not with her,as were discussing surgery for the condition), to discuss these thing with them, but thats a whole other thread.

dd2 is now at a day summer camp today as have work and then a hospital appt, so will be interesting to see how shes goes in that environment! Ive given them 4 pairs of knickers and bottoms!

Good luck today all

morning, ds is refusing to poo on potty, but we have always had trouble in that dept. He's on movicol and my worry is that he will struggle further (he is holding it in) and get tummy ache back which he has suffered with since he was about 1!

As for the wees, he attempted one but only half heartedly. He then went on the potty even though he didnt need to go because he wanted ham (i know, ham of all things!) so sat down becaue he knew we would be happy then asked for ham

right, it is now 1.45 and there have been no attempts by ds to even make it to the potty. He is refusing to poo on potty, tells us he needs to go and then poos infront of us. He has a massive crying fit if we go anywhere near him to put him on the potty. He keeps complaining of tummy ache (because he is trying to hold the poos in sometimes)

He has had 2 accidents (wet undies)

Seriously, should we call it a day? I am a school teacher and have a week off in oct. Should we put the dreaded nappies back on and try again then? DS is showing no interest what so ever in the potty, rewards, threats, treats he is not interested in any of it at all

I have been trying just the 2 of us for 3 days, dh is off with us today, but has less patience than me (i think he is beginning to realise why i have been so grumpy when he has got in from work!)

He goes to nursery tomorrow till thursday. I am tempted to give it 3 more days to see what happens at nursery. But after that I QUIT!

Wow it is gret to see so many fellow trainers on this post. Our weekend did see some accidents but as she was sick aswell yesterday I have tried to not be disheartned. Today we seem to be back on track and she is not even asking for a sweet after each wee.

Nightime training is very differnet as it all comes down to how strong the bladder is ds had his nappy taken off at 4 but was lifted before we went to bed till he was 5 as he could not go through the night without wetting the bed. It can lead to too many distrurbed nights so will not remove th egirls nightime nappies till they are older.

It has only just hit me that we will have to do this whole PT thing again once DT2 decided she is ready!!!! not expecting that to be an easy ride. Oh well we contine with wweek 2.