bad day 2 - feel a shit Mum

[clu]

My 2.5 year old took her nappy off yesterday, sat on the potty and did a wee. Following her lead I decided to start after a wonderfully succesful 1st day today was awful.

She only managed 1 on the potty and the rest were accidents. I tried to ignore the accidents and make no comment but I could feel myself getting so stressed and getting annoyed at her for other things when I know I was annoyed at peeing on the floor. I know it is not her fault, I know it is a new skill she has to learn. And I felt so shit when I put her to bed tonight and thought back to how horrible the day must have been for her.

I dont want to give up as she did so well the 1st day and really it was her that initiated it. I also have a 4 month old who is exclusively bf and feeds a lot still.

I'm rubbish at potty training too. With dd3 I found myself ranting to older daughters about how I hated this stage and just couldn't do it.....not my finest hour. It gets much easier in a day or two when they start to get it - and if she doesn't then STOP, go back to nappies and try again in a year 6 months.

Thanks, makes me feel better that I am not alone in my rubbishness. Will start tomorrow fresh and see what happens.

It is annoying - there's no doubt about it. It is definately my least liked parenting stage. I completely cocked it up with dd1. She just wasn't interested and had an iron bladder. I made her sit and sit and never anything, stressed me out so much....till she was 3.5 when she did it in an afternoon. That was after I'd basically given up
Good luck today

Hi Clu. We are also on day 3 and this afternoon are going to be out of the house for a few hours. It would be so easy to put a nappy on DS but I'm not going to give in. I'm feeling so stressed about a trip out of the house. Hope your day goes well today.

Potty training stinks (no pun intended) - I think it's a good reason to stick at one child.

ds2 is out of nappies when I can be bothered. But decided to have a real go of it over last weekend, by Monday I was at the annoyed stage. I would put it off but he keeps taking himself to the loo on his own.

I think some of my problem is that I can't stay at home for a week to crack it as I have 2 other dc (who aren't in nappies still - so I do know that it will happen!).

Sorry - wittering post but just wanted you to know you are not alone.

I remember one of my finest parenting hours, potty training ds 1. he sat on the potty watching cbeebies and eating chocolate buttons for about three hours.whist I wept Did he pee? Did he heck.

Strongly recommend the cod (MN authority on potty training) method. Take them to the loo every 20 minutes whether they want to or not, go mad with praise when they sit on the potty, go delirious when they get the wee or poo in the right place and immediately give them a sweet.