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Any one used a car seat protector for potty training time?

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Hulababy · 30/04/2004 11:56

Like this : [URL=www.twinsthings.co.uk/seat_protect.htm]Seat protector[/URL]

Was it worth getting? Did you use it much?

We often make longish journeys so just wondering if it might be worth getting. Each work day morning DD has a journey lasting up to an hour, about 45 minutes on way home. And when visiting family it's the same; friends are often 2 or 3 hours drive away. We will obviously also have portable potty and on the longer journeys a motorway stop. But I know how easy it is to get stuck in traffic, etc.

This one is £6.99 and cheapest I have found so far. £7 in Boots but our Boots (a big one too) didn't have one in when I went earlier in the week. Was £9.99 on Blooming Marvellous!

Already looked on e-bay too and none there.

Thanks

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Hulababy · 30/04/2004 11:59

Ooops:

Seat protector

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mrscrankyangrylady · 30/04/2004 11:59

we are just putting a caremat under him in the carseat and buggy at the moment. that is for shortish journeys though. is this in anticipation or have you already started potty training? if the latter you might want to hang on a bit and see how many "accidents" are occurring - you could be lucky.

Jaybee · 30/04/2004 13:13

We used to put them in pullups for the journeys until they got reasonably reliable - if they didn't wet them then we used the pullup again - didn't have these fancy things nor caremats then (only 7 years ago - I sound like my mother).

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Hulababy · 30/04/2004 13:19

Thanks. I was trying to avoid Pulls Up so she didn't get in habit of relying on them as a safety net if that makes sense. I did think of leaving pants on under them if I did use them though, as at least them she'd have the wet feeling (which she doesn't get with just Pull Ups alone).

mrscrankyangrylady - just started today!!! Well, she had a nappy free day on Monday as was sore from heat rash. And had so much success felt we should give it ago but now encountering 'holding on' problems I think. We will see how it goes.

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WedgiesMum · 30/04/2004 13:34

Thought this would be you Hula!!

I never used the protectors or pull ups with my two, they had a care mat and we travelled with a potty next to them. And to be honest it was only a matter of a week or two with both of them where they couldn't manage to hold on for a trip of an hour (toilet immediately before trip and as soon as got home).

Once she can tell you she needs a wee/poo then it's not too difficult to stop the car and whip the potty out wherever you go. Or now in our case pee at the side of the road/down a drain/up against an ancient monument (DS who else????). DD recently did a poo at the side of the M1 into the potty.........the lorry drivers thought it was hilarious!!!

HTH!! WMxx

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Hulababy · 30/04/2004 13:39

WM - help me!!! What do I do about this 'holding on to it until she gets nappy' issue? I know she is ready and she can do it! But for some reason today she has started trying not to. Here's story so far:

First day was fab - lots of wees on potty, and going about once an hour in the am, lots just after lunch (glass of juice) and then about 2 hours after nap time.

But today she has only been for a wee ONCE, at about 10:30am. She had her pants put on at about 9am, after breakfast and wash. I have just put her in her bed for afternoon nap - in Pull Ups (as not even attempting sleep time training at all just yet ).

I think she is just holding on and holding on - is she waiting for the Pull Ups ot is it just bladder control? I think she wees less than I do right now!

I have been a bit cheeky with her this nap time. I have left her pants on and put the Pulls Ups over them. The reason behind it isn't being mean really, but seeing if she is just waiting to wee in her Pulls Up and not on potty. If this is the case I imagine her calling out to me very soon as she HATES having wet pants. What did I say!!! As I typed originally she called out for me saying that she wanted a wee. Lo and behold, I got her Pull Ups/pants down so she could sit ont he potty - but they were already wet!

If the Monday/Tuesday nappy free days showed me anything it was that she IS ready for training.

How do I stop this habit? Help!!!

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pamina3 · 30/04/2004 13:44

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Hulababy · 30/04/2004 13:50

Did you have any fab strategies for avoiding the acident after waiting so long?

All this talking and dealing with wees all day today is just making ME want to go more

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WedgiesMum · 30/04/2004 13:51

At least she knew she needed a wee, it just takes a bit of practice to hold on long enough for the potty. She obviously did her best and it is early days. I think that it probably just is a matter of bladder control and learning how to hold it in (I mean just HOW do you teach that???).

Make sure she has lots to drink so she has a full bladder and needs to go quite often. Sit her on the potty every half hour or so for a few days and keep saying (a la 'the little princess' 'The potty's the place'. I rewarded mine for potty use (bad, bad WM)with 3 smarties for a wee and 6 for a poo - which worked marvellously and after about 3 weeks gradually withdrew the smarties (apparently it takes 3 weeks to form a habit) which also worked well.

Only put the pull up on when she is going to sleep and reinforce that by telling her over and over again that she is a big girl now and doesn't need a nappy to wee wee or poo and that if she needs one in bed to call you/DH.

Some days she may not wee much though, sometimes her body will use more water than others. And other times she will hold on to it for hours then do one almighty wee that you think might never end!! DS only goes about 2/3 times a day (and poos once a day) but DD goes every hour or so, I think it's just down to individual 'holding' mechanisms.

HTH

WMxx

WedgiesMum · 30/04/2004 13:54

Oh and when DD was napping I used to listen really carefully and as soon as I heard her stirring I used to rush in with the potty and plonk her in it half asleep. Seemed to work

ps What about putting her next to a running tap??? works everytime for me.....

pps Don't listen yourself you will want to go EVEN more!!!

Slinky · 30/04/2004 14:00

I just used an old towel on the carseat and kept a potty in the car all the time.

Never used a Caremat (like Jaybee says, never had them in my day LOL) and have never used Pull-ups/training pants.

Went back to nappies for bedtime - but all of them were dry at night about 6 months after day-time.

Used to "reward" with a chocolate button for any performances on the potty - for about a week anyway, then "forgot"

Mine were trained at 2.2yrs, 2.5yrs and 2.7years - have always waited until they were ready. Had a few days of "accidents" - can count on one hand for each of them - how many accidents they had.

I was absolutely dreading potty-training but can honestly say had no trouble at all - BUT the key is to wait until they are ready. My friend insisted on taking them out of nappies at dead on 2 years (knickers for 2nd birthday) whether they were ready or not and had about 6/9months worth of accidents!

At nursery, I see children who are training (work in 2-3yos room) and they wear nappies with pants on top then they use the potty!! What's all that about - it confuses the hell out of me let alone the children!!

pamina3 · 30/04/2004 14:02

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Hulababy · 30/04/2004 14:07

Thanks all

By the sounds of it then it is probably just time and practise she needs of finding out what her 'holding' limit is! We have used stickers as a reward so far - she chooses one and it goes on her potty. And she is very proud of them and keeps counting them - doing wonders for that skill BTW Wonder if chocolate buttons would work to 'cure' the holding though? May try later (bad mummy alert).

WM - may have to borrow your DD at this rate to show ow it's done!

Oh - got to go , now I want to go AGAIN!!!

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Hulababy · 30/04/2004 16:21

Okay. DD has now been awake from nap since about 3pm. Not sure if she had wet nappy after nap, but I do know she did a wee just before nap (the accident caused by holding on for the Pull Ups). I have given her some juice in the past hour and I am pretty sure she wants to go. She keeps going and sitting on her potty, and when playing she has said "need wee wee" but still nothing. I have the potty right next to wear she is playing ready, and give her gentle reminders.

She is currently having afternoon tea/snack but keeps returning to potty.

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WedgiesMum · 30/04/2004 16:25

Sounds like everything is in order Hula. She'll do something soon, bet you.

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Hulababy · 30/04/2004 16:26

Oh and she is also going around bare bottomed at moment too, following her nap to see if that makes a difference - doesn't seem to be yet.

Trouble is at moment she seems to be spending a lot of time sat on the potty, not doing anything - oviously I need to reduce that time or we will never be able to go out!

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Hulababy · 30/04/2004 18:30

Well she has finally been She did have a slight accident as I think she had held on for as long as possible, BUT she was able to stop herself and get to the potty in time to do most of it on there. Just have to work on the not holding on too long!

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SoupDragon · 30/04/2004 18:45

RE the car seat protector thingy, 1 pack of caremats has seen me through both DS1 and 2 and there are still some left!

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Hulababy · 30/04/2004 18:49

I bought some of those to tide me over last week (in anticipation). Will see how I go with them then.

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SoupDragon · 30/04/2004 18:54

NowI think of it, I'm fairly certain that, between them, DSs have only had maybe 2 accidents in the car and one of those was when we left DS2 napping on the drive for too long. We've had to make emergency potty/toilet stops a few times but that's it. We do always make sure they go before we leave for a long journey.

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Hulababy · 30/04/2004 18:56

Thanks for that Soupdragon She is already going ages without a wee anyway - hence my query lower down about this holding on issue - so hopefully journeys won't be too bad. Have visions of having to get DH to brake and drive across lanes of traffic to stop on hard shoulder for her to have a wee. Hope road traffic police see it as an emergency too

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indamb · 30/04/2004 19:05

tried dd at 21months happy to go for wee on potty, went on holiday and did not continue whilst away. BIG MISTAKE> dd now 2.5months, tried again to train her 2 weeks ago, she holds on to the wee, last time it was 6 hours. health visitor seems to think it will not do any harm, dh concerned cause promblems with her bladder/kidneys. dd asks for barbie knickers as she does not like the nappies, but no end result. she is a clever little girl and is fully aware of needing to go, but seems to precious to part with it HELP PLEASE ANY ADVICE.

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Hulababy · 30/04/2004 19:26

Yeah. DD has just had another wee onher potty. Sat on it of own accord and did nice big wee. Rewarded with her sticker and 2 chocolate buttons (chocolate introduced to get past this holding problem)

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googoo · 01/05/2004 17:41

how about this site,

www.buppy.wahmall.co.uk

hope that helps
always best to be safe than sorry

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Hulababy · 01/05/2004 21:48

Thanks googoo; some of those are fab. Will look mor ein morning as had too much wine now!!

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