Post by icedcoffee on Sept 13, 2019 14:04:54 GMT -5
I just put my couch cushions into contractor trash bags and pulled up our playroom rug. Moved a potty into the playroom.
Will pick him up shortly and bribe him to stay naked with a juice box. I’m so anxious. I could barely sleep last night and that’s saying something because I have a 4 week old. LOL
Potty training and I do not get along well. My oldest didn't potty train until 4 really because I couldn't handle training him and babies. The triplets are in process now. I started a few months after 3. I don't recommend doing 3 at a time. No way they would let me do it one by one, though.
Potty training and I do not get along well. My oldest didn't potty train until 4 really because I couldn't handle training him and babies. The triplets are in process now. I started a few months after 3. I don't recommend doing 3 at a time. No way they would let me do it one by one, though.
LOL. I hope to never do 3 at a time. Good luck. I hope they take it easy on you.
I let DS run around naked before bath. All that has accomplished so far is him learning to yell “BABY PEE!!!” As he’s peeing on my floor 🤦♀️
Apparently I did the same as a kid, so this is my karma.
Based on the Oh Crap Method, you’re already on step 2 of stage 1! (Awareness of peeing while it’s happening.) If he gets that, I bet he’d surprise you.
He’s a genius! A floor peeing genius. Ha.
I constantly ask him if he wants to sit on the potty. I am met with screams. Also he has constipation issues so I’m scared it’ll be a total failure.
Oh man. My twins are 27 months and I don’t know if we are ready. I feel like we need to be able to communicate more?
They have a few signs I guess. They hide for privacy while pooping, and accompany my H and I to the bathroom every single time 🙄 so they know that you go pee on the potty. Twin A stands up and pees in the tub while yelling I PEE! But that’s the extent of it? I dunno. Some of my friends kids potty trained no problem by this age, but I’m just not sure how to tell when to start.
Since we have to train two at the same time I am not interested in making it harder on myself by trying too early. Plus I’m afraid of a false start creating more work for their dayhome provider?
Post by icedcoffee on Sept 13, 2019 19:51:44 GMT -5
Day 1 is over! Phew!
We started at 4 after daycare where he had another shit-tastic day. We got home and I stripped him down. He pooped on the floor which made him cry. It literally flew out of him while he was climbing onto something LOL
Then I could tell he had to pee but he would not sit on the potty. I finally got him there and he cried while I could tell he was holding it in. I sang “let It go” while rubbing his back and he did it!
Shortly later he asked for a diaper so I put him on the potty and after bribing him with another juice box he peed again. Then during dinner he hinted at it so I rushed him back to the potty and he peed a 3rd time.
So....hopefully this naked party is working? He seems proud of himself.
Neither of my kids were ready until they were ready. And they were ready late, but once they decided they were ready, they really were. DD has had maybe 3 accidents ever. DS has had a few more than that and we're still working on poop, but he's been really good and doesn't need a pull up for naps either. Both were ~4 though.
This was DS. He was so resistant and over 4 before he was willing. I think I posted on here at least once asking for help because it seemed like he never would. I'm glad we didn't push it, though. Once he was ready he basically trained himself and it was totally stress and accident free. He's working on night training and is trying, but sometimes he still pees in his sleep so still wears a pull-up to bed.
Post by icedcoffee on Sept 15, 2019 18:19:30 GMT -5
Woof! Day 3 is done. This is the hardest thing I’ve ever done. LOL. We added pants today (no underwear). We had 2 pee accidents and 1 poop accident. Still no poop in the potty. We’ll continue tomorrow with no underwear, but Tuesday he needs to go back to daycare and I think they will require underwear. I’m nervous. We did go to the park and a walk today and he stayed dry on both which is nice. We might try a trip to McDonalds tomorrow but IDK, I’m nervous.
Post by icedcoffee on Sept 20, 2019 15:03:50 GMT -5
Ok—so day 4 at home was excellent. No accidents other than a poop which I’m not counting. We sent him to daycare the next day and he did great with no accidents, but since then he’s been have 1-4 accidents per day. Both pee and poop. What do I do?!? keep on going? He’s still going in the potty more than 50% of the time, but ugh.
My in laws are watching him tomorrow and I’m stressed sending a half potty trained kid to their house. I am hesitant to send him in pull ups because it feels like going backwards.
icedcoffee, don't add pull-ups now I think it will be more confusing. I would be honest with your inlaws that there might be accidents and that they need to do very regular reminders. I would keep on keeping on. With my oldest she had a poop accident I swear for like 2 months at daycare and we just kept at it and it eventually stopped. Not fun but worth it.
icedcoffee, don't add pull-ups now I think it will be more confusing. I would be honest with your inlaws that there might be accidents and that they need to do very regular reminders. I would keep on keeping on. With my oldest she had a poop accident I swear for like 2 months at daycare and we just kept at it and it eventually stopped. Not fun but worth it.
Thanks. I tend to agree. I bought some protectors they can use on their couch and stuff. I have a hunch that all of his pee accidents are because he has to poop and can’t tel the difference yet. I think he’s scared to poop on the potty even though he has done it before (prior to us doing the oh crap 3 day training). Ugh.
Post by Patsy Baloney on Sept 20, 2019 16:20:42 GMT -5
KEEP GOING. MUSCLE THROUGH. RAAAARRRGH!
Big shoulder squeezes and athletic-butt-pats. You can do it. Potty training was the absolute worst, I have hated nothing more than that portion of being a parent, but it sounds like you are in the frustrating stage of "he's got it, he just needs a little more time." That's, like, stage 3 of 5 of potty training. You are almost there! You just have to get through this and then stage 4 where "he's totally got it, but now we run to public restrooms a lot" and blissful stage 5 of, "I'm never cleaning this one's pee up ever again!"
Big shoulder squeezes and athletic-butt-pats. You can do it. Potty training was the absolute worst, I have hated nothing more than that portion of being a parent, but it sounds like you are in the frustrating stage of "he's got it, he just needs a little more time." That's, like, stage 3 of 5 of potty training. You are almost there! You just have to get through this and then stage 4 where "he's totally got it, but now we run to public restrooms a lot" and blissful stage 5 of, "I'm never cleaning this one's pee up ever again!"
LOL. Thanks. It’s reassuring to hear this is normal. You hear all the time that once people’s kid trained they were accident free. That’s not my kid and it makes you unsure if maybe you’re pushing something that just isn’t there. Today was an absolute mess at daycare. 5 accidents. . He was so good on Monday and Tuesday I thought we were on a roll!
I wish I was around tomorrow to help reset him, but unfortunately we have a wedding. Hopefully my in-laws can handle this. He also has soccer tomorrow. Nervous for that too!
Post by Patsy Baloney on Sept 20, 2019 16:33:06 GMT -5
icedcoffee, I did not have one of those mythical kids. Lots and lots of tears and accidents. It was the reason why we held off on night training for so long, and created some really, really, really bad pull-up habits we're breaking at age 6. *sigh* I think my kid is just bathroom-lazy, lol.
icedcoffee, I did not have one of those mythical kids. Lots and lots of tears and accidents. It was the reason why we held off on night training for so long, and created some really, really, really bad pull-up habits we're breaking at age 6. *sigh* I think my kid is just bathroom-lazy, lol.
My kid is so stubborn. Ugh. My mom always used to say “I hope your kid is just like you”. I think she won.
I think he’s terrified of pooping. I’m hoping to get one out of him at home so that I can reward him like crazy. I think that will really help.