Best Potty-Training Information

[HouseofWool]

I have bribed Sophie six ways to Sunday to get her to do her business on the potty. We gradually transitioned away from them and it was fine. We had a major relapse in pooping on the potty due to constipation, but that seems to have resolved finally. She will be 3 on Monday and still wets during nap and at night, so we use a pull up for those, but otherwise we went directly to underwear.

[Tenacious_D]

- Waited until 3 for DS1
- Bribed like you wouldn't believe (lollipops, Pocoyo, iPad games etc)
- When he did potty, we sang, danced, cheered. It was like a Superbowl win every time
- For the first 3 days, we didn't ask, we simply put him on the potty every hour
- DS is sort of a germ freak so when he pooped on himself the first time, it freaked him out and that was the last poopy accident
Every child is different so try different methods if one doesn't seem to work. Good luck!!

[MrsK]

I'm losing my mind. He's doing the whole switching to/from the potty to toilet and back thing, never spending long enough in either place to do his business. Waiting for him to poo on the floor or fall in the toilet makes me crazy and I'm so frustrated I could scream. Then he screams and cries if I tell him it's time to get dressed and try again later. How on earth did you all let your kids go nude without worrying they'd ruin your sofa? I don't even wanna potty train him now. I really don't think he's mature enough and he's too caught up in the novelty. I'm thinking of hiding the potty for a few months. If he's asking to train, is it crazy for me to say no? He's 2y1m?

[SuzySunshine]

He is R's age and there is no way in hell you could pay me enough to potty train him right now, I know people say if they're ready do it but no frickin way - they're schizophrenic at that age, no way!

Major kudos for trying but put the potty away, put the diapers back on and just ignore it!

Bad mommy will now go hide in the closet!

[GreyhoundsRUs]

Bump. This, of all pregnancy and child issues, gives me the most stress and anxiety. I have no clue why...

First question as we venture down this road: potty chair or insert on real toilet? Best brands, pros and cons...

Go!


Wife of a PGY-4 Orthopod

[TulipsAndSunscreen]

Maybe because its the first time they really have control and they use it against us???

Can you tell we've started? It's going ok but since she doesn't care about being wet (never has), I feel like I just remind her constantly. She very rarely tells us she has to pee, we remind her and she goes. Only one successful poop so far...

[Pollyanna]

Any success at such a young age is pretty amazing IMO! Just remember that if it ever becomes a fight, they will win (I speak from experience, patience is the key!!)

[Deebs]

SuzySunshine brought up the 3-day potty training on here when my six year old was training. It worked really well for my younger two, but the main point of it that makes it work (I think) is reminding the parent and teaching the child it's all in the child's control. I only told my kids to try if we were leaving the house. Otherwise it was " don't forget to tell me when you have to go potty." I had a seat built into the toilet seat at one house - that was the best. We also had a potty chair - kids could choose.


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[GreyhoundsRUs]

True story, T&S!

So potty chair vs big potty: I'm leaning toward big potty because I don't want to "create" issues when we're pottying at a store (where's my seat). Also, I'm not a fan of cleaning a cup of poop or pee!

3 day - do I need to boot baby sister someplace for it to work? I don't know where...


Wife of a PGY-4 Orthopod

[Vishenka69]

We have both the insert and the potty (baby bjorn). Sometimes she'll use one, sometimes the other and at other times just sit in the toilet. We initially started at 2.5 and it was an uphill battle. She got tired of being constantly reminded and I got tired if throwing out poop covered clothing. We decided to take a break and after she turned 3, she just decided one day that she's a big girl and that was it. Took no effort on my part.

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[Auspicious]

I'd try to get both the ring and the little potty--with two kids they'll probably both get used eventually, so you might as well have both from the beginning. My oldest completely refused to sit on the little potty and insisted on the ring, but then my youngest preferred the little potty but really would use either. We had Baby Bjorn for both.

I think you can do 3day with the baby still in the house, just keeping in mind that you'll have to be watching your oldest like a hawk during that time. Try to do it when both parents will be home at least the first day if possible.


(Also I see that earlier in this thread I was worried about upcoming potty training for my obstinate second-born. She ended up being even easier to train than my first. She basically obstinately declared that diapers were for babies and she was done with them. There wasn't much training involved, she already knew what to do from watching big sister. My husband joked that she had decided to give us a break, just this once.)

[Deebs]

I only did three day when I had younger babies and I never sent them anywhere. I DID take a vow not to do laundry, cook, clean, etc on those days. I was just a mommy.

[alison]

I think it was Pollyanna/Tara who said to just wait until they're older (don't want to misquote though).
We started giving it a shot when dd was around 2 1/2, who didn't care AT ALL if she was sitting in a 5-pound diaper full of sh*t, and didn't see it at all necessary to use the potty.

We tried again at 3 years 2 months, and she was trained over the course of one weekend. We did a sticker chart that worked up to a prize of a Stuffie (that I ended up having to have overnighted, because dd filled up her chart so fast). If I could do it all over again, which I will, I'd just wait until they're ready.

[Thirteen]

I'm trying the ignore ignore ignore method until 3. I hear they tend to perk up and want some independence from diapers around that time.
My hope is that we are done with diapers before Starfish gets here.

>.<


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[TulipsAndSunscreen]

DD does well if you remind her, I think we've only had 3 accidents in two weeks but I feel like she's not getting any better at telling us she has to go. She goes bc it gets her a treat, not because she has any impulse to go.

I bought dollar store undies. We threw them out the one poop accident we've had. She's waiting to poop in diapers during nap/overnight so that's why she's only pooped in the potty once.

We have both kinds of potties and preference varies by the day. Also convenient to have an option in each bathroom if you have more than one that she uses. Really early on, I also practiced holding her over a big potty so she could potty when we were out. That seems to work fine.

Oh and I give her lots of watered down juice (her fav) if we are going to be home for a while to practice.