Rubbish days

Metranil_Vavin

haha I am so glad I started this thread!

My 3 year old still has his dummy at night. He won't settle without it, and it drops out of his mouth within 5 minutes anyway.

We decided we were going to get rid of it when he turned 3 (2 weeks ago) but we just kept putting it off as the thought of going through painful nights of crying and upset (us and him!) just didn't appeal, so he still has it. I agree with Polly..he won't have it when he's 16 so who cares. I'm only stressing about it as none of my friends toddlers still have a dummy.

He is still in nappies too..shock horror! Again all my NCT chums and other mum friends kids are dry at least during the daytime, so I'm behind there too, but I honestly don't feel he is ready yet. Having said that, we do need to get him out of the nappies soon as it doesn't feel right. I worry about that too

notanewuser

Metranil_Vavin wrote: »

haha I am so glad I started this thread!

My 3 year old still has his dummy at night. He won't settle without it, and it drops out of his mouth within 5 minutes anyway.

We decided we were going to get rid of it when he turned 3 (2 weeks ago) but we just kept putting it off as the thought of going through painful nights of crying and upset (us and him!) just didn't appeal, so he still has it. I agree with Polly..he won't have it when he's 16 so who cares. I'm only stressing about it as none of my friends toddlers still have a dummy.

He is still in nappies too..shock horror! Again all my NCT chums and other mum friends kids are dry at least during the daytime, so I'm behind there too, but I honestly don't feel he is ready yet. Having said that, we do need to get him out of the nappies soon as it doesn't feel right. I worry about that too

IGNORE THE TIMETABLES OF OTHERS!

My SIL decided that her just 2 year old was too old for nappies at about the same time that my DD decided she wanted to wear pants instead (she was 33 months). Result - her daughter still has several daily accidents 6 months on, whereas DD was sorted within 2 weeks and then decided herself that she didn't want to wear them at night way before I was expecting her to.

Similar experience with my friends too. Most were over 3 before they even thought about it and those that waited for their children to show readiness had far less stress with it than those that imposed it on their children.

SIL has now resorted to smacking my niece and making her clean up when she has an accident and has instructed my in laws to do the same. :(:(

Metranil_Vavin

Oh blimey thats terrible I imagine that 'punishing' her when she has accidents is only going to make the situation worse.

I think DS is almost ready. He will sit on the loo in the evening before his bath and sometimes produces something, but he isn't able to tell us yet when he wants to go. Some of my friends rely on asking their LO's regularly if they need to go and sit them on the potty at regular intervals, but this to me is more luck than anything and I can't see that it will work out until the child can actually express themselves that they need to go.

notanewuser

Metranil_Vavin wrote: »

Oh blimey thats terrible I imagine that 'punishing' her when she has accidents is only going to make the situation worse.

I think DS is almost ready. He will sit on the loo in the evening before his bath and sometimes produces something, but he isn't able to tell us yet when he wants to go. Some of my friends rely on asking their LO's regularly if they need to go and sit them on the potty at regular intervals, but this to me is more luck than anything and I can't see that it will work out until the child can actually express themselves that they need to go.

We were lucky. DD showed interest in the potty that had been lying around in mid-July. Soon as she broke up from playgroup we had 3 barebummed at home days (her, not me!). She had a couple of accidents where she didn't quite get to the potty in time, but nothing major, and she loved being able to go outside with a bare bottom half. It just clicked for her then and there. I took a folding potty and changes of clothes everywhere with me - the glamour of sitting in the pub garden with DD on the potty and her friend lifting up her skirt to see what she was doing wasn't lost on me!!

They get there in their own time, honestly!

Metranil_Vavin

Yes I think the bare-bummed way is the best! Not the ideal weather right now, so I reckon come the summer he'll be good to go.

Well we are settling in for an afternoon of Cbeebies here..bad mummy!

I need to find my mojo..I have no energy at the moment

notanewuser

Metranil_Vavin wrote: »

Yes I think the bare-bummed way is the best! Not the ideal weather right now, so I reckon come the summer he'll be good to go.

Well we are settling in for an afternoon of Cbeebies here..bad mummy!

I need to find my mojo..I have no energy at the moment

I'll join you for Abney and Teal - and DD isn't even here!!! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Metranil_Vavin

I quite like Sarah & Duck!

supersaver2

I'll join this club!

I have a 2 year old with lots of medical needs and work 4 days a week. Every night I'm struggling to keep my eyes open past 8.00pm, I worry constantly about my daughter and her health, I feel guilty as I have to take lots of time of work to go to her many appointments! Sometimes I feel like I'm on a hamster wheel!

I have learnt not to stress about small stuff and if the house doesn't get cleaned every day it's no big deal! Also I ensure I make at least one night a week a 'date night' for me and my husband as I don't want to neglect my marriage!

I must admit being a parent is bloody hard work, nobody really tells you how hard it will be or how you will worry about everything!

Supersavers Wife

notanewuser

Metranil_Vavin wrote: »

I quite like Sarah & Duck!

We watch the welsh version - Sara a Cwac!

notanewuser

supersaver2 wrote: »

I have learnt not to stress about small stuff and if the house doesn't get cleaned every day it's no big deal! Also I ensure I make at least one night a week a 'date night' for me and my husband as I don't want to neglect my marriage!

Every day?! I'm lucky if I get the hoover around weekly!