Advice on Potty training

always_poor_2

Hi,

My daughter was also VERY stubborn about it, however, I think it was supernanny that suggested a different style of potty - one more like a seat so that DD felt more supported than sort of 'perching' on a normal potty - this really improved things - they sell them in mothercare. Also, I got her a 'My Wee Friend' sticker - it's a black circle. you stick it in the bottom of the potty and when they wee on it a silly animal face appears - they've a couple of £ on Amazon, it says they last 12 weeks, but 6 months later ours is still going strong x

somethingsgottogive

With my eldest, who was also very quick to talk and incredibly bright, we tried at 18 months to just gently introduce the potty - just had it in the bathroom and whenever either of us went up to use the loo would take her with us. Absolutely no interest.

Tried again, a bit more proactively when she was 2 and she refused to even try. Tried again 4/5 months later, still refused. When she was about 2 years 9 mths we had a really sunny week so let her choose some pants from the shops and told her that she'd get to wear those now instead of baby nappies. I think we had 2, maybe three accidents and by the third day it clicked and she was dry through the day from then on - and was dry through the night after about 2 weeks! I think you're definitely doing the right thing by putting her back in nappies for now - if it's not easy then she's not ready

Mupette

sorry you won't name and shame, it might help them stop being bullies once they realise we all know.



You LO will tell you when she is ready, I bet you are giving her lots of praise when she does use the potty.

andrealm

peachyprice wrote: »

Keep any eye on her little delicate parts if you're using pull-ups, they don't lock the wee away the same as nappies do and they can get very very sore if you don't change them often when wet.

Depends what sort you use, some of them are just the same as nappies in terms of absorbency, others are intended to be used for potty training so that the child feels wet and gets the idea of using the potty/toilet.

M_A_R_I_E

Agree with the comments that if it's hard then she's not ready.

But you do need to really go for it. I started my DD at Easter when she was just short of 2 and a half. First 2 days were awful lots of accidents etc and i nearly gave up so many times. However I had already 'been there and done it' with my son so I knew to perservere. By the 3rd day it just clicked with her and after the 4th/5th day she was completely dry - day and night. Very few accidents ever since.

I think some of the best tips i can give are: don't use pull ups in the day (car trips etc) they just confuse - on our first little trips out I put a towel in her car seat and buggy just in case. Lots of bribery to sit on the potty - I sat and painted her toe nails (VERY slowly!!) on the first morning of trying just to get her to sit for long enough! Once they have done 1 or 2 wees they see the fuss thats being made and it becomes a novelty. Bribery also works! Stickers etc if you do a wee - no matter how small! Stick to one room for the first day. Let her have lots of water to drink - they need to feel what it's like with a full bladder. I kept asking 'can you feel it?' by the 3rd day she could feel it and could tell me when she needed to go.

It is hard for those first days - i was so exhausted after the second day and just sat and cried. I also have a 5 year old who stayed at Nanna's for a couple of days so I could fully concentrate on my Daughter.

HTH. x

alarafan

One suggestion for when she is ready is to use cloth nappies. Apparently because the modern nappies are so effective the child never feels discomfort from having a wet nappy so there is little incentive not to use them, but if she feels damp after a wee she will make the link and training will be easier, however it would probably be quite a lot to shell out if you don't already have cloth nappies.

Counting_Pennies_2

My DD was ready just before she turned 2, the problem was she was strong willed and while she knew a wee was coming, she was not happy to be restricted while she did it, why should she when she had always done it on the move.

So instead she would just drop her nappy wherever she was and wee. Be it at the tennis club, social club, school playground.

So I insisted if she was not prepared to do a wee in her potty her nappy was the only place for her to do it.

I had a bit of a fight with her, and then the nappy stayed on for another 6 months. She was then trained in a week.

I would leave it, she is at the age where you can't reason all the time, and with a new baby this is the last thing you need.

Pisces

Hi all - I wonder if you can help please.

We started potty training our son who is two years, nine months old on Saturday. He's really ready for it, as he can hold on for a few hours, wakes up from his nap dry and tells me when he needs to, and is going.

Thing is, he refuses to do anything his potty. The other day he held on to his bladder for nearly seven hours and was literally howling with it, before he went, on the floor. We're trying rewarding him with one choc button (I know Gina Ford would disagree!) for trying on his potty and two for going, and so far he's done a bit of trying but point blank refuses to go near it when he needs to go.

So, has anyone else gone through this please? Is it a phase? Should I persevere or give up? Any tips at all please? All help and ideas very much appreciated!

CG77

Hi Pisces (me too, by the way!)

Maybe an obvious suggestion, but have you tried going straight to the toilet and missing out the potty totally? This was the way forward for us with my little fella.

CG. x

DueMarch11

Was just about to say, try skipping the potty and using a toilet instead. You can get toilet inserts pretty cheap, and steps if he isnt quite tall enough to get his little bum on.