Before Ellie was born, I had sort of started trying Wren on the potty. Occasionally she'd go. But I was working full time so I didn't have time to work on it much with her. Our moms were trying to get her to start using the potty when they watched her during the week which helped but we didn't have anything super consistent happening.
Then Ellie came (early!) and it dashed my plans of trying to train Wren in the month I thought I'd have off.
So training went on hold. And had been until now.
I kept saying she wasn't quite ready, but I think I meant that I wasn't ready. Granted, having a new baby throws things off in the house for a while, which is fine. Now that the dust has settled, it's time.
I literally cannot handle changing toddler poo in a diaper anymore! But I honest to goodness don't really know how to do this training business.
We're doing cloth diapers with Ellie (like we did with Wren), and I hate buying the disposable size 6 (the largest) diapers for Wren. Pull-ups are okay but she views them as diapers. Whatever. We've just started plunking her on her little duckie potty many times during the day while we are at home.
I'm not going to be sharing much more than this in regards to potty training...because frankly, who wants to know the details?! But if you have wisdom to offer, I'd love to hear it!
Bribes, be consistent, and dont be alarmed if they end up sitting on the potty for a long time. Make a big deal about it when they are successful. Also be aware of the signals that they may give when they have to go, that will help them become aware of the feeling they have when they need to go. that is what worked for us.
ReplyDeleteI bought a $2 potty book written by the Baby Whisperer author. Tracy Hogg or something. It was great. Saedy is potty trained since 22 months, except nap and bed time.
ReplyDeleteWhen I potty trained my son we just did it cold turkey. No more diapers and pull ups only at bedtime (you're right; they're just a glorified diaper and kids know it). We stayed close to home for about a week and I took him to the potty really frequently (day 1 was about every 20 minutes, and then we spread the toilet visits out throughout the week). Some people say to wait for the kids cues, but taking the initiative and making him sit on the toilet is what worked best for us. He also got a gummy bear every time he peed on the potty. We had to find a reward that worked for him, as we had previously tried stickers and he couldn't have cared less about them. The first few days were pretty messy, but he did eventually catch on and has been great since. I plan to potty train my daughter the same way later this summer. Consistency is key! Good luck!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the advice!
ReplyDeleteYup straight into undies! Oh it's hideous for about 3 days.... But totally worth it ;)
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