Potty Training Tips: Get Ready to Start Now!

[chefann]

When my niece went a full week in "big girl panties" without an accident, my sister threw a "Panty Party" for her. She used a heart-shaped foil pan and made a cookie pizza in it, but didn't push the dough all the way into the point of the heart. After baking, she used frosting to make "lace" around the cookie, and it really looked like panties! (Turn the heart upside down, so the curves look like cheeks.) My niece was so proud!

 

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Thanks everyone for your tips! I'll have to let you know how it goes this week. Should be rather interesting!!

 

[Jennie4PC]

Good Luck I sure hope #3 trains herself

 

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Does anyone set a timer in between to let there child known when it's to go back on the potty? I'm just wondering what is a good time frame...20 minutes?

Well, I have officially started today and it has all led to accidents. ARGH!! I'm starting to feel frustrated and wondering if she'll ever catch on. You're probably thinking, "It's only 9a in the morning!" (Since trying to write this she has had 2 accidents. Stay calm...Stay calm.)

I hope she catches on. I feel like I can't even shower today or get anything done. I hope I have better news later in the day.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

My son is 2 1/2, and has no interest in the potty....he went once, we made a HUGE deal over it, and I think now he thinks "been there, done that"....We have told him that when he wears big boy underpants and goes pee-pee on the potty, he can have a puppy (something he talks about all the time), and he tells other people that when he goes potty on the big potty he can have a puppy - so I know he understands - but it still isn't enough motivation for him.
My DH & I were working on the budget last night, and we could be saving $45 a month in diapers and wipes if DS would potty-train!
His other love (Besides a puppy) is John Deere tractors, and I'm thinking of doing a star chart with a John Deere tractor as the prize for staying dry for a certain amount of time.....has anyone done a chart type of "Bribe" or motivation for potty training? If so, how did it work?

 

[Jennie4PC]

I didnt do a chart but I told my dd that if she stayed clean for 1 week she would get a princess dress and it worked wonders. We bribed my son with candy gave him total access to a baf of starbursts and I told him everytime he went potty he could have one the bag was gone in 2 days but it worked for him to. You can just try the chart thing and see how it works. Good Luck

pamperedkt- I never did the timer thing but een though they have an accident try putting her on the potty anyway just so she can get an idea of where it needs to go

 

[Chef Kearns]

His other love (Besides a puppy) is John Deere tractors, and I'm thinking of doing a star chart with a John Deere tractor as the prize for staying dry for a certain amount of time.....has anyone done a chart type of "Bribe" or motivation for potty training? If so, how did it work?

Yes, we did the chart. It works great! I was kinda surpised how well it worked. Our first son wouldn't let me back out of the bathroom until I put up his potty sticker on the chart. We also let him have one on his shirt (worked for kiddos #1 and #3--#2 modeled his big brother so we didn't need a chart and #4 is only 8 months old)

 

[janetupnorth]

Does anyone set a timer in between to let there child known when it's to go back on the potty? I'm just wondering what is a good time frame...20 minutes?

Well, I have officially started today and it has all led to accidents. ARGH!! I'm starting to feel frustrated and wondering if she'll ever catch on. You're probably thinking, "It's only 9a in the morning!" (Since trying to write this she has had 2 accidents. Stay calm...Stay calm.)

I hope she catches on. I feel like I can't even shower today or get anything done. I hope I have better news later in the day.

HANG IN THERE! I have been trying for 2 months with my son and we still struggle but I'm not giving up! I broke down just today and sent him to the sitter in pull-ups rather than pants because he had a really messy diaper in the middle of the night and 2 messes at the sitter yesterday (I think he's sick...) I know many recommend NOT to use pull-ups but if he's sick and can't control what is coming out, I don't want him to get discouraged making a mess. ...all in due time...

If she's not ready though, she's not ready...keep that in mind...

 

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SHE DID IT!!! After many, many accidents this morning she told me she had to go to the bathroom and I rushed here there. She was on it for a minute, while I was in the other room and all of a sudden I heard the waterfall. I couldn't believe my ears. I was so excited! I was giving her high fives and we both had the biggest grins. I'm so proud of her.

We printed up a Dora potty chart and she got to pick out the sticker. Since we were still on a roll, we call my sister to tell her the good news. YEAH!! Happy dance!!

 

[jrstephens]

I need to try this chart. My son is 2 1/2 and we have tried EVERYTHING I can come up with. I have finally decide he will go when he is ready. He loves Thomas so I need to do stickers and then when it is full get something big in Thomas.

I seriously think God is punishing me for making fun of parents who did not have their children trained by the time they were 2. I could not stand seeing 3 and 4 year olds in diapers. But now going through this myself I totally understand how hard it is to train them.

I too am sick of buying pull-ups. I tried real underwear for one whole week while I was off at Christmas and he did then the same as pull ups. Every time I go to the store I think about the money I could be saving.

 

[jrstephens]

Spitting up, runny noses, diarhhea...YUCK YUCK YUCK!! I do not cherish those days.

I was like this before I had my son. Now that he is out of the spitting up stage and can do so many things for himself, although, I want another child I keep asking mysef if I want to go throug those things again. I KNOW it is worth it, but it still hard to make the plunge.

 

[ChefJesssica]

This thread cracks me up. I JUST potty trained my son this week. AND ITS WORKING!!! He is 2 and 10 months, so almost 3. I started yesterday. I put Thomas underwears on him and told him to let me know when he needed to go. Of course, he peed all over the carpet, and was irritated that he had to change. So I put a pull up on over the ubnderwear because I was sick of soaking up piss offf the carpet. And he has been telling me since then! I just let him tell me. We have only had one accident so far today, and no pull ups. I just did that yesterday so he could feel when he wet himself. When they are ready they are ready. If you rush it, you will just wind up annoyed. Just let them tell you what they want to do!

 

[ChefJesssica]

I need to try this chart. My son is 2 1/2 and we have tried EVERYTHING I can come up with. I have finally decide he will go when he is ready. He loves Thomas so I need to do stickers and then when it is full get something big in Thomas.

I seriously think God is punishing me for making fun of parents who did not have their children trained by the time they were 2. I could not stand seeing 3 and 4 year olds in diapers. But now going through this myself I totally understand how hard it is to train them.

I too am sick of buying pull-ups. I tried real underwear for one whole week while I was off at Christmas and he did then the same as pull ups. Every time I go to the store I think about the money I could be saving.

They make THOMAS UNDERWEAR!!!!!!!! I think this is what has made it so easy for us. He was destroyed when he wet all of his Thomas underwear yesterday, I think thats why he has been so good about telling me today! Got to Target or even Amazon.com. They are on sale right now for like 5 dollars a pack!

 

[pamperedalf]

We used the timer, just because I loose track of time to easy. Also it was consitant so DS knew when it was potty time. Now we did do the candy 1 M&M as a reward. We also worked on colors this way too, so as he learned his colors he would ask for a certain color.
But we would also reward him for going the week w/o accidents. That's how he got his cars sheets & almost every Thomas train that was ever made!!

 

[ChefBeckyD]

They make THOMAS UNDERWEAR!!!!!!!! I think this is what has made it so easy for us. He was destroyed when he wet all of his Thomas underwear yesterday, I think thats why he has been so good about telling me today! Got to Target or even Amazon.com. They are on sale right now for like 5 dollars a pack!

We have the Thomas underwear....doesn't seem to be an incentive though...I just can't believe he isn't ready - I think he's just stubborn! He KNOWS when he wets, and comes to tell me he needs a diaper change when he's dirtied his diaper. I'm going to try the chart and use tractors - right now, those are more his thing than Thomas - we'll see how that goes. (He's 2 yrs 8 mos).

Jennifer - I have thought the same that God may be having a good laugh at me....I was APPALLED when my SIL didn't get my nephew potty trained until 3 1/2, but now I'm wondering if I'll be in the same boat! I always said there was no way I was going to change diapers on a 3 yr old......but 3 is getting closer by the day!

 

[ChefBeckyD]

The continuing saga....As much as I think he should be, I think he's just not ready......this morning while I was getting breakfast ready, he stripped off his PJ's and diaper, and pooped on the living room floor. I grabbed him and sat him on the potty, cleaned up the mess, and then talked to him - I told him that he was a big boy and that today he was only wearing big boy underpants, and that everytime the
timer beeped (he loves the PC kitchen timer) he was going to sit on the potty. Then I set the timer for 30 minutes. I checked with him at 20 minutes, and he'd already wet. He sat on the potty (nothing) and we put underpants #2 on him. Reset the timer for 30 minutes.....caught him in the corner 15 minutes later pooping again. Set him in the potty and told him he had one more pair of underwear.....reset the timer, and before the time was up, he was wet again! He is now in a diaper, and I'm giving up for this week.

 

[janetupnorth]

As much as I think he should be, I think he's just not ready......this morning while I was getting breakfast ready, he stripped off his PJ's and diaper, and pooped on the living room floor. I grabbed him and sat him on the potty, cleaned up the mess, and then talked to him - I told him that he was a big boy and that today he was only wearing big boy underpants, and that everytime the
timer beeped (he loves the PC kitchen timer) he was going to sit on the potty. Then I set the timer for 30 minutes. I checked with him at 20 minutes, and he'd already wet. He sat on the potty (nothing) and we put underpants #2 on him. Reset the timer for 30 minutes.....caught him in the corner 15 minutes later pooping again. Set him in the potty and told him he had one more pair of underwear.....reset the timer, and before the time was up, he was wet again! He is now in a diaper, and I'm giving up for this week.

We're struggling on the "pooping" part but doing great on the pee, so I'm forging ahead...if my son was doing bad on both, I'd keep him in diapers and not push. Boys just seem to sometimes take longer. Mine was 3 in December and we're just now working on this - he wasn't ready. Daughter was ready by 2 1/2.

 

[Lisa/ChefBear]

Go get the Book.........Everyone PoopsMy oldest was a challenge for pooping on the potty, my dentist said her kids were "afraid" to poop on the potty, but got that book and it made them laugh and they got much better.

We used to read it to Megan before trying her on potty, and I know it's gross, but she'd get off potty (after finally pooping in potty) and say, today my poop was like a deer or like an elephant, so it worked for her....

Now if I could just get #3 child to pee on potty, she was doing great, got really sick and then it's way way back to before, she doesn't care, she told me, she WANTS to be a baby and doesn't care.

GRRR,

Lisa

 

[ChefBeckyD]

My oldest was a challenge for pooping on the potty, my dentist said her kids were "afraid" to poop on the potty, but got that book and it made them laugh and they got much better.

We used to read it to Megan before trying her on potty, and I know it's gross, but she'd get off potty (after finally pooping in potty) and say, today my poop was like a deer or like an elephant, so it worked for her....

Now if I could just get #3 child to pee on potty, she was doing great, got really sick and then it's way way back to before, she doesn't care, she told me, she WANTS to be a baby and doesn't care.

GRRR,

Lisa

thanks for the book suggestion.....he has loved reading all the different potty books - maybe we can try this one too.
I don't think Micah cares either! After the 3rd pair of underwear this morning he said "Pweeze can I have a diaper?".....I think I'll just have to wait awhile yet....

 

[TerraOB83]

I set my daughters little potty in what ever room shes in the most and I keep her diaper off all day which has worked so far we havent done the treats or the stickers but this has worked for us so far, she did kinda back away from the potty for awhile but today she did #2 twice today but thats what has worked for us.
Terra

 

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So, we have been potting training our daughter for the last 3 weeks and she is doing great with number one. Hardly has any accidents and even when she wakes up from her naps she is dry. YIPPEE!! But, number two, is the issue. She has done it once or twice, but only because I have gotten her there in time and she has jumped off the potty. Does anyone have a little one that was scared to do the number 2. I have tried to tell her if she does it she gets a sucker as a treat, but nothing. Sometimes, she'll even sit on the potty and get up a second later and say she is done. For some reason she is scared and I don't know why. HELP! I'm getting sick of shoveling out poop!!

 

[mommyhugz1978]

I didnt' get my daughter Potty Trained until last year... she was four!!! She would show early sings of wanted to go potty on the big potty... and then would be uninterested in it..... We started only wearing pull ups at night for "just in case" and wearing Big girl panties during the day.... she had a few acidents at daycare.. I sent plenty of clothes....... then she got the hang of going pee just fine.. number two that was a big harder!! Then last April-May.... we were at a friends house for the weekend and I went to get Makayla ready for bed and she didnt' have any pull ups left... I made her go potty three times before she went to sleep... I explained toher that she had to wear big girl pantys to bed becasue she was out of pullups... she smilled and got really excited about it!! when she woke up the next morning she was completly dry!!! She belined it for the potty and went and went and went!!! I took her to Build a bear for a treat.... but the oly rewards she got other than the build a bear.. were your such a big girl and good job!!

 

[pamperedalf]

As much as I would really like to give you advice on this, it took my son until right after the new year to get this and we started potty training in August.

My best advice is to talk with her about it, everytime and try hard not to show anger. Sometimes it just takes them time.

 

[mommyhugz1978]

My little girl had the same problem then I figured out what is was... when their wearing a dyper or pull ups, they dont' have to really use effort to go Poop.. but when the sit on the potty they really feel themselves going potty... my Dr. said it was becasue it hurt her .. or Makayla thought it hurt to go poop... so she would say I am done... and then mess her pants five mins later...... So it could be becasue it hurts her to go poop on the torilet...

So, we have been potting training our daughter for the last 3 weeks and she is doing great with number one. Hardly has any accidents and even when she wakes up from her naps she is dry. YIPPEE!! But, number two, is the issue. She has done it once or twice, but only because I have gotten her there in time and she has jumped off the potty. Does anyone have a little one that was scared to do the number 2. I have tried to tell her if she does it she gets a sucker as a treat, but nothing. Sometimes, she'll even sit on the potty and get up a second later and say she is done. For some reason she is scared and I don't know why. HELP! I'm getting sick of shoveling out poop!!

 

[JaimeQ]

My little one just turned 1... she shows interest in the potty.. she will sit on it when mommy goes... should I take that as a sign that she might want to try the "big potty" or is she just being cute???

 

[mommyhugz1978]

She might show an interest in it.... try and put her up on the potty while your in their..... if she doesnt' like I would wait a bit.

 

[JaimeQ]

Thanks I will try and see what happens.

 

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Thanks! I try not to get anger and try to put myself in her shoes and i'm sure it is unfamiliar territory for her. I just encourage her and let her watch the "Elmo Potty Time" DVD as much as possible. She's a smart cookie and I know she'll get it in her own time. It's Mommy that has the problem.

 

[pamperedalf]

Hey I know I was there. My son would poop in his underwear right after we had gone potty. It would drive me insane!! I thought I was goin to loose it. I got to the point where he had to help me clean it out of his underwear or if he wasn't wearing any he would have to help clean the floor. Not too long after I started doing that he started pooping in the toilet!

 

[lacychef]

I was thinking of starting a 'potty training success' thread to see how the rest of you were coming! My dd finally decided she wants to wear big girl panties. It's been about 3 weeks now, and she's only had a few accidents. I'm so over-joyed