oh God help me. (literally!) i have started potty training.
nicholas is 22 months. i know, i know. that is “early.” and yes, everyone says boys are harder. so what am i thinking?? mainly that i am tired of dropping $40 a month (or more) on diapers every month. but also, i was noticing that nic really seemed pretty aware of his, um, output. and he was very interested in his daddy using the potty. ”see daddy’s pee-pee!” :) so i thought i’d give it a shot.
my main “strategy” was to try putting him in cotton training pants so he could “feel” the discomfort of the wetness, etc. sounded pretty logical to me. however, i should have accounted for nic to go ahead and not even notice the pee running down his legs and the wet training pants around his waist. i mean, not even a second of acknowledgment, people. i also tried the schedule thing where you set them on the potty every hour or so and just wait. well, this worked pretty good, (peeing in the potty about 4 times a day) but i’m just unsure of how to move from that to teaching him to really understand that he needs to go when he feels the urge, instead of when i take him.
so moms, i need help. some real tips, please. i know that “wait til they are 3″ is a popular response…i’ve gotten that…but if anyone has any other ideas, i’d be forever grateful. and who knows, maybe i’ll be “waiting til 3.” :)
here are a few pictures for fun…pretty much the only “fun” in my potty training experience!!! enjoy! (and i don’t know how to turn the vertical ones…sorry!)
I think you should……wait, I don’t know anything about any of this. You know I’ll help change a diaper as long as you need
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Great post. I’ll keep you on my blog roll.
-bestie
I tried and then had to quit and try again later with my Ethan. Just to stay sane. What finally worked for him was nudity. He didn’t seem to mind underwear or pull-ups or anything like that. But he always had a panicked look when he had nothing on. So we didn’t go anywhere for about a week. And my naked little boy ran around and was potty trained in a few days.
Thank goodness for easily cleaned wood floors.
Good luck! Just remember he won’t graduate from High School in diapers … he’ll get it eventually.
i love the picture of nic and the newspaper, sitting on the throne like an old man. classic.
I am a lazy mom. If I have to clean up pee or poop than they are not ready. Both my girls had NO accidents when they were ready. Sorry, I am waiting till Losiah is ready! H
Be prepared to clear your schedule for a few days. Bring pillows/ cushions into the bathroom (for You to sit on) and talk about potty until you’re ready to scream from it all. Kids just need repetition… and salty snacks so they’re really thirsty and drink tons of juice/ water/ milk/ so they have to “go” again. And again. Get a babydoll that pees (and Lose it immediately after training!) and just prepare to tough it out. If he’s really interested and ready it should take a couple days. Then let him pick out his own big boy undies. My sons never wanted to pee on their favorite Superheros or Thomas the Train, lol. Make sure that whoever is there when you are not is enforcing the training too. I can’t tell you how much progress I lost by taking a day off.
) Ooh, and don’t forget a good mattress protector, just in case, and there’s no shame in Pull-Ups for naps or bedtime until his little bladder grows up too. Good luck and God Bless! ~Whitney
Good for you! It’s not too soon. I started all of my kids around 13 months. If they could walk and tell me they had to go, they were trained. I have five children ages 9, 7, 5, 3, & 2, four of them boys.
They all absolutely loved having their “own” potty chair.
Every time they went they were rewarded with an M&M or Skittle or whatever other reward that I knew would motivate them. (Exclusively for potty training.)
They felt more secure if I sat them on the big potty facing the lid.
My last two didn’t seem to mind being wet or messy either at first. Stick with the cotton underwear. Pull-Ups only delay the process. He’ll get used to it eventually. Probably sooner than you think with winter coming on. Nobody likes to be wet, cold and uncomfortable. Don’t change him right away if you can help it. That’s how they learn. It’s kind of like connect the dots. He’ll get it. Consistency is the key.
Cheering you on from Montana!
Oh…. and another thing that they liked was for me to put a Cheerio in the toilet if they were standing up to pee. It must be a guy thing!