I have a cop out: daycare really did the potty training for us. DD loves copying the older kids and just took to it. I’m sorry I can’t give better advice!
I’ve been meaning to start the potty training process since dd turned two in January. I’ve been reluctant since our schedules have been so busy. She is now hiding when pooping and taking her diapers off so I really should start. I’d love to have her trained long enough so we don’t have any reversions when babe comes.
I feel like while it's a nice thought, it's not practical for a pediatrician to say you should start potty training at a certain age. If the child is showing all of the signs of readiness (there is an actual list of this), then that is one thing. But trying to force a child that doesn't meet those, to attempt to potty train based on an age that a pedi etc says they "should" (or even convenience) is arbitrary and could cause negative connections with potty training. (Not that I think any of you mom's would force your child, just know some drs can be over bearing assholes when it comes to ages they believe things should be done by.) If they don't meet all the readiness signs, they aren't ready mentally/emotionally/physically. I've unfortunately witnessed the negative effects of a child being forced to potty train before they are ready. It's never good.
@pumpkinpancake do it when you are both ready. I did It with DS when he was 2.5. We literally stayed at home for 3 days and did naked tine. 4th day we actually went to the movies and he told me he had to potty 2x during it.
I lucked out that by the time SS came into my life (he was 3.5) he was pretty well trained. I mostly just had to wipe some butts here and there.
My sister was a pain to potty train. She wasn't fully trained until about 8. My advice there is just be patient. You can follow all the suggestions, but it might not work. My mom ended up having to take my sister to specialists and even then that barely helped.
Yeah, my mom was super frustrated. At that point it was only bowl movements. She would hold it and avoid going. My mom had to give her enemas 2x a week.
@pumpkinpancake We're in the same boat. DD turned 2 in Jan and we've been toying around with the potty since the summer but only peed in it twice. I've always read that there are signs to know that they are ready, like wanting a change when the diaper is wet but DD doesn't seem to care much. I'm scared to push her if she's not ready, but also scared we'll miss the window of willingness. With SD we didn't get her trained until she was over 3.5 and it was a nightmare for everyone. But I know that was a different situation with SD since we were dealing w/her mother and a daycare center all doing the training differently. Now I'm rambling... yeah, potty training stresses me out!
I fully plan on potty training said 2 year old this summer when I am home and can actually give her my full attention. She has been showing the signs, I just haven’t had the time, even a 3 day weekend, to give the effort. That plus ain’t no body sitting on a toilet when this mama needs to vomit.
My last one was a nightmare. She was 3, ready, but STUBBORN. She would intentionally hold her pee ALL DAY LONG and then let it out once she fell asleep. It was a battle of the wills and took weeks but hallelujah it happened.
@mesamyt That's how SD was with her poop. The second we put her to bed in a pull up she would let it go. It was definitely a battle of wills with her and DH.
Potty training was hard for us. My best advice is if it isn’t going well, take a break, go back to diapers and try again in a few months. The other thing is if pee isn’t a problem, but they refuse to poop on the potty, just put a diaper on once a day so they can poop. One of mine had 4 accidents before noon one day and I finally put a diaper on him only to have him poop immediately. We started diapers once a day at naptime and he started pooping regularly and stopped having pee accidents. I didn’t know that was the problem, but it was so much easier once I figured it out.
Our daycare potty trained DS1. I know everyone says to wait until your child is ready but DS1 wasn't showing any signs of readiness. His daycare class started training half the class at the same time and they just told us to bring in big boy underwear and extra backup clothes. They started potty training DS1 at 22 months and within a few months he was "daytime" potty trained. Night training took awhile longer.
Thanks everyone. Our pedi wasn’t at all pushy about the issue (and we’ve been saying on our own for a couple months that we should start trying). He’s been showing some of the signs like being interested in the potty when we go, and asking to sit on it, but I really just have no clue what I’m doing here. Sounds like some of you are in the same boat, so hopefully we can all get through this stage.
Hey ladies, random question... I'm only asking cuz this popped up in the "what to expect" forum but I like your opinions and ideas better
Anyone going to use self-tanners or the gradual glow lotions for the summer? I am awfully white but don't plan on laying out in the sun anytime soon and I am anti-tanning beds. But some of the moms in the other website were talking about the lotion products that produce gradual tint. I checked on Jergens brand but it has parabens so, no. Any other brands that you know of or use that are safe for pregnancy. Has anyone's docs said no to these products in general!?
@linssears4 Some of those lotions can leave you a wonderful shade of orange. I generally avoid them, but I also don’t care if I am pale and usually avoid tanning in general.
I'm with @chopchop25. Glow in the dark is my natural skin tone, and it's kind of grown on me, lol.
That said, I think one of the department store brands makes a good self-tanner with more natural ingredients. Though this comment isn't particularly useful given that I can't remember the brand or the name of the product. I'll work on that.
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I've unfortunately witnessed the negative effects of a child being forced to potty train before they are ready. It's never good.
My sister was a pain to potty train. She wasn't fully trained until about 8. My advice there is just be patient. You can follow all the suggestions, but it might not work. My mom ended up having to take my sister to specialists and even then that barely helped.
My last one was a nightmare. She was 3, ready, but STUBBORN. She would intentionally hold her pee ALL DAY LONG and then let it out once she fell asleep. It was a battle of the wills and took weeks but hallelujah it happened.
Anyone going to use self-tanners or the gradual glow lotions for the summer? I am awfully white but don't plan on laying out in the sun anytime soon and I am anti-tanning beds. But some of the moms in the other website were talking about the lotion products that produce gradual tint. I checked on Jergens brand but it has parabens so, no. Any other brands that you know of or use that are safe for pregnancy. Has anyone's docs said no to these products in general!?
That said, I think one of the department store brands makes a good self-tanner with more natural ingredients. Though this comment isn't particularly useful given that I can't remember the brand or the name of the product. I'll work on that.