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Moms of girls re: potty training

VARedheadVARedhead
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DD uses the potty sometimes, though not with much regularity.

When did you start promoting the whole "wipe from front to back" thing? I haven't said anything to her because she's not coordinated enough to do it; I just try to wipe her before she does. I'm guessing at preschool they don't discuss it (yet) because I think she would have said something, or would be attempting it, if she had heard it before.

Thoughts?

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Re: Moms of girls re: potty training

  • Hey JellisyHey Jellisy
    Right from the start.  My daughter is too headstrong to let me wipe her.  We talk a lot about wiping enough and getting in between her labia because when just wipes the outside she gets yeast infections.   
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  • NicoNikoNicoNiko
    At the beginning, I would just do it and it would be part of the routine.  Like, "Okay, now mommy wipes you, then we wash hands."  Now, about half the time she wants to wipe first, but I always still do it after, because she doesn't really do a great job.  So far, she is happy to let me wipe her too.  I guess I should start to teach her how to do a better job.  :) 
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  • UseonfireUseonfire

    It's totally dawning on me that I have to learn to change a girl's diaper ;) I did it for the very first time in my life just yesterday when I went to visit a friend at the hosp who just had a baby.  

    Clearly I have no rec's for you, but this just totally popped into my head.

    Although, for the record, you have to learn to change a boy (which I think is much easier than a girl! ;) ) 

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  • SofkaSofka

    girl diapers are definitely a lot more complicated than boy ones! (after the circumcision heals).

    as for wiping, I started after she was already PTed. For pre-school, the kids cannot have help in the bathroom, they have to go themselves and wipe themselves. FWIW, at 3y4mo old, it's still something I have to reinforce every day.

     

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