- Bagel is ready. She says she is ready. She loves her big girl underwear (even if they are a bit to big and her "butsie cheekies" show)
- Bagel also loves the fact that she gets M's (MnM's) each time she goes, and the Tinkerbell Pez, now she just stares at the doorman bell with the pink rhinestones on it (prize for pooping) hoping to poop again.
- Now the 3 days that I
attempted to escapeenjoyed quality time with my mom and friends scrapbooking, Bagel peed and pooped like a champ. Getting M's, Tinkerbell Pez, and Dingy bells for rewards. I have been home for 5 day and we have had NO potty chair action. - With no action leads my many questions. "Why don't you potty on the potty chair?" I ask. "I scared, potty chair" Bagel says quietly. I then ask "What is scary bout the potty chair?" Bagel looks extremely interested in her oatmeal, and says "I will eat now" avoiding further Potty chair conversation.
- Bagel will sit on it to watch t.v.
- Bagel will put Tigger on it to have him potty.
- Bagel will tap at the pretty jar with M's in it, wishing for some.
Wonder where all the food and water is going to? (Yes I have a sippy in every room full of water)
Well at nap time, we wear the big girl Pull Up pants. For accident sake. Well Bagel has learned that at nap time and bed time is when she will go potty. Grrrr.
Sure is saves me on diapers, but I am not looking forward to the kidney stones, or bladder infections that are awaiting my child who is forcing herself to hold it.
And yes it's great that she quickly learned to control her bladder (unlike her mother, kegals, I know kegals) but this is not what I wanted.
So Wednesday I thought I would be a genius and have her take NO nap. Sure I would be forced to endure a whole day of toddler (the naps are seriously for me to breathe) since she woke at 7 am had 3 sippys, and 3 meals by 7 pm there was still NO potty action.
Some freak out and potty dance, at times, but she was holding out for the pull-up. Instead of a forced to potty toddler, I got a grumpy un-napped, gotta potty, won't do it till pull-ups are on kid. Not to mention after 12 hours of toddler I at the stick-a-fork-in-me done stage. Scratch that idea.
So yesterday Bagel woke wearing her Pull-Up's with her p.j.'s and instead of a Pull-Up filled with pee and some poop, lets just give you all a TMI and call them "shit shorts" the pretty princess pull-up was over the top, out the sides filled with shit. Gag.
That lead to yesterday, being like Monday and Tuesday, naps with Pull-Up's while I thought some more on what to do.
Right now I am chained to the second floor. My new plan is in effect. I am having Bagel take her nap, BUT with out pull-ups. We are still in our Hello Kitty big girl pants, potty chair in the room. M's way up high but in sight.
And I told her, to run to the potty chair, and go if she needs to. It has been 14 minutes... I hope she doesn't do what she did Wednesday and not go at all. But I was thinking with the privacy of her own room... maybe?
I know many of you have given advice. But now that I am at this road block any new advice?
THANKS!!







3 comments:
Oooh, I wish I could help. Bubba is going to be three in March and he has a very on-again, off-again relationship with the potty. One week, we're awesome, and the next, he wants nothing to do with it.
Everybody says not to push it, so my goal is to really work on it after his birthday so he can be potty-trained by Sept. when he starts preschool.
I know - it was no help whatsoever. But I am sympathetic! :)
Oh hon. Potty training is EVIL. I truly shudder to think of training my boys....
My daughter was a dream. Unnaturally easy.
So, basically? I have little advice that I know will work, but ideas up the ying yang. Sounds like you're on the right track. The main think is consistency. Don't let yourself backstep into diapers if you really think she's capable. There really isn't anything wrong with her holding it all day. If anything, it's teaching her bowel and bladder control which is what you WANT.
Maybe wake her up from her nap by placing her on the potty?
I like the naps in the undies. Even at bedtime. It will be messy for a few days, but have her help you clean it up and put it in the toilet.
Or not. What the heck do I know? My boys took FOREVER to train....
HYA HYA!
Penguin here. Spaghetti was just talking to me about this the other night. Being dad to 3 kids age 8-4, I would like to reassure you all of what you said about potty training is normal. My kids still once in a while shout out, "come wipe my butt" while we are trying to eat dinner. What's really funny is when the other two siblings tell the third to, "wipe their own butt!!" There you go!!! Peer pressure will take of it for you. Enjoy the potty training....it is priceless and makes for good stories.
see ya!
Penguin
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