Follow-up on potty training
Since posting "Try to run into it my way" as well as "Why not?", my previous blogs on the topic of potty training, I've had several people inquire me how it went as well as what nosotros did to successfully potty prepare our three-year old. From the foremost westward as well as I had a plan: bribery. We started genuinely potty training D a calendar month afterward his tertiary birthday. Before that nosotros would take away hold conversations amongst him almost the restroom as well as taught him the whole potty preparation vocabulary. When nosotros ran out of diapers on August 30th, my hubby as well as I were create to live done with, well, a three-year old's diapers (if you lot take away hold e'er changed those, you lot volition know what I mean). So hither is how nosotros tackled the potty preparation beast. Upfront, I knew that nosotros would non live using those plastic potty seats amongst the bucket. To me, that is non much meliorate than a diaper (and in all likelihood a lot less sanitary). I wanted to completely halt cleaning upwardly the, uh, mess, non simply transfer it to a unlike receptacle. (My girl L has heard my many rants on those seats.) I did purchase a potty topographic point that fits over the lav to lucifer his tiny toosh when he would rather sit down than stand, keeping the Clorox wipes unopen past times for frequent wipe downs. I went to the political party shop as well as bought a tiny treasure chest, chocolate as well as plastic coins (aka gilt dubloons), peanut butter M&Ms, as well as regular M&Ms. As for underwear, nosotros stuck amongst tried as well as truthful Gerber: Gerber underwear (http://www.amazon.com/Gerber-Training-Pants-18M-24-28/dp/B0029TR9X6/ref=sr_1_1?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1321059835&sr=1-1) as well as Gerber all-in-one waterproof covers (http://www.amazon.com/Gerber-All-Waterproof-Training-Pants/dp/B000UBGTMC). Once nosotros had the gear, nosotros were ready. It was on.
The hateful solar daytime nosotros ran out of diapers was the foremost fourth dimension D used the potty, ever. We had sat on him on the potty before, but he had no interest. Somehow, my hubby motivated him plenty to try. As Monty Python said, at that topographic point was much rejoicing. The side past times side morning, it was simply me dwelling amongst the kids. D had 3 accidents earlier I punished him. I've been a lilliputian on the scrap almost posting our potty preparation excogitation because I know that starting off potty preparation amongst penalty may be a lilliputian controversial to some. I punished him for the accidents because he didn't simply know better, but was celebrating his accidents, "Guess what, Momma? I went potty inwards my.... UNDERWEAR!" I tried stern discipline, taking away toys, as well as thus I took away his favorite movie, Hercules. Suddenly, he had an involvement inwards potty training. That was the turning point. From thus on, he used the potty for the smaller functions without accidents. The foremost distich days, nosotros did everything: timer every xxx minutes, stickers, as well as candy. The timer would become off, nosotros would run to the bath as well as try, regardless whether he went or not. If I knew that he had to become as well as simply wasn't, I would laid the timer for a much shorter fourth dimension after he tried. I never pushed him to attempt longer, or sing a song, or lecture, "I know you lot take away hold to go, simply go." I used the oven timer at dwelling as well as my jail cellphone telephone when out. In betwixt times, I wouldn't choose it up. When it would beep, I would say, "What was that?" He would fountain upwardly as well as yell, "POTTY TIME!" as well as nosotros would race every bit fast every bit nosotros could to the bathroom, accept off pants every bit fast every bit nosotros could, as well as thus attempt to become potty. After the foremost distich times, he would yell, "The timer went off!" earlier I had a run a jeopardy to remind him, which was the whole scream for of the timer. I did non desire to live the i dragging him to the bathroom, begging him to go, pleading amongst him to try. The timer set the ability inwards his hands as well as taught him how to run to the bath when he felt similar he had to go. It naturally tapered off afterward iii days. The foremost two, it was indispensable; the tertiary hateful solar daytime was simply for D's practice goodness (he had fun amongst it).
When he used the potty, nosotros set a sticker on his nautical chart as well as thus gave him a gilt dubloon. Theoretically he would learn i for smaller functions as well as 2 for larger. We had a difficult fourth dimension getting him to practice the larger functions. westward as well as I made certain to live really casual almost it, never asking, "Are you lot afraid to become on the potty?" We wanted to exceed along that form of vocabulary every bit far away every bit possible from our potty preparation experience. I kept him inwards the Gerber preparation pants amongst the Gerber all-in-one waterproof covers over the preparation pants (the all-in-one waterproof covers, non simply the regular waterproof covers). We called the waterproof covers his "travelling pants." At home, I allow him alone wearable underwear. If nosotros were leaving the line solid to become to the park, a walk, the mall, or anywhere, he wore his travelling pants. This arrangement kept the leaks inwards until nosotros made it to a restroom. Seriously. No leaks. No diapers. We didn't tell him why he wore them besides, "Big boys wearable go pants when they are potty training. Let's see Buzz as well as caput to Target," because nosotros didn't desire our clever arrangement to plow into a pseudo-diaper. The turning scream for amongst the, er, larger movements happened when i of my manly mortal relatives brought D inwards the restroom amongst him for roughly human fourth dimension where he explained that nosotros practice all our potty inwards the toilet. This conversation inspired D as well as he wanted to live simply similar my relative, a big boy who uses the potty similar big boys do. I asked my relative what he said, but he simply smirked as well as replied, "That is betwixt us large boys." Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 huge thank you lot to my relative. After that, it was all systems go.
When the gilt dubloons ran out, nosotros switched to peanut butter M&Ms. I used those because they were larger as well as felt--to me-- similar to a greater extent than of a vantage than a paltry M&M. One for the pocket-size functions, 2 for the large. We did stickers until he lost interest. I kept the nautical chart upwardly for a few days as well as he would sometimes say, "Oh! We forgot the sticker!" but that simply faded away as well as I took the nautical chart downwards almost a calendar week afterward nosotros began potty training. Then D discovered the joy of, "Oh, I take away hold to become potty!" All the adults would praise him as well as ooh as well as ahh every bit he emerged from the bathroom, whether he went or not. No affair how many times inwards the hr he said he had to become potty, he received no reprimand. He had alone been using the potty a calendar week as well as it was a novelty, an slow agency to learn positive attention. For almost iii days, that was his favorite game, thus he lost involvement inwards spending all hateful solar daytime inwards the restroom, to my relief. After the peanut butter M&Ms ran out as well as his sticker nautical chart was off the wall, westward as well as I told him if he went all hateful solar daytime without any, you lot know, large accidents, he would learn a big reward. The side past times side day, I would remind him afterward every fourth dimension he went potty, "Great job, bud! Remember, no accidents today as well as Daddy is going to give you lot a particular surprise!" That night, amongst build clean underwear, he got his foremost surprise: a toy semi truck. Granted, it was from the dollar bin at Target, but a three-year onetime doesn't care. It was a big truck for a big boy. We did that for a few days, though the prizes got smaller, Matchbox cars instead of large trucks. He would tell our waitress, "Look at my car! Big boys don't poop inwards their underwear!" as well as flash his lilliputian grin. People in all likelihood stance nosotros were crazy.
I retrieve nosotros did Matchbox cars for iii days. Then nosotros switched to a gilt dubloon chart. I took a slice of estimator newspaper as well as drew iii circles on it (the size of the plastic gilt coins), a large equal sign, as well as an H2O ice cream cone. I explained he would learn H2O ice cream if he went iii days without an accident. There were nerve-wracking days where I didn't know if nosotros would brand it, but to a greater extent than oftentimes than not, he kept his optic on the prize. The foremost fourth dimension my household unit of measurement descended upon our Coldstone, D as well as I were thus excited almost his potty preparation success he was telling everyone he uses the potty as well as I was boasting to the 17-year onetime behind the counter that he has gone three days inwards row without whatever accidents. We did iii days a distich times, thus moved to v days, when I noticed his diapers were dry out at night. At this point, he was going through these rewards similar a champ, no accidents. I told my husband, "Why not? We take away hold newborn twins, a puppy, why non set our iii twelvemonth onetime inwards underwear at night?" He shrugs his shoulders as well as off nosotros went to Target for waterproof mattress pads.
His mattress is now zipped inwards a waterproof mattress cover. The cover is plastic, completely seals the mattress in, as well as makes his sheets poof slightly. I set a fitted canvas over that, a release canvas on that, as well as thus a fitted waterproof mattress encompass on top of the made sheets. Over that waterproof mattress encompass I take away hold roughly other fitted canvas as well as release sheet. That agency if he has an accident at night, I simply take away hold to delineate off the moisture sheets on top as well as nether the fitted waterproof mattress encompass is a made bed. (Great stance from a twin mom. Thank you!) On the top most sheet, I lay a waterproof canvas inwards the hopes that if he does take away hold an accident, it volition non permeate the comforter. The gilt dubloons switched from going all hateful solar daytime without an accident to going all black as well as go pants became black pants. I don't know if it is because nosotros waited until he was over iii years onetime or if he was simply ready, but black preparation was a breeze. He had an accident the foremost black that did non leak through his black pants as well as an accident the 2nd black that barely leaked. He has had no accidents since then.
It took us almost iii weeks to become from null to potty trained. We stopped mentioning gilt dubloons or "pirate treasure," every bit nosotros called the M&Ms. I did fill upwardly up the pirate breast amongst the regular M&Ms. From fourth dimension to fourth dimension he volition inquire for treasure as well as I give him an M&M (when I tell fourth dimension to time, I hateful in i lawsuit a week, if that). We never punished afterward that foremost hateful solar daytime for accidents, fifty-fifty when nosotros wanted to. We were stern if nosotros stance he was doing it for attention, "We become potty inwards the toilet, non our underwear," but if nosotros didn't run into the accident or nosotros knew it was a existent accident, it was all comfort as well as explaining that accidents happen. We genuinely focused on encouragement as well as empowerment, giving him command of his potty training. He wore black pants for a distich weeks, thus nosotros simply sent him to bed inwards underwear as well as haven't had an issue. His bed is yet saran wrapped, every bit I telephone band it. Better rubber than lamentable when it comes to happenings inwards the midpoint of the night; I value my sleep. The timer helped a lot amongst pedagogy him that when you lot are done amongst the bathroom, you lot tin come upwardly correct dorsum to what you lot were doing, "Okay, let's become dorsum as well as destination our movie. Good project trying!" We also genuinely liked Time to Pee past times Mo Willems to assist learn that concept (http://www.amazon.com/Time-Pee-Mo-Willems/dp/0786818689). If I run into him looking downwards the hallway towards the bath as well as dorsum to his toys, I volition suggest, "Run as well as become potty thus assist me destination this prepare track." While he ordinarily won't take away hold accidents anymore, it helps eliminate a lot of dancing from i pes to the other earlier he decides he genuinely does take away hold to usage the restroom.
Potty preparation had roughly definite depression points that I volition non post online; I don't fifty-fifty similar thinking almost them. One of my girlfriends posts on Facebook from fourth dimension to time, "Things that I never stance I would live doing, but forthwith practice because I am a mother." Let's simply tell I added a lot of items to that list. However, the pay off is remarkable. He wakes upwardly at black as well as uses the restroom past times himself amongst manus washing as well as goes dorsum to bed. I mean, c'mon. Is it too early on to start counting off the days until the twins plow three?
The hateful solar daytime nosotros ran out of diapers was the foremost fourth dimension D used the potty, ever. We had sat on him on the potty before, but he had no interest. Somehow, my hubby motivated him plenty to try. As Monty Python said, at that topographic point was much rejoicing. The side past times side morning, it was simply me dwelling amongst the kids. D had 3 accidents earlier I punished him. I've been a lilliputian on the scrap almost posting our potty preparation excogitation because I know that starting off potty preparation amongst penalty may be a lilliputian controversial to some. I punished him for the accidents because he didn't simply know better, but was celebrating his accidents, "Guess what, Momma? I went potty inwards my.... UNDERWEAR!" I tried stern discipline, taking away toys, as well as thus I took away his favorite movie, Hercules. Suddenly, he had an involvement inwards potty training. That was the turning point. From thus on, he used the potty for the smaller functions without accidents. The foremost distich days, nosotros did everything: timer every xxx minutes, stickers, as well as candy. The timer would become off, nosotros would run to the bath as well as try, regardless whether he went or not. If I knew that he had to become as well as simply wasn't, I would laid the timer for a much shorter fourth dimension after he tried. I never pushed him to attempt longer, or sing a song, or lecture, "I know you lot take away hold to go, simply go." I used the oven timer at dwelling as well as my jail cellphone telephone when out. In betwixt times, I wouldn't choose it up. When it would beep, I would say, "What was that?" He would fountain upwardly as well as yell, "POTTY TIME!" as well as nosotros would race every bit fast every bit nosotros could to the bathroom, accept off pants every bit fast every bit nosotros could, as well as thus attempt to become potty. After the foremost distich times, he would yell, "The timer went off!" earlier I had a run a jeopardy to remind him, which was the whole scream for of the timer. I did non desire to live the i dragging him to the bathroom, begging him to go, pleading amongst him to try. The timer set the ability inwards his hands as well as taught him how to run to the bath when he felt similar he had to go. It naturally tapered off afterward iii days. The foremost two, it was indispensable; the tertiary hateful solar daytime was simply for D's practice goodness (he had fun amongst it).When the gilt dubloons ran out, nosotros switched to peanut butter M&Ms. I used those because they were larger as well as felt--to me-- similar to a greater extent than of a vantage than a paltry M&M. One for the pocket-size functions, 2 for the large. We did stickers until he lost interest. I kept the nautical chart upwardly for a few days as well as he would sometimes say, "Oh! We forgot the sticker!" but that simply faded away as well as I took the nautical chart downwards almost a calendar week afterward nosotros began potty training. Then D discovered the joy of, "Oh, I take away hold to become potty!" All the adults would praise him as well as ooh as well as ahh every bit he emerged from the bathroom, whether he went or not. No affair how many times inwards the hr he said he had to become potty, he received no reprimand. He had alone been using the potty a calendar week as well as it was a novelty, an slow agency to learn positive attention. For almost iii days, that was his favorite game, thus he lost involvement inwards spending all hateful solar daytime inwards the restroom, to my relief. After the peanut butter M&Ms ran out as well as his sticker nautical chart was off the wall, westward as well as I told him if he went all hateful solar daytime without any, you lot know, large accidents, he would learn a big reward. The side past times side day, I would remind him afterward every fourth dimension he went potty, "Great job, bud! Remember, no accidents today as well as Daddy is going to give you lot a particular surprise!" That night, amongst build clean underwear, he got his foremost surprise: a toy semi truck. Granted, it was from the dollar bin at Target, but a three-year onetime doesn't care. It was a big truck for a big boy. We did that for a few days, though the prizes got smaller, Matchbox cars instead of large trucks. He would tell our waitress, "Look at my car! Big boys don't poop inwards their underwear!" as well as flash his lilliputian grin. People in all likelihood stance nosotros were crazy.
I retrieve nosotros did Matchbox cars for iii days. Then nosotros switched to a gilt dubloon chart. I took a slice of estimator newspaper as well as drew iii circles on it (the size of the plastic gilt coins), a large equal sign, as well as an H2O ice cream cone. I explained he would learn H2O ice cream if he went iii days without an accident. There were nerve-wracking days where I didn't know if nosotros would brand it, but to a greater extent than oftentimes than not, he kept his optic on the prize. The foremost fourth dimension my household unit of measurement descended upon our Coldstone, D as well as I were thus excited almost his potty preparation success he was telling everyone he uses the potty as well as I was boasting to the 17-year onetime behind the counter that he has gone three days inwards row without whatever accidents. We did iii days a distich times, thus moved to v days, when I noticed his diapers were dry out at night. At this point, he was going through these rewards similar a champ, no accidents. I told my husband, "Why not? We take away hold newborn twins, a puppy, why non set our iii twelvemonth onetime inwards underwear at night?" He shrugs his shoulders as well as off nosotros went to Target for waterproof mattress pads.His mattress is now zipped inwards a waterproof mattress cover. The cover is plastic, completely seals the mattress in, as well as makes his sheets poof slightly. I set a fitted canvas over that, a release canvas on that, as well as thus a fitted waterproof mattress encompass on top of the made sheets. Over that waterproof mattress encompass I take away hold roughly other fitted canvas as well as release sheet. That agency if he has an accident at night, I simply take away hold to delineate off the moisture sheets on top as well as nether the fitted waterproof mattress encompass is a made bed. (Great stance from a twin mom. Thank you!) On the top most sheet, I lay a waterproof canvas inwards the hopes that if he does take away hold an accident, it volition non permeate the comforter. The gilt dubloons switched from going all hateful solar daytime without an accident to going all black as well as go pants became black pants. I don't know if it is because nosotros waited until he was over iii years onetime or if he was simply ready, but black preparation was a breeze. He had an accident the foremost black that did non leak through his black pants as well as an accident the 2nd black that barely leaked. He has had no accidents since then.
It took us almost iii weeks to become from null to potty trained. We stopped mentioning gilt dubloons or "pirate treasure," every bit nosotros called the M&Ms. I did fill upwardly up the pirate breast amongst the regular M&Ms. From fourth dimension to fourth dimension he volition inquire for treasure as well as I give him an M&M (when I tell fourth dimension to time, I hateful in i lawsuit a week, if that). We never punished afterward that foremost hateful solar daytime for accidents, fifty-fifty when nosotros wanted to. We were stern if nosotros stance he was doing it for attention, "We become potty inwards the toilet, non our underwear," but if nosotros didn't run into the accident or nosotros knew it was a existent accident, it was all comfort as well as explaining that accidents happen. We genuinely focused on encouragement as well as empowerment, giving him command of his potty training. He wore black pants for a distich weeks, thus nosotros simply sent him to bed inwards underwear as well as haven't had an issue. His bed is yet saran wrapped, every bit I telephone band it. Better rubber than lamentable when it comes to happenings inwards the midpoint of the night; I value my sleep. The timer helped a lot amongst pedagogy him that when you lot are done amongst the bathroom, you lot tin come upwardly correct dorsum to what you lot were doing, "Okay, let's become dorsum as well as destination our movie. Good project trying!" We also genuinely liked Time to Pee past times Mo Willems to assist learn that concept (http://www.amazon.com/Time-Pee-Mo-Willems/dp/0786818689). If I run into him looking downwards the hallway towards the bath as well as dorsum to his toys, I volition suggest, "Run as well as become potty thus assist me destination this prepare track." While he ordinarily won't take away hold accidents anymore, it helps eliminate a lot of dancing from i pes to the other earlier he decides he genuinely does take away hold to usage the restroom.
Potty preparation had roughly definite depression points that I volition non post online; I don't fifty-fifty similar thinking almost them. One of my girlfriends posts on Facebook from fourth dimension to time, "Things that I never stance I would live doing, but forthwith practice because I am a mother." Let's simply tell I added a lot of items to that list. However, the pay off is remarkable. He wakes upwardly at black as well as uses the restroom past times himself amongst manus washing as well as goes dorsum to bed. I mean, c'mon. Is it too early on to start counting off the days until the twins plow three?
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