https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 11 May 2026 08:31:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/on-day-3-of-6-days-for-potty-training#post-2819134 Sat, 28 Apr 2018 16:47:01 +0000 DesertDreams88 2819134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just updating this for reference for future people....It's been a month and I think we are decently successful. </p> <p>At the end of week 1, I thought it was a waste, I was so frustrated, his success was barely 50/50 and mainly he seemed to be just holding it for longer and longer. </p> <p>Then, our regular babysitters (in-laws) came back, and they were fully on board. They really focused on 1-2 hour intervals and transitions - "We always go potty before the car" etc. Telling him when to go potty, instead of exclusively wanting him to tell us, worked much better. Also, they preferred to use pull-ups, and I don't think that screwed him up at all. He keeps his pull-ups dry almost always. He only has an accident maybe once every couple of days, usually when playing outside. </p> <p>Pooping was more of an issue but within a month it has worked out. He has even pooped in public toilets a couple of times. What helped? We brought him to the bathroom if he had a poop accident, and while cleaning him up, we talked about how poop is supposed to go in the potty, not our undies. We also use a 2-step stool to prop his feet into a squatting position, give him a favorite book, and give him privacy - all tips from OCPT. </p> <p>Knock on wood that the success continues! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/on-day-3-of-6-days-for-potty-training#post-2811400 Thu, 22 Mar 2018 23:06:57 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2811400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: OK, maybe miserable is overstating it. Fwiw, I got the impression that you weren't happy about him not being happy re: the pooping. It's really hard to judge without seeing him in person. If you think he's up to it, keep at it. I think it could go either way and what I was really trying/want to say is a) go with your gut- I think you and your dh and grandma probably have a handle on what he can do, and b) it's ok if you decide not to even if your peers' kids have potty trained EVEN if it's just because you want to get out of the house and don't think he's ready for that. (Alternatively you could just do pull ups for outings and take your time even though it's not "boot camp" to do that.) Do what works for you and your ds. But yes, it does sound possible if that's all you were asking! He has done it before, he can continue! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/on-day-3-of-6-days-for-potty-training#post-2811369 Thu, 22 Mar 2018 19:06:19 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2811369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If she wants to continue the training then that’s great. She’ll be with him all day anyway and she seems to have experience. My MIL said her boys were trained at like 18 months, but that was the work of her MIL. I don’t know what the magical age is really; to me he does seem a little young, but you need to base it off if you think your kid can do it and if he seems to be getting it. There’s a wide range of ages where kids get it done and the fact that he has been doing it successfully unprompted-the peeing-is a big indicator of success to me. The ocpt says, and so do other sources, that sometimes poop can just be harder. It is what it is. She also said in her book that sometimes people go out and about just like they normally would which is something you could do. You could bring a potty, wipes, bags, and lots of extra clothes. Accidents when out suck, but you just carry on. </p> <p>Also, I get how you feel about not leaving the house. I’m an introvert, but a week of staying home to potty train and literally not leave the house made me depressed.</p> <p>We had a little potty out for 2 weeks and then we slowly moved to the toilet with a potty seat on it and I just leave the bathroom doors open with potty seats and stools ready to go in case it’s a rush. The only thing she needs help with now is wiping a poo and turning on the tap. </p> <p>Because you have put in the three days anyway, I’d keep going, but allow yourself to go out. You could put a cloth diaper over his pants whene he’s in the car seat and take it off at the destination. But if it doesn’t work right now, no big deal because as you said you can give it another try a bit later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/on-day-3-of-6-days-for-potty-training#post-2811360 Thu, 22 Mar 2018 18:37:54 +0000 DesertDreams88 2811360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@2littlepumpkins: @gingerbebe:<br /> I guess the timing is very much influenced by my peers. I personally know 7 kids, both boys and girls, that were all potty-trained around this age in about a week (FWIW, I also of course know some other kids that didn't start until age 3). But I guess people use different definitions for potty-trained. Do I expect my kid to be completely accident free? Nope. But could he get to a point where he could reliably "try" when asked and hold it enough to get to a potty most of the time? That's my definition of potty-trained. I think he is possibly ready, but not sure. I'm definitely amazed at how long he's been dry both yesterday and today (2-4 hours intervals). So that was good to learn/see. </p> <p>I think the timing has also been influenced by my MIL, who potty-trained all 3 of her boys when they turned 2, and she's currently babysitting LO and says he's ready. She'll be the one continuing, or not continuing, after DH goes back to work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/on-day-3-of-6-days-for-potty-training#post-2811359 Thu, 22 Mar 2018 18:35:15 +0000 DesertDreams88 2811359@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@2littlepumpkins: I know I said I was feeling cooped up and ruining DH's break, but both of those feelings were subjective and temporary. None of us are, as you say, "miserable." To me, potty-training is just a fact of life, and accidents aren't a big deal to clean up after - we use cloth diapers so poop and pee are no biggie. </p> <p>About him being upset about pooping - from what I read, it's a good sign that he doesn't like the feeling of poop in his underwear. He gets a diaper at nap &amp; nighttime, so he can poop then if he wants, but right now that's not where his body is at. He is dry for naps, so we could try undies then too. </p> <p>You're right, there's definitely no pressing reason, I am fine if it doesn't work out. But I figured I'd give it a try since we have a full week at home. I'm glad we are at least all learning, and if need be, we can give it another try or 2 over the summer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/on-day-3-of-6-days-for-potty-training#post-2811357 Thu, 22 Mar 2018 17:50:06 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2811357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sorry, I realize that sounds so negative. If it's really important to you then to answer the original question, I think he sounds like he can, just you may be dealing with more accidents than if he did later, and it just might not be worth the drama of him being upset about pooping. We did pull ups at naptime and dd pooped then. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/on-day-3-of-6-days-for-potty-training#post-2811355 Thu, 22 Mar 2018 17:48:28 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2811355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I commented on your other post but honestly I can't imagine potty training a kid that young in six days. I mean if it's just making everyone miserable why bother? It will happen later. I personally would wait til the summer. My son is almost 2.5 and not ready yet though he is getting close to what I would consider ready. Unless there's a pressing reason I would wait. He won't be able to go without your help yet anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/on-day-3-of-6-days-for-potty-training#post-2811348 Thu, 22 Mar 2018 16:26:35 +0000 gingerbebe 2811348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am not really down with bootcamp style potty training - and I am a hardcore sleep training/teach my kids skills type mom. I just feel like its something more developmental like walking or talking that kids do when they are ready.</p> <p>My son was receptive TO the potty around that age, so we sat him on the potty every night before his bath and put him in a pull-up as a big boy reward if he successfully went in the potty, but we never really pushed it. He semi-regularly peed and pooped on the potty in the evenings when we were home with him, but it was always during that pre-bath scheduled potty time.</p> <p>So we tried to press the issue a little bit more, but only at home. Partially because we had a newborn and partially because it seemed like his peers were potty training. Unfortunately, he completely shut down a few weeks later mostly because he saw friends at school who were going through potty bootcamp having accidents and it traumatized him. Like he had a potty training friend who would hold his poop until it was a hazmat situation at school and the teachers would freak out (mostly to triage the shituation, disinfect, and keep the other kids clear because apparently it got EVERYWHERE), and suddenly our kid who never had fears about the potty was openly hostile to it. He didn't want potties, pullups, nothing. If you took off his pants or had him hanging out in a diaper, he'd cry for his clothes and it even affected his willingness to take a bath. </p> <p>So we just backed off. Just before he turned 3, he started sitting on the potty before baths without complaining and started regularly pooping (he always pooped after dinner), so we decided to try introducing character underwear. We just changed him into shorts and undies after we got home from daycare in the evenings and on weekends when we were at home. He was super psyched about the undies (he didn't know WTF Paw Patrol was at 2.5 and didn't care about undies when we had tried earlier, but he definitely knew it by 3!) We just asked him to let us know when he needed to use the potty because we don't pee on Paw Patrol and kept it lowkey. We had some accidents the first few days, but within 2 weeks he was ready to go to school in undies (except for nap). He was 3 weeks past his 3rd birthday when this happened. He had accidents at school once a day for about a week and then he's largely been accident free since then. He's been without a nap pull-up since 3 years 5 months, but still wears a pull-up at night. That enzyme doesn't seem to have kicked in quite yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/on-day-3-of-6-days-for-potty-training#post-2811323 Thu, 22 Mar 2018 15:01:14 +0000 MrsBrewer 2811323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tried potty training my daughter at almost this exact age. We made it through day 2, and gave up. Lots of accidents, but we also had some successes too. We ended up just waiting though until she initiated. Just this weekend actually at 2 yrs 9 months, she potty trained. Since Saturday we've only had 2 accidents! I vote to wait honestly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/on-day-3-of-6-days-for-potty-training#post-2811318 Thu, 22 Mar 2018 14:38:09 +0000 DesertDreams88 2811318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH is home on spring break, so we have 6 days to potty-train DS. He is 2y2m - I know it's early but possible, and I figured let's get in a good attempt now and if it doesn't work out we can try again in June and then again in July. DS has clear bodily signals when he needs to go, and before this he has gone 1-2x on the potty daily with prompting. In terms of communication abilities, he has lots of words and 2-word phrases. </p> <p>Day 1: 75% accidents<br /> Day 2: A great morning (2 successes, 1 50/50, 1 accident) but bad afternoon/night - all accidents except 1<br /> Day 3: Morning (4 hours so far), he had one little pee and one big pee on the potty, and 1 accident after his big pee - we thought he was all done and weren't watching him carefully. </p> <p>All 3 poops have been accidents but with predictable timing (after waking). He hides and is dismayed when he poops. </p> <p>Do you think we should we stick with this? Is there enough glimmers of success? I'm feeling discouraged bc I thought it'd be better by day 3, and I want to get out of the house. I also feel like I ruined DH's spring break :-/ </p>