Yep...I am fully crazy [whatwacko] With a 3 week old at home, we decided it was time for our 28 month old boy to be toilet trained! Yep...CRAZY!

But nonetheless, we are doing it...yesterday was the first day and it was TOTALLY unsuccessfull...we didn't even go in the toilet once and by the end of the day ds took the potty back to the bathroom, brought me the towel that was by the potty and said "training done". No JOKE!:???:

Today we just put him in his big boy undies and said, when you have to go...let me know...he did great until about 11:00 and then between then and 12:30 we had three accidents...

Please don't get me wrong here...I am not upset or stressed by this at all...I am a bit at a loss of how to help him get the idea...I think consistency is going to be a key with him... and we are only on day 2 so I don't expect miracles here...I just have to figure out how to connect the dots with him...his sister was SO much different...of course but in the end that was what mattered...connecting the dots...not a particular training method or routine....just figuring out what made the dots connect!

Anyway...just thought I'd share that we are amongst those of you who are going down this journey...see you at the end![praying]

We're dabbling with the idea here as well. I'm not very consistent with it. (I know I know, what is one of my most common sayings here..consistency is key..hey, I never claimed to be perfect and I've admitted (repeatedly!) that I slack in this area as well LOL) But, see, he still messes..a lot..and it IS messy. So, I'm scared to put him in undies or let him go naked for long. I don't want THAT mess! BTDT with messes more solid than his..I *really* don't want THIS mess. LOL

But, the potty is out here and I have him sit on it from time to time. And whenever a diaper is changed he must go sit before getting the clean one on. He *has* peed in it a handful of times. I'm officially one of 'those' moms now...I've crossed over...I reward for going pee in the potty. No, really, the child gets a small piece of candy LOL

I'm not sure it makes any difference. It's not like telling him 'if you pee in the potty you get a treat' works. But, he doesn't *expect* a treat either way anywho. So, I'm thinking...no harm done, right?

Just don't give him chocolate (even that tiny little bit) when he goes potty RIGHT before bed. LOL He wakes up in the night and comes to my room...ya know, when the chocolate kicks in :p

Mental note: try a cracker LOL

My guy just turned 2, so, we're still 'early'. He's actually 'later' than my others though. He just wasn't 'there' when the others were. I don't push, I just encourage. And that's where they were...not this one. We just thought we'd toss it out there and see what happens.

Hey, how's it goin'?

Boo's catching onto the idea now. He often goes to sit down BEFORE he's actually going. hehe Though there are still times when he's *going* then freaks and tries to make his way to the potty. :p

He's definitely making a connection. He doesn't like it running down his leg. And he thinks it's hilarious when he pees in the potty. It took a few 'pees' before that one clicked...then he started laughing. HUGE smile and a giggle, then pulling back a bit..like leaning back on the potty and squishing in his belly so he could see what was going on...and he would just crack up! LOL

So the next few times that was our clue that he did indeed pee on the potty. LOL

So, there's progress. I'll take it. We'll go with that ;)

Oh it is SOOOOO NOT going well...we haven't hit it even ONCE yet...early today I KNEW he had to go but he wouldn't do it...then seconds off the pot and there it goes!!! I have been trying to get him to sit on the pot until it comes but he just won't let it come out...he just holds it and holds it..I have to say he does have GREAT control at holding it but just won't let it come out!

I have gone to telling him that if he continues to pee his undies that Mommy is going to take them away and he'll have to go naked...which he hates...this has gotten quite the response from him so we will see if it actually works.

It has only been three real days of potty training so what can I expect! We will keep at it!

Thanks for asking...and I am glad to hear you are having progress...that is AWESOME! What encouragement even if small!

My Eldest was similar to that. If you put ANYthing on the child, he would go in them. But once I let him go naked...he caught on. He didn't like it running down his legs. Sure we had a few spots on the floor (wet and otherwise) but it really wasn't *that* big of a deal. He caught on quickly going the naked route.

Then we have Yogurt who would go all over the place if left naked LOL Would have a dry diaper all night and much of the day. But if you put underwear on him, he'd dribble then run to the potty.

Boo's somewhere in between at the moment LOL

I say as he just left 'treats' for me in the other room. At least he let me know..it's not like he dumped and fled. I heard his 'ut oh' whatever kind of sound, saw him waddling this direction. It was just already too late. However, he did *finish* in the potty, that counts for something ;)

I have started a little bit with my dd, but due to some confusion at her school, have only let it be child-led at this point. She started telling me shortly before her 2nd birthday that she wanted to go on the toilet, and at times, was successful. She wears undies a lot at home but is still in pullups at school so it is a little confusing, but I'm just relaxing, letting her take the lead. With my ds, I think I started to push it far before he was ready (because his sis was going to be born) and it ended up taking over a year! He didn't really commit to being fully potty-trained until I 'threw up my hands' and let the choice be his. Best wishes; they all get the hang of it eventually, right?

Well, I'm in this club too with my daughter. She does very well going in the potty and staying dry IF I remind her. It feels more like mommy-training than anything else. The last couple days I've been setting the timer for 15 minutes after she drinks or eats,then sit her on the potty and she usually goes. She is one that does not mind having wet panties though; it seems she doesn't even realize it until I ask her if she needs to go. [whatwacko]oh yeah, btw, mom, my panties are wet and have been for the last hour. maybe I should try letting her go naked.
Glad to hear the rest of you are having some success - every little step is encouraging isn't it?

Okay so here is a question for you ladies...

How do you handle the situation when you sit them on the potty, they stay there for quite a while, do NOTHING, get off and within seconds or minutes, pee their pants? What is your approach to that?

I sit 'em back on the pot.
Calmly, but somewhat sternly, say "no, in the potty" and sit them back down for a while. Whether they go or not..just have 'em sit there for a bit. Just keep repeating. :)

Boo is pulling that with going poop. He's doing pretty well at going pee. Most of his accidents aren't full on accidents. Just a dribble in the underwear then finishes in the potty. But poopin' ... he's still working on that. I can tell when he needs to go though..he will make repeated FREQUENT trips to the potty, with nothing to show for it. And/or he will whine, get that look on his face and 'that' stance that says he needs to potty..so I tell him to go ahead. (he can often pull his undies down himself, if not, there's always someone nearby to help in this house LOL) He will try to stomp his feet and resist. What the? He readily goes to the potty alllllllll day. But when he has to poop, this is what I get. So that's when I know. But, we get him on the potty..a quick sit then he tries to get up. No, sit down, not yet. Still nothing. I let him up. And here we go again. Repeat once or twice. Then we have him going in his underwear. Which he's not happy about LOL But we catch him right away and he generally finishes in the potty.
However, if he's not wearing underwear, watch out! He will whine *that* whine...as he wadddles to the potty...from wherever he is in the house...yes, you're getting the picture here aren't you? Mm hmm Boo trails *rolling eyes*

But anywho...I just sit 'em back on the potty. I don't make him sit forever. I don't have a set time limit. I don't make him keep going back again and again, in a row. I just set him down there for a couple of minutes. Then let him up. Like I said, often to repeat the process again in a few minutes. But, oh well. I've seen progress. I just keep at it this way. It's still a rather 'low stress' way of handling it. :)

Kansasmom, If I were you, I would wait a few weeks and try again. Boys usually aren't ready as soon as girls are, and if he doesn't show any interest it will just frustrate you both. I would try talking to him about it for a few weeks. Maybe get some books about potty training, praise your daughter for going on the potty making sure to mention what a big girl she is. Just make it sound like a really fun thing to do, and ask him if he wants to try again every week or so. If he wants to do it, it will go much more smoothly. JMHO :mrgreen:

We had success today....I put him on the BIG potty faced backwards and turned on the bath water! He fussed a bit fighting letting the pee come out but once he did it it was okay...

I let about 45 minutes go by and we went in again...this time we put cheerios in the potty...not a lot of pee pee this time but he still went! YEAH! I think we might have found something that works...I think maybe it was that the little potty was a little restricting on his wee...He doesn't really like the free feeling but seems to be getting a bit more used to it so maybe we found something that works...

what kind of little potty do you have?

that's how my dd was before we got the baby bjorn ... she's a chunky legged thing and she was just squished in that other potty No freedom LOL

things were much better with the baby bjorn and it's been so easy for boo

we do the backwards on the big toilet thing too...when no access to a potty, works great for those boys!

We got a Winnie the Pooh one...I don't know the "brand" but it has lots of room sideways but I think his little legs are so short that he couldn't sit BACK far enough to give him room...so everything was scrunched up from!

Anyway, we have had one more success and only one accident in between so compared to the three or four wet pants we would have had by now we only had ONE! I call that progress! And this last time he really enjoyed shooting the cheerios so maybe it will continue to get easier! WE'll see...

we also have and love a Baby bjorn potty - ours is bright red.
YAY! Renee was dry all day today, even during her nap and a shopping trip. am i seeing a light at the end of the tunnel?:-D

Boo made a trek to the grocery store yesterday. In a diaper, mind you, at the check out he kinda grabs himself and 'uh potty, ah potty! ah potty!' Sorry, dude...we're IN the check out and I don't like taking my early trainees to public restrooms anyway. I let him know I understand, I'm sorry, but it's ok, he's in a diaper. It'll be ok. Again he says "ah potty!!" Sorry babe, it'll be ok.

End of subject.

We finish checking out, load the truck, drive home (10 min. drive), unload the truck. The boys start unpacking bags for me and I tend to Boo. Strip him down, ready to put him on the potty and commence our 'training'.

He was dry!! Even after that check out lane urgency, he was d-r-y dry! Woohoo!

And he poops in there ALL the time now too. He's totally rocking this thing right now. We're going to get another step stool so he can go on the big potty downstairs. We *have* step stools, but, neither can be sacrificed for this use right now LOL They're just one of those things...need one in every room practically :p

He got new undies while out too. Of which he is very proud. Ran to show them to daddy when he got home that evening. Too cute!!

Well things are hit and miss with us...I think we need a good solid week of consistency...IF I can manage to get him to the potty about every 45 minutes or so he does really well at going in the potty...but if I delay that because of feeding Jonathan or something like that, then we have an accident...

Daddy was home with them yesterday for about 4 hours while Mommy took some needed time away and when I got home...Daddy had a new appreciation for what Mommy is doing now!

Anyway, we have talked about taking a break but we really haven't been doing it all that long and I think he shows some real progress if we stay consistant...it is when we have two days of training then a day in diapers then three days training and a day in diapers...he just needs to be able to be in a good rut...ya know!

Oh well...onward we trek...

Tara - good to hear things are going well...Double H...I hope your light at the end of the tunnel continues to GROW!

Oh I know..it's hard to stay consistent in this area isn't it? There's always something to do. Whether that be errands to run in town, or appointments, or another child to tend to, or meals to fix..there's always *something*. And when you're in the midst of THAT..that's when the kid needs to go.

Boo just harassed me in the middle of washing dishes. Up to my elbows in suds and he's standing at my feet trying to pull down his undies. I slip off a glove and help him pull 'em down then send him on his way. Not good enough...he wanted to go on the big potty. What!?! No, sorry, use yours dude! LOL I know, what a 'problem' to have..that he wants to use the big potty. But still..that's just where we are now...we are still also at the 'whenever mom is busy' stage.

Ooo more big news..I'm rather amazed at how well/quickly he's taken to this, really. All of mine have trained without *too* much issue, but, wow, he's nearly as easy as Yogurt was. Anyway...I stayed home today, needed a full day of real rest, sent all the kids to church with hub. Hub said he took Boo to the bathroom a couple of times while there. Diaper was dry. He even pooped in the big potty at church! Wow, hello? He's crazy with it I tell ya

LOL

The things moms get excited about and share huh?