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Post by dara1012 on Oct 19, 2011 18:25:17 GMT -6
DS is taking a very, very long time to be potty trained. He is 3 1/2 and prior to 2 1/2 had showed interest in the potty for a few weeks. We talked about it, encouraged it, etc. and then he decided he was going to wait until 3. So at 3 our daycare provider and us told him that since he was 3 he needed to use the potty. He was really good at daycare and not so good at home for a long time. Now he generally will have 2-3 really good days (no accidents) and then a really bad day. His issue is he doesn't like to stop what he is doing (we have had lots of conversations and read books to help with this, he gets it and even says "everything will be right where I left it").
So now my question is when do we have him wear underwear instead of pull ups? He asked to wear underwear tonight and I let him because we are home. Last week he asked and we went to swimming lessons and such and then he peed in his pants while playing at home.
He can go to the bathroom completely on his own, has gone successfully with assistance in public and very, very rarely has accidents at daycare. I just don't know when he is ready for underwear for day and evening as he still has accidents.
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Post by mickeymk on Oct 19, 2011 18:28:47 GMT -6
Dara - you just need to make the switch. Do it when you are going to be home for a few days in a row and just do it. That was what it finally took for my dd. We just had to do it. She had a couple accidents the first day and that was it. She has only had may 3 or 4 accidents since then and that was in like March or April. And the accidents she had were really cause she didn't want to stop what she was doing.
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Post by ladyandrearose on Oct 19, 2011 18:58:36 GMT -6
I agree w/ Mickey. That is pretty much what we did, too. When she did have an accident, we would be very reassuring.
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Post by dara1012 on Oct 19, 2011 19:07:43 GMT -6
I think I am hesitant to just switch because when we did was when he had an accident. Daycare requires them to be potty trained before wearing underwear for health reasons. I am just not sure what the definition of being "potty trained" is. I have talked to our daycare provider and she said that she expects some accidents but that they are few and far between before wearing underwear.
I'll talk to DH and see what he thinks, but I am thinking if we do underwear evenings and this weekend and if he does well send him to daycare on Monday in underwear.
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Post by danikasmom on Oct 19, 2011 19:52:43 GMT -6
As a teacher and a mom. I don't like pull-ups!!! I only use them for nap or bed time. Kids don't always get it when they wear them. I know it's a lot of work to clean up when they have accidents, but they need to feel the pee to understand what is going on. When I work on using the potty I switch over to underwear and have the parents bring in 5-7 changes of clothes and I use a timer and every half hour when it dings we sit on the potty. Once they go I will sometimes move to 45 minutes, and it usually only takes a few days of every 30 minutes and then I have it on the hour. It can be a lot of work, but in the end you are not changing diapers. I have seen it with boys who are to busy to stop playing and will just pee in their pants. That's why the timer work well with boys. I did have one boy it didn't work with, so it's not for everyone. Good luck!!
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Post by dara1012 on Oct 19, 2011 20:43:00 GMT -6
Okay, so after I posted this DS told me he is done wearing pull ups, he wants to be potty trained, and wear underwear and stop talking about it. I am glad that he initiated it, as that has been the biggest hurdle.
So, he is wearing underwear to bed and we'll see how it goes!
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Post by angel22 on Oct 19, 2011 21:01:32 GMT -6
Yay!!!! I was just going to say stop with the pullups but good for home and doing it on his own!  DD3 only wears a diaper at bedtime now because she isn't consistent with night peeing. As for naps she wears her underwear but I layer extra blankets on her bed for her to sleep on so that if she pees in her sleep I don't have to wash everything, just the extra blankets and her clothes!  |
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Post by apryllraye87 on Oct 20, 2011 6:15:19 GMT -6
We didn't use pull-ups when potty-training because DS just treated them like diapers. However, around the same time we started potty-training my mom got laid-off so we pulled DS out of daycare and she had him while we worked, which made the transition MUCH easier. I'm glad he initiated on his own, that's a good sign! Good luck |
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Post by love on Oct 20, 2011 8:03:21 GMT -6
Yup, I was told to stay away from pullups as they are about the same thing as dipes. And very expensive too.
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DD3 only wears a diaper at bedtime now because she isn't consistent with night peeing. As for naps she wears her underwear but I layer extra blankets on her bed for her to sleep on so that if she pees in her sleep I don't have to wash everything, just the extra blankets and her clothes! 
