enjoying his sucker for being a good boy!He has been interested in the "pa-poy," as he pronounces it, for quite a while. He is always trying to take his diaper off and sit on it! I always let him and helped him up because I didn't want him to be afraid of it or think it was bad when the time came to potty train. I'm not sure if he really knows that he has to go yet, but he always comes and tells me afterward. Once he did come ask me to sit on the potty and I told him I couldn't because I was busy, and right afterwards he had a dirty diaper.
So I have never tried to push it or even encourage it, but he was showing some kind of interest. So today when he asked me, I helped him up. I was so surprised when he started peeing. I got really excited and clapped, and he liked it. He smiled and giggled a little and kept trying, and then he pooped. (again, please forgive me.) So I gave him a sucker after and told him what a good boy he was for going in the potty.
So should I go for it? Should I buy the potty and the training pants and the fruit snacks? Or is it still too early? Maybe I will just go with the potty so he can sit on it whenever he wants until I know he knows when he has to go... Any advice?
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I waited until Kelton showed interest in it and then I tried it, but never pushed it. He did it for a while and then he fell in the toilet one time when he went in there by himself, so he got scared of it. After I finally bought him a little potty he did great and wasn't scared. I bought the kind that is its own potty or you can put it on your toilet, and I loved it cause after he wasn't scared if it anymore we put it on our toilet and then eventually took it away and he did just fine. It only took Kelton about 6 months from the time he first showed interest until he was fully potty trained.
It sounds like to me he is ready, I would just let him lead the way if he wants to let him if he doesn't then don't worry about it. Also, I found with Kelton that the pull-ups were a waste of money because he didn't know that they weren't a diaper and would just go in them. but once we put underwear on he knew he was supposed to use the potty! Good luck- It can be frustrating, but is so worth not changing diapers!
I can't believe how many babies I know who've had RSV this year. It's bad! I'm glad Halle's better. She's so pretty in that picture!
As for potty training, don't ask me. I've been doing it for nine months now. I guess I would say, don't pressure him and don't pressure yourself. Don't ever ever ever ever ever get mad at him for an accident. Don't be stupid and lose your temper like I did. And use stickers. That's worked the best for us. On days when Liesl feels like it. Heh.
I'd say go ahead and give it a try. When Claire was Hayden's age she NEVER even asked me to change her diaper. She could be leaking out the side and didn't care. Now that we are not potty training she doesn't care if she is wet, but she always asked to have her yucky diapers changed. Hayden is showing good signs. You can always give it a go for a few weeks and then if it isn't working (or you are too stressed out beacuse of Halle - that is what happened to me with Claire and Linus) you can always take a step back and try again later. I need to start again with Claire, it's just that Linus' sleep problems still weigh on my mind a great deal, so I can't think of adding another stress.
As I am not a mom, I cant say much! But what I do know...(my cousin told me and I thought it was a REALLY good idea). If you do want to start potty training, when you put a diaper on put underwear UNDER the diaper, because then he can feel when he is wet. My cousin told me that REALLY helped her.
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