Okay so pretty much this whole thing sucks. It was going really well and she loves her panties, but then I started to pump her full of liquids and that is when the pee just kept coming. I seriously went through two packages of undies in less than an hour I swear. At 10am I called Daryl saying I needed more Clorox wipes because of all the messes. Then she finally got the drift to tell me pee when she was about to even though she did just enough to get her panties wet, then when on the potty she didn't go but five seconds later her panties were wet enough to not wear anymore then she would just want to wipe and not pee. It is a vicious cycle. I was pretty tired and I could feel how stressful it was becoming for me. I did get to one point where I yelled at her saying"just pee" and it startled her and she peed a little then I wanted to reward her but I scared her and she was crying and so it was a mess. By nap time I said there is no way I am messing up her sleep to do this, so I pulled out a diaper and she went down for her nap with a diaper. I was so stressed and worn out from it that I slept for 2 hours while she slept for four. It was stressful for the both of us. I think Paiglee is not releasing her pee cause I know she had to but she doesn't like to go on the toilet. I don't get it, that is the frustrating part it is not the messes although it wasn't by any means the highlight. So I thought what the heck am I doing I shouldn't even be doing this. we are going to the temple this weekend and a friend is watching Paiglee for us and I shouldn't potty train her during this time. So I am holding off for either next week or November. But I think either way Potty Training is never going to be easy nor really enjoyable. I just have to figure out a way to make her release on the toilet cause she will in her underwear and she tells me she has to pee she just won't do it on the toilet. So if anyone has ideas let me know cause running water doesn't work. maybe she doesn't really need to be potty trained. ;)
So tomorrow will be a normal day for us and I can relax and then gear up for a horrible week next month or something. Thinking about it exhausts me.
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I had a friend that used a kid portable potty and put it on a plastic sheet in the kitchen or somewhere where her child could see the TV or something and her child would go easier this way as it wasn't interupting her play really. (This was just initially until she got in the rhythm and moved to the bathroom) I have also heard of only having 'potty toys' toys only for when on the potty and a board with stickers for them to put up to see their progress. I am at a loss from personal experience as I have attempted twice to potty train Cade as he seemed ready but he HATES undies, hates them so until he is willing to wear undies it's not happening!! Good luck Emily, you'll get there either now or if you decide to hold off it will work out.
Wow Em, you have me really excited for the joys of motherhood ;) Those things that Kathryn mentioned sound pretty genious, although I obviously have no way of knowing.
Mom told me about your plan to potty train Paiglee. My only suggestion would be, if you wanted to do it that way next time don't fill her with liquids. It is harder for them to control it when they are that little, and their little bladders don't hold much so they pee all the time thus having a harder time controlling it. I would just give her what you would normally do and then let it happen. One thing that does work is they learn by example. If she has a little friend she could watch. I know that is weird, but when Tegan saw Madi using the potty she was more interested.
Hey Emily- I know it is tough but you have to remember to give her the three days total because it can take up to the full three days. I was super lucky with Anthony that he got the 1st day but he was older. You can do it. I know it can be stressful but you have to mentally prepare yourself for it and take a deep breath every time you want yell just pee, believe me I wanted to do the same thing. It'll work, it sounds like she was starting to get it so I think she is ready it just takes time for her to learn to release on the toilet. Sorry this just got really long. Let me know if you need anything. :)
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you have described exactly what skylynn would do. so, finally i was like, bag it, and waited until she was 2 1/2. Steve asked her one day if she wanted to go on the potty and that was that, she would go tinkle on the potty. poopy was a different story, but i was just happy she wanted to do anything. Just give her some more time, she'll catch on. Trust me if she's not completely ready, that is not a battle you should try to fight, been there, done that, yuck!! But just know, she will be potty trained someday! good luck!
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