Staying home while potty training
So I’ve just finished day one of potty training (I only started after the nap, so really it was more like half a day) and already struggling to see how I can stay in for the next couple of days just until baby starts working out the basics. Most sources say to go naked and stay within arms reach of the baby with a potty, which means no leaving the house. This afternoon, we did training pants (but thin ones, so we did have a couple of splats on the floor). She cried after her first accident and tugged at her underwear for each subsequent accident. I did manage to get a whole poop in the potty though!
We had the tv on for her all afternoon because I just didn’t know how else to keep her close to me without getting bored and wandering off. I want to try naked for the next couple of days but then I have no idea what to do to entertain her. She likes to draw but that really will only hold her attention for so long. She loves to read as well, but even that got boring for her today!
Anyone have any other ideas? Or is it okay to do a lot of screen time in these early days? I’m just hoping we can move onto the next phase (with less accidents) in the next 4-5 days, but in the meantime it’d be 4-5 days of screen time
Potty training
My toddler is 32 months and we've been trying to potty train him for months. At his daycare, they have a potty room and they practice throughout the day. But when he moves up to the next room, he needs to be "fully potty trained." That can happen anytime between turning 3 and 3.5 years old. It depends on readiness and space in the room.
I bought a set of cloth pullups on Amazon, but they were way to thin. Plus he genuinely did not care that he was wet. Admittedly I got very discouraged and gave up quickly on cloth.
My mother in law (wonderful person) watches my boys every Thursday. Since she has hardwood floors she uses disposable.
We switched to disposables, and have been using them for months. He is good at going pee when we bring him to the potty, but he has no idea or urgency to go to the potty.
I also have a baby, and so I am struggling with balancing holding and playing with the baby and potty time and time with my toddler. We don't go to the potty a lot (several times a day, but not every hour), as I don't want it to be a fight (he normally goes there willingly for my mom, mother in law, and me. My husband can rush him at times, and then there's a fight).
I was desperate and slurged on a pack of the Upairy training pants. They are slightly more absorbent, but the Large (largest size) is skin tight on my toddler. It doesn't leave red marks on his skin, and the boy is pretty vocal regarding things being too tight, so I believe they are okay, but I don't think I'd buy more based on how snug they are on him. Today is day 1 of trying the cloth ones.
I keep reading that cloth pull ups are better, but I dont know. He genuinely did not care that he was wet and dirty twice now.
Are all the adds my social media is feeding me true, and I need to switch to cloth pullups?
Helpful tips on getting your partner on board for scrubbing poop out of cloth pull ups (or even carfully removing them from the toddler)?
We are using a reward system. He has a potty chart with 100s of sticker. He gets a small prize every ten times he goes. He likes earning stickers and prizes, but again he doesn't have the urgency to want to go potty.
2 year old keeps pooping on the floor😩
Any tips to get my 2 year old to poop on the potty/toilet?
Currently potty training my son doing the no diaper/underwear/pants method and he’s doing pretty well with peeing. He goes to the potty himself when he feels he has to go and even when he starts to have an accident, he will say uh-oh, stop peeing and then run to the potty to finish peeing.
He absolutely refuses to poop though! He knows when he has to poop because he comes crying to me saying poop, help, diaper (he wants to put on a diaper to poop) so when he does this I take him to the potty but he refuses to go. He will sometimes sit up there for as long as 10 minutes (I don’t make force him to sit that long, he chooses too) but won’t go!
He will then poop on the floor instead. I know learning to poop can take longer than learning to pee but wanted to post in case anyone experienced this and has any advice for me! I’m wondering if I should try to put him in underwear, so at least he’s not pooping all over the floor but I also don’t want to mess up the progress he’s made with peeing in the potty.
Is anyone else’s baby showing signs of teething really early? 👶🦷
My little girl is only 10 weeks old, but she seems really uncomfortable with her gums. She’s chewing on everything, wants to suck constantly, is drooling loads, and seems much fussier.
Everything I look up says she’s too young for most teething gels, so I’m feeling a bit stuck.
If your little one started teething early, what actually helped soothe them? I’d really appreciate any recommendations!
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