8.29.2012

Potty Training...again

At Max's two-year check up, I mentioned to the doctor that we were going to start potty training.  
He basically said, you can try this early, but most likely it won't happen.

I knew that was true, but I also knew how interested Max was with the big boy potty situation...and wearing underwear like his daddy.

We are on week 3 of potty training and Max is doing awesome!  
Most of the time, he will go on his own, but I still ask him a zillion times a day and I always make sure he goes before we leave the house.

Disclaimer: Max still hasn't mastered going number 2.  
He will only go in his diaper (that he wears during nap and at night) and is scared out of his mind to go in the toilet.  

However, the other day, I came downstairs to him cleaning up rubbing poop with a towel into our wood floors {cracks and all} right in front of the toilet.  I guess it's a step closer.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated...


Obviously, every kid is different, but this is what worked for us.  
I also don't have other kids to give attention to.  
I'm sure that's a whole different ballgame...

* No clothes allowed - The first 2 days, Max just wore his "birthday suit" and we didn't leave the house.  I took him to every room and said, "If you need to go potty when you are in this room, you're going to run, run, run to the potty and go" while taking his hand and running to the potty.  He thought it was so funny.  My friend gave me this tip and it worked wonders.  If he had an accident we would do this scenario all over again.

* Eat, drink and go pee - I needed Max to feel the sensation of going to the bathroom {without a diaper on} and the longer he was on the potty, the more likely it would happen.  I let Max drink water and eat a snack on the potty...also a suggestion from above friend.   

* Story time - I would also read books to him while sitting on the potty.  Harmonicas work too...

* Like clockwork - I set the timer and every hour I plopped him down on the toilet.  Sometimes he would go, but when he didn't go I would say, "It's fine that you didn't go potty, but you cannot go in your underwear." Max now chimes in with a resounding, "Nooooooo."

*Use underwear - This is just a personal preference, but I think Pull-ups are too expensive and too much like diapers, so we didn't use them.  Maybe my tune would change if I had #2 accidents to deal with... 

* Go out in public - The third day of potty training, I had errands to run.  We went to 4 stores.  I was so nervous.  I brought a towel for him to sit on in the carts just in case he had an accident.  We went to the bathroom every time we went into a new store.  Sometimes we went before we left the store too.

* Bribery - Max gets 2 m&m's when he goes to the bathroom.  Suckers are waiting for him for when he goes #2.  Every time he goes to the bathroom, he says, "I pooped, Mommy!"  Nice try, Max...nice try.



I'm sure all of this potty talk was way more information than you wanted to know...but I'll be happy I have it written down for the next little one God brings our way.


What potty training tips worked for you?
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12 comments:

  1. I did a sticker chart with Mya. I got a poster board and divided it by the days of the week and we picked out an assortment of stickers. Every time she went she got to pick out a sticker and put it on her chart. Then the deal was when she filled up the whole chart she was able to go pick out a toy at the store.

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    1. That's a great idea, Teri! Maybe I could make a poop sticker chart...ha!

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  2. Love it Abby! We're doing the exact same thing at our house this week. Happy Days! Heather

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    1. Good luck, Heather! I'm sure you're a pro by now...

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  3. Ahh Potty training! Our son was the same exact way about #2! It was frustrating and seemed like he just wasn't getting it but he finally did! You have a lot of great ideas! I think just keeping it up and patience and persistence will pay off! (Just remember that when you are about to go crazy ;-) ) I remember from those days that we kept a lot of the clorox wipes on hand!!! (and of course towels too!) Good luck!! Thanks for sharing how it's going!

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    1. It's good to know that we aren't the only ones that have struggled with this. Thanks for the pep talk!

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  4. I am glad you wrote a post about this! I think you're pretty awesome that you stuck to it and potty trained a boy at that age. You'll be my inspiration if we ever have a boy and everyone tells me that I can't potty train a boy til they are three. Way to go!

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    1. Thanks for all the potty advice, Abby. Oh how I love having friends that enter parenting stages before me...

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  5. love this! we have blocked off the weekend of september 8th as our potty-training blitz weekend. luke is SO close - tells us when he poops and pees, etc. etc. but he is just afraid to pee over a potty. you're doing great! :)

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    1. Good luck! You'll have to let me know how it goes...

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  6. Way to go Max and Mama! We followed basically the same outline you did with Kalen when he was around 2 1/2. #2 was a little tough...I knew when he felt it coming (esp. after eating) and 2 times I basically had to hold him on the toilet while he was screaming to get him to do it. It was not pretty, but he had to get over the fear of it. Welcome to the world of boys and poo....it's great. :)

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  7. i just found myself on this post. jake is potty training. he's almost 3 and will only poop in his underwear while watching tv. what the... ?! so frustrating.

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