Potty Training Trials & Tribulations
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On this episode of ‘Sup, Moms? Podcast, we are sharing our stories with potty training! These aren’t tips from professionals, just two moms sharing their trials & tribulations when it came to potty training our two toddlers. Below you have links to our favorite potty training gear & some of our tips! Let us know how you handled potty training!
Amazon Finds
Megan
- The Housewives: The Real Story Behind the Real Housewives by Brian Moylan
- Jergens Natural Glow In-Shower Wet Skin Moisturizer for Fair to Medium Tones
- LittleHippo Mella Ready to Rise Children’s Trainer
Jess
- Sun visor
- Best Choice Kids 3-in-1 picnic table
Megan’s Tips:
- I started reading “Oh Crap!”
- Didn’t finish
- Decided she was ready because she follows directions well and picks up on things quickly
- Got two potties (upstairs and downstairs)
- Had one out in the open for a while
- Day 1 we had her half naked
- Asked if she had to go potty before meals, before activities
- Have towels and wet vac out and ready
- Day 2-4
- She wore underwear
- We had regular and padded
- She seemed to have more accidents in the padded underwear because maybe she thought it was a diaper
- Practiced taking it off
- She got a sticker for going #1 or #2, 10 stickers got a bigger prize, like a coloring book
- She also got mini M&M’s in the beginning, but weaned off getting those for a #1
- Had a couple accidents when she was playing
- Started telling her it was time to go potty
- She wore underwear
- Day 5
- Seemed to be when it clicked
- Months later she goes when she needs to
- Still asks us to wipe and/or pull up her underwear/pants
- We keep a potty and TP in the car
- She is currently scared of going on a public toilet because one automatically flushed while she was sitting on it
- She had a tough time going #2
- She did it a couple times when we were training and then she stopped
- Would hold it all morning and only go in her diaper at nap time
- Started getting rashes, wouldn’t fall asleep
- I would try to catch her pushing and rush her to the toilet, but it was stressing her out and me out so I stopped
- One day she just started doing it
- She will still go in her diaper on occasion
- She did it a couple times when we were training and then she stopped
Jess‘ Tips:
- Tried in February
- Didn’t go well
- He didn’t understand, would scream when he was put on the potty
- Tried again in May and it was almost flawless
- In between that time, he would get an M&M for sitting on the potty
- When he started training again, he would get a sticker and an M&M with a big prize (Lightning McQueen car) for filling up the sticker sheet
- Tips for the moms:
- Set the bar low (“let’s just try it”)
- Be patient, cool
- Expect to sit in the bathroom for 45 minutes
- Listen to music, read a book to them
- Bring in a chair for you to sit on
- Expect for it to be rough
- Don’t feel badly if you have to take a step back and try again later
- Set the bar low (“let’s just try it”)
- Neither of us used Pull-Ups
- Neither of us are attempting nighttime potty training
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