We got undies and sweatpants and decided it was time to seriously potty train. We introduced the potty last July when he was 18 months old--every once in a great while he would potty on it. We didn't want to force him to sit on it or make him cry about it. Just whenever he wanted.
Then as it go closer to his 2nd birthday, I invested in some cloth trainers from Flip Diapers. These were great because they were absorbent but he could tell when he peed.
Those worked for awhile, but then it seemed like he just thought they were diapers and he was wetting in them frequently. So I decided, no more. I decided to just put him in undies and sweatpants and see what happened. At the time, my hubby said I was crazy.
Well, the first day we had TONS of accidents..and probably the next few days as well. But I got better at watching for his cues that he needed to potty. Peeing wasn't a problem. If we took him, he'd go. He had troubled pooping on the potty to begin with. But we changed up his diet and gave him a little bit of miralax (dr. okayed it) so it would be easier for him to go. This made a huge difference!!
To begin with, I would take him to the potty every hour. And now, it's about every 2-3. or when he tells us he has to go. He doesn't always tell us; we just figure if he hasn't gone in awhile, we'll offer and he'll go. He is definitely telling us more often now that he has to go. He just doesn't have many accidents at all--maybe a couple a week? It's pretty neat!
One thing I was afraid of was night training. A friend had once told me she read about how the brain is trained to know that if a diaper is on, it's okay to pee in it. So I decided to be brave and just let Collin sleep in undies and sweatpants. He had an accident the first night, but not the second. And now, after a month, he maybe has an accident a week? One thing I've learned with him is that it doesn't matter how close to bed he has liquids. I've tried cutting him off and he's had an accident. I've let him drink water until he went to bed and he had no accidents. So that doesn't make a difference for us! I do notice when he is OVERTIRED, that is when he has accidents. Otherwise, when he gets up, we go to the bathroom and he empties his bladder!
I can't tell you how proud we are of him. He's doing such a great job! And the fact that it's been a month since he's been in diapers or trainers is awesome! He is 27 months old--so I feel like he is doing a great job!
Oh and I wanted to mention that when we first started, we were offering prizes and such and those worked for awhile. But now, he just goes. So for what it's worth, the prizes seemed to have gotten him excited to start using the potty. Now he just knows he's a big boy and uses the potty like mommy and daddy.
How about you? Any potty training success stories you want to share? Let's celebrate!!
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