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12-07-2012 at 4:55 PM
TexasMom09...
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Potty Training

Any thoughts on when you might try?

With my son I started when he was 26 months old and he did great. We were day trained in about four days and day/night trained in two weeks. I was also also able to start the training during the summer when he was not in MDO two days a week which I think helped.

I would like to start training her around the same time. However, I feel like she is already going to be harder to train. I know they say girls are suppose to be easier, but my son was super easy and well my daughter has some fight in her, lol.

Both kids are in MDO two days a week, I teach there as well. I was thinking of trying over the Christmas break since that gives me just about two weeks with out school.

Anyways, my point here is have you thought about PT? When are you thinking you might try? Thanks!  

 
12-07-2012 at 5:12 PM
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I think I might try after the holidays, I am trying to get him back into wanting to sit on the potty. My DD was 3yrs old when she PT'd but I have a feeling DS will be harder.

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12-07-2012 at 7:22 PM
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My DD is interested but we've not been overly encouraging because of travel over the holidays. I think we'll try after the holidays and see how she does!

 


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12-07-2012 at 7:37 PM
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Not sure yet...I'm just watching for signs of readiness. He sits on the potty for fun, but doesn't really connect the idea of going potty and sitting on the potty. Plus, he can't pull his pants up or down at all yet. He doesn't really care if he's wet or poopy either. I think he's got a ways to go, but maybe we'll start next summer.
12-08-2012 at 12:21 AM
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Norah is happy to go after a bath, and we're encouraging it at other times as well. No hurry here just yet.

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12-08-2012 at 6:52 AM
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DS is in cloth diapers, and we are expecting a LO very soon.  He will be transitioning to the 2 year old room where one of their focuses is potty training.  I don't know if I want to push it with the baby also arriving.  He doesn't tell me when he needs to go, and can't take his pants off. 

So I thought about getting some potty training DVDs from the library, and talking to the teachers at daycare about when they want to go hardcore potty training with him.  I have a feeling it will be sooner rather than later.  How long do you think I should wait after the new baby?  Do you think a month is too soon?  

 
12-08-2012 at 8:18 PM
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Jack is very interested and does go on the potty a few times a day. We really don't want to potty train right now since he just had a sister 6 weeks ago and we moved 4 weeks plus we travel to see family for the holidays. At the same time I don't want to hold him back so we are letting him lead the way for now. I being a teacher will have a couple of weeks off in March so I plan to train then but if he gets there sooner , all the better
12-09-2012 at 7:08 PM
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ClaryPax:

DS is in cloth diapers, and we are expecting a LO very soon.  He will be transitioning to the 2 year old room where one of their focuses is potty training.  I don't know if I want to push it with the baby also arriving.  He doesn't tell me when he needs to go, and can't take his pants off. 

So I thought about getting some potty training DVDs from the library, and talking to the teachers at daycare about when they want to go hardcore potty training with him.  I have a feeling it will be sooner rather than later.  How long do you think I should wait after the new baby?  Do you think a month is too soon?  

I think 8-10 weeks would be better. You'll just be getting into a routine after a month. You don't want any chance of him connecting PT with new baby. 


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12-10-2012 at 2:54 PM
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ClaryPax:

DS is in cloth diapers, and we are expecting a LO very soon.  He will be transitioning to the 2 year old room where one of their focuses is potty training.  I don't know if I want to push it with the baby also arriving.  He doesn't tell me when he needs to go, and can't take his pants off. 

So I thought about getting some potty training DVDs from the library, and talking to the teachers at daycare about when they want to go hardcore potty training with him.  I have a feeling it will be sooner rather than later.  How long do you think I should wait after the new baby?  Do you think a month is too soon?  

My two are 20 months apart. When my son turned 26 months old we started potty training him, his sister was 6 months old at the time. I would say give it a month or so before starting PT after baby is here. However, if things are going good, then by all means go for it! DS had no issues adjusting when his sister was born. 

 
12-10-2012 at 3:00 PM
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I was thinking of trying during Christmas break, but like others, we will be traveling and that will/can mess things up. I just do not want to wait to long, I have heard the longer you wait the harder it can be. And like I have said, my son was fully trained at 26 months. DD just turns 26 and a very busy time of the year, lol. 

My other fear is that if I train her over the break and all goes well, its not long until she starts MDO up again and Im 100% certain DD will be the only one PT in her class. Im not sure they can handle a child who is PTing. I have talked to them a little about it, but I really do not think they release what it means. When DD tells then she needs to go, they will need to get her to a potty ASAP.

Our MDO program (I work there) has rules in place that can make this a little hard. Such as two teachers must be with students at all times. Each class has three teachers but if DD needs to go potty (her room does not have a bathroom) then they are going to have to call a floater in to help watch kids while two teachers take DD. As some of you might know or will soon see, you really do not have time to wait for a floater when a child says they have to go, lol.

Im sure everything will be fine, these are just things I am trying to figure out that I never had to think about with DS.  

 
12-25-2012 at 9:23 PM
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 I had thought that I might try this summer, but then we both had a stomach bug one month, and he had a high fever and illness another month. The timing just wasn't right.
 There was one time many months ago that he sat on the potty, and even peed a bit. But, the longer I wait, the more I see even more signs of readiness.
 Within the past week or two, he's really interested in having his hands clean and asks me to wipe them if there are crumbs on them.  
 And, this morning the first thing he told me upon waking was that he needed new dry pants.
 I won't try at any particular age that I determine. I'm guiding him somewhat by having the potty seat, reading the potty book and building up the vocabulary, i.e. But, he's more or less going to potty-train himself when the time is right.
 I'm excited that it seems like we're getting closer, but also would rather hold off for slightly warmer months.


 
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