loewymartin
05-26-2004, 12:44 PM
Well, Alia has been consistently peeing and pooping in the potty for over 2 weeks now. The problem is, our nanny started her out with no bottoms - so she could run over and do her thing when she needed to. She's doing very well, and doesn't have any accidents. When we go out I diaper her.
I'd now like her to have some clothing on her bottom :-) We have tried putting on very big little girl undies, she pees right through those over the potty. I tried the training panties - same thing. If she has *anything* on her bottom - she pees right through it into the potty - or doesn't even go to the potty at all. Assumes the "diaper" will catch it. So I started putting her in dresses so she had to pull that up when she sat down (not really - they are short enough she can still pee without touching the dress!) but I was trying to get her in the habit of doing *something* before sitting down. She kind of gets it, but I don't know what to do.
She is so interested in using the potty - hence the reason we started her. And she does really well as long as Mommy doesn't put anything on her bottom to mess up her process!
Any suggestions? Should I just let her go as she has been for a while longer (since we've really just started this?) Should I just go through an accident-phase and put the really big panties on her and let her learn to pull them down (I've tried fitting panties and big ones - a friend suggested the big ones may give more air movement and she might remember she had to pull them down or use the potty).
HELP! I'm excited that she is excited, but I can't have my kid running around naked from the waist down ALL the time! Plus, when we go out she isn't doing the potty thing yet - and if she was wearing panties we could at least attempt it when we go out.
Sigh - this and moving to a bed were the 2 things I was so worried about! Since she hasn't shown any inclination to move to a bed I may get to take them one at a time!
TIA!
Michelle - Mom to Alia born 5/16/02
I'd now like her to have some clothing on her bottom :-) We have tried putting on very big little girl undies, she pees right through those over the potty. I tried the training panties - same thing. If she has *anything* on her bottom - she pees right through it into the potty - or doesn't even go to the potty at all. Assumes the "diaper" will catch it. So I started putting her in dresses so she had to pull that up when she sat down (not really - they are short enough she can still pee without touching the dress!) but I was trying to get her in the habit of doing *something* before sitting down. She kind of gets it, but I don't know what to do.
She is so interested in using the potty - hence the reason we started her. And she does really well as long as Mommy doesn't put anything on her bottom to mess up her process!
Any suggestions? Should I just let her go as she has been for a while longer (since we've really just started this?) Should I just go through an accident-phase and put the really big panties on her and let her learn to pull them down (I've tried fitting panties and big ones - a friend suggested the big ones may give more air movement and she might remember she had to pull them down or use the potty).
HELP! I'm excited that she is excited, but I can't have my kid running around naked from the waist down ALL the time! Plus, when we go out she isn't doing the potty thing yet - and if she was wearing panties we could at least attempt it when we go out.
Sigh - this and moving to a bed were the 2 things I was so worried about! Since she hasn't shown any inclination to move to a bed I may get to take them one at a time!
TIA!
Michelle - Mom to Alia born 5/16/02