Wish me potty training luck!

[petesgirl]

It's Spring Break, DS1 is spending the week with my parents (they are fully vaccinated and part of our bubble because they help me a lot with my MS) and I am finally committing to potty train DS2. He is almost 4 and it is beyond time. I was reading a potty training book and gearing up for it last spring when covid hit and I became a full time teacher to my ADHD kiddo. Then it fell off my radar entirely. So here goes take 2. Wish me luck!!
Also-- advice on night training? My DS1 still sleeps with a pull up and soaks it every night and I am so scared of DS2 ending up in the same boat! DS1 sees a sleep specialist and a urologist who both insist his bladder is quite a bit smaller than average for his age and he currently takes medicine that is supposed to be helping with that. But It's always been in the back of my mind that I somehow screwed up when potty training him.

[StantonHyde]

Couldn't read and not reply--it's ok, you got this! You didn't mess up with DS1--his sweet bladder is the issue there. Let's go DS2!!

[SnuggleBuggles]

My ds1 was on the late end of potty training. We had a few failed attempts. I came to the conclusion that I just wasn’t going to win and would put a pin in it. Our last attempt stuck. He was done in a day- day and night. Never looked back. It was amazing!
Ds2 we pushed through and it took 8 days of no diapers for that light bulb to go off for him. None of that 3 day method- needed much longer! But, like ds1 he was day and night trained from then on. He had maybe 2 accidents the following months.
I didn’t do anything special for the night stuff. They were just ready.


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[AngB]

It's Spring Break, DS1 is spending the week with my parents (they are fully vaccinated and part of our bubble because they help me a lot with my MS) and I am finally committing to potty train DS2. He is almost 4 and it is beyond time. I was reading a potty training book and gearing up for it last spring when covid hit and I became a full time teacher to my ADHD kiddo. Then it fell off my radar entirely. So here goes take 2. Wish me luck!!
Also-- advice on night training? My DS1 still sleeps with a pull up and soaks it every night and I am so scared of DS2 ending up in the same boat! DS1 sees a sleep specialist and a urologist who both insist his bladder is quite a bit smaller than average for his age and he currently takes medicine that is supposed to be helping with that. But It's always been in the back of my mind that I somehow screwed up when potty training him.

Good luck! My youngest son potty trained *right* before 4, actually the month before he turned 4. And he still sleeps in a nighttime pull up (Goodnite) and even if he wakes up dry he will opt to pee in it instead of going to the bathroom even though he's 5.5 now because he's lazy and doesn't mind sitting around in his pee if he has that option. :banghead:. He was/is full on in the "baby" /attention mode though. Aside from the pull up stuff though, he potty trained incredibly easily in just a day or two. I took him to Target, let him pick out a toy, we put it on top of the fridge "you get this toy when you start peeing/pooping on the potty" "okay" and he did. (Before that not only did he insist on wearing diapers but he'd want a certain brand and picture on them...we weren't in pandemic mode at the time but I did have a newborn DD and wanted to wait until I was reasonably certain it would be easy- it was.

[gatorsmom]

You got this. You can do it!! I really think you’ll have an easier time because he’s older and can be reasoned with. I thought I read somewhere that the older the kids are when they potty train, the fewer setbacks you have later. Don’t be ashamed to bribe your Ds with whatever you have to go get him on that potty- m&ms, video games, watching a favorite tv show or
movie, etc. Oh and just a thought that I’m sure you’ve heard before but worth mentioning if not- kids are more likely to pee at night if they are even slightly constipated. You can do it!

[PunkyBoo]

You can do it! And don't even deal with nights. It's pointless to try to "train" something that is out of their control. After you get days tackled, let him lead on nights.

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[georgiegirl]

Good luck! Don’t blame yourself if the process doesn’t go as smoothly as you’d like. As parents we like to blame ourselves if our kids don’t sleep through the night at 4 months, don’t potty train by 2.5, don’t eat vegetables, aren’t reading before kindergarten, etc. But in reality, it has so much to do with the kid and not the parent. My kids were all super easy to potty train. DD right around 2, and my boys at 2.5. No issues or power struggles whatsoever. However, none of them were sleeping through the night at that age [emoji2368]

I hope it goes well, but if it doesn’t, don’t blame yourself. In the end, like so many things, potty training later isn’t something that matters in the future. I have no idea when any of my kids’ friends potty trained. But I do remember what a PITA it was to have a newly potty trained kid and to take them places. Good news is that it’s spring and you have a boy. [emoji23]


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[bisous]

Good luck!! You've got this! Every kid is different and will train according to their personality. I hope this goes really easily!

[carolinamama]

Hope it goes well for you all! And don't worry about night training until you are there. Nothing wrong with a pull-up for bed. Good Luck!!

[Liziz]

You've got this!!!! I don't think you can mess up nighttime potty training either. It's just that some kids develop at different rates (or, like your DS1, have a medical condition that affects it). My DD1 night trained in a week, never looked back, and literally has probably had 2 bedtime accidents in her entire life. DD2, on the other hand, would routinely wet the bed for 2+ years after she was fully potty trained (and HATED pullups). I think it just depends on the kid!

[hbridge]

You've got this!!! Don't even worry about night training, that is a whole different animal.

Also, if it becomes a power struggle stop and revisit later! It is okay! Also, pee and poop are different lessons so don't be afraid to use pullups if the child is pee trained, but not poop trained.

Worst case scenario, for kids over 4, check out your local Children's Hospital; most have a "boot camp" for older kids...

It will happen. I was speaking to a woman once who told me that her "hard to train child" had not had on accident... ... in grad school :)! Your child will get there.

[petesgirl]

Thanks everyone! Update-- he is doing awesome! We had 2 accidents the first day that were kind of my fault (one was while he was watching a show and I knew he would probably zone out and forget to pay attention-- and he did, but hasn't had that problem since). He stayed dry for a 2 hr nap on Friday and we have done a few short errands successfully. I did put him in a pull up when we joined my parents at a park for an Easter picnic yesterday but I don't plan on needing pull ups much now. His big problem now is learning the difference between a toot and a poop! He runs to the potty for both!

[gymnbomb]

So glad to hear it is going well!! You’ve got this :)


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[bisous]

That's great news! I'm proud of you both, lol! ;) This is not one of my favorite parenting stages, for sure. But thankfully it is short and always ends up with skill mastery, even if it seems like it takes forever. It sounds like you guys both had a positive experience. :)

[PZMommy]

Sounds like great progress!

My youngest was a late trainer, almost 4, but when we did it, it only took about a day. I had tried other times, but it just never worked. He wanted to move to the "big kid" room at daycare which required him to be potty trained, so once he had his motivation, it was easy. He day/night trained at the same time. My oldest slept in pull ups until he was 5. I think that is more of a biological issue than a parenting one, so I would not worry about that.