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Friday confessional with Glamazon!
I confess:
* Peachy is almost 3 years old, and she is not even "almost" potty trained.
* Going "pee pee in the potty" is JUST fine, but when it comes to poop... I guess she likes that warm squishy feeling.
* I don't want to deal with poop in the panties, and neither does my laundry.
* Poop in the diaper is just easier for me to deal with I guess. Am I really that lazy?
* So, we tried the panties thing for a couple of weeks, and the poop in the panties EVERY day was getting me frustrated! (I even knew about the time that she went every day, and she would hide and I would miss it!)
* So back to diapers for now.
* I didn't have this problem with the boys. I told them every day for about 2 months that when they were 3 and had their birthday, no more diapers.
* It worked! Diapers were ditched on the 3rd birthday and we had maybe 3 or 4 accidents. All done.
* So, I had heard that it was easier to potty train girls, and that they were ready much sooner than boys, and she did show signs of readiness, at around 2.
* This really shouldn't take MONTHS to potty train should it?
* So, I will try the 3rd birthday thing again and be a better, more patient Mama, and hope for the best.
* Don't judge me, because my nearly three year old girl is still in diapers.
* Good for you that your 13 month old is potty trained, I am truly impressed. Truly.
* Any suggestions? I have tried cute panties, candy, bribery, going every 30 minutes to sit on the potty, knowing the timing, taking her to the potty and then 2 minutes later there's the poop in the panties!
* I confess, I just want this to be easier!
4 comments:
Ah, the nightmares of potty training. Unfortunately I don't have the magic fix, just a bit of sympathy for you. That is such a nightmare stage! I have 3 down and 1 to go and even thought I am AT LEAST a year away I am already feeling anxiety over it! My ONLY suggestion is be patient and let her decide when she is ready.
We have the same issue with Lexie. She was doing great for a few weeks and then all of a sudden she stopped. We are still in pull-ups with her. I thought girls were easier also, but I have a very strong willed little girl. I have tried all the tricks also. I always say to myself as long as she is potty trained before school, they won't go to school without knowing how to go potty:)
I used to get frustrated with Emma, but then I had friends say they didn't start potty training any of their kids until they turned 3 and it went SO fast!
I had been doing everything too: potty movies, potty books, potty chart, fun soap, etc., but it wasn't really working. After hearing that from my friends, I backed off a little bit and then started closer to her 3rd birthday. Magically, she figured it out on her own. I'll be doing the same thing with my little Chloe. They'll figure it out eventually. Try not stress too much. I think kids resist more they feel pressure from the parents.
Maybe this will make you feel better...Toby will be 4 in January and he is not totally potty-trained. Before we left Germany, he was potty-trained for pee, but not the poop. Then, we moved and his whole world went upside down. Basically he had accident after accident for two months, both pee and poop. Now, he rarely has a poop accident but whether or not he pees is dependent on him. He can go a day without an accident, he can also have 4 or 5 accidents a day. It is a power thing and he does not care if he pees his pants. Bribery has not helped. It also does not help if I take away privilege. I am sort of at a loss as to what to do...I am noticing that he is having less and less accidents slowly over time, but I am trying to keep my cool with him when he does have an accident. When he has a dry day I give him verbal phrase but I am not over the top about it. I am trying to just not make a big deal out of it either way, which is so opposite of what "works" for my other son. It has been a very frustrating period of mothering him.
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