For those who've been thru the potty business...

[FaerieDreamer]

Yes I know we have an I hate potty training thread already. But this is a question I've got for those of you who've been there and done it with your kids already.


How on earth do you get the pants and diaper off quick enough to make it to the damn potty chair in time??!?!?!


My son is so ready. He's going at school occasionally, and tries everytime they change his diaper there. But he's started doing the crotch pull dance. You know the one...jump up and grab crotch "go potty! go potty!" But by the time we make it to the bathroom and get his pants halfway down he's already gone in his diaper so we've missed it.

So do I just stop the diapers now? let him have accidents? Use pull ups? How do I get them down fast enough??

(can you tell I'm ready to be done with diapers too? *laugh*)

[StellaMarie]

Oh, honey, stick him in pull ups! That's what they are there for :)

[autumnmama]

Oh, honey, stick him in pull ups! That's what they are there for :)


i disagree,i used pullups & for us they seemed to slow the process down!
We finally ditched them,except for night,and used underware with plastic pants (to protect the couch) this works so much better because the child feels wetness more with underware (or cotton training pants)

when our son had/has accidents we just sat/sit him on the potty.(we're having way less accidents)

[courey]

Kaiya and Garion, who must do everything big sis does, both feel the need to scream, "Potty!" every five minutes now. I had Kaiya sitting on the potty while I got Garion out of his highchair. I came back to check on her and she was standing in the toilet. wtf?

;l & :(

[syvvie]

Maybe you could try to notice the "pattern" of when he needs to go- like how soon after eating or drinking, etc. -and ask him around those times if he needs to go instead of waiting for him to tell you. It might help him notice that sensation sooner, instead of waiting until it's urgent.