Today is day three of toilet training with Lolo. She is the one that is two and a half and I can’t say I have any more of an idea how to do this than she does. So here how I have been winging… I mean….doing it:
1. Rolled up my carpets on day one.
2. Explained that the couch is now off limits.
3. Explained to Lolo that Diapers are only for sleeping and naptime now soon.
4. Started with half days so that Mommy… I mean… Lolo doesn’t get overwhelmed.
5. Reward her with a couple Gummy Bears each time she is successful.
Day 1 - in our 4 hour period of potty training:
Floor: 2
Toilet: 0
Day 2 – in our 5 hour period of potty training:
Floor: 0
Toilet : 3
Day 3 (today) :
Lolo went the entire day without a diaper with exception to:
- The one hour period after we woke up because not being a morning person is clearly genetic (in my opinion), and we both suffer from a classic case of the morning grouchies.
- Nap time.
- Two hours of wind down time before bed so we could cuddle on the couch together.
There were no accidents today either.
Overall I would say she is learning quite quickly.
We only have one issue.
She will not poop in the toilet. She has a hang up about this. My mother in law is convinced that it is because she believes that the poop is part of her body falling out and doesn’t want to let it go, (yet Lolo loves to dump a poop from her diaper in the toilet and flush it away). I can't decide if I think this is totally rediculous or completely plausible. So I am at a loss.
Any words of wisdom before she explodes????
1. Rolled up my carpets on day one.
2. Explained that the couch is now off limits.
3. Explained to Lolo that Diapers are only for sleeping and naptime now soon.
4. Started with half days so that Mommy… I mean… Lolo doesn’t get overwhelmed.
5. Reward her with a couple Gummy Bears each time she is successful.
Day 1 - in our 4 hour period of potty training:
Floor: 2
Toilet: 0
Day 2 – in our 5 hour period of potty training:
Floor: 0
Toilet : 3
Day 3 (today) :
Lolo went the entire day without a diaper with exception to:
- The one hour period after we woke up because not being a morning person is clearly genetic (in my opinion), and we both suffer from a classic case of the morning grouchies.
- Nap time.
- Two hours of wind down time before bed so we could cuddle on the couch together.
There were no accidents today either.
Overall I would say she is learning quite quickly.
We only have one issue.
She will not poop in the toilet. She has a hang up about this. My mother in law is convinced that it is because she believes that the poop is part of her body falling out and doesn’t want to let it go, (yet Lolo loves to dump a poop from her diaper in the toilet and flush it away). I can't decide if I think this is totally rediculous or completely plausible. So I am at a loss.
Any words of wisdom before she explodes????