So I started potty training, using the "3 day potty training method" back in mid-August. 6 weeks later, at the end of September, I was extremely stressed out, Lil J was stressed out, & my church daycare staff was requesting if he could please wear pull-ups, because he was peeing on the carpet.
Intially I didn't want to do pull-ups. The 3 day method insists on not using them & I was concerned that he would go backwards & do even worse. But I came to the realization that he just wasn't ready yet, & I didn't want to continue stressing him out & I didn't think I could take much more stress from it myself either.
And so I decided to just put him in pull-ups & let him go at his own pace. Throughout it all he remained very good with poo poo. But with the pull-ups he did get lazy & start peeing without telling me.
The 3 day method insisted that you needed to do the potty training before the child turns 30 months old because at that age they get VERY stubborn & it becomes much harder. When Lil J turned 30 months he did develop a stubborn streak & then started refusing to go to the potty. I tried to not make a big deal out of it (so he wouldn't think he had found a way to be rebellious). I started just taking him to the potty without asking him at that time.
Last Sunday (a week ago yesterday) our church daycare asked why he was still in pull-ups, saying that for several weeks he hasn't had ANY accidents with them, even in his pull-ups. I had sort of planned to just lay low until he turned 3, but I thought about this & considered giving it another try.
A week ago today (Monday) I put him back in undies rather than pull-ups. The first couple of days we had quite a few pee accidents. But as of Wednesday he's been doing really well. A few times he wets his undies just slightly, not even enough to wet his pants, but that's the worst he's done.
I'm really proud of him & happy. And I'm hoping it continues. :) This morning I packed up all the unused pull-ups & put them in the garage. Of course I want to hold onto them for at least a little while, in case something happens & I find myself needing them (I did the same thing with the unused diapers back in August).
Hopefully this is it & he is at last officially potty trained. :)
17 hours ago
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Well, I hope he's done with his pull ups too! And wish me luck, because Landon's getting a potty for Christmas!
Well, he started going backwards at night. He used to easily stay dry overnight. But then he started wetting the bed. At first my hubby was getting up once each night to take him to the potty & that was working, but then he had to get up twice each night & then that wasn't enough suddenly. So as of last night I started putting him in pullups at night, but during the day he's still doing quite well.
Best of luck with Landon, but don't push it if he's not ready, it's far too stressful for both you & him if you try to force it.
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