Feb 13 2013

Potty training, make up bags and calm

Today’s blog challenge was about the contents of my make up bag – I do not own a make up bag. In fact I don’t really own much make up. So I am skipping the challenge today.

Instead I thought it would be fun to discuss potty training a bit.

Jack has started taking his nappy off – ALL THE TIME. If it has one wee in, he rips it off and then proceeds to mark his territory. It is not my favourite thing in the world. A few weeks ago we had the runny tummy story and now I have wee all over :-/

Do you think we can start potty training?

Yesterday he ripped the nappy off and we told him to go wee outside – he actually went and had a small wee outside. He also made a poo outside (SIGH) and came and told me he had done it. So he clearly knows what’s going on and what he is supposed to do.

But isn’t he too young? He is 20 months. Both my older kids were over 2 – Cameron was actually closer to 3.

I never really potty trained the older kids. Cameron had a nanny and she did the hard work and Kiara literally trained over night. It is my WORST milestone. I know once it’s done it will be awesome but it’s the doing that isn’t fun.

How old were your kids? How long did it take?

This week has been alarmingly calm. Things just seem to be moving along nicely. I even got lucky with Cameron’s cricket match today being at our school which makes it easier as Kiara has extra reading today – so I don’t have to drive up and down.

I just really hope that Game do deliver my washing machine today because the pile of washing has eaten the dishwasher and if it is not done asap it may ruin my zen-like state.

How has your week been?

12 thoughts on “Potty training, make up bags and calm”

  1. My little guy is also 20 months now. A few months ago he started holding his nappy and then going “foo…fooo” and pointing at the toilet. I started putting him on the toilet and he had a few wees an poos. But now he likes to say that and the moment I take it off he makes a dash for it, and makes a wee or poo the first hiding place he can get, so that is not fun. Mornings when he wakes I put him on the toilet, and he usually has a wee and a poo, and evenings before bed as well. Over weekends I watch him, and when I see that it looks like he is going to poo I take him to the toilet.

    I’m not ready to take the nappies away, and at the creche they also aren’t doing potty training for under 2′s, so it’s difficult implementing something that is not going to be used during the week.

  2. We only let Kyla really give up her nappy at around 2 and 3/4′s – it just seemed that she was ready then. Our middle daughter now 2 and a half still doesn’t seem to be ready but I think school is going to help with that. Potty training with the girls is hard enough, but I can only imagine what a boy would be like! I will have to come to you for tips in a couple of years when Knox is ready!

  3. Little OL was trained just before she turned 2. I had nothing to do with it though. One day she told me she needed to wee – I ignored her. Next thing I knew she had taken off her nappy and was trying to get on the loo. I did not ignore her again.

    I know at her present school they start at 18 months. I think Gina Ford books also start then…..

    One of the guys in our group of babies from ante natal also decided to take of his nappy and “train himself” he was also about 19/20 months and he got the hang of it straight away. As with everything each child will do it in their own time.

  5. I am only seriously doing it with Evan now and she is 2 and a half – I am super lazy and waited until we went back to school so they could do it all

  6. My week was stressful at work and at home too! Suddenly Child1 is getting ALL THIS HOMEWORK and projects and orals to prepare. So it’s been a busy few days. I am hardly the expert on potty training (remember Child2 was 4 years and 10 months when it clicked) but I say if he’s ready then go for it. Child1 was potty trained by 2.5 years. It’s just something that I couldn’t do. So my MIL did it for me. Both times.

  7. It sounds to me that he might be ready to give it a bash. He might surprise you and get the hang of it straight away? ;-)

    I tried with Nicola, but she wasn’t ready…then all of a sudden at 2,5 she just told me she didn’t want to wear a nappy anymore one night and we went with it and never looked back. So I guess you could say that she kind of potty trained herself when she felt ready.

    It sounds to me like Jack might be doing the same thing.

  8. Sounds like he is ready, maybe not fully, but enough for you to take him serious and start the process .

    Hope your washing machine was delivered?
    My week has been hectic, so took a rest day yesterday (not like I rested much, but it was good)

  9. WHAT??? Give him the potty… there’s no such thing as too young when it comes to getting rid of the cost of nappies!!!!!
    My friend was potty trained at 18 months because his mother “didn’t know any better”… at least that’s her excuse… however he had an older brother to learn from and they’ve been in competition ever since.

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