Question: I have a 27 month old daughter and we introduced potty training about a month ago. I am expecting another baby any time now. She has done okay (not great). She is interested in it but isn't doing great (she tells me after she's gone in her panties not before). Would it be advisable to stop and wait a couple of months until we get through the transition with the new baby or just keep on the same track? She probably actually pees in the potty only about once a day. ?
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Answer: Have you tried setting up a schedual? Its a pain in the booty at first but if you can keep up with it, she'll figure it out. You can use an alarm clock and set her on the potty every 15 or so minutes, for a day or so, then switch to 20, etc til you find the right amount of time that fits her. Chances are there still will be accidents til she figures out that your always going to set her on the potty. My dd was infant potty trained and is now 13 months and we're working on this. It works very well, obviously mine doesn't tell me she has to go either yet so I take her every 20-30 minutes and it seems to be right depending on if she just drank/ate alot etc. I'm also expecting and plan to keep this up even after he's born, just so she won't "lose" what shes learned. Good luck. =
Answer: I TOTALLY agree with britt- we did this with my son, and he was trained in less than a week- It is hard at first because you have to put them on the potty literally every 15-20 minutes, but it really pays off. We skipped the "pull-up" phase (except for at night) and went straight into underwear. We also rewarded him with a jellybean each time he was successful, and did not punish him for accidents. I think your best bet is to keep up with it now since you have already started trying- she might regress a little when the new baby arrives, but it's better than starting all over...especially when there will be 2X the diapers! Good luck sweetie! =
Answer: We did a reward system as well. I started my daughter a calendar with times set up (wake up, before snack, before lunch, after lunch, before/after nap etc) and gave her stickers for each time she went. She really wants a barbie, so we told her if she could fill the chart,she could have it. We also skipped the pull ups, and let her pick out her own underware. She still has the occasional accident, and at times she forgets (especially poop...that seems to be a challenge!!) but each week it gets better. Hope that helps! Good luck. =
Answer: I would continue to potty train. It will be even harder to do it once the baby comes. You don't want her to forget the progress she has already made. I started much earlier with my kids so I think waiting even longer could create a learned habit for her. Another words going in her pants will be by habit not a matter of simply not being able to hold it in or too small to hold it in. Habits like that are hard to break. Plus she will probably be jealous of the new baby a little and that will hender you training her once the baby comes. The more consistant you are with training the quicker she will learn. Potty training don't just happen all at once but takes lots of time and patients. Good Luck =
