Sunday, May 24, 2009
Tomorrow is the day....
we start to potty train Nicholas, cold turkey. We are not even trying the pull-ups as this hasn't worked past efforts. So, tomorrow, we are going straight to the underwear and not looking back. I know this is going to be tough and there will be many messes, but the pay off will be worth it. I have to keep telling myself this. Our pediatrician said this process usually only takes a week. His suggestion was to put him in the underwear and then don't prompt him to use the restroom. Just let him do it himself. When he has an accident don't make a big deal out of it. Just clean it up and move on. Sooner or later, hopefully sooner, he will go to the toilet knowing he doesn't get any attention from making messes on the floor. I pray this works for him. We did have a small glimmer of hope this evening when after bath time Nicholas went into the bathroom by himself, set up the stool, sat on the toilet and went pee. I only hope this continues tomorrow. We will see. I will keep you posted.
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GOOD LUCK!!!!! Having done the potty training thing 3 times with the same child I will definitely be praying for you during this time. If you need any advice, ideas or tips, don't hesitate to ask. The only way we could get C-man to quit pooping in his pants was to make HIM clean it up. I knew it would possibly be messy, but it worked like a charm! Took one or two times and he was done. Not to say we haven't had any accidents, but much fewer than before.
So....update? How's it going?
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