[blparent] potty training

[Pipi]

I agree with Dena here. I got all excited a week or so ago thinking Savannah 
was getting closer and ready to start wearing training pants. It was just me 
jumping the gun. lol
She did great for a few days telling me during or after her going, but that 
ended. Yesterday she did sit one her potty for 10 minutes and didn't want to 
get up, that is an improvement. But when she decided she was done, I put her 
diaper on and she pooped in it immediately.
So she definitely isn't ready and that is fine with me. I'll wait.
I also plan to use the training pants instead of pull ups. I'm sure I'll end 
up buying pullups for when we are out, depending on how well the training 
pants do.
I was given some pull ups and have been putting them on Savannah 
occasionally  to show her how to pull them up and down. But i'm still using 
diapers for the most part. I offer her the potty. If she doesn't want to sit 
on it, i don't force her. If she wants to sit for 10 minutes, i let her.
I want potty training to be her thing, when she is ready. I know myself that 
I need to learn to not get so excited at every little possible step in the 
right direction. or at least not to think that we are almost there.
I have a problem with rambling today.
Pipi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dena Wainwright" <dena at envogueaccess.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 10:28 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] potty training


> First: Are you sure he's ready. He's about the same age as my daughter, 
> who is not even 2 yet. Just because there is an interest, doesn't mean the 
> child is actually ready. Elise has been interested in her potty for 
> months. She is starting to tell us before she goes to the bathroom 
> sometimes, as opposed to after. She is able to stay drier for longer. 
> Still, even with all of that, I would by no means call her ready to potty 
> train. Based on the experiences I've heard from other parents, children do 
> it when they truly are ready, and not before. Pushing it won't help, or 
> make it go any faster.
>
> If you do decide to pursue potty training, there are training pants that 
> are waterproof on the outside. They allow the child to feel wet, without 
> the mess soaking through the outer layer of the pant. I know you can buy 
> them on
> www.diapers.com
> and there are other sites totally devoted to them.
>
> Dena
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Shannan Zinck" <shannanzinck at gmail.com>
> To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 9:12 PM
> Subject: [blparent] potty training
>
>
>> Starting the wonderful Potty training process. One of our biggest 
>> parenting
>> fears. any tips? We can never tell when he has to go and using underwear
>> just seems way too messy for us since we can hardly find out where he 
>> goes
>> and our house has carpet in every room except the kitchen and the 
>> bathrooms
>> I hate carpet. I heard that pull ups are not the best because it's too 
>> much
>> like a diaper and I believe it since our son treats them as such. Some 
>> one
>> suggested using underwear with a pull up over them. He is averaging 
>> peeing
>> half in the toilet and half in his pants and hasn't tried to do # 2 in 
>> the
>> toilet yet which I expected would be the case. I remember when we started
>> the adoption process and this was in the top 5 list of parenting dreads.
>> Myles has shown interest for a long time and right now we have a window 
>> of
>> opportunity, It's summer, we have a decent time period of little upheaval
>> and busyness, I know it's a good time to really go for it but, what do I 
>> do
>> next that won't ruin my carpets and furniture. any ideas would be great.
>>
>> -- 
>> Shannan Zinck
>> Survival is letting GOD take over!!!
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