[blparent] blparent Digest, Vol 74, Issue 25
Shannan Zinck
shannanzinck at gmail.com
Fri Jul 30 01:46:07 UTC 2010
He is sort of ready, ready to pee for sure as he already goes at least half
the time in the potty. He'll sit on it for extensive periods and look at
books and claps when he pees. I think training pants with a liner might be
best by the sounds of it. he is confident in the pull ups but, doesn't mind
being wet in them. I knew pooping would be a while. He's been using the
toilet now for about 4 months at least 2 times a day sometimes we can even
catch his morning pee. He is only 18 months old so the readiness question is
understandable. I think underwear make him a bit nervous so something in
between is the best. I think we are going to take it slow and do the timed
thing. thanks for the advice.
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> 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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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:26:26 -0500
> From: "Michael Baldwin" <mbaldwin at gpcom.net>
> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] potty training
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> Take him to the potty at set times, like when he first wakes up from a nap,
> or first thing in the morning, every 1 to 2 hours, after eating, before bed
> or nap time. Be consistent. Reward him when he does go in the potty.
> M&M's worked well for our first daughter. Try to get him to stay there for
> 5-10 minutes at a time, might need to let him look at a book or something.
> I gave my daughter a bowl of warm water with some small bath toys in it.
> Salty snacks and sugary drinks will help him have to pea more, so the
> chances of him going when you take him increases, so the rewards increase.
> Poop training is a little harder to do, because they do it less often, but
> if he is ready, it will happen.
>
> IMO, don't worry about your carpet and furniture, there are more important
> things in life.
>
> Michael
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Shannan Zinck
> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 9:12 PM
> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
> 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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> Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:41:11 -0400
> From: "Sharin" <coffeemommy at verizon.net>
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] potty training
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> And there are good cleaners. I did this witn twin boys a couple of years
> ago...very glad it is over. And all the accidents washed out.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Michael Baldwin
> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 10:26 PM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] potty training
>
> Take him to the potty at set times, like when he first wakes up from a nap,
> or first thing in the morning, every 1 to 2 hours, after eating, before bed
> or nap time. Be consistent. Reward him when he does go in the potty.
> M&M's worked well for our first daughter. Try to get him to stay there for
> 5-10 minutes at a time, might need to let him look at a book or something.
> I gave my daughter a bowl of warm water with some small bath toys in it.
> Salty snacks and sugary drinks will help him have to pea more, so the
> chances of him going when you take him increases, so the rewards increase.
> Poop training is a little harder to do, because they do it less often, but
> if he is ready, it will happen.
>
> IMO, don't worry about your carpet and furniture, there are more important
> things in life.
>
> Michael
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Shannan Zinck
> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 9:12 PM
> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
> 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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> Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:16:43 -0500
> From: "Joy Wolf" <joy at kevinlwolf.net>
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] potty training
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> We used these wonderful one piece training pants. They're like the older
> style training pants in the sense that they're cloth on the inside and have
> a vinyl type cover, but they're all one piece. They were enough different
> from the pull-ups that my daughter noticed, and they would feel wet inside
> more than diapers or pull-ups, but they kept at least much of the mess
> inside. For my daughter, who took a bit longer to really get it, they were
> wonderful. I wasn't too worried about the carpet at home because it
> cleaned
> up fairly easily. However, in my opinion there is nothing worse than
> taking
> a little one out somewhere and having them end up completely soaked, and
> oh,
> by the way, that was the one and only time you forgot to pack enough extra
> clothes, lol. Can you tell I've experienced that one? Anyway, sadly I
> can't
> for the life of me remember what those training pants were called, but for
> us they were helpful. I've known parents who swear by pull-ups, and others
> who absolutely hate them. I refused to use them myself becase as you
> mentioned they just didn't seem much different than diapers, but I think
> this is an individual choice. Also, don't expect potty training to go the
> way you planned, no matter what your hopes are, lol. My daughter took many
> months to train. My son absolutely refused to sit on the potty, and would
> get upset if I tried to push the issue. I finally gave up and put him back
> in diapers. One day we were shopping and he insisted on a new potty seat,
> even though we had one for him at home. I grumbled about how if I was
> going
> to spend 20 dollars on this thing he'd better use it, lol, but I bought it.
> He was just 3 at that time. Well, we came home, he used it, and never went
> back. In fact, from that moment on he was both day and night trained and
> probably only had two or three accidents total. So, neither potty training
> experience went as I thought it would for us. I'll stop rambling now, but
> wish you the best of luck. Just try hard not to get frustrated, be
> consistent, and above all, pay attention to his signals. He will let you
> know when he's really ready to make it happen. Take care.
>
> Joy and family
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Shannan Zinck
> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 9:12 PM
> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
> 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 eriod 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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> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:28:06 -0500
> From: "Dena Wainwright" <dena at envogueaccess.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] potty training
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> 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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> Message: 6
> Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:47:45 -0500
> From: "Pipi" <blahblahblah0822 at gmail.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] potty training
> Message-ID: <F53622E753EC4BE7BE10530EB1D1C6F4 at pipi0ade0e245b>
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> here's a link to training pants like what you are talking about.
> http://www.babybestbuy.com/dappi-early-trainer-vinyl-training-384.html
> pipi
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joy Wolf" <joy at kevinlwolf.net>
> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 10:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] potty training
>
>
> > We used these wonderful one piece training pants. They're like the older
> > style training pants in the sense that they're cloth on the inside and
> > have
> > a vinyl type cover, but they're all one piece. They were enough
> different
> > from the pull-ups that my daughter noticed, and they would feel wet
> inside
> > more than diapers or pull-ups, but they kept at least much of the mess
> > inside. For my daughter, who took a bit longer to really get it, they
> > were
> > wonderful. I wasn't too worried about the carpet at home because it
> > cleaned
> > up fairly easily. However, in my opinion there is nothing worse than
> > taking
> > a little one out somewhere and having them end up completely soaked, and
> > oh,
> > by the way, that was the one and only time you forgot to pack enough
> extra
> > clothes, lol. Can you tell I've experienced that one? Anyway, sadly I
> > can't
> > for the life of me remember what those training pants were called, but
> for
> > us they were helpful. I've known parents who swear by pull-ups, and
> > others
> > who absolutely hate them. I refused to use them myself becase as you
> > mentioned they just didn't seem much different than diapers, but I think
> > this is an individual choice. Also, don't expect potty training to go
> the
> > way you planned, no matter what your hopes are, lol. My daughter took
> > many
> > months to train. My son absolutely refused to sit on the potty, and
> would
> > get upset if I tried to push the issue. I finally gave up and put him
> > back
> > in diapers. One day we were shopping and he insisted on a new potty
> seat,
> > even though we had one for him at home. I grumbled about how if I was
> > going
> > to spend 20 dollars on this thing he'd better use it, lol, but I bought
> > it.
> > He was just 3 at that time. Well, we came home, he used it, and never
> > went
> > back. In fact, from that moment on he was both day and night trained and
> > probably only had two or three accidents total. So, neither potty
> > training
> > experience went as I thought it would for us. I'll stop rambling now,
> but
> > wish you the best of luck. Just try hard not to get frustrated, be
> > consistent, and above all, pay attention to his signals. He will let you
> > know when he's really ready to make it happen. Take care.
> >
> > Joy and family
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On
> > Behalf Of Shannan Zinck
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 9:12 PM
> > To: blparent at nfbnet.org
> > 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 eriod 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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> Message: 7
> Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:54:14 -0500
> From: "Pipi" <blahblahblah0822 at gmail.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] potty training
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>
> 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.
> >>
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> Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:18:23 -0400
> From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] potty training
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> Hi,
>
> We used training pants instead of underwear. There cotton and like
> underwear but they're thick and contain the mess better. They also give
> them a sense of being in real pants, complete with the ability to pull them
> up and down by themselves. Also, timed training worked well for us. We
> tried to figure out how long Colyn could go without having an accident, and
> we put him on the potty about 5 minutes before that time so we were sure
> he'd need to go. When he went in the potty and nhot in his pants, we made
> a
> huge deal out of it, and we told him what a good big boy he was and how
> proud we were of him, and all that kinda stuff. We started with about 30
> minutes and then when he was reliably going whenever we put him on, we
> added
> ten minutes to the time. We kept doing this until eventually he just went
> when he felt he had to go, and we haven't had an accident since I can't
> remember when. Now pooping, that's a whole other story. It took a bit
> longer for that, but eventually he got that too. Potty training is a long
> and very anxiety filled process. Get some good pro-solve for your carpets.
> they sell it in both powder and liquid, and it works great. I don't know
> if
> it works for furnature though, but I bet there's something out there that's
> just as good for that.
>
> Hope this helps, and good luck,
>
> Tammy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shannan Zinck" <shannanzinck at gmail.com>
> To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 10:12 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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> > blparent at nfbnet.org
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