We've begun potty training. It's way hard! Holly's been interested in the potty for a while now and is always asking to sit on the potty. So, since I don't have any friends, I decided to jump headfirst into potty training. Holly was really emotional and screamed a ton yesterday. I think she felt really anxious about the transition. The anxiety died down today quite a bit, but we still had a couple meltdowns. Buuut, we've had some success. Yesterday, Holly pooped on the potty. She was panicking a little bit leading up to it, but she did it and I was amazed. And then she peed once in the potty. Whenever she wet herself she would say, "potty" or acknowledge that it was happening.
Today, she was much less anxious. We tried pull-ups this morning because she saw them and wanted to wear them, but those were just a waste. She used them like a diaper. Holly again pooped in the potty and peed once. But, that was all. Here's what I found really frustrating. Nearly every time the little stinker would wet herself it was within 5 minutes of her getting up from the potty after sitting on it for a good amount of time. I'm not totally sure what to do about that! Do I take her off and then put her back on again? Oh, and she stopped acknowledging that she had peed. My tactic for getting her to sit on the potty for a while is I give her a fun sticker and we play with it and talk about it. It's great bonding time for us, lots of quality time! But, my question is, do you have any suggestions? I think if she had 3 successful pee in the potty experiences, we'd be in the clear and I would feel much better. So how do I get Holly to stop wetting herself shortly after she's just sat on the dang pot?
Michelle Wilde
27 Jul, 2011I have the same problem with Ethan. Let us know if you find a good solution!