.. has got to be potty training. It just HAS to be. Nothing has been so aggravating and time consuming and overwhelming up to this point than the ongoing saga of potty training. I had a picture to post with this story, but to be honest I'm too lazy tonight to upload it to the blog so I'll add it later. The picture was of Katelynn eating a chocolate bunny sucker. Why? Because she not only went potty yesterday, but she actually TOLD ME SHE HAD TO GO POTTY before she went. That was HUGE. Up until now, the only times she has went on the potty are when I have placed her on there and by chance she has went. Yesterday she was in the bathtub and all of a sudden out of nowhere, she said, "Mommy, I have to go pee-pee!" I ran her to the potty and within minutes, she was going. I was so proud of her. We made a really big deal over it (however, we have made the same big deal in the past with no continued result), and she was really proud of herself. I offered her undies to wear the rest of the day since she had went potty, but she said she just wanted to wear her pull-up. Jonathan and I stressed to her how easy her pull-up could go on and off to go potty in the toliet all day even though she was wearing one, but it didn't really help. She didn't tell me any further that day that she had to go. She decided to try before bedtime though and she went again. Today she has sat on it twice, but she has had no results. I wish I had hope that we were getting somewhere after yesterday, but today kind of made me lose hope. We have went through phases of going potty for a few days, and they have never progressed into anything. I hope Katelynn can prove me wrong. It seems though that she has the most interest in trying to go potty when it's naptime or bedtime... imagine that!
I keep trying to figure out what the missing piece to successful potty training is. I don't want to force her to get on the potty and sometimes she flat out refuses to go. Days when I put her on the potty every 30 minutes, she still manages to go to the bathroom between those 30 minutes, and we have tried just going straight to undies, but the accidents were far too many for my nerves to deal with. I really struggle with wondering if she REALLY knows and understands the feeling of needing to go before she is going and just doesn't want to take the time to go to the potty or does she really not understand yet? I guess we'll just keep up with the positive efforts and hope she gets potty trained soon!
She may not be ready to potty-train. I wouldn't stress about it - her bladder just may not be ready. It is a frustrating process and sometimes it may be helpful to take some time off and let nature take its course. Best of luck and hang in there!
ReplyDeleteDon't stress about it. Just sounds like she's not ready. You really think it's worse than the sleep depravation they've put us through? LOL! I guess we just get beaten down and used to that LOL! Hang in there. Noah's not there yet, either!
ReplyDeletePlease don't tell me it is worse than sleep deprivation?!!?!!?
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like she is interested and you're doing all the right things. Soon she will tell you she is REALLY ready.