Potty Training - Days 3-7
Today completed Chloe's 1st week of potty training. In summary, she did way better than what one would expect from a 21-month-old on her 1st week of potty training. She ended the week with an accident-free day. That's impressive.
Overall throughout the week, she went some (as in successful trips to the potty) and she wet some (as in clothes and training pants). The highlights worth mentioning were:
(1) Every morning from Day 3 to 7, she successfully went to the bathroom first thing after she woke up. Two of the mornings she actually woke up with a completely dry diaper.
(2) Day 5 (Saturday) was the first day since potty training started that we were out and about for most of the day. To keep the training consistent, we took her portable potty with us so she can go somewhat privately in the trunk of our car. We also put her in training pants for the first time to prevent messy accidents in public. She wasn't successful in going in the portable potty at all. We can't blame her. "Performing in public" is very difficult after all. We will keep trying for sure.
(3) Day 7 (today) was a huge success. She had absolutely no accidents all day long. No even once. She was in the same outfit when I picked her up after work as she was when I dropped her off in the morning. I couldn't believe my eyes. But the babysitter confirmed - she was accident-free all day. That includes the #1 and #2. Her success continued even after we got home and then went out briefly to grab a quick bite. This was the kind of day one would expect after more than a month of training. But it happened after just one week.
With all the progress she's shown in just one week, her potty training is by no means complete. She still has a long way to go. From here we continue to expect days/times of progress and days/times of set back. To expect accident-free days everyday is just setting her up for failure and setting us up for disappointment. Not to mention it's just not realistic. Overall I am already very proud of my little baby.
Chloe
Ethan
Monday, September 12, 2011
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
Potty Training - Day 2
I AM SO PROUD OF CHLOE!!! Whereas yesterday she didn't pee or poo in the toilet even once on her first day of potty training, today, on just the second day, she peed 7 times and pooed 1 time in the toilet. That is HUGE improvement.
When she was at the babysitter's during the day, she was taken to the toilet every 15 minutes. Throughout the day she probably repeated the routine 20-30 times. Of these 20-30 times, she successfully pee peed 5 times and poo pooed 1 time. Whereas yesterday she wet her clothes 3-4 times, today she only wet her clothes once. Talk about a fast learner!
Then at night after we brought her home, of the 4 times we took her to the toilet, she pee peed 2 times. Both times she asked me before doing the deed, "more water?" I said, "yes more water." That seemed to have been her cue because both times, she peed after that little dialogue. So whether it's "pee pee" or "water", she now knows the concept of sitting on the toilet means letting it flow. LOL.
I AM SO PROUD OF CHLOE!!! Whereas yesterday she didn't pee or poo in the toilet even once on her first day of potty training, today, on just the second day, she peed 7 times and pooed 1 time in the toilet. That is HUGE improvement.
When she was at the babysitter's during the day, she was taken to the toilet every 15 minutes. Throughout the day she probably repeated the routine 20-30 times. Of these 20-30 times, she successfully pee peed 5 times and poo pooed 1 time. Whereas yesterday she wet her clothes 3-4 times, today she only wet her clothes once. Talk about a fast learner!
Then at night after we brought her home, of the 4 times we took her to the toilet, she pee peed 2 times. Both times she asked me before doing the deed, "more water?" I said, "yes more water." That seemed to have been her cue because both times, she peed after that little dialogue. So whether it's "pee pee" or "water", she now knows the concept of sitting on the toilet means letting it flow. LOL.
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Potting Training - Day 1
Today, Tuesday September 6, 2011, was a big day for Chloe. No it wasn't the first day of school. It was the first day of potty training! At 21-months, I'm not sure if it is too early to start, but the babysitter seems to think she is ready. We know it will take a long time for her to master this new skill so we are going in with a lot of patience.
To prepare for this big adventure, we bought Chloe a lot of underwear to wear during the day in lieu of diapers. I also packed a lot of extra clothing for the babysitter knowing she will wet quite a few each day. As expected, there wasn't much "action" on the potty this very first day. In fact, there was no action at all. Every 15 minutes she was put on the toilet for 2 minutes to try to go. Nothing happened. On the contrary, at least on a couple of occasions, the second she exited the bathroom and went back to play, she "let the water flow" and wet her pants and her surroundings and called out "water". This was all expected. We also know not to discourage her by reprimanding her for her mistakes. Positive encouragement is the way to go, literally.
Even though she was not successful on the toilet today, I still think there was at least one tangible progress - she now knows potty time equals going to the bathroom and pulling down her pants. That's one big step forward.
Today, Tuesday September 6, 2011, was a big day for Chloe. No it wasn't the first day of school. It was the first day of potty training! At 21-months, I'm not sure if it is too early to start, but the babysitter seems to think she is ready. We know it will take a long time for her to master this new skill so we are going in with a lot of patience.
To prepare for this big adventure, we bought Chloe a lot of underwear to wear during the day in lieu of diapers. I also packed a lot of extra clothing for the babysitter knowing she will wet quite a few each day. As expected, there wasn't much "action" on the potty this very first day. In fact, there was no action at all. Every 15 minutes she was put on the toilet for 2 minutes to try to go. Nothing happened. On the contrary, at least on a couple of occasions, the second she exited the bathroom and went back to play, she "let the water flow" and wet her pants and her surroundings and called out "water". This was all expected. We also know not to discourage her by reprimanding her for her mistakes. Positive encouragement is the way to go, literally.
Even though she was not successful on the toilet today, I still think there was at least one tangible progress - she now knows potty time equals going to the bathroom and pulling down her pants. That's one big step forward.
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