tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404768051127191583.post4305097540771455711..comments2024-02-07T02:24:36.004-06:00Comments on Live Inside My Bubble: Potty Training: What I've LearnedHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05467051818580697793noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404768051127191583.post-51346590491230924172013-10-03T14:15:28.969-05:002013-10-03T14:15:28.969-05:00Potty training is gross. And we use cloth diapers ...Potty training is gross. And we use cloth diapers so I was used to "dealing with it"!! My oldest was over 2.5 but when he finally showed interest he rarely had accidents which was awesome. But still, our bathroom still smelled all of the time....boys are a different game!! I would say 100% potty independence (which we finally achieved probably 10 months after potty training) might be my favorite milestone yet :)Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01396995713257518319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404768051127191583.post-22414811658810572112013-10-03T02:53:20.201-05:002013-10-03T02:53:20.201-05:00Good luck with the potty training Heather - it see...Good luck with the potty training Heather - it seems to be going very well! We were lucky with the fact that Henry would never go on 'his' potty but only on the toilet - which I preferred anyway!! Yay Tory for being such a big girl!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02780769270757134228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404768051127191583.post-30367719289600307452013-10-02T23:57:10.766-05:002013-10-02T23:57:10.766-05:00I think she is doing great by the way it sounds! I...I think she is doing great by the way it sounds! I never realized how much went into the whole process! I'll have to keep this post bookmarked for future reference when needing to train Fin! Jeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09599823995496586701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404768051127191583.post-90733740950964984622013-10-02T15:48:37.603-05:002013-10-02T15:48:37.603-05:00I. Hate. Potty. Training. Even though it ended up...I. Hate. Potty. Training. Even though it ended up being way worse in my head than actual practice. But ugh. To be in the trenches again. Ugh.<br /><br />Sounds like you've both got this down, and it's only a matter of time and practice. Very awesome. And we transitioned quite easily to a regular toilet after using a potty chair during "training" and it was really no big deal. And was much less gross. Crossing my fingers you get to the "less gross" stage soon. ;)AliRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11332421707803139102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404768051127191583.post-6663715612819440872013-10-02T13:21:25.883-05:002013-10-02T13:21:25.883-05:00Good for you guys! I am not looking forward to pot...Good for you guys! I am not looking forward to potty training... Plus the word potty just creeps me out for some reason. HahahaCaitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01535522255982240389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404768051127191583.post-40451352951530155652013-10-02T12:35:58.671-05:002013-10-02T12:35:58.671-05:00Yes dumping the little potty is so gross. Ugh, pot...Yes dumping the little potty is so gross. Ugh, potty training.Ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16000855909928637073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404768051127191583.post-91581339937149716522013-10-02T12:12:39.243-05:002013-10-02T12:12:39.243-05:00I never told you this, but when I babysat Tory las...I never told you this, but when I babysat Tory last week she barged in on me when I was using the bathroom.<br />Tory: "Vinny going potty?!"<br />Me: "yup"<br />Tory stands there watching me.<br />Tory: "All done? FLUSH IT!"<br /><br />:)Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07539746218109790136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404768051127191583.post-26956805166094554212013-10-02T10:25:08.699-05:002013-10-02T10:25:08.699-05:00Sounds like she's doing really well. I think ...Sounds like she's doing really well. I think most of it just is the realization of having to go and then actually going, once they get that down, it's just a matter of practice. So, it sounds like she has the first part, she just needs to practice like you've been doing!!! We are HUGE fans of the "naked from the waist down" at our house and did that with both kids for sure! One thing we also did is skip the training pants. I felt like since they were thicker they gave the illusion of a diaper and I didn't want the kids to get confused. So, we went right to regular underwear. I don't know if it helped or not, but just an idea. We also went to the regular toilet quickly just to help with some of the cleanup. For girls it is easy to use the toilet ring, boys I found a bit harder because things kind of um, sprayed everywhere. But, Jake has no problem just sitting on the regular toilet.Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13029781576253283036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404768051127191583.post-44234725565549825902013-10-02T08:21:46.017-05:002013-10-02T08:21:46.017-05:00It sounds like she is doing pretty great so far! I...It sounds like she is doing pretty great so far! I think SOME kids can potty train in 3 days, but generally speaking, that isn't the case. Both of my girls are "potty trained" but I still carry at least one extra outfit for them whenever we go out because accidents still happen occasionally (strangely more with my 4 year old than with my 2 year old though). <br />As for cleanup, I use flushable wipes for wiping the kids and the potty. AJ isn't tall enough to get on the big toilet by herself yet, but I can't wait to get that little potty out of our bathroom!<br />My kids both use regular toilets if we are out and about, but I do keep this travel potty in my car and it has been a life saver on more than one occasion! It's really easy for clean up because you just use gallon ziplck bags and toss them after it's used. There are two compartments on either side of the seat and I keep the bags on one side and wipes in the other. <br />http://www.amazon.com/Cool-Gear-Travel-Potty/dp/B002RAYVKGAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07929850176678535570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404768051127191583.post-46246401743940500432013-10-02T08:11:53.720-05:002013-10-02T08:11:53.720-05:00We are sort of starting to potty train too so it w...We are sort of starting to potty train too so it was good to see someone else's first tips! We don't have many days at home all day, so I'm going to have to wait for a free weekend (ha!) to get some good training in. So far, Charley has pooped on the potty probably 7-8 times. Never peed though. I put her in undies one day that we were both home and she told me every time she was GOING pee. Too late kiddo. But she's got the poop part down. I don't mind! I'll change pee diapers forever just to avoid poop ones! And the other major difference is we have the potty ring right now instead of the seat. I'm trying to avoid the seat, but if worse comes to worse I'll get that (and stock up on all the wipes and such. Bleh!)Laceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09164796926473668253noreply@blogger.com