River had been wearing underwear for a week now. We average about one accident a day and he usually will tell us he has to pee as he is peeing, hurry to the potty and fail to get any pee there. This accident usually always happens around the time Daddy gets home from work or soon after. So I am going to encourage him to "try to make a pee pee" during this time to see if I can get him over this hump.
Not bad for the transition to underwear, especially since we were averaging an accident or two a week without any underwear. So it wasn't as if he was perfect before I stuck him in underwear. But I felt encouraging underwear wearing at home would also help him learn not to pee in them while in public. I was also tired of seeing his wang and butt hole all the time. That's not even including the penis play that took place every time he watched TV. Perfectly natural, I know. We didn't put him down for it or anything. It just wasn't something I was thrilled to see and telling him that touching himself was something one should only do in bed or the bathtub resulted in mad cackling and frantic ball squishing.
The things we witness as parents....
River is also staying dry in public and occasionally making a pee in public. Once was at his friend's house and once he actually made a huge pee in an IHOP public bathroom. Granted the pee seat I had for him is pretty useless for boys and pee got all over the floor and sprayed my leg. Did I care? No. He didn't piss his pants after all! Soon I will have to work on the standing up to pee thing. In public, anyway, I think it will create less of a mess.
I discovered that he was sick and tired of being forced to "try" every thirty minutes we were in public. I think that forcing served it's purpose by letting him know what I expected of him (not to piss his pants), that he would be rewarded for success and attempts, and how the whole potty in public thing worked.
But when he started peeing his pants more and not telling me at all, I knew something was up. (I will call it--the control issues he inherited from his mother). I basically gave up. I reminded him what was expected before we left home and asked him if he would tell me if he had to pee. He said he would. I occasionally asked if he had to go or wanted to try and stopped forcing him to do either unless I saw a blatant cue or he said something. Once I made this change, he started telling me when he wanted to go and try. Since then he has yet to have any accidents in public and going in public more often in either his potty in the car and even (that blissful moment) in an IHOP public bathroom.
I've noticed that he is developing "pee times" and those times are a lot more spread out then when we first started. Meaning he can hold his urine. After the near constant trickle of our first week, this is impressive. It also let's me know about when he should be going and if he hasn't, when I should be pushing it more.
Overall....
PROGRESS!
In five weeks, these have become our potty training essentials.
Ikea Potty: $3.99
We have two potties set up (one in the living room and one in his bedroom) and both toilet's rigged for a toddler. He will use the toilets with our assitance for prefers the potties for solo trips. When he first began potty training there was a lot more sitting than actual waste production going on. So he prefered a potty with a softer seat for his bum but that potty causes mega messes. Pee shoots out, runs under the catch, pools under the seat, leaks onto the waterproof pad on the floor, and leaks over the seat to wet his underwear. Now he tends to do his business more quickly. So we've since replaced comfy, messy potty with another Ikea Potty. It's only fault being that it can tip over (once this happened) if he bangs into it when getting up. But it is much better at containing wildly shooting boy pee and easier to clean out. Bonus, it's cheap!
Gerber Training Underwear- $6.54 3 pack
These underwear are looser than traditional underwear (more like boxer briefs) and have extra padding over the crotch to help "catch and hold" pee. I think they help River by forcing him to feel wet and contain most of the mess of his accidents. Especially since for some of his accidents he stops himself once he feels he is peeing and finishes on the potty. By being looser I believe they feel less like diapers and make a better transition between being naked bottom and wearing traditional underwear.
Bac-Out-- about $10.00
The magic pee pee removing spray.
Not bad for the transition to underwear, especially since we were averaging an accident or two a week without any underwear. So it wasn't as if he was perfect before I stuck him in underwear. But I felt encouraging underwear wearing at home would also help him learn not to pee in them while in public. I was also tired of seeing his wang and butt hole all the time. That's not even including the penis play that took place every time he watched TV. Perfectly natural, I know. We didn't put him down for it or anything. It just wasn't something I was thrilled to see and telling him that touching himself was something one should only do in bed or the bathtub resulted in mad cackling and frantic ball squishing.
The things we witness as parents....
River is also staying dry in public and occasionally making a pee in public. Once was at his friend's house and once he actually made a huge pee in an IHOP public bathroom. Granted the pee seat I had for him is pretty useless for boys and pee got all over the floor and sprayed my leg. Did I care? No. He didn't piss his pants after all! Soon I will have to work on the standing up to pee thing. In public, anyway, I think it will create less of a mess.
I discovered that he was sick and tired of being forced to "try" every thirty minutes we were in public. I think that forcing served it's purpose by letting him know what I expected of him (not to piss his pants), that he would be rewarded for success and attempts, and how the whole potty in public thing worked.
But when he started peeing his pants more and not telling me at all, I knew something was up. (I will call it--the control issues he inherited from his mother). I basically gave up. I reminded him what was expected before we left home and asked him if he would tell me if he had to pee. He said he would. I occasionally asked if he had to go or wanted to try and stopped forcing him to do either unless I saw a blatant cue or he said something. Once I made this change, he started telling me when he wanted to go and try. Since then he has yet to have any accidents in public and going in public more often in either his potty in the car and even (that blissful moment) in an IHOP public bathroom.
I've noticed that he is developing "pee times" and those times are a lot more spread out then when we first started. Meaning he can hold his urine. After the near constant trickle of our first week, this is impressive. It also let's me know about when he should be going and if he hasn't, when I should be pushing it more.
Overall....
PROGRESS!
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In five weeks, these have become our potty training essentials.
Ikea Potty: $3.99
We have two potties set up (one in the living room and one in his bedroom) and both toilet's rigged for a toddler. He will use the toilets with our assitance for prefers the potties for solo trips. When he first began potty training there was a lot more sitting than actual waste production going on. So he prefered a potty with a softer seat for his bum but that potty causes mega messes. Pee shoots out, runs under the catch, pools under the seat, leaks onto the waterproof pad on the floor, and leaks over the seat to wet his underwear. Now he tends to do his business more quickly. So we've since replaced comfy, messy potty with another Ikea Potty. It's only fault being that it can tip over (once this happened) if he bangs into it when getting up. But it is much better at containing wildly shooting boy pee and easier to clean out. Bonus, it's cheap! Gerber Training Underwear- $6.54 3 pack
These underwear are looser than traditional underwear (more like boxer briefs) and have extra padding over the crotch to help "catch and hold" pee. I think they help River by forcing him to feel wet and contain most of the mess of his accidents. Especially since for some of his accidents he stops himself once he feels he is peeing and finishes on the potty. By being looser I believe they feel less like diapers and make a better transition between being naked bottom and wearing traditional underwear.
Bac-Out-- about $10.00
The magic pee pee removing spray.
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