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Post by piratecat on Aug 13, 2019 11:22:49 GMT -6
billyhorrible, OMG so what did you do on the bus? Or stuck in the car? How long can newly trained kiddos be expected to hold it??
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Post by Lakes on Aug 13, 2019 11:32:05 GMT -6
Diapers for life is the correct answer. Potty before you get in the car. Potty as soon as you get to the destination. It’s not a question of “do you need to go?”, it is “we are going to the potty now”. I didn’t care if ds only peed out five drops, if there was a bathroom nearby, we were trying. Constant reminders: we don’t pee in the car seat. We don’t pee at the library. We pee on the potty. Etc. Car potty It worked pretty well because he only had one accident. That was when he was super distracted by the Thomas exhibit at the museum. It’s just so much energy to always be on alert during that stage. Disclaimer: ds is a home-base pooper so I’ve never had to deal with that in public. Fingers crossed dd is the same! Cloth diaper though. So do I have to carry rolls of paper towels to clean up pools of urine in public places along with changes of clothing? Maybe? I just carried wipes but now that I’m looking back, something absorbent would have been better 😂 One thing I never thought about was socks and shoes. When ds had his Thomas accident he was standing and it all puddled into his shoes.
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Post by Lakes on Aug 13, 2019 11:33:13 GMT -6
piratecat if you cloth diaper maybe just carry around an extra prefold and wet bag? I think I’ll do that with dd when I start.
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Post by billyhorrible on Aug 13, 2019 11:34:15 GMT -6
[So do I have to carry rolls of paper towels to clean up pools of urine in public places along with changes of clothing? My kids never actually had accidents in public, but again, I didn't potty train them. Once they decided they wanted to use the toilet, I never had to worry about them not using the toilet.
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Post by piratecat on Aug 13, 2019 11:34:31 GMT -6
piratecat if you cloth diaper maybe just carry around an extra prefold and wet bag? I think I’ll do that with dd when I start. Ooh, that's a great idea, I will definitely do that!
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Post by piratecat on Aug 13, 2019 11:36:23 GMT -6
[So do I have to carry rolls of paper towels to clean up pools of urine in public places along with changes of clothing? My kids never actually had accidents in public, but again, I didn't potty train them. Once they decided they wanted to use the toilet, I never had to worry about them not using the toilet. How old were they? I am kind of torn between actively potty training and just waiting. Maybe probably something in between, I don't know.
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Post by billyhorrible on Aug 13, 2019 11:40:43 GMT -6
billyhorrible, OMG so what did you do on the bus? Or stuck in the car? How long can newly trained kiddos be expected to hold it?? In the bus situation we held up the entire field trip so I could bring 2 kids (another chaperone had the same issue with one of hers) so I could walk them up to the bathroom. We were an hour late getting back to school. No way they could hold it. The car situation we just get off as soon as they can. How long they can hold it varies per child. My older son's friend potty trained herself at 2, but wasn't aware she needed to go until it was urgent, she could hold it maybe 20 seconds. There were a lot of extra tights in her cubby. My oldest has a bladder dysfunction, he can hold it about 1 exit, and sometimes that means he pees by the side of the road. Even at almost 8 he needs to use the restroom before we leave his school, then 10 minutes later picking up the little guy from preschool or he can't make it home. My youngest is a camel. He can hold it for...a long time. He usually insists he doesn't have to go, even when it's been hours, so if it's been a while I ask him to come keep me company in the bathroom while I go, then once we're there ask if he wants to go before me. He usually does.
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Post by billyhorrible on Aug 13, 2019 11:41:28 GMT -6
My kids never actually had accidents in public, but again, I didn't potty train them. Once they decided they wanted to use the toilet, I never had to worry about them not using the toilet. How old were they? I am kind of torn between actively potty training and just waiting. Maybe probably something in between, I don't know. Both of mine were almost 3.
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Post by sheilathetank on Aug 13, 2019 11:43:47 GMT -6
omg this is giving me flashbacks to the first time I brought DD into a portopotty and despite repeatedly telling her not to touch anything she immediately touched the recently used urinal. 🤢😳😱
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Post by sheilathetank on Aug 13, 2019 11:47:50 GMT -6
ok and next time i will approach potty training differently. two of DD's friends weren't trained until nowish and it's been so much different. It's like a switch and they were ready. No fighting. No major accidents. And they both night trained (yes I know this is neurological).
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Post by piratecat on Aug 13, 2019 11:48:18 GMT -6
How old were they? I am kind of torn between actively potty training and just waiting. Maybe probably something in between, I don't know. Both of mine were almost 3. So did they both just one day decide that they were done with diapers?
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Post by piratecat on Aug 13, 2019 11:48:41 GMT -6
omg this is giving me flashbacks to the first time I brought DD into a portopotty and despite repeatedly telling her not to touch anything she immediately touched the recently used urinal. 🤢😳😱
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Post by mintyblueair on Aug 13, 2019 11:54:22 GMT -6
I had a unicorn potty trainer and once he was trained at home going out wasn't an issue. I would put him on the potty before we left and I would take him to the bathroom if we were out for more than an hour or two. He had one accident at the library early on but it was absorbed by his underwear and pants so I doubt actual puddles of pee is a common occurrence!
He was very quick to catch on to telling me when he needed to go and without any urgency. I've never had to go sprinting to a public bathroom with him, he's always been able to wait the handful of minutes it takes to get there calmly lol.
I started potty training early with him and I'm so glad I did. If DD shows similar interest I plan on doing things the same way with her.
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Post by sheilathetank on Aug 13, 2019 12:00:06 GMT -6
DD will hold it for forever and only goes at the last second, but at least she starts pulling at her crotch LONG before she actually goes. That way I know we will need a potty in the vacinity sooner rather than later. But god forbid I fucking ask her if she needs to go. I might as well be asking to burn all of her stuff. So much NO in such a small package.
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Post by piratecat on Aug 13, 2019 12:03:19 GMT -6
With my MIL yesterday he peed three times and pooped once this morning. We hardly ever spend a whole day at home with him so it's hard to say if she is doing anything particularly different but does that seem like he is close to being ready? He frequently tells us when he is peeing or pooping (almost always as he starts going) but not always beforehand (we have more success with pooping that peeing).
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Post by piratecat on Aug 13, 2019 12:05:34 GMT -6
I had a unicorn potty trainer and once he was trained at home going out wasn't an issue. I would put him on the potty before we left and I would take him to the bathroom if we were out for more than an hour or two. He had one accident at the library early on but it was absorbed by his underwear and pants so I doubt actual puddles of pee is a common occurrence! He was very quick to catch on to telling me when he needed to go and without any urgency. I've never had to go sprinting to a public bathroom with him, he's always been able to wait the handful of minutes it takes to get there calmly lol. I started potty training early with him and I'm so glad I did. If DD shows similar interest I plan on doing things the same way with her. How did you start? And when did you know he was ready?
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Post by piratecat on Aug 13, 2019 12:05:46 GMT -6
Sorry, should I start a potty training thread?
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Post by gingy on Aug 13, 2019 12:06:54 GMT -6
We're 6+ weeks in and haven't had an accident in public. DS is also a home-base pooper. He pooped on the potty at school yesterday for the first time.
We take the little potty if we're going more than across town. And for things like parks, we get that out instead of messing with portapotties or the nasty outdoorish bathrooms there.
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Post by billyhorrible on Aug 13, 2019 12:09:52 GMT -6
Both of mine were almost 3. So did they both just one day decide that they were done with diapers? Kind of. With my oldest, we were staying in a hotel and he decided he wanted to poop in the toilet. Then he only wanted to poop in the toilet. The next month he decided he didn't want to wear diapers (pull ups at that point since he was pooping in the toilet) and that he wanted to pee in the toilet. My youngest it was an overnight switch. He's the youngest in his friend group, so they were all in underwear before him. In January of that year, our babysitter (who also babysits his friends) asked if he wanted to wear underwear like his friends and he said no. He wanted to wear diapers forever. The next month he decided he was done with diapers. There's a lot of potty training talk online, but in my real life circle I don't know anyone who actual potty trained their kids. All the kids just decided they wanted to use the toilet. Some younger (like that 2 year old I mentioned above) some older (like almost 4).
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Post by piratecat on Aug 13, 2019 13:26:03 GMT -6
So did they both just one day decide that they were done with diapers? Kind of. With my oldest, we were staying in a hotel and he decided he wanted to poop in the toilet. Then he only wanted to poop in the toilet. The next month he decided he didn't want to wear diapers (pull ups at that point since he was pooping in the toilet) and that he wanted to pee in the toilet. My youngest it was an overnight switch. He's the youngest in his friend group, so they were all in underwear before him. In January of that year, our babysitter (who also babysits his friends) asked if he wanted to wear underwear like his friends and he said no. He wanted to wear diapers forever. The next month he decided he was done with diapers. There's a lot of potty training talk online, but in my real life circle I don't know anyone who actual potty trained their kids. All the kids just decided they wanted to use the toilet. Some younger (like that 2 year old I mentioned above) some older (like almost 4). That's really interesting because it seems like everyone around me with toddlers are very proactive about potty training, not like doing the 3-day methods but starting slowly but at a very young age, like 12 months. It seems to be working pretty well for a lot of them and we started similarly but I think we just aren't as diligent as they are. Our oldest nephew was potty trained at 18 months and our 20 MO niece is currently pooping very consistently in the toilet so I think there is some added peer pressure for us and it's definitely on my mind a lot, and I have had to remind my husband that that is not nearly the average age.
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Post by lildiamondeyes on Aug 13, 2019 13:37:28 GMT -6
Oh, we did take the little potty with us. Esp last year for the Fourth of July fireworks. Best thing ever.
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Post by jt2378 on Aug 13, 2019 13:59:03 GMT -6
ok and next time i will approach potty training differently. two of DD's friends weren't trained until nowish and it's been so much different. It's like a switch and they were ready. No fighting. No major accidents. And they both night trained (yes I know this is neurological). This was D1, it was really great actually and I’m hoping this one just follows suit so I don’t have to deal because lazy...
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Post by tgrimes on Aug 13, 2019 14:21:23 GMT -6
Both of my kids had to be potty trained before moving up to the next class. My oldest would occasionally go at school but hardly ever at home. The 1st day we started in panties at home she had 3 accidents. Then she was fine. My youngest was going all of the time at school and most of the time at home. Daycare was telling me for months that he was ready for underwear. I finally did it and he had accidents all the freakin time. It was not delightful. I really thought he would be easy.
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Post by tgrimes on Aug 13, 2019 14:22:45 GMT -6
Diapers for life is the correct answer. Potty before you get in the car. Potty as soon as you get to the destination. It’s not a question of “do you need to go?”, it is “we are going to the potty now”. I didn’t care if ds only peed out five drops, if there was a bathroom nearby, we were trying. Constant reminders: we don’t pee in the car seat. We don’t pee at the library. We pee on the potty. Etc. Car potty It worked pretty well because he only had one accident. That was when he was super distracted by the Thomas exhibit at the museum. It’s just so much energy to always be on alert during that stage. Disclaimer: ds is a home-base pooper so I’ve never had to deal with that in public. Fingers crossed dd is the same! Cloth diaper though. So do I have to carry rolls of paper towels to clean up pools of urine in public places along with changes of clothing? I always have baby wipes, a change of clothes, and shoes. ETA i even have this for my 5yo. She spilled water on herself at a restaurant once and cried for the next 30 min. Won't make that mistake again.
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Post by cmb on Aug 13, 2019 16:13:01 GMT -6
ok and next time i will approach potty training differently. two of DD's friends weren't trained until nowish and it's been so much different. It's like a switch and they were ready. No fighting. No major accidents. And they both night trained (yes I know this is neurological). This is the approach we’re taking with DS2. We tried twice with DS1 and failed, and ultimately just waited until he decided. It was great. He’s fully night trained now, too. The only thing we still struggle with is outings, but I think that has to do more with his sensory needs. The autoflush toilets are the devil. He’ll only use “quiet potties,” aka manual flush. I really just need to remember to bring his headphones with us
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Post by cmb on Aug 13, 2019 16:15:08 GMT -6
So, I had a very interesting phone call with DS1’s pediatric endo today... apparently, it was the other endo in the office that declared his trial a failure and not the one that actually follows him. His actual endo wants to continue the trial, so now we have to pull him back off the synthroid and do a new draw in 8 weeks.
I also learned that antianxiety meds can fuck with your TSH levels, but the nurse didnt say which ones
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Post by sheilathetank on Aug 13, 2019 16:59:47 GMT -6
So, I had a very interesting phone call with DS1’s pediatric endo today... apparently, it was the other endo in the office that declared his trial a failure and not the one that actually follows him. His actual endo wants to continue the trial, so now we have to pull him back off the synthroid and do a new draw in 8 weeks. I also learned that antianxiety meds can fuck with your TSH levels, but the nurse didnt say which ones Sorry I know nothing about this or I missed how this originally started. What was the trial for? Is him restarting a good or bad thing?
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Post by sheilathetank on Aug 13, 2019 17:01:36 GMT -6
ok and next time i will approach potty training differently. two of DD's friends weren't trained until nowish and it's been so much different. It's like a switch and they were ready. No fighting. No major accidents. And they both night trained (yes I know this is neurological). This is the approach we’re taking with DS2. We tried twice with DS1 and failed, and ultimately just waited until he decided. It was great. He’s fully night trained now, too. The only thing we still struggle with is outings, but I think that has to do more with his sensory needs. The autoflush toilets are the devil. He’ll only use “quiet potties,” aka manual flush. I really just need to remember to bring his headphones with us DD holds her ears and makes me flush. We do a countdown before I do it. She HATES the "hair dryers".
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Post by cmb on Aug 13, 2019 17:37:27 GMT -6
So, I had a very interesting phone call with DS1’s pediatric endo today... apparently, it was the other endo in the office that declared his trial a failure and not the one that actually follows him. His actual endo wants to continue the trial, so now we have to pull him back off the synthroid and do a new draw in 8 weeks. I also learned that antianxiety meds can fuck with your TSH levels, but the nurse didnt say which ones Sorry I know nothing about this or I missed how this originally started. What was the trial for? Is him restarting a good or bad thing? I don’t know if I actually shared the full story or not.. DS1 got diagnosed with juvenile hypothyroidism at 16/17 months. We tested his TSH at 13m due to no teeth, and he’s seen a pediatric endocrinologist ever since. He got placed on synthroid when he got diagnosed. At age 3, we did a trial to see if his thyroid would figure things out and start working on his own. 4 months in, and his TSH got too high, so back on he went. His endo requested that we try once more at 4.5, so we pulled him off the synthroid this past June. He went in for his first blood draw two weeks ago at the 8 week mark. They called me mid last week to say his TSH was elevated, that the trial failed, and he needed to go back on synthroid. This was his last shot to see if his thyroid would figure things out and start functioning correctly. Apparently, it was the other endocrinologist, who doesn’t deal with the hypothyroid young kids, that made this call. But with today’s call, because his T3/T4 levels are perfect, his actual endocrinologist, who has followed him for the last 3 years, wants to give it another 8 weeks because he barely failed his last trial. As long as his T3/T4 are behaving, she’s okay with leaving his TSH above 4.5 but below 15-20. He’s at an 11 now
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Post by sheilathetank on Aug 13, 2019 17:51:55 GMT -6
Sorry I know nothing about this or I missed how this originally started. What was the trial for? Is him restarting a good or bad thing? I don’t know if I actually shared the full story or not.. DS1 got diagnosed with juvenile hypothyroidism at 16/17 months. We tested his TSH at 13m due to no teeth, and he’s seen a pediatric endocrinologist ever since. He got placed on synthroid when he got diagnosed. At age 3, we did a trial to see if his thyroid would figure things out and start working on his own. 4 months in, and his TSH got too high, so back on he went. His endo requested that we try once more at 4.5, so we pulled him off the synthroid this past June. He went in for his first blood draw two weeks ago at the 8 week mark. They called me mid last week to say his TSH was elevated, that the trial failed, and he needed to go back on synthroid. This was his last shot to see if his thyroid would figure things out and start functioning correctly. Apparently, it was the other endocrinologist, who doesn’t deal with the hypothyroid young kids, that made this call. But with today’s call, because his T3/T4 levels are perfect, his actual endocrinologist, who has followed him for the last 3 years, wants to give it another 8 weeks because he barely failed his last trial. As long as his T3/T4 are behaving, she’s okay with leaving his TSH above 4.5 but below 15-20. He’s at an 11 now If he fails does it mean he's on the medication for life or is there surgery or some other alternative?
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