http://www.lamommy.com/la-toddler/2006/peepee-in-the-potty/ The Glitz! The Glamour! The Celebrities! Mmm... Not really Fri, 16 May 2008 04:17:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://www.lamommy.com/la-toddler/2006/peepee-in-the-potty/#comment-35 Thu, 26 Oct 2006 20:12:45 +0000 http://www.lamommy.com/la-toddler/2006/peepee-in-the-potty/#comment-35 no advice I'm afraid. i think you have it all covered. we did try using stars though for every time she went to the potty. good luck. what i wanted to say though was not to stress. my daughter only fully came off diapers at 3 during the day and then at night at 3 and a half and then still peed in the bed now and then. we went out with nappies and at home used panties. as they say it will happen when it happens. with my second child i will be more relaxed, and not care so much about the pee factor because my first developed cronic constipation at 2 because she didn't like to use the toilet or potty so she held back until it became a very big problem. it took over 7 months to figure out why she complained of a sore tummy and then to finally get it sorted. it was very traumatic for all of us. poor kid. with my second i will take it at her own pace. use nappies as long as it takes and never coax or beguile her to pee on the potty or loo. it will just save us all a whole lot of worrying. with my second i also took a similar aproach to her eating solids. with my first i worried myself sick and she only started eating with all that coaxing and prodding at 20 months really. with my second i knew they all get there eventually so i didn't coax at all. i just let her try what she wanted and if she didn't want any she just didn't eat (but for breastmilk). she's now 19months and finally starting to eat more. it's funny to see how my two children ate exactly the same amount and started to eat more at the exact same age and yet with my first i 'encouraged' and with my second i just took it as it came. as my husband always told me when i got overly worried - ' all teenagers use the toilet dear' *smile* good luck. you're doing great! no advice I’m afraid. i think you have it all covered. we did try using stars though for every time she went to the potty. good luck. what i wanted to say though was not to stress. my daughter only fully came off diapers at 3 during the day and then at night at 3 and a half and then still peed in the bed now and then. we went out with nappies and at home used panties. as they say it will happen when it happens.
with my second child i will be more relaxed, and not care so much about the pee factor because my first developed cronic constipation at 2 because she didn’t like to use the toilet or potty so she held back until it became a very big problem. it took over 7 months to figure out why she complained of a sore tummy and then to finally get it sorted. it was very traumatic for all of us. poor kid. with my second i will take it at her own pace. use nappies as long as it takes and never coax or beguile her to pee on the potty or loo. it will just save us all a whole lot of worrying.
with my second i also took a similar aproach to her eating solids. with my first i worried myself sick and she only started eating with all that coaxing and prodding at 20 months really. with my second i knew they all get there eventually so i didn’t coax at all. i just let her try what she wanted and if she didn’t want any she just didn’t eat (but for breastmilk). she’s now 19months and finally starting to eat more. it’s funny to see how my two children ate exactly the same amount and started to eat more at the exact same age and yet with my first i ‘encouraged’ and with my second i just took it as it came.
as my husband always told me when i got overly worried - ‘ all teenagers use the toilet dear’ *smile* good luck. you’re doing great!

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