No time to potty
I really want Lucy to be potty-trained. I just don't have the time to do it.
I realize that this is super-lame. What could be more important than getting another kid out of diapers? It will save me money, and it will save me time in the long run, because I won't have to be wiping her little behind several times a day. Yes. Potty-training is good. Potty-training must be accomplished. Sign me up.
Just find someone else to do it for me, OK?
Because right now I just don't have the time to sit on the edge of the tub, reading stories and singing songs, while my 2-year-old sits on the potty. And sits. And sits. And no action. Occasionally, by sheer coincidence, she happens to pee while she is sitting on the potty. And then there is much rejoicing in the land. We cheer and we hug and the whole family eats marshmallows together.
And then 10 minutes later she goes in her Pull-Up again.
My strategy (when I put it into practice) is to catch as many as I can, by taking her potty All DAY LONG, over and over and over again, so that eventually she'll figure out that full bladder feeling happens right before she pees. Right now she tends to inform me "I need to go potty" immediately after she has gone in her Pull-Up. Not so helpful.
But here's the thing--spending all day long in the bathroom with her doesn't mesh very well with the other things I've got going on. I mean, how is dinner ever going to get made? You can't make dinner if you have to stop every 20 minutes to potty your 2-year-old and also work in a nursing session with your 4-month-old and maybe answer 10 million questions or so from your preschooler. Not to mention my nemesis, laundry, or my other nemesis, the kitchen floor. Add in a little freelance writing and the occasional bout of exercise or novel-reading or even spending time with my husband, and it becomes clear: potty-training does not fit into my schedule right now.
Has anyone figured out how to potty-train by simply pushing a little button? Maybe flipping a switch on the back of the head or something?
Anyone?
No?
Darn it.
Potty-training sucks.
I realize that this is super-lame. What could be more important than getting another kid out of diapers? It will save me money, and it will save me time in the long run, because I won't have to be wiping her little behind several times a day. Yes. Potty-training is good. Potty-training must be accomplished. Sign me up.
Just find someone else to do it for me, OK?
Because right now I just don't have the time to sit on the edge of the tub, reading stories and singing songs, while my 2-year-old sits on the potty. And sits. And sits. And no action. Occasionally, by sheer coincidence, she happens to pee while she is sitting on the potty. And then there is much rejoicing in the land. We cheer and we hug and the whole family eats marshmallows together.
And then 10 minutes later she goes in her Pull-Up again.
My strategy (when I put it into practice) is to catch as many as I can, by taking her potty All DAY LONG, over and over and over again, so that eventually she'll figure out that full bladder feeling happens right before she pees. Right now she tends to inform me "I need to go potty" immediately after she has gone in her Pull-Up. Not so helpful.
But here's the thing--spending all day long in the bathroom with her doesn't mesh very well with the other things I've got going on. I mean, how is dinner ever going to get made? You can't make dinner if you have to stop every 20 minutes to potty your 2-year-old and also work in a nursing session with your 4-month-old and maybe answer 10 million questions or so from your preschooler. Not to mention my nemesis, laundry, or my other nemesis, the kitchen floor. Add in a little freelance writing and the occasional bout of exercise or novel-reading or even spending time with my husband, and it becomes clear: potty-training does not fit into my schedule right now.
Has anyone figured out how to potty-train by simply pushing a little button? Maybe flipping a switch on the back of the head or something?
Anyone?
No?
Darn it.
Potty-training sucks.
6 comments:
Aww. So sorry. I have been taking my baby potty bc he goes for hours without peeing and then the diaper can't soak it up fast enough and wets all his clothes. Argh.
Have you tried a day or 2 without pull-ups. Regular panties so she can feel! when she wets herself? In the other kids I potty trained it made a HUGE difference in our success level.
Blessings.
You forgot being trapped in the house for days on end because you don't dare take anyone anywhere who might suddenly need to "go." I think that fact alone probably kept the little ones in our house in diapers an extra year.
I agree. Totally sucks. It's the thing that I am the worst at. But despite me, I know they will all graduate from diapers. 2 down, 2 to go...
Man... I hate potty training too. I tried at around 2 1/2 with both of my kids, but gave up after several months. With Lily I waited till Bella was 6 months old to retry. My advice is to wait till she's almost three. If you have time to take her every now and then, great. But it seems (with my vast experience of potty training two kids :)) that they do a lot better when they're a little older. And I think it's worth the price tag of a few more months of pull-ups or diapers. Oh, and if you can get her to at least poo in the pot earlier than that, changing a wet diaper a couple times a day isn't too bad.
I've got bad news for you. They will go when they're good and ready. For our kids, it was like a light went on, some early and some much later.
Bribes don't work either. I had several kids try to snow me so they could earn a Smartie.
"Nope, Show me some proof buddy."
In the meantime, go get a microwave and an easy chair for the bathroom. You'll be there for awhile.
Yes, potty training completely alters life for awhile. Both my boys were 3 when potty trained-with one it went okay, with the other-not good, all I can say is "we survived."
I want L potty trained, but I dread going through it. I just bought diapers and wipes and thought that maybe we should tackle it so we can save $, but really, WHAT AM I THINKING? She is so, super young and I have a feeling it will just be a big hassle, so maybe we will wait. I guess I have had hopes of having one trained before age 3 and I have heard girls are easier...who knows?
Good topic!=)
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