We are on day 2 of potty training both girls at the same time. I'm better today than yesterday and I'm sticking it out this time for the long haul. I know it is going to stick this time and they are going to get it. Please let me be right.
Day 1 was traumatic. Kendall picked the wrong day to start an ignoring mom charade and I picked a bad day to discipline her about it. Seren did great and peed on the potty several times and only really wet her training pants once and then a few times when daddy came home. Kendall had no successes. She was excited to sit on the potty (training potty and potty insert both) but wouldn't pee. I put her in a diaper just before nap time and she promptly filled it up so I knew she had to go. Mid way through the day I traded the toilet inserts for the cushier and more secure one and this seemed to help her willingness to sit longer but she was obviously distressed at peeing. I read up on it during nap time and asked friends' advice. One suggestion and attempt at getting her going by pouring water over her just made her more mad and upset. I gave up a little and just let her wet her training pants and feel it was uncomfortable. Jeff came home and after an hour of me trying still with him around (the girls seemed to lose focus and pee more) I went in our room and let him take it on for a half hour or so. Lots of wet panties and a couple poopy panties until bedtime. The girls got pull ups for bedtime and naps. I wanted to change their routine enough for them to see a difference with no more diapers.
Day 2 was better. They had a role reversal and Seren started having issues holding it until she got to the bathroom. I convinced Kendall she could play with my tablet if she sat on the potty. She plopped right down on the cushy potty insert and played for 10 minutes or so as I raced Seren from the front room with an accident, tried to get her to pee on the smaller potty and proceeded to make her clean up the wet undies and check the carpet. Somewhere in the midst of this I heard Kendall peeing on the toilet and I raced to praise her. She definitely seemed worried like she was in trouble and so I praised and hugged and that got her smiling. It must have clicked because an hour or so later she was hurrying to the bathroom and getting herself on the potty to pee again. Lots of praise for every success for both of them today but feeling setbacks with Seren. I am hoping it will click for Seren in the 'holding it' department in the next couple days and that Kendall will relax a little more. Kendall definitely has trouble eliminating. She can hold it but can't seem to stop the flow so she gets all scared once she's going on the toilet and wants to hop off...not a good thing mid-stream needless to say.
Day 3 has yet to be seen....
Potty training any child is an adventure for sure. Potty training twins is a circus if you ask me. I am the clown juggling the balls and I keep hoping eventually I will stop dropping them.
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| Enjoying a reward this morning after peeing on the potty |
2 comments:
Lol! We have the same tunnel! Lol! Oh you are a courageous woman! My mom just asked me yesterday..."When are you going to start potty training Lola?" In my head I'm thinking never! Lol!!! Keep at it...it's making me feel more positive about attempting it!
Never is a great answer. Days are bad then good then bad again so far...hopefully they'll start being more good. It is definitely not as bad as the first time I attempted at 25 months though so that's a good sign and keeps me going. Good luck when you decide to take the plunge with Lola ;)
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