We used some book called "potty training in a day" or somesuch for Alex, and it worked pretty well. Of course, it also involved the ex-h spending the day with only Alex (baby Juliana was at Grandma's house) and giving him outrageous amounts of liquids and salty snacks and not letting him leave the kitchen area . It also involved Alex peeing on the ex-h when they both fell asleep on the kitchen floor. At least it was on the linoleum :) The theories in the book seemed pretty good, though.
If I may politely suggest, making the switch to cups in addition to the potty training might be too much for her, she just might not be ready for the potty yet. I feel ya on the "tired of changing diapers" bit, though. Alex was 2 years 10 months, and Juliana was close to being 3 years old (I think, or I'm confusing that summer with when she had her binkie taken away).
We're going to take a break on the potty training. She's just not ready for it. As much as I'd love to stop buying diapers, she's obviously not ready to stop wearing them.
Maybe in another month or so.
I agree that too many changes at once can be hard on them. :)
Just an FYI, the Feel and Learn Pampers are a marketing gimmick and nothing more. Faith couldn't feel anything, but got very red and irritated in them. I took one apart and poured a ton of water in it. It takes an awful lot of water *and* pressing your hand against the liner to feel that it is wet.
Faith did like the Dora on them and her Dora panties are still her favorites. I had to buy two packs of Dora so we have enough till the next laundry day.
Oh, I feel for ya! Kylie's only sat on the potty once since she thought she had that "caterpillar" coming out of her bum. Of course, that one time was right as I needed to go on an errand immediately and didn't have time for her to sit and wait, and wait, and wait, and wait.
On Saturday she decided again she wanted to sit on a potty. This would be about 5 minutes after I had changed her diaper at Home Depot. Brian and I were talking to some employee about I can't remember what (information overload was the theme of the day) and I looked over to see why Kylie was quiet.
She had her pants off and was just about to pull down her diaper because she was wet and need to sit on a potty.
It was an "Eek! We don't take our pants off in the store!" kind of moment. She decided she wasn't wet and didn't need a potty afterall.
Sometimes I wonder if she'll ever be trained. But then I remember she has to be to be in school and darn it, I want her at school, not home, for 12-13 years. So she will be trained. Oh, yes, she will be trained.
That's about where I am right now. in my head i know she's only 2 1/2 and that's on the young side for being ready. and since we have huge constipation issues, i know that won't help the process either.
my Ultimate Goal is to have her trained before we go home for my sister's wedding at (Canadian) Thanksgiving. She has to be a flower girl and I'd rather it not be wearing a diaper.
Although realistically, if i'm not 100% sure she'll make it through the ceremony, she'll be in a diaper!!
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If I may politely suggest, making the switch to cups in addition to the potty training might be too much for her, she just might not be ready for the potty yet. I feel ya on the "tired of changing diapers" bit, though. Alex was 2 years 10 months, and Juliana was close to being 3 years old (I think, or I'm confusing that summer with when she had her binkie taken away).
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Maybe in another month or so.
I agree that too many changes at once can be hard on them. :)
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Faith did like the Dora on them and her Dora panties are still her favorites. I had to buy two packs of Dora so we have enough till the next laundry day.
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She especially loves to show them to people.
Like the boys in her play school. Yep, she's my sister all right.
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and we have 4 different kinds of diapers.
sooner or later this child WILL be potty trained!!
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My mother tried this same thing with the family dog. It did not work.
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On Saturday she decided again she wanted to sit on a potty. This would be about 5 minutes after I had changed her diaper at Home Depot. Brian and I were talking to some employee about I can't remember what (information overload was the theme of the day) and I looked over to see why Kylie was quiet.
She had her pants off and was just about to pull down her diaper because she was wet and need to sit on a potty.
It was an "Eek! We don't take our pants off in the store!" kind of moment. She decided she wasn't wet and didn't need a potty afterall.
Sometimes I wonder if she'll ever be trained. But then I remember she has to be to be in school and darn it, I want her at school, not home, for 12-13 years. So she will be trained. Oh, yes, she will be trained.
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That's about where I am right now. in my head i know she's only 2 1/2 and that's on the young side for being ready. and since we have huge constipation issues, i know that won't help the process either.
my Ultimate Goal is to have her trained before we go home for my sister's wedding at (Canadian) Thanksgiving. She has to be a flower girl and I'd rather it not be wearing a diaper.
Although realistically, if i'm not 100% sure she'll make it through the ceremony, she'll be in a diaper!!
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