Saturday, March 24, 2012

Potty Training Methods

Alright dear friends, you've asked what I did with Drake:

I pulled out our little potty and had it visible and ready to be used. It sat in common places, and on occasion we would ask Drake if he needed to go potty, or sit him on it and encourage him to use it. Really, we were just testing the water and seeing how receptive he was to the process. When he seemed ready (more interested, in the potty, less resistant to sitting on it, we stripped him from the waist down. As long as he was naked, there were no accidents. He seemed to recognize, there was nothing to catch the mess and he had to go in the potty. We would try to take him potty every half hour or more. We only had one accident and it was the second day when I put underwear on him which confused him, and he peed in them. After a couple more days of baring it all, we tried pull-ups. He stayed dry, and then we moved on to underwear. Of course there were treats, incentives, celebrations, etc. Really, I don't presume to know much about potty training, I'm just thrilled I don't have to change Drake anymore :)

1 comment:

Shawn AND Chelsey said...

thanks for sharing your method! we are wanting to start with jax but will probably wait til after the baby comes to avoid any potential setbacks. maybe you're not an expert, but your method WORKED which is what is most important, right!!? congrats again! that is so exciting!!