Bye Bye Diapers
We finally took the plunge and decided it was time to start potty training Kate. Instead of trying to wing it on our own, we decided to follow a method that we had heard from others “worked like a charm.” It’s called the 3-day potty training ebook by Lora Jensen. I’m SO glad we decided to buy this book, as I would’ve done it all wrong if we hadn’t (or it would’ve just taken a lot longer). She gave great tips and insight that really made sense, and worked! Although it ended up taking us 4 days. But that’s okay, 4 days is still a great success and very quick regardless. Don’t get me wrong, the process was still very frustrating and full of accidents, but every day showed marked improvement and since it “clicked” on day 4, Kate hasn’t looked back! Here’s a short recap of our 5 days of progress:
Day 1:
Carter was off at Gma Candi’s house this day so I could focus completely on Kate since it was a Friday and Ryan was working. I put her in panties after she woke up that morning and said bye bye to diapers! It was a messy day, and very tiring for both of us. She had 13 accidents, but three of those started as accidents and ended in the potty. She was very uncomfortable sitting on the potty early in the day, but later in the day got more used to it. She just didn’t quite understand what was going on and why she couldn’t just pee anywhere and anytime, like she did in her diaper. This picture best describes how she AND I felt by the end of the day….
Daily stats: 13 accidents, 3 of which ended with some pee in the potty
Day 2:
Day 2 Kate got good at controlling her urge to pee, but still wasn’t comfortable enough with the potty and the process to release on the toilet. She still had some accidents, but not nearly as many as day 1. We spent a lot of the day running her to the toilet when she started to do the “potty dance”, only to have nothing happen. We’d put her down, she’d start hopping around again and crossing her legs, and we’d wisk her away back to the potty. Eventually she’d either pee in the potty or have an accident. She just didn’t have enough practice and didn’t know how to let her pee out.
Daily stats: 4 accidents, 2 potty successes!
Day 3:
Today was a day of hope. The day our book promised it would “click” and Kate would be potty trained! Overall, the day was not bad, but it was still very frustrating. Mainly because she still didn’t know how to release her pee on the potty or just didn’t want to do it. So we had many false alarms taking her to the potty and it got real old. But, she did have 4 successful trips to the potty!
Daily stats: 2 accidents, 4 potty successes!
Day 4:
The first part of day 4 was very disappointing and frustrating for me because it started with accidents plus I was just completely worn out and tired of potty training. I was on my own with both Carter and Kate that day, so I was juggling a crying Carter when Kate and I ran to the bathroom, and a crying Kate on the potty. Kate not only was able to control the urge to pee, but also got very good and telling us she needed to go or running us into the bathroom with her. This was great, but we still had many false alarms. But, thank goodness, it finally “clicked” at 1:00 and she has been great ever since! She’s still wetting the bed at night, but that’s mainly been because we hadn’t been able to get her to go potty before going to bed, so it was expected.
Daily stats: 2 accidents, 5 potty successes!
Day 5:
Still wet the bed last night, but otherwise she’s had no accidents and even went #2 in the potty!!!! She also went to preschool today and came home in the same clothes she went to school in! What an awesome feeling!
Will post an update later with our nighttime progress. Hopefully in less than a week we can have her fully trained, daytime and nighttime!
Thank you “3-day Potty Training” for making our potty training experience as quick and painless as possible!
