Intensive potty training began this morning in our house...with mixed results! Two wee wees in the potty and one poo...on the floor 
DS is 2 years 7 months. We were trying the more gradual method in the Potty Training for Boys book but found we weren't really getting anywhere, yes he would go in potty or toilet, no problem but he saw it as entirely optional and was just as happy to pee his pants and let me clean it up. 
After a few weeks of soldiering on with this about 3 months ago I decided he wasn't ready and to try again later. Then I was pg and have had HG so I've been in no fit state to try again until now. So I'm off work this week, armed with Elmo potty training iPad app, a Lightning McQueen seat for the toilet, Lightning McQueen pants and two potties to cart around the house til he gets the idea.
Anyone had good success with the fairly intensive method? Keep wondering if this is really the best approach but at the same time this is my last leave off work where we won't be going away anywhere until July and he'll be nearly 3 then. At the minute, DS is just going around with no nappy or pants on and I'm only letting him watch tv or play in iPad if he sits on the potty (to avoid possibility he'll get distracted and go on the floot!). Any tips? ANy pitfalls to avoid? Should I put a nappy on him after lunch for nap time?
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LittleMissSnowShine · 02/04/2013 09:59
Hi
thought I would join you as I too have a week off to potty train this week. my DD is 2.5, thankfully nursery have been putting her on the loo and she has sat on the potty at home before we started to train but had never done anything.
We started yesterday and thankfully we have had more wees in the potty and on the toilet than on the floor, but god its so boring isnt it? im getting cabin fever so DD is going to go to my mums for a couple of hours tomorrow so i can get some housework done.
From what I have read (and goodness knows I am no expert) intensive is better but i am under no illusion that DD will have this all sewn up by the time I go back to work next week, I think it can take a while for them to consistently take themselves off to the loo so I am thinking that will be the case and hoping to be pleasantly surprised
Other mums who have been there and done this before told me to put DD straight into pants so that if she wees she can feel its wet and it saves your carpet a bit too. Also solves problems further down the line when they won't wear pants or wee/ poo as soon as they have pants on thinking its a nappy. I have been putting my DD in a nappy for her lunchtime nap and bedtime still.
So not too much advice from me but happy to join you for 
and consolation after inhaling detol fumes all day 
Hi lizard!
We're getting about a 50% strike rate lol DS is being quite good about sitting on the potty as long as there's something to entertain him, be it CBeebies or the iPad. Once he's off the potty, tho, even if it's only a foot away from him we've had a few accidents where he's just gone, without warning, on the floor
In the pro column, at least now when he goes outside of the potty he's been shouting 'uh oh, wee wee' and crying a bit, to let me know what has happened and to show he knows that's not supposed to happen.
Like you, I did nappy for nap time and bed, but just light football shorts rest of the day so it was easy for me to see (and for him to feel) when he'd had an accident. Wish the weather was a bit warmer tho, feel sorry for DS with his little cold legs!
Yep Dettol all the way...but no for me. 21 weeks pg! Really got fx that I can help DS master this soon, I have no wish to be 37 weeks and still cleaning up puddles of pee all day on my hands and knees lol
But it's day 2 for us here and he did object strongly to be taken out of bed and his nice fleecy sleepsuit to sit on the potty but he did do a wee and now he's watching Mike the Knight on the potty so not a bad start to the day. How are things going for your DD today?
Anyone else out there want to join us??
Ooh thank goodness a bit more success this afternoon & evening. Dd told me she needed a wee at my mums & we managed to get her on the potty in time. Then another small wee on the big toilet at home followed by her first non nappy poo! Woohoo!
lol i'd say we need to start knocking the drink back!!
Sounds like your DD is getting the hang of it fine, she's only on day 4 so the fact you were able to take her out to your mum's yesterday and she told you she needed to go etc. sounds really encouraging 
Yes I'm v pleased with DS for figuring it out and wanting to take himself to go but i have no idea how we're supposed to leave the house ever again if i can't get him to wear even easy shorts / tracksuit bottoms - but I'm glad I decided to take this time off work and do this with him cos I think DS is getting the hang of it a lot better than he was before when I was trying the slowly, gradually approach.
Now to conquer wearing trousers!! Well maybe tomorrow 
Yeah one step at a time- maybe put him in trousers but no pants, like tracksuit bottoms or something at first. Not sure why that works rather than putting pants on at first but had heard that tip on here before.
I like the way your last post said in brackets- think you meant subconscious thinking eh?!
Will be nice for your DS to show his Granny his big boy pants & how clever he is at the weekend & super nice for you & your DH to have a break too!
My mum has been great this week- she is downstairs cutting & sticking with DD now whilst I check MN get on with the house work.
I'm back to work next week too so hope it works out well at nursery, is your DS at nursery/ CM too?
Snowshine your description of you pulling your trousers up & down really did make me chuckle 
only because I know what I was like 6 months pg!
I am sure the trousers will come in time. Will your DS be persuaded by bribes rewards? You could do some rewards for pulling his shorts/pants down as well as going for a wee.
Know what you mean about cabin fever- we had a great day yesterday- no accidents at all & she brought the potty over & told us everytime she needed a wee & also did the tiniest poo on the big loo.
Today has been a bit more hit & miss- took her swimming this morning just to get out, but still put a swim nappy on- not that confident yet. I Knew she would want to do a big wee after swimming as she always seems to hold it in the pool & then do a huge wee in her nappy afterwards. Tried to persuade her onto the loo at swimming before & after & she was having none of it so she did a wee in he car on the way home but thankfully I already had a folded up towel on her car seat in case. Another accident in the high chair but she did seen to manage to stop herself half way through & wait for me to put her on the potty & carry on her wee so a good recovery!
Other than that it's been all hits in the potty or loo, she gets a bit annoyed/ upset if she wees in her pants & wants clean dry ones straight away but I guess that's quite normal.
Meant to be meeting a friend at a soft play type place tomorrow- not sure how that will work out! Maybe should take potty along. I have a trail potty but haven't tried her with it yet.
Looking forward to going back to work for a rest!
Hows everyone getting on?
Welcome shouty- yes it is knackering isnt it?! I think you are massively brave for going out but with 3 kids and a dog what else can you do so please don't feel ashamed. I kind of believe that kids need to have accidents to help them learn what to do, like anything, riding a bike you need to know what not to do as well as what to do so half in the potty is great for day one!
DD was back at nursery today and had 3 accidents but they think its more to do with her being confident enough to ask to go or take herself to the loos than not knowing that she wants to go. So will have the washing machine going tonight and need to nip into M&S tomorrow to get some more pants, have found that sizing up really helps DD be able to pull them up and down by herself so might get some cheapy leggings/ joggers too.
However she came home and did a big old poo in the toilet so thats great!
Good luck everyone and all round.
I am really proud of DS - only one accident so far today and we were out feeding the ducks when it happened so not surprising really. It was quite a challenge to then change DS's clothes - we were on a slope, it was very muddy and I was holding a young dog on the lead . I am glad noone was there to see us .
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