Monday, October 3, 2011

another toilet user in the house...

J is 20 months old now....and he is a toilet user :) I just feel that exposing kids to using the toilet early helps them to make the whole process natural rather than a battle of the wills (personal opinion) After lunch today I put J on the toilet (I do with each diaper change) and he urinated and had a bowel movement...I was SO excited as this is the first time he has had a bowel movement on the toilet. Yipee one less poopy diaper for me to change :)
after J's surgery (after I removed his catheter) he became very aware of when he urinated because honestly it caused him pain. When I noticed him showing the signs of pain, I'd tell him to push out his pee and he would (crying a bit while doing it) and then he would be happier. So that has probably helped with this whole process. I started a couple of months ago with just putting him on while the bathtub was filling (sound of running water usually made him pee on my bathroom floor so I figured I might as well sit him on the potty to save me from mopping up a puddle). I would say that 80% of the time I sit him on the toilet, he pees.
This isn't the ideal season for toilet training but I am game for him to be a toilet user...

**updated*** Tuesday morning at breakfast he started being gassy (he usually has a BM in the mornings) so I put him on the toilet and jackpot....another dirty diaper avoided!

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