Feeling anxious about tackling potty training?
Today it would seem from the number of books available that mothers dread the idea of potty training. You may have heard stories from your friends of whole-house disasters, broken new carpeting, and embarrassing moments at friends’ houses or in public places.
Yes, some accidents are unavoidable in the early days, but with a little advance planning and common sense, most can be avoided. Be prepared is the motto here. Always carry spare pants, clothes and wipes when you go out, or in the first few days you could use pull-ups, and reduce the hassle of occasional mishaps when going out or when baby is napping.
. For the occasions when the worst happens and there is a small accident, do not scold or criticize, have a good mood and take it easy. In retrospect, these accidents can seem quite funny.
The tales I’ve heard are of an expensive and beautiful cream rug throughout the floor repeatedly christened. Well, for the first few days of training, when it starts in earnest, the plastic sheeting might have covered the carpet or closed doors in certain rooms, it’s like letting a puppy access everyone’s shoes and then being surprised when they chew on it. . Don’t laugh at that moment, in front of your child, you probably don’t want to either, but it would create confusing messages.
If the worst happens, carpet cleaners are cheap to hire and effective. In fact I took care of one of my granddaughters during her first years and when she was first At birth he suffered from projectile vomiting after feedings. It wasn’t until we were advised to support her in a sitting position for half an hour after the shots that we were usually able to prevent it from happening. Yeah, and we had cream rugs too!
3 Reasons to Delay Potty Training
- Even if you’ve decided that your little one is developed enough and ready to start potty training, there are times when your plan to start your program in earnest needs to be delayed.
- If a child is constipated, they delay potty training or may associate potty training with discomfort, or delay its action and worsen constipation. If they are teething or unwell, they are unlikely to be cooperative. They may also have loose stools, which could make things difficult for them and could upset them with any mishaps.
- If you’re too busy to spend time watching and playing with them, push it back to a more convenient date.
With some planning, potty training isn’t that hard. Ideally, when the baby is sitting comfortably, she will sit him on a small potty next to her lap after feeding or bath time and share a book or toys for a few minutes to get him used to sitting on a potty. Sometimes she will get results and make potty training easier when he or she is older than the baby and familiar with the potty. Be patient with her little one, it’s a whole new learning curve.