Night time was a joke tonight again. I know she had to go but when I have her try before bed she won't ever go but then right after I put her down she goes, it's very frustrating. I try to catch her but it's hard. That and she doesn't ever want to stay in bed. She gets up and wants to be outside with us. I tell her if she isn't going to the bathroom then she has to go to bed but that back fires almost every time because then she goes pee in her room after I leave. I guess I'll have to come up with a plan, and figure out what is the difference between bed time and letting her get out to go pee? I'm really not sure.
Now what am I going to do this week. Well I really can't go anywhere with Anna like this. She won't ever hold it and she would go every time. I am going to try to make this work. I think between Zach being home all day and me leaving for a few hours to do Primary didn't help. The author does recommend that the child is 22 months, and if they younger than that it may take longer. Well if it takes longer than tomorrow, I will have to come up with a different plan, i think. I don't want to go back to diapers because we've worked so hard for this but honestly I'm not sure at this point what to do.
Well that's about it. I really do like this lady's method a lot and I feel that it would work so much better for an older child. Anna is 20 months old but a few months can make a big difference.
4 comments:
Don't give up Christy! Persistence is key! It sounds like you are doing your best...she'll get it. You sound warn out...let me know what I can do to help. Love you!
Do you think Andrea's idea of a cold shower would work with her???
I'm sorry this has been such a struggle. I know you wanted Anna to be potty trained before your next baby comes so I know it's frustrating. Just realize that it's really ok! If Anna isn't ready...she's not ready and that doesn't mean you did something wrong. I'm not sure a cold shower would work at her age. I just felt like Kyson was being his stubborn little self when he didn't go to the potty whereas, I'm not sure Anna is being stubborn. Plus Kyson is almost three and a half! Anyway, please just don't feel bad if it doesn't work out. You need to enjoy your last couple of months with Anna before you have another child and you don't want it to be a long struggle. You are an amazing Mother so don't feel defeated. Love you!!!
Okay so this lady's method that I've implemented is all about positive re enforcement. Personally I don't believe that being negative helps at all with children under 2! I feel they need to be loved and encouraged. Yes this has been really hard, and as of now I'm not exactly sure what I'm going to do but somehow it will all work out, whether I stop and try again later or keep it up. She wakes up dry from her naps and her bed time, and I feel that is amazing but I'm not sure about being able to go anywhere with her. We'll see.
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