potty training question *update at bottom* :)
So exactly a week ago I decided it was time to buckle down and get my 2.5 year old son potty trained. It was my goal to have him out of diapers before the new baby comes in Nov. He is doing really good. He hasn't pee'd his pants for a few days. Even over the weekend when we were out shopping (I put a pull up on to be safe) he still didn't go in it. He was playing today while I was cleaning and cooking dinner and went pee on his own and was bringing me the little pee container from his little potty. The only thing is he hasn't yet pooped on the potty. Every time he goes its always in his undies. How can I get him to start going poo in the potty? I'm not sure if I should start putting him in time out when he does it, or if its way too soon in the training process to have negative consequences already. Any suggestions would be greatly appriciated! (He's my first so this is all new to me)
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@vtmamajuju @sands3 @jellybeaning11 @mrs_shu I love the idea of prizes for going. Like I said I did candy for peeing. But how do I actually get him on the potty when he has to poo? Do I just fill the treasure chest and show it to him and explain when he goes poop in the potty he gets to pick a prize? And hope he wants a prize...
@littlenat86 he did have a regular time when he would go poo. It used to be right around 3 everyday, but since he's been wearing undies the time varies a lot more. It usually always late afternoon or evening time. and there has only been once that I've actually caught him going in his undies and I put him right on the potty, we sat there about 15 minutes and nothing. It was over an hour later that he "finished" in his undies.
For months we have had open door policy with our son, both my husband and I.
I haven't spanked him or anything for going in his undies. I just tell him your a big boy you need to go on the potty not in your undies. You need to make sure you tell mommy when you have to go. He will say ok and for pee its been great. I am hoping it will be like when he finally first went pee in the potty he got cheer and praise and was super excited about that and told everyone he saw that he went pee in the potty. And. He soared from there. Its just getting the first one lol.
@Mommy2IsaiahNGiselle thanks for all those! Puts a lot in perspective