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Potty Training Time
Asked by M.C. from Detroit
on December 8, 2009
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So I realize it's time to really start with the potty training of my son. I think he's ready...but I am wondering if any of you wonderful moms out there who have alrea...
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- I agree with Ginny. My son expressed an interest when at Daycare, but then fell away from it. He was not fully trained until he began Preschool at age four. Even at th...
- I don't think he's a late bloomer at all! We potty trained my son at 3 and he took to it right away. (Blessed, I know! My daughter has not been so easy) He simply wasn...
- First of all I am the Mom to 4 children 2 boys and 2 girls. Both my boys did not potty tain until after 3. No matter what anyone says most, not all, boys train later. ...
The Potty
Asked by J.G. from Columbus
on March 15, 2010
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I will be starting to potty train my 2.5 yr old boy this spring/summer. Can anyone recommend a potty they like (especially with a boy)? There are so many different t...
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- We used the Weeman, (http://www.pottytrainingconcepts.com/Potty-Training-Urinal1.html) which worked very well to teach him how to pee standing. As soon as he was tall ...
- Lots of people don't even bother with a little potty, they just use the seat on the big potty. You can also get little potties that you take the top off and it fits o...
- Hi J.~ With my son, we never bought a potty seat. He didn't like the idea of it, so we just had him start immediately on the regular seat. We bought a padded seat t...
Having Problems with Potty Training My Almost 3 1/2 Yo Little Man
Asked by M.V. from Detroit
on May 13, 2008
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Looking for help with potty training. Dad is currently in Germany with that National Guard and I'm trying my best to potty train my little man before Dad gets home. I'...
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- M., First of all I want to say thank you to you as a wife of a Nation Guard and Thank you to your husband as well. I too have a 3 yo little man and we are trying to d...
- My son is now 15, but when I was potty training him at 18 months, I started out with pull-ups. After 2 months, I realized that pull ups gave the same security as diap...
- First of all, get rid of the pull-ups and have him start wearing "big boy" underwear. Just like diapers, he won't be able to tell when he's wet with the pull-ups. Ta...
Help with Fear of Public Restrooms
Asked by T.F. from Kalamazoo
on June 8, 2009
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Hello moms, I have learned many valueable things from all of the questions I have read, but this is my first to ask. My daughter (who will be 3 in September) is doing...
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- Do you have a minivan? When my kids were learning to potty train I had a minivan and just bought a portable potty for them to use in the van when needed. You can get t...
- T., My son has the same problem and as your daughter gets older she may become less sensitive to the noise. I would cover my son's ears, tell him when the toilet w...
- My son is very sensitive to noise, so it opened my eyes to things that I didn't notice as beingtoo loud. Bring a headband with you, like a winter fleece one, or ear m...
Suggestions for Nighttime Dryness for a Very Deep Sleeper
Asked by K.T. from Detroit
on July 27, 2007
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My son (almost 5) has been daytime potty-trained for 2 years. He still uses a pull-up at night because he sleeps too deeply to wake up in the middle of the night and g...
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- My son was a tough one too. He of course had a family history on both sides of bedwetting so that didn't help. Right around the time he turned 6ish, he told me he di...
- If you receive a good answer, please email me !! My daughter has the exact issue. She too is almost 5 and I have her in a pull up at night for the same reason. She ...
- My daughter is 6 1/2 and still has this issue. She stopped for about 6 months and has started back up again. I also tried limiting liquids, I make her go to the bath...
Seeking Dry Bed Mornings
Asked by N.F. from Canton
on April 12, 2008
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My 3 1/2 year old son has been completely potty trained for 6 months and now just started wetting the bed every night. I hate to put him back in pull-ups because he c...
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- Some time ago I read bed wetting is caused by a lack of Magnesium or manganese.Please have patience. You can also try cranberry juice.
- I have to make sure that my 3.5yo pees right before he goes to bed. The couple times I didn't, he's peed in bed and slept right through it. Maybe that would help? ...
- Same thing happened to us. My son had to go to pullups at night because I was washing sheets every day. I spoke to the doctor and she agreed that it was totally norm...
Seeking Suggestions on a 6Yr Old with Bowel Issues.
Asked by K.F. from Cincinnati
on March 20, 2007
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My son is 6yrs old and has had problems using the bathroom(#2) for about 4yrs. We have tried laxatives from the doctor to make him regular and have not succeded. We al...
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- I have a similiar problem with a 7 year old. After potty training finally at 3 when he turned 5 he started going in his pants "sometime". He is quite able to go when...
- Hi K. I have a two year old that has problems from day one, sometimes not going for 14 days at a time. then we went to going in our room to in our pants 3-4 times a ...
- K.- I went through the exact same thing with my daughter. We even tried the same things. We had even taken her the Children's Hospital for testing to see if somethi...
13 Month Old Wakes up with Soaked Diaper and Wet Pajamas Almost Every Morning!
Asked by A.G. from Cincinnati
on September 10, 2008
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My 13 month old is waking up almost every morning - sometimes too early - wet from the top of his diaper up his stomach. His diaper is completely soaked, too. We wer...
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- My son peed through his diapers all the time. When he wa sa size 3 and under he wore Pampers (the first stage ones)because they were the only ones he didnt pee through...
- Hi A., Go to Babies-R-Us and go back to the diaper aisle. Look for a baby blue package called "Diaper Doublers". They're 2.99 (at least they were last year when...
- A lot of people have suggested Huggies Overnights. If his current size in overnight doesn't work, try the next size bigger in overnights. Also, try dressing him in a...
Wet Bed Every Morning
Asked by B.S. from Detroit
on November 5, 2009
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I'm seeking encouragement from fellow Moms who might have been through this.
My 3 year old (who is not yet potty trained...we are working on it!) wakes up soaked in...
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- Honestly also, make sure his pee pee is sticking downward...I know it sounds funny but it has helped me...
- make sure you aren't letting him over-indulge in drinking before bedtime. I never had luck using any of the 'huggies' brand diapers. They not only leaked on us, but l...
- have you tried a pull-up? I am not sure how they hold up compared to diapers. I use Luvs when my kid was that age and they seem to hold it in all night. It is a LONG...
I Need Some Good Advice on Diapers...
Asked by H.P. from Lexington
on January 23, 2008
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My son is 15 months old and has worn pampers since the day he was born. He wakes up soaking wet every morning. We use the Pampers Baby Dry, and they keep him dry durin...
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- Stop giving him so much to drink.
- you could try going up a size, generally it helps but depending on babies body shape the diaper might leak because you can't get it tight enough, and at 30 lbs he woul...
- Huggies has a great overnight diaper....it's been almost 2 years since I bought them but, I'm sure they still make them. When I used them on my daughter, Wal-mart car...
