potty training advice desperate?

Question

my son is just over 19mths trying hard with the potty training but he will not sit in the potty if i do manage to get him on say before a bath morning etc hes straight back up. i know some people think its to young but its also for health reasons he's allergic to certain nappies and huggies was the only ones i could use. now there irritating him (hes got infantile excema and his bum is red raw) really needs to get off the nappies. he does know when hes made a mistake with no nappy on he say Ot-O then tell me or try to wipe it up (bless him) PLEASE HELP

Answer 1

Ok. This is what i did. YOu may laugh but it worked with both of my boys.
1. I put cheerios in the toilet and told them to aim. LOL

2. I would give them candy (i.e. one skittle, one m/m, etc.) if they went potty or poop.

3. I would take them with me when i went. They would sit on their potty and go. 99% of the time I really didn't go. But I would say "i gotta go potty wanna come with me." then after a week or so they would say the same thing. Then I would start telling them "no you go alone"

4. I put them in underwear and let them run around in it. YES i did have to clean up messes, but they got tired of being wet.

5. (goes with 4) I let them pick out their "OWN" underwear at the store. Then they were excited about wearing them.

Just be creative. You can email me if you want to and I will be glad to help you more if you want.

OH BTW, you will probably have to wipe when he poopies for awhile. Their little arms aren't long enuf LOL

Good luck.

Answer 2

Sometimes you can try too hard to potty train a child. I never potty trained ANY of mine and I had 5 children. They did it by themselves. If a child is getting uncomfortable in a nappy they will take it off and then that's the time for the potty. Try it.

Answer 3

My daughter was allergic to most diapers too. We had to buy her only Pampers Cruisers and for the wipes we used Pampers sensitive. When that eventually made her bottom raw we told her that she needs to use the big girl potty. If she does not use the potty then she will have oweies on her butt. She understood and then we tried. She learned in 2 days! Good luck!

Answer 4

hi, i have 20 month old twins and im also potty training. but i also have 4 older children and had all of them potty trained before 2 years of age. you need to put the potty in the middle of the room where he can seit, and boring tho it is keep asking him if he needs a whee every 5-10 mins. if he can sit on it with a book or watch tv then try to encourage him to use it as a chair, but most of all, when he does use his potty, praise him like mad.

Answer 5

Wow, you are right... 19 months is really young. His bladder and brain aren't developed enough to understand the cause and effect of disposable diapers on his sensitive skin so I am not sure it matters WHY you need to potty train him right now.

I would also suggest cloth diapers. We switched from disposables to cloth 2 years ago. Saved tons of $$ and my sensitive skinned 2 year old is rarely ever rashy. We use Fuzzi Bunz diapers - easy to put on (much like a disposable but with snaps instead of velcro) and there are tons of other high quality brands out there. That might be a solution for your poor boy's skin if he really isn't ready to learn to use the potty.

Answer 6

you need to calm down. the more you stress about it the more he won't do it. if he has an allergy to disposable nappies buy some cotton washable ones. there not only better for the environment but better for kids to as they have no chemicals. as he is older you won't need as many so it won't cost you a fortune. plus if you live in uk see if your council does the money back for real nappies scheme. use lotions that have no fragrance in, try organic ones. yes more expensive but they have less chemicals.
i know it is difficult especially when there are medical reasons but you won't be able to force him into potty training, he has to do it in his own time.
good luck with it all

Answer 7

hello I'm a nursery nurse, the best way to potty train is to do a star chart and also put a star on there top like they do in school and praise them a lot when they have been on the potty, but never tell them of if they haven't been on there or made a mess otherwise it will give them a fear of going on the potty. good luck and if your stuck don't be afraid to send me an e,mail i will try and help you to the best of my knowledge

Answer 8

Try giving him something to do to distract him when he is sat on the potty. Don't leave him there for too long at a stretch. Leave his bum bare and watch him for the signs of going for the toilet.
All this will keep you very busy but it will work in the end.

Answer 9

i'm having comparable issues. i will get my daughter to #2 yet no longer #a million. She needs to do it everywhere and everywhere! i think of that is wonderful that ur son makes use of the mop. lol i actually like what the 1st individual stated with the pills. i'll attempt that! the only way I have been given my daughter to "flow" interior the potty is I actually have a kiddie potty in my front room. She sits and watches television, seems at books and performs with toys. you could attempt that! maximum suitable of luck

Answer 10

There's not much you can do he will train when he is ready and you will have no success before he wants to do it. All you can do is praise him when he does and ignore it when he doesn't but to be honest I don't think he's old enough to be trained just yet & if you push him to do it too much or too early it can actually put him off and it will take longer.
Also boys tend to be harder to train and are generally older than girls when they start training.

Could you not use terry nappies as they wont have the chemicals that disposible ones have