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How my day is going

My 13 month old son started to scream bloody murder from his room while I was making his baby brother a bottle, so I run in there, mostly I was just expecting him to be mad I wasn’t playing with him.

No.

He was stuck fully underneath his crib, with a horde of Binkies. six Binkies. And he somehow managed to get his poo filled diaper off while under there. So now there is poo smeared on the floor underneath his crib and on the bottom of his crib.
He also got it all over his hands and smeared it on his Bluey chair in his attempt to pull himself out. Mind you, I checked on him not 5 minutes ago. He was asleep on his playmat and I didn’t want to disturb him. My newborn was in his bassinet now screaming for his bottle. And I am now covered in poo.

I really doing know whether to laugh or cry or both.

So how are we keeping our toddlers diapers on? cause he is becoming an evil mastermind at getting them off.

Teething?

I probably sound crazy but can my babygirl start teething at 3 months?
And what could some of the signs be that she is ?

Potty training

So my little boy has been doing really well with potty training with me at home and as soon as he goes to his dads he puts him in a nappy and goes 10 steps back.
It’s really frustrating and I feel like it’s not fair on our son and it’s confusing him.
He does this every time he’s at his dads and I don’t know what to do he doesn’t listen to me and does what he wants.
Am I right in not wanting him to go to his dads?

honestly 🫤

i keep coming up with excuses for potty training my 3 year old and i don’t know why
i do it for like a day or two and end up putting her back in nappies and I know i need to and she need to be potty trained and I know i’m not helping her i literally know all of it but i don’t know why i’m not doing it… my partner keeps telling me i need to do it over and over and he gets annoyed and i feel guilty but Why dont i do it!!😔idk why i cant just do it and stick to it i’m confusing her too just starting over and over again

Is it necessary to sit a toddler on the potty for 30 min to an hour?

We sit him to go poop and the moment we take him off the potty he will go stand by the tv and poop. I dont get it

Potty training

Anyone else currently potty training? I found this 7 day method on tiktok and am on day one and am completely exhausted. The amount of pee ive cleaned up and bathroom trips we've taken is crazy haha

When do we brush?

I've just noticed my LO's first teeth (front bottom) have just cut. I can only see the very top of them so do I start brushing now or do I wait until they've come in a little more or fully?

Are we teaching our daughters to hover in a public restroom?

I never sit on a public seat, I’ve always been taught to hover & if I accidentally splash on the seat, wipe up afterwards. I will be instilling this into my daughter but my stepdaughter who’s almost 10 always sits on a public seat and it gives me the ICK. When I ask if her mom never taught her she’s like no, which is not surprising as she never taught her how to properly wash up, shower & clean her hair. It’s so irritating.

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Potty training

19 month old boy, where do I start?😂 I got his little potty set up so I just put him on the toilet after breakfast orrr?

Potty training help

So my little boy will be 3 in July. Hes quite stubborn, but a very quick learner. For example, he knows his basic colours, but when asked says everything is blue and laughs. Whenever I ‘suggest’ we use the potty he says no, but will occasionally say he needs to use the potty and just use it. He has a baby brother who is now 4 months, so I’ve been a bit slack the last few months. But grandparents have been making comments, so I think it’s either now or never.
Nursery have suggested I just keep leaving the potty out and let him do it as and when he wants - is this the best way because we aren’t making much progress.
Do I just go reward base - everytime he goes he gets a chocolate etc? Do I just remove his nappy one morning?

The older he gets, the more stressed I’m getting that I’ve left it too late 😅
Picture of him and his brother so the post doesn’t get lost 😅

Potty talk

How to make child less scared of potty?
He is 27 months, he is scared of sitting on potty with no nappy but will sit there fine with nappy and clothes on. Same with the toilet. I feel like he is nearly ready to start potty training but every time I put him on potty with no nappy he stands up and just pees on my floor. I honestly dont know how to stop this, ive tried rewarding him for sitting on potty, songs ect but he just wont sit with no nappy on.
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Hi mummas! I need help with potty training?

My daughter is 4 years old, she will be turning 5 this November. I’ve tried everything I can think of, to help her and encourage her. I’ve tried bribing, I’ve tried sticker charts, I’ve tried buying her underwear of her choice— nothing. She’s suspected autistic. She will not try. She will sit on the potty at nursery for a few minutes and that’s it! At home, nothing. Any help would be greatly appreciated 🎀✨

FTM

Hello,
FTM here. At what age do you stop applying cream on nappy area during nappy changes? My 2 year old boy isn’t toilet ready yet but uses both nappy pants/pull ups and regular diapers

Potty training

Have you started potty training yet?

Mouldy crumpet

I was just halfway eating through a crumpet and realised it had mould patches on it 🤢 I didn’t see them as they were at the bottom but now I’m so scared! I can’t guarantee that the piece I ate had a lot in it but I don’t know… will a little bit be okay or should I be worried?!

When to start potty training

Seeing everyone starting potty training in this group and I don’t know when to start! We’ve had the potty out in the bathroom for about 6 months just to introduce it. LO will sometimes sit on it before bath time, sometimes has a wee/poo on it at this time, also occasionally if I’m changing his nappy I’ll say do you want a wee on the potty before I put your new nappy on and he’ll go and do one but that’s it. During the day he doesn’t tell me he needs the toilet or if he’s had a wee. He will tell me when he’s had a poo but after he’s done it. Am I supposed to wait for signs or just do it?

Potty training ready?

Hello everyone I was wondering if my son may be potty training ready? My son is 17m almost 18m old. He is not afraid of the toilet and actually curious about it. He is always trying to rip off his diaper even when completely dry and once he gets it off he throws it around like 3 times before he walks away. However, I did hear one sign that makes kids potty ready is dry diapers at night. He still fills up those bad boys. So in all of your experiences do you think hes ready?

Tired, lost and worried mum :(

My 2.5y/o old struggles with the simplest of changes, like recently the weather has started to get warmer so i’ve tried putting her in a short sleeve top, but it’s been soo long since she’s worn on that she now immediately starts to freak out (in a sad way not bad behaviour way) if I put a short sleeve top on her, she’ll take it off and demand long sleeve.

Basically, she struggles with changes a lot. In knowing this, we’ve had a potty in the house for almost a year now, we’ve read books, played our scenarios with toys etc. all of it. She is really great at talking and listening and fully fully understands the point of a potty / toilet. There’s no confusion.

But with it being a change to routine / what she is used to, I can’t get her to even sit on the potty. She just immediately starts to cry and hyperventilate. She’s genuinely scared or something and i’ve tried 3 times to potty train her. I’m at a loss and i’m so worried about it.

Please can anyone offer any advice at all?? I feel like we’ve tried everything. We have 3 potty options as well in the house (one being a seat to go on the toilet with steps) so she has options.

Some part of me says to just wait for her to be ready, but then I feel like i’m failing as a Mum if I don’t step up and help her learn this skill, like i’m leaving her to deal with it alone, that feels so wrong :/

Is he teething?

My two month old son‘s teeth were like his gums are so bumpy and protruding and he’s super fussy like pulling out his ears and drooling so much and I’m not sure if like this is normal or anything and I am nervous of doing anything wrong. he will not take a binky. I’ve tried. He wants a bottle nipple in his mouth at all times because they’re soft and squishy and he chew on them and I believe it’s too early for him to be teething but I apparently was one of those kids who tease the debt like two months three months and I just wanna know like what should I do until his next doctors appointment because his next appointment is not until four months so two more months from now and I just don’t wanna do anything wrong, but I don’t want him to be upset all the time because I feel like I’m not doing right and I know he’s not sleepy. I know he’s not hungry. Any advice on what to try to see if he is teething?