Comments on: The Great Underwear Experiment

By: Tammie J

Tammie J — Sat, 02 May 2009 06:28:47 +0000

I am doing exactly the same thing. I figured at 3yo it was time I am tired of changing pull-up/diapers. After the last one last week I brought the underwear out. It has been a battle he actually asks for a pull-up. I am trying the cheerios in the toilet, he prefers the floor. Sometimes he goes to the bathroom on his own and uses the toileteven when I have the pooty available, I ask every half hour. The laundry is going to kill me but I figure in three weeks we should have it together.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:48:09 +0000

Best of luck. This one was a bear for us. (Actually talking in the past tense about the whole thing is a bit bold. Most of the hard work was me trying to keep my **** together while it all happened.)

And I couldn’t believe how much laundry I did. I mean, those tighty whities don’t take up all that much space surely?

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:06:04 +0000

We’re in the middle of it all as well, although we seem to be over the hump now. My only advice to you (well, what worked for us that is any of course every kid is different) — do your best to not pressure him. Ask him if he needs to go (once he starts to get the hang of it after a few days) and if he says no, let it go. If it has been many, many hours, then sure it is normal to put a little pressure on him to make a trip to the potty, but I know my sister and her husband were putting their little girl into hysterics because they were forcing her to go every 30 minutes and she hated it. She started refusing. It is AWESOME your little boy went #2 on the potty easily. That is usually the hard part! My daughter still to this day will often poop after her nap in her pull-up. I honestly think she is groggy and not fully awake when she does it. We just clean it up and move on! (P.S. Got the video in the mail this week. Thanks! Gabby watched it this morning and liked it!)

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:49:52 +0000

This is how it used to be done before Pampers and Pull ups when Mom freed up the diapers for the next wee babe the Stork was expected to drop off soon.

By: Susan (Working Moms Against Guilt)

Susan (Working Moms Against Guilt) — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:25:12 +0000

Please refer to my recent post on peeing on the floor of Pottery Barn Kids:
http://www.workingmomsagainstguilt.com/2009/04/dear-pottery-barn-kids.html

We are in this thing together, friend!

By: Formerly Gracie

Formerly Gracie — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:38:29 +0000

I like your attitude… probably because I’m the exact same way. I wish you the best of luck!

By: Busy Mom

Busy Mom — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:38:30 +0000

Hang in there, he’ll get it.