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Posted: 14 April 2007 at 11:30am | IP Logged

When you lo's started potty training, did they seem scared of the potty at first?

Over the last week, Lauren has stared to tell me when she has been and I thought that was the first sign they were ready (their 19 months). When I take her nappy off and sit her on it, she is petrified and clings to me. I'm not sure how to deal with this.

Also Ashleigh won't even sit on it. She really is scared.
They both will sit on it with nappies on though.

Any advice would be appreciated

x

Posted: 14 April 2007 at 6:42pm | IP Logged

It's gonna be something that they need to conquer!  Having said that ds1 was petrified of the potty for a while, I can't remember how to over come it, I know at one point I ended up putting a bit of water in the bottom of it, so that he saw it was ok.  Have you tried them on a toilet seat?  I found ds 1 preferred this and after a while was ok with the potty?  Just a thought!

Posted: 15 April 2007 at 10:44am | IP Logged

Ryan is the same, he'll sit on the potty  with clothes on but not without a nappy

On the other hand he loves to sit on the big toilet but still hasnt done anything

Posted: 15 April 2007 at 6:30pm | IP Logged

svannah was really scared of the potty up until last week she wouldnt even sit on it with clothes on then tuesday morning i took her nappy off to see if she would use it and she is now fully potty trained although she wont use the toilet coz shes still to scared!

she went all the way from blackpool to wolverhampton yesterday without doing a wee, and didnt have an accident! she even was bone dry last night all night.

the girls will let u know when they are truly ready

tilly xx