Success! Simone is diaper-free at 2 years old and 4 months! It started out last saturday May 4, when I brought her out to the mall. Disclaimer: I did not pressure/stress her at all. :)
Tips for public toilet training:
1. Upon arriving, know where the restrooms are and ask your child if she wants to pee.
1.1. If she says no, (well maybe they're scared) you have to be the example. You have to pee to show her that this is the place to be!
I asked Simone, and she said no. never mind, I told her i wanted to pee, so we went inside the cubicle. After seeing me pee, she said, "Simone's turn!"
*Some kids are scared of the auto flush, you can bring post-its and just stick it there while she pees.
2. Count the hours
If you are not sure, you can always take her to the loo every hour or so. Take note that she should be toilet trained enough to hold her pee for a long time. It also depends on her liquid intake. If she drank half a bottle of water, you may want to take her in about 45 minutes.
3. Tools!
We all know that public toilets have germs (duh) and we don't want them to sit directly on the toilet seat. You may purchase some items and try which one works for you. I bought all of them because I'm a crazy momma!
1. Disposable toilet seat cover.
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| Lifesaver, works best for me. |
This was the first thing I used on Simone until now, and it was great. It has adhesives so it stays in place. And the size is extra big that covers everything.
5. Portable Urinal (for car)
For night training:
1. Make sure to cover up your mattress with a water proof mattress protector first.
2. Place a small sized mattress protector on top of the bed where she sleeps, so that you only need to wash that instead of the whole bed protector. You can sew some velcros to keep them in place. Buy 2!
I bought them here.
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| I'm just kind of lazy to wash the huge mattress protector lol. |
3. Place her potty beside the bed so you don't need to rush her to the loo at midnight.
4. Prepare some clothes for changing in case your child pees:)
For toddlers: (Do 1 & 2 a week before you start)
1. Drink plenty of water during the day, lesser at night
2. Avoid giving liquids 1 hour before sleeping time.
3. Ask your child to pee before sleeping and remind them that they are not wearing diapers anymore at night.
4. You may try to wake them up let's say after 3-4 hours and ask if they want to pee.
*Simone slept more than 8 hours without peeing on her first night. I was impressed. Second day onwards, she pees at around 4am. She wakes up by herself (annoyed haha), and I assist her to pee. Some nights, she has accidents, didn't make it on her potty and pees on the floor. But still, not on the bed. Some days she peed on the bed. Accidents are okay as long as they understand the concept:) No need to stress them out, just explain again and again like a crazy momma. :)
*Simone slept more than 8 hours without peeing on her first night. I was impressed. Second day onwards, she pees at around 4am. She wakes up by herself (annoyed haha), and I assist her to pee. Some nights, she has accidents, didn't make it on her potty and pees on the floor. But still, not on the bed. Some days she peed on the bed. Accidents are okay as long as they understand the concept:) No need to stress them out, just explain again and again like a crazy momma. :)
Moms, you need to accept the fact the you need to monitor your child at night, plus you know, soaking and washing urine stained clothes! Don't let it dry and soak it right away, the smell will be harder to remove. Haha. Good Luck!
xx,
S
xx,
S
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