Potty training

The dreaded potty training is finally here. As with Meera there weren't really any signs of readiness (she is not waking up dry, not pulling off her pants herself...). She is aware when she poops though...she will say 'chow-chow'.

So I merely went with her age...22 months = potty training time :)

Day 1 (15.6.15):
After sending Meera to school, we came home and I took off her diaper and showed her the potty. I explained she was supposed to pee and poop in the potty but I doubt she understood.
I tried to watch her like a hawk but while I was getting breakfast she pooped on the floor! She did look distressed though. I picked it up and put it in the potty hoping she would make the connection. While I was cleaning up she peed on the floor.
After breakfast, another accident. I tried plying her with more water...even resorted to giving her juice but she wasn't drinking as much as her normal amounts. The whole day I was trying to get her to sit on the potty but she refused...a lot of accidents and I was never able to get her to sit once!
It was quite a failure.
That evening got Meera to pee on the potty hoping she would get it...


Day 2:
After a bit of delay (she kept clutching her bum) she managed to poop on the potty (but standing over it). At 12...she peed...on the floor. Just like day 1 no success. She was learning to hold her pee though so there were less accidents. But still no success.

I went out and got chocolate and more juice. (so far she wasn't too keen on drinking whatever I was offering)

Day 3:
Pooped on the floor again just a bit then later in the day stood over the potty and pooped. she was holding her pee and finally had accidents in the afternoon.

Day 4:
Still no success. Tried to get her to sit on the toilet insert (Geetha came over to help for a bit) but she wouldn't sit long.
No pee success but at night I brought her up to her room and she sat on the potty and pooped!
I was beginning to think she was never going to get it. And was prepared to give up but I figured I would just see it through till the weekend.

Day 5:
Around 11 am she stood over the potty and peed! Finally. Gave her a Smarties and kept saying good job. (For the past few days we were getting Meera to pee and giving her a chocolate)
Overall we had 5 successes and 4 accidents.  She was finally willing to use the potty but she had to stand over it.
By night time she was soo tired I didn't try to get her to poop upstairs.
The whole night she seemed to not sleep well...Kept crying out many times.

Day 6:
Kaka in her diapers (maybe that's why she didn't sleep well).
It also seemed like something finally clicked. She sat down on the potty and peed.
Had 1 accident but was starting to get the hang of it.
She was also holding her pee when we went out for lunch. She kept saying chow-chow but she never peed/ pooped.

Day 7:
We went out a lot today so didn't get much practice but she she manged to actually hold her pee in and continue peeing in the potty while sitting

Day 8:
Peeing in the potty regularly. She has also embraced the reward system..and I'm wondering if the chocolates are giving her constipation.
Even woke up dry from her nap. But wet her diaper while we were out fetching Meera.

Day 9:
Pooped 3 times but still not on the potty..can see she's not comfortable with using the potty although she knows what needs to happen.

Day 10:
Still pooping while standing over the toilet

Day 11:
Still standing to poop

Day 12:
Pooped in diaper (quite hard). Realise she is holding her poop until bedtime so she can poop in her diaper.

Day 13:
No progress on poop. Pee is going well.

Day 14:
Started to give her Duphalac. Don't want her to get traumatized by hard stools. But she is consistently holding her poop until she gets a diaper. Looks like she is following Meera's behaviour.