Hi all!! This is going to probably sound so pathetic and one might consider me a wus but omg!! This toilet training thing is full on! And DH whilst a shift worker is no help as he is flat chat with our own business when he is at home so its just me, toilet training DD and then booby/solids fed DD........... ROFL!!

We are having huuuuuuuuuuuuuggggggggeeeeeee success atm, although we only started quite spontaneously yesterday lunch time (the thought of one more nappy tipped it for me ) and so nappies are only being used for overnight now and DD is really surprising me as we even had poos in the potty with no prompting from me! Poor little DD#2 though has had to cry it out on her playmat whilst in the middle of a feed as DD#1 has decided to be brilliant and use the potty but of course, with no extra pair of hands, mummy has to deal..............on another bright note, DD#2 was worrying me with not seeming interested in her solids at all and now!! Woohoo!! Is eating like a trooper!! So I've managed to get one child to eat and the other to poo!!

Jen - its really been a game of persistence on my part but DD#2 still tries it on during the day here and there, cheeky rabbit! I decided that I would determine when the nap started and when it ended and if she chooses to cry/complain her way through the whole nap time, well at least I know that there's a higher probability of her sleeping for the following nap session If I know that all the checks have been done (ie nappy clean, DD temps comfy, no wind etc) I will leave her unless her cry/complaint changes to more than just complaining, which generally happens only if the little sausage gets her legs stuck in between the bars (oh and the gro bag doesn't stop that either ) Retraining is possible (and this is just what we did with our DD so its what you are happy to do and are comfy with) but be prepared for your little one to not be happy about it for the best part, even all of an hour and then some to begin with. You decide when and where you want her to nap and pop her down for the duration that you think she should be down for, then go in and get her up when that time is over. You could go in every 10/15mins to reassure her that you haven't gone anywhere but then don't be tempted to do more than all the checks, a quick snuggle and then straight back down............could take a couple of weeks but it'll be worth it if you are comfortable doing it this way. What I still do with DD is if I have to go in, I'm very quiet and don't have much of a conversation with her and do what is needed quietly and quickly. Then in direct contrast, when it is time to get up (even if she hasn't been to sleep which can still happen of late ) I am all excited and chatty and noisy so she understands the difference between 'still sleep time' and 'time to get up - yay!' LOL!!
Sorry, long explanation but that's just what we did. Hth somewhat anyways, xx


Okeedokee, one more load of washing to hang out then a cuppa, finally!! Hehe!

Take care lovlies!
Mwa!!