It took us more than 2 years to toilet trained Janelle, we are not 100% there yet but she wouldn't wet herself when she is awake as much now and when prompted she will want to go toilet and sheshe. It's more consistent now le.
Usually Teachers/Helper and myself will asked her if she want to sheshe, if she wants, she will stand up and go to toilet. And when she dont want, she will reply NO. Now when she is at home, or when we are going out for a short while, she will not be on diaper.. We are working hard to completely waive her off diaper at the very least whenever she is awake.. But sometime the travelling hour too long or we shop till forget to ask her, then mission will failed.
We tried different ways, but i didnt want to introduce potty as after potty training then have to move her to toilet doesn't sound like a plan to me. So we used children toilet bowl cover for her.
And the thought of night training really put me off. Have to wake her up to go toilet in the middle of night. Janelle is not a person who will fall back to sleep after disturb, then will be overtired then seizure comes. So night training really not my priority. But we will bring her to toilet before she goes to bed, and after she wake up. I do see reduce of night wet in her diaper the next morning, hopefully when she grow, she will stop the night wets by herself.
At the very least... I see improvement.
Usually Teachers/Helper and myself will asked her if she want to sheshe, if she wants, she will stand up and go to toilet. And when she dont want, she will reply NO. Now when she is at home, or when we are going out for a short while, she will not be on diaper.. We are working hard to completely waive her off diaper at the very least whenever she is awake.. But sometime the travelling hour too long or we shop till forget to ask her, then mission will failed.
We tried different ways, but i didnt want to introduce potty as after potty training then have to move her to toilet doesn't sound like a plan to me. So we used children toilet bowl cover for her.
- We started to put her on toilet bowl every hour, but after 2 weeks she scare of toilet and will cry when we stepped into toilet. So i break the training for about two months to reset.
- We tried to let her sheshe on the floor instead of toliet bowl since she wasnt tall enough. She rejected and in the end she sit on the floor instead.
- We tried to let watch youtube when on toilet bowl, to make her feel relax It's doesnt work in the end she just sit there and watch youtube.
- After many trial, i thought maybe potty will help.. I'm wrong... When i put her onto potty the very next sec, she stand up and walk away. cant sit till.
- We tried to wet her tights and private part to create sheshe sensation, which i learnt from hospital to collect urine. But it doesnt work.
Our success story is by timing. The key point of toilet training is she cannot be scare or dislike. We let her intake water and monitor her bowel, sometime takes up to 1 hrs. Usually was about 30min after the water parade, she will pee in the toilet bowl very nicely. From there we build her confident level and awareness. And slowly increase her frequency to toilet. At one point, helper bring her to toilet she will pee, but i bring her to toilet she doesnt want to pee. Haiz.
Also toilet training is a commitment... There was a couple of time when she had used to toilet, but after a holiday trip or mummy went office and maid has no time to bring her to toilet and most of the time she was on diaper.... and that's it.. We had to reset all over again. And when school is not training, but we are doing it, the progress is really very slow. Sometime ok sometime not.
The real success only come in when teacher also started toilet training this year. And she is off diaper when she is in school and at home.. So these 5 months.... from coming back from school with 2 to 3 sets of wet clothes to none now. We rejoice.
Next goal is to let her prompt us instead of us asking her and poo in toilet bowl...
And the thought of night training really put me off. Have to wake her up to go toilet in the middle of night. Janelle is not a person who will fall back to sleep after disturb, then will be overtired then seizure comes. So night training really not my priority. But we will bring her to toilet before she goes to bed, and after she wake up. I do see reduce of night wet in her diaper the next morning, hopefully when she grow, she will stop the night wets by herself.
At the very least... I see improvement.
