The joys of potty training.......

Why, oh why, oh why is this not easy?

You look into your toddlers gorgeous shiney eyes, you explain that wee wee's and poo poo's go in the potty or the toilet not in your pants, they nod and say 'yes because I'm a big boy Mummy' I beam with pride and think what a clever little man he's growing into and the big boy pants go on. 

10 minutes later.......

On my hands and knees with disinfectant and the 'wee cloth' cleaning up a puddle of pee. Hmmm, I'm starting to learn that a nod and a 'yes Mummy' is a 2 year olds way of saying 'shut up mummy and let me get back to watching Peppa Pig' aren't they clever little things.

Ironically the whole time he is free and naked we have absolutely no accidents, I often hear the joyful sound of the wee wee hitting the plastic potty and do a mini victory dance in my head thinking 'YES!' he's getting it but the second a pair of pants or shorts go on it all goes out the window.

I'm not sure if this is a boy thing or just my 2 year old but he absolutely loves being naked, when he is at home this is totally fine, especially when he does so well at potty training but as he cannot leave the house like that then this is where our problem lies. 

I also don't like the thought of someone else dealing with my little ones wee so as I am a working Mummy and he goes to necessary places of childcare I feel I have to put a pull up on him but ask them all to treat him like he has big boy pants on. This then confuses my poor little man and throws the previous work out of the window. 

What to do, what to do? 

I think I am just going to have to bite the bullet and keep him in big boy pants full time and let the accidents happen hoping he starts to realise that he doesn't like the feeling of warm wee dripping down his leg and into his socks and shoes (which he manages to do every time). 

I've just had a flashback to my husband mopping up a huge puddle of wee in Sainsbury's on Sunday with our 2 year old's shorts whilst using the trolley to semi hide what he was doing, hehe, what a top Daddy. He left that floor sparkling!

Anyhoos tomorrow is another day and due to it being the little nudist' first ever full day at preschool I think I am going to have to resort to pull ups as I don't think I have enough clothes to cover all the accidents he is likely to have, and I wouldn't want them dealing with his after lunch poo spewing down his leg.

On that note, any help and advice would be amazing and wish me luck going forward, I will keep you guys updated on the joys of potty training. 

Thanks for reading and I hope that anyone reading this who is also going through the same thing will now realise you are not alone! 

Until next time.......

A xx