Potty Potta!

Potty training has finally had some good results for us. Now Baby B. has got it right for the very first time and it is just so funny how happy a mother can feel over such a thing.
We have started potty training with her when she was around 1 year old and I remember having no clue how to do it. So many people said so different things and gave so many different advices but one of them sounded like it could work for us.
We had the potty in the living room so that she could "make friends" with it. I had plans to let her be without the diapers often so that she would realize what to do there soon. The truth is that I was not prepared for all the poo and pee "accidents" in my carpet and our beloved sofa, so I did not let her be without the diapers as often as I had told myself I would. Months later, I realized something had to be done but it was too late for having her naked around since it was already pretty cold in the house. So what we did was to get her off the diaper and let her sit in the potty after every meal. One of us would go with her and show her what to do and talk about it. She even got the habit of reading magazines while sitting there, it was so funny...
Anyways, after some time, about month and half later, she got it right for the first time and it was so cool, she was very proud of herself and so was Mama and Dad.

The Babybjörn potty chair.

This was our potty of choice, it's very ergonomic and comfortable. She likes sitting there reading her books and my fashion magazines (such a girlie girl) and she also loves to try to use the white part as a hat... Mama's joy!

Dot pot potty chair from Baby Matters.

Another pretty cool and stylish way to potty train. This one is a 3 in 1.

Posted by Lela Mama
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Pieni lisäys suomeksi :).

Myös meillä ovat pottatreenit alkaneet. Pienen pieni on vasta 13 kk, mutta hänen onnistuu jo tehdä osa tarpeistaan pottaan. Pari tärkeää vinkkiä aikaisiin pottatreeneihin:

• Tarkkaile lapsesi rytmiä tarpeiden tekemisessä. Jos se on säännöllinen, voit aloittaa pottatreenit aikaisin. Esimerkiksi meillä pissi tulee 2 minuuttia vaipan pois ottamisen jälkeen. Näin pissi on helppo laskea pottaan, ja säästyy yksi vaippa. Kakka tulee n. 10 min ruoan jälkeen. Sen tulo on helppo ennakoida lapsen käytöksestä (esim. Pienen pieni vetäytyy nurkkaan), mutta sotkua tulee tietysti, jos äidin tai isän huomio herpaantuu :).
• Laita lapsi potalle vessan lattialla sopivana ajankohtana ja istu itse vieressä vessanpöntöllä. Pissin tuloa voi helpottaa pisssssshh-suhinalla. Meillä ainakin toimii. Jos lapselle antaa käteen kirjan tai mielenkiintoisen lelun, voi onnistuminen olla lähempänä.
• Älä stressaa pottatreenejä! Kuivaksi ehtii myöhemminkin! 

Posted by Mama Ulla