it's Poo Pee Time

Ayra in almost 4 y.o this year.

(what??? my big girl!)

And we have started teaching her how to use the toilet when she needs to do her business.

we only started when she was about 3 years and 3 months old.

we decided to wait until she can finally understand instructions and she knows how to communicate well.

one reason is because we are just too lazy to wipe the pee or clean the poo.

hahahaha

it wasnt that difficult coz she could understand us better.

so, no fighting or yelling.

just talking and negotiating in the most diplomatic way.

ahahaha

of cos, to start with, she did miss few times; her poo dropped on the floor or she 'tahan' her pee that she had to release right there and then.

but only like 2 or 3 times.

night time is still the same though. 

baby still has her diaper on cos Mommy and Daddy got no energy to asyik wash her bed.

other than bedtime, traveling time.

still we put on her diaper for her.

sometimes she has to go when there is no stop.

it happened once.

i had to quickly put her diaper on so she can pee in the car.

fuhhhh

imagine if we didnt manage to put it on!

overall, she managed to use the toilet in less than a week.

for us, it is important that:

1. only do it when your child is ready

i read an article from a pead urologist that to potty train your child at such an early age is not healthy.

when your child does not know how to communicate, she tend to hold her pee or poo, that

it may resulted in UTI. he has seen many cases of UTI in small children, recently potty trained.

so, just shut your ear when people keep on asking: when will be diaper free?

i really didnt care much of what others remarks when i receive such question.

i simply answer: we will only do it when we are ready, and she is ready.

no point starting early if your child ends up having UTI, or you keep of fighting for the scattered pee or poo. so, be patient. the time will come.

2. do it in stages

dont expect too much. come on, she's just a girl. small girl.

you cannot be expecting her to get it right all the time!

you were not perfect either!

so, to spare the heartache, do it in stages.

dont be too ambitious. yes, parents can sometimes be too ambitious for their child.

sometimes they forget their child is just a child.

and that child carries her and his genes.

so, expect flaws.

do it in stages so you learn to control better.

for us, night time is not a diaper free. so is traveling.

like i said, i really dont care what others want to say.

i dont want to end up cleaning the poo in public.

(unless that person commenting is cleaning, than im okay)

3. it's a learning process.

yup, for both you and your child.

so, relax. chill. we learn continously. and it doenst stop. 

4. always have an extra diaper in hand

just in case. u know, like in the car case.

trust me, u dont want your car to smell like pee. or poo.

especially on leather seats.

oh man, i want to puke already just imagining.

5. no fancy smancy stuff. make it simple

i saw this in google:

i was like.. really? 

are you teaching your child to strain the intestine further?

and toilet time is not supposed to be a game time.

they need to learn to pee and poo properly.

Ayra saw this and she said: is the button on the ipad is to flush?

that's funny.

for us, we just us the normal toilet that we are using. no fancy potty to sit etc.

we only bought the small cover for her to sit on. but that is hardly used. she prefers to sit on the 

normal toilet sit cover. 

something like this: but this a goggled picture.

so, that's our experience with Ayra.

Amna may have a different story. we have to wait and see..