I have read and heard stories of boys under 2 being very successful at being trained and quickly getting out of diapers. I have also read and heard many more stories about boys being trained and that they have to want it before it really happens.
There was slight interest. We had been talking about it for a long time, talking about how exciting it would be, how good it would feel, etc. I have no doubt it might have been was "reading into" the interest we saw from Micah. We let him pick out some big boy underpants and so it started...
Day 1: We tried a timer method. The timer kept changing as I tried to figure out his optimal time, but he was excited whenever the beeper went off and he knew exactly what to do. I also tried to get him to drink as much milk and "juice" as possible, gave him a good amount of snacks, and also made a "special drink" in the hopes of getting an easy poop out in the toilet. We use a portable toilet (that he likes and seems a good fit for his body) since we don't have a bathroom on the main level. He seemed excited about wearing the underwear (and maybe a little excited about getting to pick out a new pair each time he had an accident).
Results: 4 pees, 1 poop, and 13 pair of underwear worn (i.e. 13 accidents!!), and one very tired mommy; all pees happened as a result of the timer and not a result of him knowing when he needed to go (and the same with the poop)
Day 2: We had a sitter all day and left him in diapers. We talked about it when we got home from work and he had NO interest in trying big boy pants the rest of the evening.
Day 3: We started the day immediately in underwear. Judah had his 1 year checkup and while we were there, Micah had 2 pees and 2 accidents at home with daddy. Then Micah had his first "I need to go" moment, and he ran to the toilet (faster than we could get there to help pull down his underwear) and he peed right through his underpants. We were so excited that he "knew" what was happening before it was happening. That was the only time that day. But the day (or the next few hours) consisted of 3 more pees and no more accidents. At that point he had a meltdown, put on a diaper and took a nap. After he woke up, he began throwing tantrums, kicking the toilet, refusing the underwear, etc, etc, and I decided it wasn't worth the fight and worth him being so upset. We took the rest of the day "off."
Results: 6 pees, no poop, 2 accidents, 1 meltdown. Success equaled him once going to the toilet to pee "on his own."
Day 4: The day was again started immediately in underwear again. It didn't last long, and I don't know all the results as it was daddy's day at home with the boys. I do know he is totally against the "timer" now, but is not ready enough to know when he is going and tell us. This means we are constantly asking and he is getting more and more frustrated with being asked. I think at this point he was quite physically and emotionally tired and he took a 3 hour nap in the afternoon!
Results: frustration at the timer, the underwear, and the toilet; 1 long nap
Day 5: The day was again started in underwear (around 7 am) and there was no pee or poop, but also no accidents until there was another meltdown around 9 am. He wanted a diaper on and he wanted a nap. Sometimes a nap means he is really tired, sometimes it means he just needs to be in his room alone and he knows this. It was just some alone time that he needed.
Today is day 5. I am not worried about pushing it anymore today. I am more wanting to find the best methods, the best success stories, and the best way to get my son to "want" to relieve himself in the toilet.
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