Potty Training....round 2.

As most of our family and friends know..we decided to try potty training back when the girls were just 20 months old but even being twins, it doesn't always mean both kids are completely ready at the same time. So, with that being said Kylee was ready & had the basics down in just 3 days. Kaylee, on the other hand, was not quite as ready as her sister yet which shocked her daddy and I both because she has always been our twin to learn things first. With that being said, as of this month she is now potty trained but actually picked up on it a lot quicker than Kylee did. Kylee understood needing to go but struggled with letting us know when she had to go for at least the first couple weeks as to where Kaylee was literally potty trained within 3 days 100%. She hasn't had any accidents, she has been waking up dry soon after poking me saying "mommy wake up, go pa-yay ("potty" in her own little way of pronouncing it). A few have asked us how we got them to understand the basics in just 3 days so I am going to explain exactly what the 3 day method is & just where we got the idea from.



Day 1) They woke up, ate breakfast & stripped down to their princess undies quickly after. They didn't wear diapers anymore after we stripped them down to the undies - except nap time and bed time because I'm not trusting their little bladders just yet. We gave them plenty of juice mixed with water to make them have the urge to go more through out the day. So then it began..... (Kylee at 20 months & then Kaylee at 2) We set a timer for 30 minutes and it literally all just clicked with both of them honestly. They both understood the need to go every 30 minutes, a few accidents happened the first day for sure but we never just threw in the towel and gave up because we knew we wanted to have them potty trained. They were ready, & so were we.

Kylee had way more accidents than Kaylee has had but she was also a lot younger, regardless I am so proud of both of them for being potty trained so early. *currently patting myself on the back*

Day 2) On the second day, for both of them was still accident after accident in the morning but by afternoon/evening it finally clicked when they would have an accident..they would actually come running to either me or JD to let us know what just happened. This day was the day we had way more trips to the potty & actually went in the potty instead of on the floor. We made sure to praise them for going each time with clapping & telling them both how proud we were of them being such big girls which was then followed by a mini starburst. (idea from a fellow twin momma) the girls love mini starburst so it was perfect. They knew if they used the potty instead of the floor, they would receive a piece of candy. (plus eating candy means not falling asleep before brushing, & they L O V E brushing their teeth)

Day 3) As everyone calls it "the magic day" & honestly it really is the magic day. By day 3, we were down to just 1 accident the entire day but soon after they would come running to let us know they just had an accident & we would run to finish up in the potty. For both girls, they took a few days to use the "big pa-yay" as Kaylee calls it. The fear was real - neither were going on that big thing especially considering it doesn't talk quite like elmo does when you flush, it just makes a bunch of scary noises to these little two year olds. Thankfully, because they were potty trained at 2 different times - Kaylee actually started using the big potty today because she saw sister use the big potty (Kylee has now been potty trained for months so all she ever uses is the big potty) I can honestly say I was very nervous of the whole idea of stripping the diapers off to straight undies but my girls proved me wrong and proved the 3 day method to be nothing but the truth.


It doesn't quite get kids fully potty trained, I'm sure Kaylee will still have an accident here & there but I'm beyond proud of this kid because we wore undies to Target today and ended up being stuck on the interstate due to a wreck but had zero accidents. Mommy might just do the potty dance on that note.
Potty training is stressful, trust me. I've potty trained two kids in just a few months apart but it's so worth it once that 3rd day rolls around and they're pulling you to the potty instead of you dragging them away from their toys to go. If your child is ready to be potty trained and showing you signs, go with the 3 day method. Pull ups seem to be a nightmare for most so we decided to skip the pullups (besides our first outing for both girls to make sure we could make it to the potty - which we did..yay) We use undies around the house an out & about now. They are telling us when they need to go which is super convenient when we are out in public. You child will show signs when he/she is ready, both of mine did and neither were ready at the exact same time. Good Luck! :)

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xoxo Brooke