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Bare bottom potty training....good or bad?

Jennifer - posted on 11/04/2011 ( 1 mom has responded )

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People swear by it and I'm wondering about it. Within seconds of putting just pants on my son (he's 2) he pees in them without care. But when he's naked waist down he doesn't do that unless the water is running. I've also thought about moving the potty to the livingroom. I'm a bit confused on this because:
1. My husband worries about "what if he has diareaha" "what if he's sick?" "What if he has to go alot?" "What if he goes on the floor?" All the nasty what if's.
I've also heard of kids regressing once they get it and underwear goes on they go in them because it's something covering themselves.
Plus I'm guessing because I have a newborn to care for that if I need to feed her to just zip some diapers on my son that way there are no suprise accidents. But will that confuse him for the time being?
Please help...I've always said no to bare bottom and no to putting th potty in the livingroom but I keep thinking it will help.

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Karen - posted on 11/04/2011

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i do bare bottom for the first couple of days (until the child is really showing that they get what the potty is for) then i put only underwear on and we get the hang on pulling them up and down in time. once that is mastered i put loose pants that are easy to get off on their own on.
i do start with the potty in the living room (or somewhere on the main level of the house) because our bathroom is upstairs and in the beginning there's not always enough time to make it that far, so we have it nearby to encourage "the catches". as they get better with it we move it closer to the upstairs a bit at a time until it's back in the washroom.
i wouldn't suggest putting diapers on when you're tending to your newborn because many children will hold it until they have the diaper then use the diaper without even a thought of going to the potty. could make training a very long process. if you're not wanting to have messes to clean up then i suggest waiting until your baby is a bit older and you'll have a bit more time to devote to your son's training. he's only two, it's still early. many boys don't train until 3 and generally they're pretty easy to train because they grasp the concept quicker.

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