Guest guest Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Hey everyone, We are hoping to have Thaddeus casting in April and I was thinking I should start to potty train now in brace because I know there is going to be some accidents. Does anyone have any tips for me. I haven't been able to find pull ups that are small enough to fit his small bum any help would be great Mommy to Thaddeus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 , I tried to get Makenna potty trained before her first cast, too. Unsuccessfully I wouldn't worry about it too much. It won't matter too much and even if you do get him trained, it's likely he'll regress a little. We had a similar situation from cast to brace. When she was in her last cast she finally 'got it' and was potty trained - during the day. She was still wearing a pull up at night. Near the end of that cast, she was consistently dry each night. When we switched to the brace, she was wet again every night. I think when they have a big change and their body is adjusting it's natural to slide backwards a little. Amy > > Hey everyone, > We are hoping to have Thaddeus casting in April and I was thinking I should start to potty train now in brace because I know there is going to be some accidents. Does anyone have any tips for me. I haven't been able to find pull ups that are small enough to fit his small bum any help would be great > > > Mommy to Thaddeus > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Go pants free! That is the easiest. I found that the brace and a pull up or diaper was SO painful that I told my son after 1 week no more. I'm done. He had to use the potty end of story. Thankfully he was ready and did. Our issue was I felt I had to tuck the diaper under the brace and unfortunately I couldn't get our brace on of off myself. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Hi , I never felt comfortable with the no pants option, plus it’s cold here in the Northeast. You’ll probably need to see how the brace fits Abby before you can determine whether anything will fit under it. My guess is nothing will. My daugher wore her pull-ups, and now her underwear, over the brace. She wore a diaper during naptime and at night. I know “they” tell us not to go back and forth, that it gives mixed signals, but I didn’t want to risk the leaks. I also think it depends on how young the child is when you potty train. Older kids (3yr olds) will most likely understand better than 2yr olds. While she was braced over the summer, her undershirt could be removed and replaced (we had several extras). She’s now almost completely potty trained. We still put her in a diaper for absorbency at night since she’s back in a cast, but she tries to stay dry and is super effective (unlike her older sister!). I think it really comes down to the child’s individual preference and determination. As far as removing the brace on a dailly basis, somedays Eden had it off for 2 hours or more, other days we never got around to taking it off. So try putting Abby on the potty with the brace on. If she’s not comfortable sitting there, you’ll have to take it off. And you’ll have to see if she’s content to sit there, or if she’s the kind of kid you need to bribe to stay longer than 2 minutes! Good luck!! Sherry Potty Training in Brace Hey everyone! It has been a long time since I have been on here. My daughter Abby started out with a 48 degree curve in Nov. 2010. Now, she is at about 6 degrees in her 6th cast. This will be her last cast. She will be getting it taken off on Feb. 15th. Then, she will be wearing a brace. So, here is my question - I have been waiting for her casting to be over with to potty train her. But, now I am wondering how to do this. I mean, do I put her pullups on over top of her brace so that it will be easier for her to take them off/on by herself? And if I do this, will the brace get wet? If I put the brace on over top of her pullups, I will have to take the brace off every time that she goes potty. And that is too much time out of her brace. She is supposed to only have the brace off for 1 hour a day. I know that most toddlers will sit on the potty for a long time and just look at books and could wind up sitting there for a good 30 minutes before doing anything. Multiply this by 7-8 times a day and that is way too much tiem out of her brace. So, advice please!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 The nice thing about the brace is it is completely submersible/washable. If it gets urine or feces on it, simply clean it. I would put the pull-up on over the cast (if you're going to use them, for us they didn't do us any good as we used them with her cast too). I think its best to go full-force in underware for training. Pull-ups don't allow them to feel wet when they have an accident, so for my kiddo's it didn't matter, they'd just go. They didn't care about being wet. There should be no reason why she would need to take the brace off to sit on the potty. It shouldn't cover more than her cast did and she should be able to sit up. I had to help Grace with her panties once she was trained because they would slip up under her cast or brace. Jane -----Original Message-----From: infantile scoliosis treatment [mailto:infantile scoliosis treatment ] On Behalf Of juliechafin2005Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 7:10 AMinfantile scoliosis treatment Subject: Potty Training in Brace Hey everyone! It has been a long time since I have been on here. My daughter Abby started out with a 48 degree curve in Nov. 2010. Now, she is at about 6 degrees in her 6th cast. This will be her last cast. She will be getting it taken off on Feb. 15th. Then, she will be wearing a brace. So, here is my question - I have been waiting for her casting to be over with to potty train her. But, now I am wondering how to do this. I mean, do I put her pullups on over top of her brace so that it will be easier for her to take them off/on by herself? And if I do this, will the brace get wet? If I put the brace on over top of her pullups, I will have to take the brace off every time that she goes potty. And that is too much time out of her brace. She is supposed to only have the brace off for 1 hour a day. I know that most toddlers will sit on the potty for a long time and just look at books and could wind up sitting there for a good 30 minutes before doing anything. Multiply this by 7-8 times a day and that is way too much tiem out of her brace. So, advice please!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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