As Tiara’s Mom there are a few things I stopped hoping for years ago. One, that she would learn to write her name, and two, she would some day be potty trained. She is the most stubborn person in the world, which is why she is still alive, but she refuses to even get near the toilet or form a letter.
Warning: Yes we are going to be talking about Tiara and the toilet so if that is too much for you on a Friday morning, move on now before you get sucked in and regret reading this. Ha ha…..
I mentioned the other day that Tiara gets diarrhea every time she is on antibiotics. It really is a hellish 10 days because a few minutes after she eats or drinks anything it comes right back out the other end. Lots of times it is such a mess I end up throwing away her clothes. In addition to cleaning her up 10 times a day, adding all the appropriate creams is like a science experiment.
Because she is so large her legs get chaffed so she needs steroid cream for itching on her inner thighs. She also needs Nystatin cream to stop the yeast infection she always gets while taking antibiotics. It doesn’t matter how many probiotics I give her, they don’t work! And last but not least her poor bottom gets so red we have to put Desitin all over that area. Told you it was a gross topic for the morning.
Anyways, it is pretty funny watching Lou try and get all the creams in the right spots. I usually always change her myself but when he is home he does her bath, so he has to apply the creams after.
So this is the story. Last night I was giving her a bath and just as I finished washing her hair, I heard a stinker. Oh crap, literally! I look in the tub and yes there was a big squirt of poop. I started yelling, “get up, get up Tiara, you have to get out of the tub.”
She starts laughing hysterically and wont move. I calm down and threaten her “Dad won’t come home if you don’t get up right away.” How mean am I? I have to say threatening her with her Dad failing to come home always works. She finally got out and just as I was done re-cleaning her when I notice a funny look on her face. “TT, do you have to go potty more?”
A flash of an idea comes to me. “TT, let’s sit on the potty and go poo poos. Dad will be sooo excited!”
She sat down and went. I started screaming and cheering and she kept going. We were both yelling so loud we may have scared the neighbors. After she was done we called everyone in the family to announce the good news.
A half hour later she did it again.
I was on cloud nine, I was so happy. She has never gone to the bathroom that much on the toilet in her whole life. It was a huge break through!
Thursday after lunch I was changing her diaper and again she did a stinker on me. I never imagined my days would be filled with people farting on me all the time. I rushed her to the toilet and she repeated the previous nights performance. I don’t want to jinx myself, but could she finally be ready to go on the toilet? I have known all along that if she wanted to, she could but I never thought she would submit. You know she is a Scorpio born year of the Tiger, a deadly combination I have been told.
I know she probably won’t go on the toilet all the time but even once a day would be a huge help to me and her poor bottom.
Hope I didn’t totally gross you out!
Have a wonderful weekend.
xoxo tiffani
Total miracle and was as a mother so happy for you. I know my kids were younger and it may not totally be the same, but still I remember that feeling of how excited I was when my kids were finally using the toilet for the fist time and beginning the steps of potty training. Go Tiara and seriously so happy to read this this morning!! 🙂 xoxo!!
What is gross to a mother? I also had one very normal child that didn’t want to go poop. She had got to be quite old and it was times when it was extremely embarrassing to me. There was no good reason or excuse for it and was something I had never been around. My other children had never had this problem; I am the oldest of the family and have taken care of many a kid. I’m sure I’m a very weak person because I thought I was going to loose my sanity and thought suicide would be a fitting solution. Honestly, I almost teared up for joy for you and Tiara. This could be just one accomplishments but it’s a great one and maybe there’s more to come. I’m praying that blessings come your way.
Yeah!!!! I am reading this on the plane and laughing out loud. Tell TT that Mara is really proud of her and will send her some new crayons!
xoxo
That’s FANTASTIC!!!!!! I’m so happy for your miracle!
My son also has TS and is almost 9 and not toilet trained. So I feel your pain!! We have been working on getting him to use the potty since December, and it has been an incredibly messy and frustrating few months. I have definitely thrown clothes away too 🙂 I finally broke down this summer and put him back in a pull up. I also have two other little ones, and it is just too much. We will try again when school starts. Good luck to you and Tiara! I hope it continues and that she has lots of success!!!
That is HUGE!! HUGE< HUGE!!!!!!
Yeah!! Tell TT that Big Mama doesn’t always make it in time either but as long as we are trying our best that is all that matters!! So happy for you Tiffany!
Yeah! Hope it continues on some level for a long, long time! Happy Friday!!
It took my son with TSC 17 years but he wears boxers now, even at night!!! I tried everything including the one night I suggested he “pee off” (stand) like his Dad and brother. Luckily he was wearing no clothes or shoes, because he looked at me, smiled, (I’m thinking Yes-this is it!), took my hand and stepped right into the toilet! He was so proud. No pee – but he was definitely standing! I cracked up laughing — what else do you do?
Congrats and may it continue…
That is funny! As a parent to a TSC child, laughter is always the best response.
WONDERFUL NEWS!
Keep her in the diaper and just be diligent about sitting her on the potty every hour or so, just like you’d do with a toddler. Turn on the faucet when she’s sitting there to inspire pee. Enough times of her going there and lots of cheering when she does and maybe even some M&M’s in a container near the toilet as a treat for going ON THE TOILET ONLY.
Whatever it takes!
Imagine being able to usher her to the potty in the future and having to do nothing but pull her diaper down/up and wiping her, that’s it!
I’m wishing it for you Tiffani!
Yes can you do an M&M for every pee and 3 M&Ms for a poop?
what a great accomplishment!!
WOOOOOHOOOOO … that’s awesome Tiffani! I hope she keeps it up. High praise to TT!
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Way to go Tiara! I agree with the others that you can’t really gross a mom out by talking potty. LOL! Stacie xo