Restarting at 9 months old, how??

[AspieMom]

I had been doing part-time EC with my son since he was about 4 months old. We were getting really good at it; mostly dry days, in undies some days. Then Christmas and Moving at the same time. Not only did he stop wanting to use his potty, we switched to disposables, and he started crawling and is really active.
I am wondering if I should:
A. Start sitting him on the potty 2-3 times a day.
B. Put him is undies during the day, and seeing if feeling wet helps him.
C. Wait and see if he starts being interested again. When is the next "window"???

[pixiepunk]

well, first thing i'd do is scrap the sposies. whether he's in undies or a CD, the cloth is going to help bring his awareness back. i personally wouldn't do undies simply because i hate cleaning up misses and it would stress me out too much and make me feel pressured to 'catch' everything. so i'd do cloth dipes/trainers with no waterproof cover. I wouldn't wait for a 'window' as they are different for each child - he'll let you know if he doesn't want to sit on the potty, i'd just offer at times likely for success like upon waking, keep him without a cover so if you happen to see or feel that he's going other times you can cue him. that is the age that I started with my oldest, and she also loved to sit on the potty when DH or I were on the potty, so you might want to try that, and talk to him about what is going on "i feel like i have to pee, i need to go sit on the potty," etc.

his patterns have also likely changed in that time, so it might be beneficial to track his patterns for a couple of days so you have a better idea of how often he goes so you can offer when he's most likely to need a potty. and since he's mobile, maybe keep a little potty out in the area he's playing so if he wants to initiate he can crawl over to it - also just helping to familiarize him with it again. and, if you can get hold of a copy of Christine Gross-Loh's book, she's got it broken down into sections by age and that would probably be very helpful to read as well. i loaned my copy to my SIL so i don't have it handy, but it was full of useful tips

good luck and have fun!!