Catching hell potty training

Amanda - posted on 02/20/2010

If it makes you feel any better i've been working with my daughter for a year now... (she turned 3 Feb.11) . She's just now getting to where she doesn't have to be prompted as much but if she wears big girl undies (not pull ups) she'll go through 4 in an hour but if she's wearing pull up's she does pretty good. I don't even try to do night potty training yet her pull ups are like bowling balls in the morning...lol

Esther - posted on 02/20/2010

I have four kiddos and my youngest just turned 3 last week. Basically, with all of the other three they consistently started going to the potty when they were good and ready. It didn't matter what I did...punishing only backfired on me. My son's pediatritian told me that pooping on the potty is very stressful for some kids because it feels to them like a part of them is being flushed away...that strangley made sense to me. I read somewhere that children begin to realize how little they have control over and where they go to the potty is one of the only things they have control over at their young tender age. For some reason thinking about it from that angle relieved a lot of anxiety for me and I just went with the flow (no pun intended). Now my three year old is asking ME when she can wear grownup underwear like her big sister! When I tell her she needs to go on the potty to wear underwear she says "ok" and gives it a go on her own. It isn't consistent yet but we're getting there. And give in to the pull ups at night too - my 7yr old son just stopped wearing overnights last year. Some kids sleep so soundly that their bodies don't wake up on their own at night. One more thing: my sister in law pushed her daughter too soon with potty training and to this day (she's now 13) her daughter has accidents from time to time. Of course this may have nothing to do with her early pushing but why risk it? I hope this helps a little.

Stacey - posted on 02/15/2010

yes elliot is 3 in feb and will not sit on loo or potty he is happy to try on pants but that is it.
He has three older brothers so you would think he would want to be like them but he is stubon. All my other boys have been in pants before three so this is stressfull my 1st and 3rd were dry at night by this age. I dont know what to do myself have tryed stickers sweets toys etc but not working any advice would help.

Lynette - posted on 02/13/2010

My son acted the same way, what I did was stick him in underwear he had some accidents and didn't like it the accidents got fewer and fewer, he just turned 3 and he no longer has accidents and even poops by himself and wipes pretty well. You can try underwear and still remind her when she's with you and continue to praise her when she goes.

Marcy - posted on 02/13/2010

We just stopped wearing diapers and my daughter takes miralax every day as constipation was a problem, with the miralax they have to go. Daycare helps b/c all the other kids do it but she may not be ready

Amanda - posted on 02/12/2010

My daughter was the same way. I tried everything and made up some of my own ideas but it was just not happening. When she was three I started telling her that when she was four she would have to use the potty because four year olds don't wear diapers. I left her alone that year except to ask if she would like to go potty. She would always say no. Then the day she turned four she started going all on her own. Some kids just need more time I think. I haven't started my son yet because of the nightmare I had with his sister. I am planning to wait til the summer and tell him he can use the potty now.

Angie - posted on 02/12/2010

I made my daughter wear regular underwear everyday for about 2 weeks. Once she figured out she didn't like wetting her pants, it like completely clicked. We have successfull been in underwear for 3 months. I had tried everything w/ her th pullups, diapers, rewards. She ended up w/ a horrible uti and was hospitalized for a week, they suggested just letting her be in underwear. and it worked.

Jenna - posted on 02/08/2010

Don't be so hard on yourself, or your little one. I honestly think it seems like you are right on track. You're doing all of the right things. As soon as I stopped worrying about my son being perfectly potty trained, we all became happier. My son wears his big boy undies all through the day, he does well. He lets us know most of the time if he has to go, but we still ask ALL the time : ) He wears a pull up to bed, and if we are going on a long car ride. It sounds like your daughter is right wear she is supposed to be. Hang in there.

Jennifer - posted on 02/07/2010

My son was day toilet trained at 18mths and my daughter only started using the potty 5 weeks ago she is 3 on the 22nd. I also tried for 6mths previously and she just wet her pants. However i know and have come across heaps of children who just clicked on to the toilet training at 4 so I guess some kids just need longer than others. I wouldnt punish i would just keep her in underwear and keep reminding her to go to the toilet and eventually she should go. I also wouldnt worry about the night toilet training theres lots of kids in pre-primary who still wear a nappy at night time. I think keep to your routine and ill cross my fingers for you.