Won't Wear Underpants! HELP!

Jodi - posted on 11/18/2010 ( 4 moms have responded )

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Okay, so last month my daughter (who at the time was only 20 months) started asking to use the potty. We got her a ring for the big toilet and a potty chair and started letting her go sans pants in the mornings, reminding her every so often to pee on the potty. It has been going GREAT! Within a week, she was using the potty everytime, pee and poo, telling us she had to pee if the door was closed etc etc.

Fast forward, we are now a month later and still she won't wear pants! As long as her bottom half is naked, she'll use the potty like a pro. Put on a pair of panties or pants and she wets herself. We have tried reminding her every 10 mins or so to use the potty when she has them on, but she's not getting that it isn't a diaper. Has anyone else been through this? What can I do so that she can wear panties and pants during the day and still use the potty? If not for this issue, she would be potty trained for all waking hours!!!! PLEASE HELP!!!

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Jodi - posted on 11/26/2010

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Thanks Julie, I was kind of worried I was doing something wrong! I figured maybe she just wasn't "ready" for all of it yet and I know it'll work out in time, but I just wanted to make sure there wasn't some silly little thing I wasn't doing right!!! lol ;)

Thanks to both of you! We'll just keep plugging away with it and when it happens, it'll happen!

Julie - posted on 11/26/2010

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My son went throught the same thing. We just went at his pace. Eventually, he started telling us. I had him wear undies at home, and just had to do a lot of laundry for a while. We actually just gave him a break and didn't worry underwear for a while. Then try it again once in a while. Finally I would have him wear diapers, but tell him not to potty in them. Took some reminding, but he got it after a while. Just give her some time and she will do it when she is ready. Gerber also makes undies that are thicker so if they do have an accident, it soaks more of it up, but they are real underwear. Good luck!

Jodi - posted on 11/25/2010

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Maybe, but, we try putting just panties on her (No pants or jeans or anything), the smallest size I could find was size 2 and they nearly hang off her skinny little bottom!!! lol She can take them off when she wants to, and takes them off and puts them on herself when we take her to the potty to "try" to pee, but for some reason inbetween tries she wets herself! So, she doesn't "seem" to have a problem working them, it's like she forgets it's not a diaper and can just let a little trickle out whenever?
We explain that we pee int he potty and try not to pee in our panties and she says "yes' and seems to understand, but then promptly forgets!!! Perhaps she's just too young to be fully potty trained? Or maybe we need training panties??? IDK!!! lol

Amanda - posted on 11/25/2010

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Could she be having trouble pulling the pants up and down and just not assking for help??