How long did you stay home...

[titsmcghee43]

...when potty training?

Planning on starting with my 2 year 9 month old in the next few days but feeling a bit overwhelmed with the prospect of staying home for days on end. We try to get out once a day even if just for a walk. She also won't nap unless in the car or buggy so I know it's going to be testing on a number of levels.

Also the fact that I'll have to watch her like a hawk so won't actually be able to get on with anything at home like tidying or cleaning while she'd usually be playing within earshot, because I'll have to be with her and checking she's not secretly pissing anywhere lol.

How did you navigate leaving the house when you were in the early stages? I'm feeling quite dismal about it all but I know it has to be done.

I did it in summer. Put a dress on her,no pants underneath. Sat her on a nappy in buggy to keep it clean.
She liked potty so had that on tray underneath,would whip it out and she'd sit on it in middle of pavement,then I'd empty in gutter. It worked for us

She has pooed on it twice now which is great but the wee situation is dire. I'm constantly asking if she needs a wee, sitting her on the potty etc. She has told me a few times she needs to go but wants the toilet instead so I take her and she does nothing, that happened about 10 times today. Then wees on the floor and gets upset/wants to be cleaned. She doesn't seem to like the potty for wees despite a lot of positive reinforcement and I don't want to push it to the point where she associates it with fear and being upset.

She's back to nursery on Monday and no idea what to do as we are not progressing well at all and she'd definitely struggle to get her trousers down herself.

Don't ask if she needs a wee - just sit her on the potty/loo regularly throughout the day. Every hour or so. Read a book or let her look at cartoons on a tablet, run the taps or make pssss wee sounds - eventually by the law of averages, you'll get a wee in the loo that you can praise to high heaven - stickers, gold stars, the works! Don't put her in trousers until she's going reliably, stick to dresses or just a top and pants to make it easier.

We spent a bank holiday weekend in the garden and it was all done and dusted after that. No accidents since then and dry at night as well which was good. DS had just turned 2 when we did it.

He never used a potty once as he preferred to use a normal toilet with his own step and seat.

We didn’t. We just winged it and got lucky. Mine were very ready though, one was (a precocious) 2 and his brother was 2.5.