3 year old still wanting nappies

[BeckyH123]

I just need some advice! My 3 and a half year is really good with wees in potty but insists on having nappy on for poos, just want to check if anyone else has been through this?

My family and her nursery insists my DD will just do it when she is ready, she definitely knows she should go in potty but just wants a nappy to do it?

I don't want to take the nappy away or force her as I don't want to scare her into it plus she is in nappies at night still!

Any advice is welcome!

We have this with our 3 1/2 year old so following with interest.

Glad it's not just me!

Thank you so much for your reply! She did ask the other day to do a poo on toilet but then changed her mind! Got baby number 2 on the way in April so hoping her seeing baby with nappy on may help!

I think from your post that she's just having the nappy on when she wants a poo. This is absolutely fine but I'd ask her to have the nappy on and sit on the potty when she poos. She'll then get used to sitting in the potty for her poos. You can then start to make the nappy slightly looser, over several weeks.

The aim is to make it so loose that eventually you just lay the nappy on the potty and she poos on that. Once she's used to doing that it's not a huge step when you take the nappy away altogether

That is such a good idea! Will try that from now on :)

We had this with my then 3 year old who would wee happily but wait for his night time nappy to go on and them open his bowels - I was getting quite worried about it and my friend's mum who is a specialist continence nurse told me it's very common at that age. She advised us to start with getting DC to sit on the potty with a nappy on whilst opening bowels, and then to progress to placing the nappy in the potty for the stools to go in to. I did as she suggested and honestly can't remember how long it took before DC ditched the potty altogether and used the toilet instead, but I know it was less than 6 months. I know it can feel like they're never going to get it, but I promise she really will, good luck.

Thank you!!