Potty Training - UTI?

[Kmg]

My son (2 1/4) came out of nappies over three months ago, and was dry virtually from the word go, but with the odd accident. We were amazed at his control. (We won't mention the 'clean' bit - that's another story). Anyway, just over the last week he has got wetter and wetter, and is having accidents all over the place. I thought it was maybe him just being stroppy, so we tried a sticker chart today to motivate him, but he was still pretty hopeless. He is weeing much more frequently than before too.

I think that I've read somewhere that an infection can affect potty training .. is this right? Are the above symptoms of an infection, or not? Will it clear up on its own? I hate going to the doctors, and avoid it at all costs, but we're going on holiday on Friday for a fortnight, ...

I'm tempted to put him in pull-ups for a fortnight, but I feel quite strongly that would be a bad step. Any comments?

[Suew]

I don't know anything about UTIs but I do remember my daughter had a 'bad' week about three months after she was potty trained - she was slightly younger than your son.

It only lasted a week but I swear during that time she barely made it to the loo once. I thought about putting her back into nappies but her nursery advised against it and said it was quite common and sure enough it stopped as soon as it had started.

Hope it's just a temporary blip for you too and that you can let him run around with nothing on on holiday.

[Giovanna]

My son is two and a half - and he is not at all keen on the potty! One thing I learned from potty training my daughter [who is now 5] is that there is no point rushing or getting stressed. They do it in their own time and will let you know and show you when they are ready to wear pants. Don't feel pressured by other mums training their kids earlier or more easily!
We did find that a chair-style potty was more popular than the standard potty.

[Shiv]

My three year old is not in the least interested in the potty yet. I sometimes feel I will be potty training both 3 year old and one year old together, so I don't know about the regression bit, but I do know the symptoms of UTI's are frequency,(weeing more and smaller amounts) - pain and burning sensation when he does wee and occasionally the urine can smell offensive. Cranberry juice works wonders for UTI's and lots of water

[Scooter]

Our little girl was also very slow to be "clean". However, once she got in control of her poos, she quickly became extremely reliable all round. I think you need to focus on the poos, and as soon as you get some results lay on the positive feedback with a trowel! Your son will soon feel much better about the whole business.

[Kid]

My little girl is 2 1/2 and I just startd potty training her a couple of weeks ago. I was amazed at how quickly she picked it up and within in one week she decided that she was ready for the 'big' toilet. We even ventured out to the local shopping centre without a nappy (just a spare set of clothes) but thankfuly she didn't have any accidents! I am really pleased that I waited until I was ready rather than listen to other people telling me when to start. I have just discovered that I am pregnant for the 2nd time so perfect timing all round really!

[Judith1]

I don't know if anyone can help. My daughter is 2 and 3 months and knows when she is going to wee and poo but she runs away and hides to do it or holds on to her wee until she isn't concentrating. She won't sit on the potty and rarely sits on the big toilet. She has a major strop if I try to put her on it and goes stiff. Any suggestions?