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Potty training GRRRRRR! can anyone help?

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pucca · 08/05/2006 11:55

Ok my dd is 2.4yo, did try potty training her a few weeks ago,and she did really well but then we moved house and decided to hold back till we were settled in.

She is a very clever child, and very good at talking and understanding but i just cannot get her to understand this potty training lark, she will not tell me when she needs a wee at all, i have been sitting her on the potty in intervals but she waits till she is off before she does a wee grrr!then tells me she has done one!

I have tried the...if you do a wee you can have a sticker/sweeties thing and isn't making any difference.

Sooooo...Where do i go from here? i think the moving house and going back into nappies has confused her, and is totally my fault but i really want her to "get" the training thing.

Another thing is i am 25 weeks pg with no 2, so really want to try and get her settled into wearing knickers etc before it gets too close to the new baby coming.

Any help or advice would be very much appreciated.

TIA Smile

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pucca · 08/05/2006 11:56

Forgot to add, i have even tried making it into a game of waving bye to the wee down the toilet, but even that isn't working now.

The main problem is she just refuses to tell me BEFORE she does a wee that she needs one.

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supakids · 08/05/2006 12:12

put pull ups on her, leave potty around the main area she plays and buy the story book about potty training from Woolworths. I read it a few times to my ds and he managed to work it out for himself. Naturally there are going to be a few accidents when she gets started. Good Luck

starlover · 08/05/2006 12:15

maybe she just isn't ready?

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supakids · 08/05/2006 12:16

I like that word 'refuse' when they are bright little buttons, they dont like the control and want to do it themselves.

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pucca · 08/05/2006 12:34

Starlover...She is SO ready, i know she is Smile but for some reason she is acting very silly over this, as i said before she is very bright and i know she knows what i am talking about.

Thanks for replies.

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starlover · 08/05/2006 12:38

in that care i would get rid of the nappies/pull ups and just do it!

take her to buy some pretty pants, have a couple of potties and just sit her on it every 20 mins.
if you get even the TINIEST bit of wee in there then praise her to high heaven and give her a little treat (even just a chocolate button or something)

starlover · 08/05/2006 12:38

also, make as little fuss as possible if she does it on the floor... don't let her have the attention, just sit her on the potty and then clean it up

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pucca · 08/05/2006 12:39

Thanks Starlover Smile

Give me any other baby related problem, but this potty training is doing my head in pmsl! driving me totally up the wall.

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starlover · 08/05/2006 12:40

i can imagine! think it's the thing i am least looking forward to with ds

Marne · 08/05/2006 12:46

I tried dd a few weeks ago, she's showing all signs of being ready, now she refuses to have her nappie off and crys if i say the P word (potty). We are going to try again in a few weeks.

Good luck pucca.

starlover · 08/05/2006 19:21

marne try just getting rid of the nappies, if she knows there aren't any then she'll have to just do it! does she have some nice pants?

cod · 08/05/2006 19:22

you need to get rid of hte nappies
sty in for a week
takake her reagarless of ifs he wants to go or not every 30 min or so

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pucca · 08/05/2006 19:34

Thanks Cod, have had a pretty good day today, she had one accident this morning and the rest have been in the potty, and is starting to say "the wee is coming" Grin lol.

Saying this though, i have just had her in a t-shirt all day, no knickers or trousers etc, that will be fun! its getting her to tell me BEFORE that the problem.

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cod · 08/05/2006 19:43

yes giver her time
reward her when she does

d otn go out or anythign

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pucca · 08/05/2006 19:45

Thanks for the advice.

So should i just leave her in her t-shirt for now? or should i put her in knickers and trousers/skirt etc?

Have been giving praise and rewards when she does something in potty, and won't be venturing out at all Grin

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pucca · 12/05/2006 08:57

Well i ended up having a few crys yesterday, hormonal too because of being pregnant i suppose but this potty training is a nightmare! my carpets are going to be ruined! Sad

I feel such a failure, because yesterday was just a complete nightmare! she still won't tell me when she needs to go, and just doesn't seem to be bothered at all.

Someone please tell me what i need to do (lol) ?

Do you think she may not be ready? like i said before she is very clever and it very well at adapting and new things, so why is this so hard?

TIA

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fuzzlepelts · 15/05/2006 11:54

Hi Pucca, I am having the same problem - sort of. I did potty training Boot Camp at Easter and we started off really well but have still only had one dry day Sad and she won't tell me when she needs to go I just plant her on potty/loo and hope for the best. Usually only get a 1 or 2 accidents if I get my timing right but it's a nightmare - was hoping that it might have sunk in by now and really can't entertain the idea of giving up after 6 weeks! Just bought a M&S potty book includes a chart with stickers (£4!) in desperation - so any help would be much appreciated (cod?)

fuzzlepelts · 16/05/2006 08:35

Yesterday was almost as bacd as about day 5!
Sad only 1 wee on toilet all day

dewmeadow · 16/05/2006 10:10

My Dd decided one day she wanted to wear pants, refusing to wear nappies, but wouldnt tell me when she had to pee and she NEVER did it when I sat her on the potty. I left a potty in the living room and one day she did it herself. I was so excited I nearly cried. However I'm now into the dirty pants cycle, which is going on and on and ...... Trying encouragement, bribery, anything, no luck yet.

dewmeadow · 16/05/2006 15:41

Grrrrrrrrrr

What am I talking about? Today, DD peed on the floor of a toy shop twice and pooed in her pants twice! Angry

Am finding hard to remain calm and positive and be a perfect Mary Poppins type mummy. Thank Christ for afternoon naps!

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