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please tell me about your three-year-olds still in day/nightnappies

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AnnieSG · 11/05/2006 10:01

OK, so the star chart was a waste of time and we're now onto a pasta jar reward scheme to try and get things moving. DS is completely uninterested in wearing pants and tells me, 'I not a big boy, I a little boy'.
I know all the stuff about waiting until they are ready, but I'm starting to be downright embarrassed! Almost no-one round here has such a big child still not trained.

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lucysmum · 11/05/2006 18:21

i have a just 3 year old Dd who will only poo in a nappy, has had constipation issues, has been dry for 9 months or so. how do the rest of you in the same situation cope with nursery etc ? do you children only poo at home (which is what my DD does) ? if we are out for the whole day i know we are in for problems the next day as i am convinced she holds it in when we are not at home.

jeanini · 11/05/2006 20:03

my 3.7yo boy will only do a poo in a potty,and only his potty at home. if we are out and he says he wants to do a poo i take him to the toilet but he wont go. i think it might be that as hes small even if he has his stool underneath him he cant touch it with his feet and i dont think he likes to do it unless he can put his feet on the ground. has anyone else got the same problem?

spursmum · 11/05/2006 20:14

My ds is 4 and has just managed to be dry during the day. I tried 4 months ago and he was not getting it. This time it took him just 3 days for both wees and poos!! But he is ASD and they can be late learners. Still in nappies at night and I don't care and neither does he!!

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AnnieSG · 11/05/2006 22:10

Thanks for those responses. It's not only been conmforting, hearing this, but actually made me think about the possible repurcussions of pushing when he's not ready, what with all the poo complications!

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peaches27 · 11/05/2006 22:38

We have a 3y 4m boy who wears nappies at night, havent even thought about removing them, because he still has accidents in the day. He has basically been trained, knows when he needs to go to the loo, but generally leaves it to the last minute as he is a bit strong willed, then he is so desperate that he is doing it while he takes his pants down. If you say, do you need the potty/toilet? His stock response without thought is just NO because he doesnt like been told! Im getting a bit sick of the plastic bag on his peg at nursery though!

To be fair to him, we havent remarked over mistakes etc. as he has had a lot of disruption in his life and has a 5 month old sister ...

NotAnOtter · 11/05/2006 22:51

my little boy 3years 3 month been out of day nappies since 24 months nights fORGET IT. I need my sleep and am not even considering it until he seeks to want to. Four ish i think!

threebob · 12/05/2006 00:52

Ds is 3.3 and still wears a pull up to bed, and does a poo in it before he gets up in the morning when he's still half asleep. He has totally mastered wees though which does show that they are two very different things.

My friends son is almost four and not trained at all.

apronstrings · 12/05/2006 01:29

ds got dry during the day about 2 months ago - he'll be four in june. children do this with as much age range as they do everything else. you just can't make them and its really frustrating

apronstrings · 12/05/2006 01:30

don't be embarrassed. also think boys generally slower at this than girls

Alipiggie · 12/05/2006 01:40

DS1 aged 4 finally decided he wanted to go without pullups at night as his friend was doing so, three nights, two without accidents. But I'm lifting (rightly or wrongly) before I go to bed. I'm so proud of the fact it was his decision. Incontinence pad underneath him with waterproof mattress protector means less washing :o ds 2 aged almost 3 great at going, dry all night too, but refuses to come out his bob the builder pull ups. Basically I view it as up to them they are very much leading me. Think that's boys for.

Blackduck · 12/05/2006 06:59

Ds dry in the day (recent thing - he's just 3 - 5 days ago). Night time I haven't even thought about...I don't want to do the lifting thing because I don't want to wake him up - he has always been a good sleeper so don't want to lose that! I worry about night time dryness a bit further down the road...one step at a time in my view...

auntymonkey · 13/05/2006 14:05

I have 2.9 dd who has developed a potty phobia. This is despite being fascinated by poo and wee and insisting on inspecting mine whenever I go to the loo. She seems to know when she needs to wee as she likes to wear big girl pants but will then demand a nappy to be put on or will just wee on the floor. I have tried her on the toilet - she will happily do a "pretend" wee, and have tried lining her potty with a nappy (again, pretend wees happen easily but real ones either hit the carpet or she tries to fasten the nappy back on to herself.

Do I wait a bit and then Gina Ford her? How will I know when she is ready? Aaagh - Annie SG I know how you feel. Any help greatly appreciated. I am trerrified she is going to start school in nappies.

TambaTheDragonSlayer · 13/05/2006 14:10

DS is 4 on tuesday and still wears a night nappy. Im not in a rush to push him into something hes not ready for. Hes told me a few times thats hes woken up with a dry nappy so its something hes aware of and i think he'll let me know when hes ready to go without.

FrannyandZooey · 13/05/2006 14:14

Ds is 3 and is still in nappies day and night. He is nearly but not quite the last of his peers, but the others have for the most part only recently changed over, and are mostly girls.

He is getting ready and expresses an interest. If put on the potty he can wee but if left without a nappy is not able to say when he needs to go. I am leaving it for now.

I would try to get over your embarrassment, and remind yourself about all the good things about your ds. It is not worth pushing your child into something they are not ready for just because you feel a bit uncomfortable, is it?

FrannyandZooey · 13/05/2006 14:15

Ooh just seen HC has said what I said faster and better than me

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Blandmum · 13/05/2006 14:25

Goodness, both mine were still in nappies at 3, ds didn't start to potty train until he was 3.5. He was in pull ups at night for another year.

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AnnieSG · 14/05/2006 11:38

Thanks all. Comforting stuff.

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