Experienced Potty Trainers I desperately need your advice

[Reece]

I am in week 6 of training DS (2.9).
Brief history of the training: -

Days 1-5 - nightmare/lots of accidents but to be expected.

Day 6 - Got it. No accidents

Was great then for about 2 weeks with barely an accident and totally using the potty on his own initiation etc. Then we started playschool (don't know if this affected things) but he started to have accidents in the afternoons at home every day for 3 weeks. Playschool has finished now until the beginning of Sept.

The last week has been awful. Every time we are out he has at least 1 accident. In stores etc. Really difficult to deal with but he doesn't seem bothered by it. I then spend the afternoon cleaning up accidents all over the house.

He never initiates needing a wee/poo anymore even though at day 6 he was going to the potty on his own and knew exactly what to do.

I am soooo close to putting him back into nappies but feel I have come so far it would be a shame.

Has anyone else been through a similar situation? Did you go back to nappies and for how long before you tried again?

I need to try have him trained for Sept.

Rosieglow thats great news. Maybe he knows now that he is ready and doesn't want to go back to nappies. Just goes to show that he knows what he is doing.

DS had a pretty good day too. No wee accidents apart from the poo. When we were out he also said that he wanted a wee wee and held it until I had paid, got the stuff in the car and driven home! He didn't actually want to go but wanted to see me panic in Tesco. I didn't. I had the travel potty armed and ready to go if needed. He then later on whilst he was eating his tea told me a wee wee was coming and off he went to the potty. He was soooooo proud of himself and I made a big fuss because its the 1st time for us too in 8 weeks that he has properly told me.

A few steps back for us now. A couple of nasty poos and still refusing to go on the potty. I think he's really self conscious about going - doesn't want anyone seeing him so I've been saying he should go on his own. But even just asking him if he needs to go seems to be enough to stop him. He'll be half way to the potty but if we say "are you going for a poo?" he'll sudden detour to somewhere else!
So, we're trying to just not say anything for a few days.