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potty training, great, til shes wearing knickers.

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wantbitty · 05/09/2006 08:40

my 2.1 dd is potty training. indoors in the day she goes on the potty no problem, but doesnt wear pants. Whenever I dress her and put her pants on she just wets them. its as if she thinks shes still got a nappy on, what can I do? have tried explaining every time I put pants on, not getting through.

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cedar12 · 05/09/2006 13:01

I had this problem. I think you dont realise until you put them in pants that they have little dribbles which we dont notice unless they have pants on you only realise when they flood the place. My advise ignore the damp patches I got stressed about it, just give lots of praise for using the toilet/potty. Buy lots of cheap pants.
As I made a fuss my daughter took ages to train and still isnt 100% at almost 3.6. Good luck give it another 3-4 weeks to see if has improved.

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wantbitty · 05/09/2006 13:10

thanks, will keep trying. earlier she took her pants off and I got all excited, then she weed all over the floor!!

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Snowstorm · 05/09/2006 15:00

My elder daughter was exactly the same last summer - she used the potty every time when she was running around naked in the garden but if you put pants on her then she seemed to forget they weren't nappies and she just wee'd in them. What worked for us (with her) was to put pants AND trousers or leggings on as then she got a wet/clammy leg which she didn't like at all. It did increase my washing load a bit for the first two to three days but it seemed to do the trick and was fine after that. It also saved my floors from getting as wet as they would have too, which was handy.

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wantbitty · 05/09/2006 17:17

yes I will try that. difficult though, I hate potty training, I can never imagine not doing it.

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Snowstorm · 05/09/2006 20:23

Me too - can't bear it! Am on day one of my second attempt at trying to potty train my second daughter (had to give up and leave it a couple of months ago as she didn't even seem to notice/care that she was wetting/pooing herself so was clearly not ready) which is like trying to herd cats ... Every possible sitting surface seems to be covered with Pampers disposable bed sheets (including between the sofa cushions and their covers!) and still I feel like I've finished a marathon at the end of the day as I've been so busy running to and fro to manage it all. I can only dream of having the kind of child who moves from nappies to pants without any accidents ... !!!

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wantbitty · 05/09/2006 20:29

my daughter had a bath, took her nappy off and pooed by the front door after being asked if she needed the potty. never done it on the floor, feels like I am going backwards.

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wantbitty · 05/09/2006 20:29

still too scared to go out in public without a nappy.

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Snowstorm · 05/09/2006 20:35

OH NO - what a little minx!! Are you under any kind of pressure to potty-train her right now or could you return to nappies (without commenting on it) for a couple of months and then try again? I'm told that that works for quite a lot of people (and I'm very much hoping that it's going to work for us). I did this with my second daughter and she didn't even pass comment on the return to nappies, which made me think it was the right thing to do at that time.

kittywits · 05/09/2006 21:39

I have found the pants thing to be a prob when training all of mine. I think it is a two fold problem

they think they are a bit like nappies
it is extra hassle for them to take pants AND another item of clothing off. When you go out with her I would suggest leaving off the pants and just putting trousers on. Take lots of pairs with you. Then when she has mastered that you can start introducing pants again. It has worked for me every time.

kittywits · 05/09/2006 21:42

Also, she is very young to train. Did she instigate it or did you?
My 2 year old dd decided she wouldn't wear nappies any more soon after her 2nd birthday. She is nearly three now and we have only really just cracked it. She did really well for a few months and then seemed to regress, but was certain that she didn't want nappies.

Snowstorm · 05/09/2006 21:49

kittywitts, that's a good idea about leaving off the pants and just putting on the trousers - I might try that. I bought some of those plastic lined pants for DD2 to wear in order to try and save my furniture/new carpet from getting wet too often (didn't start out too confidently about her abilities did I?!) but they don't hold much pee AND DD2 hates them already because they sort of squeak when she moves!!

kittywits · 05/09/2006 22:04

Tell you what I use when training at night, but would work just as well in the day
these
they are nice and soft but the water proofing is hidden inside. they get wet so that the child knows but they don't flood everywhere

Snowstorm · 05/09/2006 22:21

Thanks for that kittywits - have bookmarked them for 'Plan B'!!

fransmom · 05/09/2006 22:46

hi i need some advice. my lo is 16 months+1week and has started telling me when she has either done a wee in her nappy or filled it, usually the same "wee-wee" and holding the front of her nappy, she doesn't always but 6times of 10 she does. she has started getting the idea that when we tell her we are going to the toilet she usually looks at the other and says "wee-wee?" !
does this mean she might be ready for potty training or would be interested if we bought a potty (not necessarily for her to use) and left it in the bathroom for her to get used to it and the place a the same time? please help. she seems quite forward for her age but not entirely certain how to tackle this stage!

kittywits · 05/09/2006 23:08

Fransmom she's sounds great.
I would take her lead. Sure get a potty or 2, stick them round the house. She could wear pullups so that she can try and take them down if she wants.
The first stage of training is the child being AWARE of what has already just happened,
the next is them becoming aware that it is about to happen NOW but not being able to control it, the next stage is when there is enough of a delay between recognising the sensation and getting to the potty.
She might well just show awarness of what has happened for a good while yet, the control will come later. But helping her to become active in her awareness can only be a good thing.
Good luck

fransmom · 05/09/2006 23:14

thank you! was going to get her one last weekend but then thought if she is with us when we get one she might feel better about using something she chose?

kittywits · 05/09/2006 23:17

good idea

fransmom · 05/09/2006 23:19

i shall let you know how we get on! tia

fransmom · 06/09/2006 22:11

got the potty! we went in tesco's today and dp saw one, kind of mint green colour with a picture of a cartoon pig on it. we showed it dd and asked her if that one was ok, she has this kind of smile where she looks really happy that you picked something nice for her, it was reallyu good value too but not like one of those cheap and nasty ones that you sometimes see in supermarkets. we got her home and the first thing she did with it? wore it as a hat she did sit on it (fully clothed) and i took her into the bathroom and did the whole mommy and daddy's toilet and a special toilet for you kind of thuing tho not sure if she understood the lot! lol thanx for advice x

kittywits · 07/09/2006 09:30

happy for you, you all sound very lovely

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wantbitty · 07/09/2006 16:13

there isnt any pressure for dd to be potty trained. she started taking her nappies off at every opportunity and she tells us when she needs to wee/poo when she feels like it.she pulls training pants down aswell. thought she might be ready.

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fransmom · 07/09/2006 18:11

are you being sarky kw?!

kittywits · 07/09/2006 18:50

No!!!!

kittywits · 07/09/2006 18:52

wantbitty. she does sound ready. I would say keep the knickers off., just trousers. Doing this has made a real difference in the 4 I've had the pleasure of training so far! Chocolate button incentives for dryness are also pretty effective too

fransmom · 09/09/2006 12:46

was only joking kw! thanx for compliment. there are some people near me who shall remain nameless that are horrors of parents, they won't let their child smack them but let them tap them ahrd on the leg, and then smack their child! no wonder poor lo is confused! i could go on.......

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