I'm looking for advice on potty training. Our 30 month old has seemed ready for some time but we fell on hard times the past few months and we were largely concerned about putting food on the table and making sure we kept a roof over our heads so potty training got put off.
Our financial situation finally has stabilized and we were able to manage to get the necessities to potty train such as a mattress protector and a potty.
- Dd genuinely seemed excited when we talked about it.
- She clearly communicates when she needs to pee or poop.
- She can easily pull her pants and pull-up up and down with ease on her own.
- She's been dry for 2 hours easily.
Because of this we thought she would be ready we amped her up with some Daniel Tiger and then started getting her into a routine on the potty.
The first couple of times she was excited to try out her new potty. But the third time she started crying. I asked her what was wrong and she said she wanted the big potty. We bought a travel lid for when we go out so we thought "why not? She can use that!" But when we put her on the big toilet she cried even more and now she says she's scared of both toilets. 🥲
How should we handle this? I don't want to pressure her to do something she's not ready to do but don't want to give up just yet either. Should we just give her a break for a week or two and try again later?