Toddler only wees with no pants/nappy on

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On sunday DS 2.5 asked for the potty out of his wardrobe while waiting for his bath and sat down and done a big wee totally unprompted. Since then he's been at a mixture of nursery and grandparents while I work 4 days, at my mums she's been keeping nappy on while out but at home keeping him naked bottom down and every time he's needed a wee he's went on the potty by himself. Yesterday he done 5 (each time he needed a wee at home) and has been really consistent with taking himself to the potty when he needs to. Speech and communication is excellent for reference. No accidents with nappy off.

Planning on properly potty training over the next 4 days while we are at home and can focus on it. I got him some new underpants to try which he's loved trying out but a few times, even though I've explained it's not a nappy and we need to pull them down and go on the potty (even demonstrated a few times with his teddy) he's weed through them a couple of times, I think he feels they covering his bits and associates them with a nappy. I know it's early days but has anyone had this issue and any tips? Just want to know in advance for tomorrow! We've just been taking his lead this week but he does do a couple of wees then says he needs his nappy back on. Don't want to push it but do think he's ready so any tips welcome!

Quite normal, in fact, this is how it used to be done. Let him go pantless in the house and he'll soon get the hang of it.

This is the "oh crap" method, sounds like you are right on track

Thanks for the replies so far. This is good to hear. I haven't read the book despite hearing it recommended because I haven't had the chance with work being really busy and juggling everything else while my partner works away. Can I be cheeky and ask, if you've read the book, what were the key points/summary?

He doesn't seem to bothered that he's underpants are wet the few times it has happened. He doesn't mind being naked for a little while but then does ask for his pants back and I've just been saying they're in the wash but I'll get them soon. It's such a minefield and I do overthink everything anyways!

Just keep going he'll soon get the hang of it. Took my son about six months but it's just a case of "oops did we forget wees go in potty/toilet. Oh no let's get some clean pants".

Yes we are going to really give it a good go over the next 4 days. My only concern is nursery, it'll be much easier when he's at my mums as she will follow exactly what we've been doing but this will be more difficult at nursery I think and they do often go out to the park and down the beach which is a few minutes away, I don't actually know what they would do in that situation as totally forgot to ask that part.

I can't remember all of it but main points:

1. Bare bum
2. Don't leave the house for 3 or 4 days to really embed it
3. Once you decide to do it, commit - no nappies (except for naps/bedtime). Make a show of saying goodbye to the nappies and putting them away somewhere
4. Eyes like a hawk, follow them around all day to catch the wees!

Tbh we found it a bit prescriptive and stressful and it didn't work for us as my daughter would just hold her wee all day until the bedtime nappy and it got super stressful. But it sounds like you are off to a good start if he is asking for the potty.

The above is just the first section too sorry, as I said we didn't get past this (we gave up and did it a few months later and it was much easier)

I've just done some reading up online about the method and going to try and follow it, looks like we're off to a great start with him going totally unprompted so far, my issue is I can't see him wanting to stay naked waist down all day. If it goes well I'm considering asking MIL if she can look after him on Tuesday instead of nursery as I really don't want that to hinder him (and I can't take the day off short notice).

We were in this exact situation recently. DD started using the toilet and potty when she turned 2 in the summer. We didn't do any training as such as we weren't in any rush for her to be trained with her still being so young. We just let her take the lead with it all but it did get to the point where she only struggled when wearing pants. We didn't know how we'd get to the point where she wouldn't have an accident when wearing them so tended to leave her nude at home or in pull ups out the house. In the end we just bite the bullet and persisted with putting her in pants. The first day was a bit of a disaster (think it was partly a bit of testing/pushing boundaries slightly to see how we'd react and we had several accidents) but by the second day she'd totally got it and we've not really had any accidents since. But on the whole we found doing it very gradually made it all quite painless and she sort of cracked it without us having to really do much so I wouldn't worry or overthink it. Nurseries are also really used to kids being toilet trained and will have things in place to support.

Thanks for sharing! DS has been in pull ups since he was about 1 because I just found them so much easier, so it's really no surprise that he associates pants with one. He's doing great again today and has took himself on the potty done his first poo with no issues. Not asked for his trousers on yet which is good, I've told him they're all in the wash. If he continues going the way he has been all day then I might brave trousers commando tomorrow and see how he does. I am so proud of him.