Potty training, Please help

[TinkerBellesMumandFiFi2]

Tink has been in the process of her own accord since she was about 15 months old, she's now 2y 8m. We're at the place now that she will go to the toilet on her own if she is bottomless. She's brilliant, she won't even tell me, she goes, cleans herself, empties the potty into the toilet and flushes the toilet. If I hadn't heard or she didn't say I wouldn't know she'd been.

However if she is wearing anything whether it's nappies, pull ups, real nappy pull ups, pants, PJ bottoms with nothing under them she will trust them and forget she needs to tell someone. Mum suggested that putting her in proper pants might help her to realsise she can't trust them but she went through a whole pack of 5 pants, 2 pairs of trousers and 2 pairs of socks by about 2pm.

She's always been very clean, which is why she started at 15 months and it stresses her out that she has accidents. After each one she says "Must tell Mummy or Grandad or Daddy or Nanny" (can you tell which order she sees people most in?) but she doesn't.

How do I break the back of this?

I found with ds pants were the only way for us. He used potty fine too when left pantless. It took a good couple of days of wetting virtually every time (or at least it felt like it!). However he has started to get a good grasp of it by end of the week. After the first couple of days I wouldn't have thought it was possible so I am glad I stuck with it. Good luck however you decide to tackle it!

We went cold turkey with pants. (Which sounds a little strange when I say it out loud). We also gave it a whole week before making the decision whether to continue or not. For the first two days it was like living with a puppy. We went through 5 pairs of pants in half an hour at one stage (with me quietly tearing my hair out). On day 4 she 'got it', day 5 regressed and then had improved enough by day 7 that we decided to continue. She still has the odd accident (months later).
My advice... buy lots and lots and lots more pants and put on crocs otherwise v expensive shoes get trashed quickly. Also give it a whole week before your decide whether it's working or not.

I'll send her dad up to Tescos to get some more pants then!

I guess if I leave her in just pants at home she will get the idea without ruining any clothes or shoes.

I've found that when she is "allowed" to use the toilet all the time her constipation is massively improved, so I want to get her into pants ASAP to help that. (I think it says a lot about her TBH, she's had OCD about cleaning and being clean as long as I can remember!)