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Linz1980 · 29/03/2009 19:38

my little girl is 27 months and has shown signs for potty training. I started last week putting her in knickers she had many accidents the first day but these have become fewer as they days pass however i am now on day seven and although she has used her potty 6 times over the last week she is now saying i want a wee i want my potty she pulls her pants etc down sits on for a few seconds then says i finished and gets up obviously there is nothing in the potty she does this three or four times then has an accident what should i do?

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hmmSleep · 29/03/2009 21:12

I potty trained my dd at around 29 months, bribes, bribes, bribes! If you can get away with using stickers great, 'if you do a wee on the potty you can put a star on your chart!' If not, my dd wouldn't go for that, we used chocolate buttons. If she did a wee on the potty she got a chocolate button, If she had an accident we just said 'oh well, never mind, help mummy clean up and maybe next time you'll go on your potty and get a chocolate button.' She was trained in 4 days this way. We slowly started to 'forget' the chocolate buttons or 'run out' of them, she soon got used to going without a reward, other than a 'well done'. Hope you crack it soon!

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Linz1980 · 29/03/2009 21:19

thanks for you advice ive tried all sorts of bribes as a peppa pig car did the trick with the dummies, i just dont understand as she knows how to hold it in and likes sitting on her potty or toilet other than when she needs the wee. dont want her making herself ill ie water infection??????????

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hmmSleep · 29/03/2009 21:37

oh dear, that was my only advice! Have you tried having a few incredibly dull days sticking to one room with potty on hand at all times and a bare bottom?

This way as soon as you see her having an accident you could quickly sit her on the potty, even if she doesn't quite make it really praise her for getting any wee in the potty, 'Oh look, you did some wee in the potty, here have a sticker, next time perhaps all the wee will go in?'

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hmmSleep · 29/03/2009 21:40

Confession time, I even sat and did a wee on the potty myself to show her how to do it and that it was OK , is that a bit odd?

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Linz1980 · 29/03/2009 21:42

hate to say it but yes tried that. its like she knows she needs a wee cos she tells me but doesnt want to use the potty or toilet she even says only to wee in potty or toilet not on floor or settee or car seat????????
very strange hopefully someone else will reply. thanks again

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Linz1980 · 29/03/2009 21:45

not odd its the job of being a mum we'll do anything if it works, just wondering if my bum will fit on potty lol

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rookiemater · 29/03/2009 21:47

I don't know if I'm the best person to help you as quite frankly I'm from the lazy school of toilet training, but tbh it all sounds like a heck of a lot of work for both you and your DD at the minute.

If it were me I'd spend a lot of time nappy free round the house, without pants if you can bear it, but still use nappies when you are out.
Hopefully she will get the idea shortly but it seems a bit sad for you both to be cooped in all the time as it doesn't sound as if she is 100% ready.

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Linz1980 · 30/03/2009 14:57

Hi all just updating you, today we have had three uses of the potty and no accidents!

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millypip · 30/03/2009 15:12

Hello! I'm watching this thread with interest. I'm having a similar problem with my DD who is 27 months. I sort of "gave up" after a horrid week last week (I have posted but didn't get many replies :-( ) My daughter knows when she is going to do something and tells me but when I take her to her potty or even the loo she just says "no". We're in potty training nappies now and I'm taking a few steps back. Its still an issue as she keeps talking about it but I'm hoping to have a break and learn from others. I hope you're having more luck than I am! Fingers crossed for you....

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Linz1980 · 30/03/2009 18:30

im glad someone is having the same problems a s me as im being told i am doing things wrong however i wouldnt wish this on anyone. i was ready to give up then this morning she asked for her knicks? Now i am stuck in the house anyway as she now has chicken pox so thought as i'd come so far may as well carry on.

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Mellin · 30/03/2009 18:56

We are potty training with dd (29 months) and yesterday was the first day in just over 2 weeks that she was accident free. I am probably jinxing myself by typing this, but it seems to have taken her a while to fully understand the whole concept.

The turning point seems to have been in the last few days when she has discovered she can pull up and down her pants/trousers and she is now in control of the whole process. Does your dd do this?

My advice would be to perservere for a little longer if you can bear it, maybe reasses later in the week to see if you think she is improving.

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Linz1980 · 30/03/2009 19:05

yes shes quite happy pulling her knicks up and down and when she actually does use the potty loves putting the contents into the toilet and flushing it and cleaning her hands. just like shes happy to say i need a wee or poo but my main worry was she'd say this, go on potty 3 or 4 times for a second then say finished then have an accident?????????? Shes not fussed about rewards as she gets bored of them and even says where she shouldnt wee or poo. so i think she does understand and thats why i started training her but his is a little teething problems standing in our way itjust seems like its never going to end.

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Linz1980 · 30/03/2009 19:07

just to add while im on a roll! its hard because if i take her to someones house im very uptight about her having an accident so dont think this helps her but im not sure about training pants as ive heard she'll not realise nor will i that shes wet?

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millypip · 30/03/2009 19:27

Hi Linz, you have every sympathy from me! My husband is working long hours, my ds is 9 months old and by the end of saturday with a week of cleaning up accidents I just cried and cried. It sounds as though my ds has a similar problem to yours. She does exactly what you mentioned about announcing that she needs to do something but not really giving the potty a chance. Sometimes when I run over to give her the potty she just says "no"! and goes on stthe floor! She knows that she can have some smarties if she does a wee wee in the potty as she sometimes sits on it and says "smarties". But gives up after a while of not producing anything.

I thought DS just wasn't ready so for the sake of all our sanity I decided to take a step back and try again later. Its not completely worked though! DS is in potty training nappies which she does keep on. The ones I have are built so that she does know when she is wet. To the extent that every time she goes to the loo she takes it off and asks for another one. Not so great when its a messy number 2! We don't have accidents all over the floor now but its still ruling our lives. We're stuck in potty training limbo! :-)

I am in no position to give advice but I would say the potty training nappies are worth a try (I'd say anything is!). They are even on special offer in Tesco at the moment (am I allowed to say that?!)

I'm sorry about Chicken pox - it never rains but it pours hey?! Good on you for sticking with it though...

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Linz1980 · 30/03/2009 19:30

sounds like you have your work cut out with having a young baby too. hope we both end this soon. thanks also for your comments its made me feel alot better.

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