Hi all I started potty training my dd 27 months about 8 weeks ago (I think!!). The first 2 weeks were fab and she was dry a lot of the time, taking a great interest in it and loving the stickers I used as rewards. She then had a couple of bad days and regressed and now seems to be stuck in a cycle of regression she is no longer really bothered about the stickers!!
She will wet herself at least once everyday, usually after 3pm. She always wets in the garden even if the potty is out, even if I get her to take the potty out!! Asking or reminding doesn't seem to work, in fact it just makes me worse as I then keep asking over and over which really doesn't help!! She was completely dry at nursery (where she goes 2 days 8-3pm) but last 2 weeks has been wet everyday at nursery.
On the plus side she is using the toilet very well when she does go, she takes herself, has abandoned teh toilet seat, pulls her own clothes down and up (unless she feels like being naked LOL!!) even attempts to wipe her bum and if she does go on her potty she tries to empty it into the toilet!!
I know once a day isn't that bad but just as i seem t get hopeful that things are improving she will then have a horrendous day and do it 5 or 6 times!! She isn't sleeping well atm either so I am sure this is not helping at all!!
The only comment i get when I mention it to people is "I waited til my kids were ready...they were trained in 2 weeks....." etc etc blah blah blah!!! Well I am sure she was ready as she was desperate to use the potty, she would take her nappy off whenever we were at home and use the potty all the time, and had been doing this from about 18 months so it's not like I didn't wait! She is also completely clean and NEVER poos in her pants anymore (though she often wets herself before she does a poo). She is not scared of the toilet at all and takes herself a lot of the time and gets really excited when she does something adn always announces "I gotta wee wee!!" She seems to progress with it everyday, now talking about poo all the time LOL but still wetting herself at least once a day!
If I am honest a lot of the problem seems to be when I remind her all the time but it is difficult not to when she has had a bad day!
Please can anyone help, am I expecting too much, I mean I know they have accidents but I was expecting more evry other day at the most, not everyday!! Practical tips would be gratefully received.
p.s. sorry for rambling....having a bad time and feel like a crap mum