Just put DD, 2.11, back in nappies after 9 days of training.
She wasn't really showing signs of being ready or interest in training, but I felt at nearly 3 it was time to do it. The training didn't go too badly - she was pretty good with poos, and sometimes would voluntarily go to the potty when she needed a wee. But mostly for wees she was either waiting till she started to tell me, and maybe getting to the potty for some of it, or just going in her pants.
I would have been prepared to keep going but in the last couple of days she's shown signs of becoming unhappy with training. She is much more resistant to sitting on the potty, is saying she doesn't want her treats or to wear big girl pants, and says she wants to wear nappy. DP and I felt that pushing her now might make things worse in the long run. Also, DP and I have been pretty stressed about the training, and DD and DS (13 months) are getting really bored with going out being less frequent and more difficult, so it's not ideal for training to drag on for too long.
But ... I feel really crap about this. I feel like she 'ought' to be out of nappies by 3. I can't really rationalise this feeling - I think it might be some kind of Daily-Mail-style guilt at being some kind of lazy mother who can't get her child out of nappies - and I really should not let her suffer because of what the Daily Mail thinks!
What do people think? Should we have tried for longer? Could we have really made things more difficult in the long run by pushing her when she doesn't want to? If we wait till she's ready, is there a chance we'll be waiting till she's 4? Or 5?? How long should we wait before we start trying again? She's starting nursery school in January, although only 2.5 hours a day, so it's maybe workable for her to go in nappies. Any opinions would be great!