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3 days in and still not going to potty of own accord

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LucyBucy · 21/02/2011 08:59

I've been potty training my 22mth old for 3 days and she's still not going to the potty of her own accord. She will willingly sit on potty when I ask her to, and will even do a wee on demand.

She's been out of nappies completely for two full days, we're now into day 3 and she's still weeing on the floor every time. Although sometimes she'll do a little wee on the floor and then do the rest on the potty when I ask her to.

She's showing no inclination to go to the potty by herself. If I ask her if she needs a wee she says no and then has an accident a few minutes later.

She's very physically advanced and is a bright little girl. I trained my eldest at 3 but I thought I would do my youngest earlier because she needed hourly nappy changes - the clothes washing and constant changing were doing my head in!

Do you think I am expecting too much? Should I give up?!

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cheapFlower · 21/02/2011 11:01

it took DD (3.0) more than 2 weeks to go onto the potty without prompting... she still (we are at week 3 now) needs the occasional prompting.

congrats though to you that DS is using the potty already. from 18 month onwards we tried a dozen times to train DD and things only started to click after 3rd birthday...

I would just give her more time. at 22 month she is still young

mamadiva · 21/02/2011 11:13

22 months is very young. Maybe she needs more time?

All kids are different with this.

My DS refused point blank to use a potty EVER and would'nt sit on the toilet until he was 3.7YO. It then took us just taking him out of nappies and dealing with wet and soiled clothing, floors etc. Seemed to be anywhere but the bloody toileyt!

After 2 weeks he finally got it and within a month he was dray day and night. So although it was a pain it did work in the end.

LucyBucy · 21/02/2011 20:33

Thanks for your responses. Think I will give up then and try again in a few months time...

Slightly annoyed that I wasted three days of my life clearing up wee! According to Gina Ford book she was ready to start but my DD obviously had other ideas :)

Probably shouldn't mention GF on here though, eh...

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