Are we getting somewhere, or not?!

[cat811]

Hi there - would value some advice as to whether we are getting anywhere or if we should give up for a few months....

Ds is 2.7 - we started potty-training last Tues (6 days ago) and after a few days of wet trousers/pants, he hasn't had any wee accidents - although he rarely says when he needs to go (though this may be because we are asking him every 30mins so he never gets a chance to say it himself...!) He is very happy to use toilet when asked, and always 'produces'.
Pooing on the other hand, is not happening - the first few days he was just doing it in pants, then starting telling us after he'd done it - and is now telling us when he's doing it - but then stops himself halfway through, but won't start again once he gets to a toilet/potty. I don't think he recognises the sensation of needing to go, so can't tell us until it's already happening - and he definitely is reluctant to do it on toilet/potty.
I've tried all the tricks I've read on here of Pooland, wearing nappy on potty etc etc - he says he wants to, but nothing happens once he's actually sitting.

So I'm wondering if we need to stop and go back to nappies - or if that would confuse him as he is 'dry' now, and whether just to continue like this for a while (and not go out too much!) until he hopefully starts to realise before he needs to go...any thoughts anyone?

Thanks!

My DD1 was dry within a couple of days but we didn't manage to catch a poo in the potty until about 10 days in. Once we did (stayed at home pants off for a whole day watching her like a hawk and managed to get the potty underneath her as she did it), it was like a switch had been flipped and after a huge fuss had been made of her and much chocolate eaten as a reward she seemed to just get it. I'd hang in there a bit longer, but if you have to go out somewhere where a poo accident would be hard to manage use a pull up (occasional use of a pull up will not ruin all the good work you have done or cause an instant regression)