potty training regression (new sibling)

[rhetorician]

DD1 is 2.11 and had been potty trained (wee and poo) very reliably for about 6 weeks before the arrival of dd2. She is still pretty good (no accidents at nursery) but we have on average one wee accident a day at the moment (sometimes none, never - so far - more) and it's pretty deliberate (she has good control, knows to ask etc).

I know this is to be expected but just wondering (1) how long it might go on for and (2) what the best approach is. We've been just saying, never mind, you just forgot, next time you do it in the potty...do we need to be sterner, or less stern? on the whole she has handled the new baby arriving pretty well - so this is a small thing in the larger scheme of things, just wondered about others' experience

Had exactly the same thing- it did get better after s few weeks thou. We realised she didn't want to muss out so we keep a potty in thR lounge now

buggyrunner do you? run with a buggy, I mean? if so, what kind only way I am going to get out now we have 2 is to take small one with me...tia (hijacked my own thread, and may have it all wrong, just taking a guess from your username)

I have a single nipper 360 love it!

Yes I do btw

it looks good - what kind of distances do you run? and on what terrain? I can run on paths, although I prefer not to

I do country roads 5k usually but dp has done 10k in it. Will do any terrain (get tyres filled with slime though to stop punctures)

ok that sounds perfect - am in urban setting, but have big park and canals nearby - dp would probably use it too and being able to fit a buggy board would be good for toddler...

This sound familiar, DD trained v easily and was completely dry for the last 6 weeks, she has just started having 1 or 2 accidents a day for no apparent reason (no new babies here). I've been out today and bought a reward sticker chart just to see if a bit of new positive reinforcement will help.

yes, piggyboo think she is bored of it now to boot. But changing the baby's nappy is a guaranteed way to make her go to the toilet!!

You are right not to make much fuss, but I think it is ok to say something like 'Mummy thinks this is a bit boring. How about you do it in the potty and we'll have time for a puzzle or story.
Would she be ready for a step and a seat on the toilet? It might be something to give her really positive attention over and renew her interest.
She may also be really tired, I think it can be exhausting becoming a big sister with all the change it entails.

patience has worn slightly thinner since that original post! she is fine if you remind her, and she does have a seat on the loo upstairs - we're thinking of phasing out the potty altogether, but logistics are a bit tricky with a really small baby in the house. She will do it deliberately if she is pissed off. Interestingly, she is pretty tired at the moment - going to sleep around 8 and often not waking until almost 9.

Very similar situation - dd2, 2.9yo, was potty trained end of Oct (wee and poo), been asking (and going) reliably on the toilet for past 6-7 wks, but seems to be regressing atm.

We noticed she started having the odd little wee accident at nursery - not every day, but it went from no accidents to the odd one. And now for the past 5-6 evenings in a row, she's had a poo accident, in her pants just before bed. Tbh my patience is wearing thin too, and it's really getting on my nerves. (No new babies here either btw)

Sorry no advice, but maybe it's quite a common occurance around this age/stage?

I think I'll just go back and do the last bit of potty training again, i.e. try and catch her doing it and plonk her on the toilet as soon as poss, then praise to the hilt when something happens.

I think that they probably get bored of it once we all stop making a fuss all the time (treats, stickers blah blah blah) and realise that it's just a tedious thing that they have to do. DD1's favourite response to a loo request is 'not yet' (clever little bugger). I might institute a longer term reward for her, e.g. a week of no accidents and some little thing that she wants.

No accidents today - I set it as a goal this morning and tried to tread the impossible line between reminding and nagging (which prompts a weary 'ok, mummy')