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Sonatensatz · 17/06/2012 17:57

My youngest DD is 2yrs 7months she has been potty trained for 7 months. However in the last few weeks she has started wetting again and this week she has started soiling again. She is still dry at night she even gets up in the night asking to go and first thing in the morning she asks. Sometimes she asks to go especially when we're out and about. But at home she asks occasionaly but mostly just wets. she's also taken to hiding if she's soiled herself. Sometimes she'll take herself off to the potty but not often. She's happy to sit on the loo, not even bothered about having a toddler seat and she's not showing any signs of having any worries about going. Although she nearly always wets herself when she gets cries 'cause she's been told off or hurt herself.

We've tried sticker charts but they don't help as although she loves getting sticker she doesn't seem to get the concept. I also give her reminders that she needs to ask when she needs to go because its not nice to have wet or dirty pants on but she doesn't seem bothered when she does soil.

My DM has suggested putting her back in nappies but when she's been out of them for 9 months that seems like a massive step back.

I could really do with some perspective on this as I'm not sure how best to handle it. My older DC's trained easily and never looked back and she's proving to be more of a challenge.

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PullUpAPew · 17/06/2012 18:06

Hi, when I was tearing my hair out I spoke to a friend who is a nursery nurse. She said in her nursery for age 2-3 they never just waited for the kids to ask to go, they also took them every two hours as matter of routine. So I got into habit of saying to DS2 we always go on potty before going out, when get back in, regular times. This solved the problem. He does ask as well now but I also know he gets 'emptied' regularly.

Perhaps your DD is getting a bit too engrossed in playing or whatever now she is getting older? If she is putting off going then she could be more prone to accidents if she is crying or whatever.

Could you just go back to putting her on regularly or have you already tried that? Seems a bit drastic to go back to nappies after so long.

Sonatensatz · 17/06/2012 18:21

Thanks for replying, yes I've tried putting her on regularly but she still seems to have just as many accidents even though when you put her on the toilet she mostly goes.

I'm also a nursery nurse and have potty trained loads of children in my time but she's really got me stumped.

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