Is it possible to potty train using pull ups/slow method?

[puddymuddles]

....or do I have to just continue with the knickers and staying in all day..??

DD1 is 3.4 years old and we have had a stressful first day of potty training. She seemed happy about her knickers and did one wee in the potty. Then lots of accidents on floor including a poo which DD2 (18 months) trod in! This evening DD1 was really upset and said she hated her knickers and wanted to go back in a nappy. She starts pre school in September and I have discussed it with them and they said to send her in a pull up on the first day and they will encourage her to use the toilet. Has anyone successfully potty trained using pull ups? - I really don't think this staying in all day knickers method will work on DD. I know it is early days but she does seem very unhappy about it! Help!

Eventually you will have to work at it so she learns to hold her pee and work out when she has to go regardless of weather she is in pullups or not.

But i'm sure many people have had sucess.

Could you go pant free for a week? See if she prefers that? Just use pull ups for night time and loose joggers when out?

We did, it worked for us as ds was a slow learner when it came to potty training.

We used pull ups all the time at first. When he woke up I told him to go and sit on the loo (didn't use the potty at all) and before we went out and while we were out we 'went to find the loo.'

Then we progressed to pants on if we were at home and pull ups when we went out. And eventually pants all day and pull ups just at night.

Chocolate buttons helped

The only thing that worked for us was pants free at home. DS still poos his pants if he has pants on and we forget to watch for signs of imminent poo and remind him!

It's all about forming a habit. She'll get there, it took us ages so just stick with it!

Expecting them to get it in one day is unreasonable, some kids do but really they are a minority.

If she is really upset then yes I would put her in a pullup/nappy, but if she is just a bit disheartened I would really big up how it is a learning process and she will get there eventually. Talk about when you have or her have previously found things tricky but you practiced until you got the hang of it.

Pull ups work well in my experience. I used big boy panta when at home and the pull ups when out and about. He was using the toilet in 2 days. A few accidents when out, didn't get to loo in time. ..but just a handful.Completely dry and accident free in 3 weeks. Definitely give them a go. I think keeping them inside and bugging them about using the loo x times a day is counterproductive. Take a relaxed approach I think and there is less pressure for them. Pull ups enable you to instill the idea of using the loo of they feel the urge, but have chance to go about your daily business as normal.

Sorry for typos. ...on phone!

Thanks everyone - bellediva I am going to follow your advice as I think this will work best with DDs personality!!!