Advice on best approach for 26m old

[MeadowHay]

Hi, my DD is 26m old. Just on a spur of the moment thing I got the potty out last night to sorta see whether she understood what it was for/if she could do a wee on it etc (she has seen and sat on it before). She happily spent about 30 minutes on and off it seeing and was very proud of herself and fascinated watching herself wee which was all very cute hah.

If I'm honest I was not expecting her to wee at all. After she was bored of the potty I put her in a nappy and I changed her again about 40 mins later before she went to bed as it was wet again. She didn't ask to go on the potty at all in that time and when I asked if she had done a wee she looked sheepish and said no.

This morning she had a little sit on the potty again and looked like she was pushing almost and seemed confused that no wee was coming out. I think she just didn't need one as likely she had weed in her nappy when she first woke up so I tried to explain maybe there was no wee left in her 'belly' and she seemed to understand that.

I'm at a loss as to what to do now she has actually weed in the potty. Book next week off work and go gung ho with the oh crap method? Just keep trying to get her on it as often as possible at home and see how she goes very gradually? She's at nursery today and they said they would take her to the potty if they could see she was giving signs of needing to pee or if she shows interest in going on a potty but otherwise they wouldn't at this stage as they rely on signs or the child asking (understandable!).

I know this is old but curios to hear how you got on? Potty training my 26 month old at the minute and not going great

I strongly recommend using the book Oh crap, my son was trained in about 4 days aged 21 months and then dry at night a week later.

It's about clearing your diary for a week, phones, I pads, TVs off for first phase and keep kid naked, looks for their tell (just before they are going to wee/poo, they all have one, some so tiny) when they wee put them on the potty.

It all about phases not days, or weeks. When the reach a phase move on.

First trip out, short and wee before you leaving , wee upon arrival.

You then put them in just shorts/trousers - no undies until the next phase
Then undies and trousers

But definitely read it, it tells you the reasoning behind stuff.

Hi! It went pretty well? I don't have anything to compare it to but it was ok. It wasn't all plain sailing, done in 3 days type thing but we did loosely do the Oh Crap method and we were seeing progress with her albeit not always linear, so we continued. Nursery were very supportive. After the first...3 weeks I think it was, she then had a period of no accidents at all for a few weeks, however I've just started a thread under a different username about the fact that she has now suddenly started having some little accidents again but I'm still glad we did it! I would rather change some pairs of underwear now and then than loads of nappies

It's great it went well for you. I wouldn't worry about a little regression, I'm sure she will be back on track in no time now you've given her the tools to allow her to.