Day 3 - support needed

[RoganSync]

My little girl is almost 3. I started potty training Sunday so we are on day 3 now but it’s been the worst day so far. I’m not coping!

We’ve spent these three days in the house, no pants, reward for any pee or poo in the potty but I’m going nuts now. I need to get out of the house and so does she! So much energy! I’m running out of things to do with her to keep her active and me sane.

Considering day 1 and 2 went quite well, I was hoping to get out for an hour just for a walk or to the shops but today there have been more accidents than wees in the potty. Everything is covered in wee! (Not literally - this is an exaggeration but it feels like it!). I know it’s early days but she was doing so well and now she’s happily just seeing wherever she is. Isn’t it so frustrating when you’ve sat them on the potty but they’re adamant they don’t need a wee then as they’re walking away pee all over themselves?!

How do I keep myself sane? Has anyone else felt they’re going crazy during this time? I HAVE to keep going but am doing it all myself (partner leaves for work before we are up and gets home just before little ones bed time). We CANT go back to nappies now we’ve started!

As a mum of 9 - yes you can go back to nappies or swap to pull up or do potty in the house and pull-ups out of house. You can ditch training and do it again in a couple of months. It's entirely up to you and you child what you do and when! My youngest is 3.5 - she's fully trained at home but because she has a sensory problem with pants/knickers and trousers/leggings she has to wear a pull up put of the house as otherwise she'd be bare bottomed with a dress on! She does wee in them when she's out but has no problems at home.

Thank you for your response. I’m feeling the pressure because she’s starting school (a prep school nursery) and they’re insistent on her being potty trained before she starts in September. I know people might be disgusted by that (school can’t discriminate / she absolutely CAN be in nappies if she’s not ready) but that’s just the situation I am in and I don’t want to go against what they’re saying.

but is this normal for day 3? Do I just keep persevering or take a break from it?

This was us a few months ago. We went back into pull ups for a couple more weeks. During this time we talked about going to the toilet a lot and continued to go but took the pressure off. A few weeks later she basically nailed it in 24 hours. She may just need more time to get used to the idea. Let her pick out knickers etc...make it exciting.

We started the potty talk and knickers etc back in December. Feeling so much pressure due to her starting nursery in September and must be potty trained by then (do you think they’ll care about poos? I’m just focussing on wees currently but still praising for any smears of poo finished off in the potty).

She’s just not able to tell me she needs a wee at all!

We’ve given up.

she’s developed chicken pox and has had some awful constipation which has not helped the matter. I also don’t think she was ready as she had no inclination she was about to wee. Wish us luck for future tries!