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3yo hold, but not releasing wee or poo into potty

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Katy4321 · 25/11/2024 10:56

We have just started potty training for the first time on Friday, so on day 4. We are trying the oh crap method with no clothes on her bottom half, but I don't think it is working well for her. She can hold for hours until desperate and if she is tired has accidents, but will absolutely freak out if we try to move her to the potty when she is weeing or move the potty to her. So not a single potty wee in four days.
She will sit on the potty to watch a little bit of you tube, but no wee or poo will get released.

We have talked to her, trying to give her a bit of space, time and privacy to make a good decision and not pressured her.

Any idea what to try next? Anyone with a similar experience

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westcountrywoman · 25/11/2024 11:27

Is she definitely comfortable. At 3, she may be too big for a potty. Have you tried a nice kiddy seat for the proper toilet?

Katy4321 · 25/11/2024 12:24

Hi thanks for your reply. Yes she has a comfy toilet seat with steps and has shown a bit of interest in it but no wee while on it.
She hasn't said she is uncomfortable on the potty - and will happily sit watching the potty training Peppa episode on it. But I'll try and encourage her a little more to the toilet.
I feel she just is very resistant and just not yet clicking with her.
She is definitely thinking about it as she started talking about her teddy potty training this morning and we have had a teddy do some potty training.

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Katy4321 · 25/11/2024 20:21

I think we have made a little progress, by telling her she will get a little bit of chocolate when she sits on the potty and has a wee in it, this has led to a few partial wees on the potty and I think is she slowly coming round to the idea. Still some resistance but it is getting less

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