My DS is 2.5YO, we started potty training 2/3 weeks ago as he was showing all the signs he was ready.
The first week he smashed it, only a couple of accidents, telling me he needed a wee, loved the potty seat, sat on it regularly, had poos, and was even dry overnight a couple of times. We did the "goodbye wee and poo" routine every time and the reward of a little chocolate button. We used a timer to remind him to try, we call it "beep beep wee wee", no issues. We stayed home a week, then went back to normal routine. He's been on days out, buses, cars, walks, park, friends house etc and no accidents, used his potty great.
Then the last few days it's like none of that has happened at all! He's screaming, point blank refusing to use the potty, he's weeing all over the house and just calmly saying "mam wee, need new pants". I tried to go naked with him again because he was soiling all of his clothes, but he insists on wearing his big boy pants. But it's all just become a struggle, and he's refusing to put a nappy back on during the day so everything is getting ruined. I've tried going back to the basics but he's kicking off every time I mention wee, potty or the timer. Its making him really cry and I just dont understand whats changed. Hes also holding his wees for 6+ hrs. If he had behaved like this in the beginning I would have thought he wasn't ready and that would have been that. But he did 2/3 weeks and I thought great, this is it.
Is this normal? Is it like a potty training regression? Anyone else's DC went backwards like this? I don't know whether to persevere or pop a nappy on him and hope he forgets about it all. Just seems such a waste because he honestly did great! Any advice appreciated 🙏