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ThankYouFish · 06/05/2026 20:38

Daughter is 3 in August, we started potty training at the weekend as she was showing some signs of being ready.
I thought we had some signs of progress - on the 2nd day there were two occasions she told me she needed the potty (just not in enough time) - third day she did a wee in the potty. Yesterday and today she was at nursery and had accidents all day, and at home before and after too- now I understand that it’s going to be different at nursery than it is to home, but the staff have said that she doesn’t seem to care that she’s had an accident, and tbh when she wet herself at home this morning and evening she noticed she’d done it but wasn’t fussed about being wet.
I have no idea whether to stop or not- it took a lot to get her to sit on the potty in the first place, whereas now she is happy to sit on the potty, she just doesn’t do anything the majority of the time. I fear that going back to nappies is just going to make her more stubborn on the next attempt. But I can’t continue to send her to nursery when she’s having five or more accidents a day (they’ve said they’re happy to continue with it but to me it doesn’t seem right). At what point do I stop and take a break? I know it’s early days but I don’t know whether to stop or not.
I’m due my second in August, and I feel if I put it off much longer it will get to a point where I’m going to have to wait to try again until a while after the baby has been born. Limited on what time I can take off work to have another long weekend at home!
any advice welcome!

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Mrspepperpotpot · 06/05/2026 20:43

I definitely wouldn’t stop, when she’s at home have a bare bum, the key is to really watch for signs she’s about to go and plonk her on. She will get there. Lots of washing in the meantime though I’m afraid! It’s nearly the weekend again. Try and follow her around and not have knickers on the whole weekend. I expect if you continue she’ll be there by Sunday x

APatternGrammar · 06/05/2026 20:46

Are you putting her on the potty at certain intervals? We did every 40 minutes for a day or two then every hour for a few days after that. They have to develop a feeling for what needing a wee feels like.

BigBrownBoogyingBear · 06/05/2026 20:48

I'd just keep going. She's been weeing in a nappy her whole life, it's going to take time to get used to the new way of doing it!

ElectricEyelashes · 06/05/2026 21:25

Definitely keep going! It hasn't even been a week yet? She can do this. You can do this x

SophiaSW1 · 06/05/2026 21:40

It’s too early to make a reliable decision but I’d carry on

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