My daughter is 2.5 and I have had one to many potty training messes to clean up, the really bad ones. We have been working on training for about 6 months and I have been careful not to push her. I am super positive about it and give her tons of praise when she is successful. We have tried treats and a potty chart as well praise. Special big girl panties…all of it. We are using pull ups and are totally stuck in this in between stage. We have tried panties and when she wets them it doesn’t seem to bother her.
Sometimes she wants to go and other times she refuses. It is so frustrating! Today, she went number 2 in her pull up and tried to go to the potty after. I’ve told her many times to tell me she had an accident before she takes her poopy diaper off but she doesn’t always listen. The worst part today was that she ran and jumped in my bed with her pants off. She makes such a mess! I don’t know if she was embarrassed, thought she was getting in trouble or was just being naughty.
I am at the end of my rope, sooooooooo tired of cleaning up poop!
What can I do?
We have taken breaks before but then she initiates going to the potty so we think she must be ready. She uses a regular toilet so we can’t really put that away. We have tried the small potty too, doesn’t seem to like it.
I agree with most on here, take a break. Ditch the pull-up diapers and go back to regular diapers. Using tape on diapers you wont have to worry about the potty for a while. Nothing wrong with taking a break and using diapers again. You sound very frustrated so do yourself and her a favor and tape that diaper back on……..
Honestly, I would pack up the little potty for a few months and try again later. I know it feels like you’re admitting defeat, but you’re not. When she is physically ready as well as emotionally ready, it will go MUCH easier! Any progress you made currently, she will have when you try again later.
I had to do this with my son when he was the same age. I tried and tried and all I got was exhausted and lots of dirty laundry and messes. So, we took a "break" for a few months from potty training, and by then my son was asking to use the potty. When we tried the second time, it was at least twice as easy. We had a difficult first week and then he figured it out and was potty trained in a month. Just give it a little time mom. Good luck.
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mom of 3 yr old boy and 2 yr old girl
beat her if she poos on the floor, don’t draw blood or bruse her though. worked for my kid
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It sounds to me like it has turned into a "power control" issue between you and your daughter. Let her use the pullups and say nothing. She’ll use the potty when she’s ready. Cleaning up poop is part of being a mom. Accept it and move on.
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I am a nanny and I have worked with kids for ten years and potty trained more than I can remember. My best advice to you would be to pack it up and try again later. At this point it’s nothing but a power struggle and when a child is ready to potty train I promise it won’t take 6 months! The last child I potty trained was done in a day and a half, she was ready. That’s not typical but I can honestly say it has never taken me more than three weeks, but ultimately they have to be ready. Also nix the pull-ups, they are nothing but a glorified more expensive diaper. They look the same and feel the same, no wonder kids are confused. So when you are ready to try again, go cold turkey with underwear. Good luck to you! I know its tough.
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I agree with most on here, take a break. Ditch the pull-up diapers and go back to regular diapers. Using tape on diapers you wont have to worry about the potty for a while. Nothing wrong with taking a break and using diapers again. You sound very frustrated so do yourself and her a favor and tape that diaper back on……..
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