My Daughter who will turn three in April is still training and she can go number 2 fine, but she really is having trouble going pee. I try keeping her dry and even have the cool alert pull-ups but she only tells me she has to potty when going number 2. Has anyone else had problems with this? Any suggestions as to how I can help her know she need's to go to the bathroom for this too.
A.,
I guess I don't have much advice but wanted to let you know my daughter who will be 3 on Sept. 9th does the exact same thing. She JUST started telling me when she needs to "poo poo" as we call it.
I agree with the other suggestion about the regular panties. However, I haven't been brave enough to go out anywhere without the pull-ups yet.
If you find anything else that works private message me. I'd love to get more info on what works.
D.
Some children do not tell you they have to go pee pee because the pee pee does not bother her. The diapers today are so absorbent that they soak up the urine so quick that the "feel" of wetness does not bother her.Since diapers do not soak up stool the "feel" of the stool does bother her and she will tell you when she has to go potty. Try getting her some big girl undies (and plastic underwear covers) and make a game out of it. If she like dora get her some dora undies and tell her to try to keep dora dry. Once she tee tee's on herself explain to her that before she feels wet that she needs to tell you. Once she pee pees in her big girl undies and notices that she is wet and that she doesn't like the feeling she should start to tell you when she has to go. Also at two some children are just not ready to potty train. You could try pushing it off for a few months until she is a little more mature. Hope this helps!
Hi,
This won't help, but my daughter went through the same thing for several months. I tried everything, panties, wet-feel pull-ups, even no panties around the house. And the only thing that worked for her little stubborn self was time. She one day woke up and was ready and has had no accidents since. Some kids just have to wait until THEY are ready. I know it sucks, but at least know your not alone.
Good luck!
Have you tried a potty party? Buy or make some cupcakes. Get a candle (her fav color)and a few decorations. Also get one of those wetting dolls with a potty. When the doll pee pees in the potty throw a party for the doll and she'll see that maybe if she goes she'll get one too. I know it sounds crazy but it worked for my daughter when she was potty training.
Other than trying panties or even cloth diapers for her to feel when she is wet, you might also track her behaviors. Like is she normally pees 30 minutes after eating- try taking her to the bathroom to sit on the potty 20- 25 minutes after eating or drinking. Then ask her- do you need to go potty? If she says no, say I know you just ate/drank- why don't we go try? Then she will get to the point where she will tell you.
My daughter will be 3 in June and she is pretty potty trained (except for bedtime sometimes). We put her in panties and took her potty every 45 minutes until she started catching on herself. She fought it a little bit, but now she goes all the time. We had PLENTY of accidents, but are on our way to being done soon, hopefully. (She still wears pull-ups on long car rides, etc.) The best thing I can tell you is to BE CONSISTENT, and don't punish her for accidents, and be very encouraging when she does go. It helps build their condidence, so they are more likely to go on their own that way. Monitor her intake of fluids, especially around nap/bed time. Good luck, I hope it all works out! (patience is also a big factor, that's why my husband didn't have much to do with it in the beginning. lol)
I suggest switching to panties. We went through a few days after we switched over w/ my daughter where we had a LOT of accidents, but then she got the hang of it and has done great ever since. (She's been potty trained since August.) I think it's worth a few rough days to get it done.
