Not Potty Trained Yet

My daughter is still not potty trained either.... It's so frustrating... But I keep trying... That's all you can do.

Have you just let him go naked?? That worked well for us.

@Ashley I’m not brave enough for that …. 🫠 how many days/weeks did it take for your kiddo?

My daughter is very advanced in her speech and yet still not potty trained. She told me she is not ready. She will resist diaper changes some times and I will ask if she wants to go on the potty? She goes, no I’m still a baby. 🫠 I don’t want to force it, especially because she is actually telling me and understands fully what I’m asking. Full sentence will say mommy I’m not ready to potty train yet. I like my diapers. I got her new underwear, have the little potty and the will power. She just isn’t ready so I will wait.

Also, I have 2 older boys. They potty trained at 3 and they were not good talkers. They pretty much did it over a weekend with a potty in the center of the play room and naked butts about haha

@Brittney ooh containment! That’s smart. I don’t have a bathroom on the first floor of my townhome so I’ll need to put his potty chair in a closet somewhere to make a bathroom space.

Same here including the new baby. He's been successful at going potty (usually poop) when he wants since 12 months but doesn't seem to be interested in anything more. We did try going diaper free for a few days but either he was protesting and peeing on purpose or was really not ready. I would prefer to keep the possitive association with the potty then push him.

Same here including the new baby. He's been successful at going potty (usually poop) when he wants since 12 months but doesn't seem to be interested in anything more. We did try going diaper free for a few days but either he was protesting and peeing on purpose or was really not ready. I would prefer to keep the possitive association with the potty then push him.

Some kids will understand it and potty train on their own. But for most kids, the only thing they’ve known is diapers so you sort of have to force it in a way. Ever since they were born, the only thing they know is going in a diaper so even though they see us using a toilet, they don’t understand because it’s completely new and uncomfortable. We did the Oh Crap method where you start naked and look for their cues for when they have to go, then get them to the potty when you see those cues. They learn by going from “I peed” to “I’m peeing” to “I have to pee”. According to the book, it gets a lot harder to start after 3. Also, regressions are totally normal! My daughter was potty trained right after 2 and regressed when we moved (which we expected). We gave her time to adjust and used pull ups for a while, now she’s back to using the potty regularly. It takes time and work, but you can do it! A lot of kids won’t initiate on their own; you have to guide him and be his leader.

@Catherine wayyyyy too long. 2 months. They were twins an I had a second set of baby twins. We were almost potty trained an then the new babies came home and we regressed a bit. So honestly I just let them be naked. Cause I was so tired an didn’t have it in me. Picked my battles per se. House is also a fixer upper, so they didn’t hurt anything. And they liked no clothes. Sometimes underwear. I didn’t make it a big deal, just went with it rather than fighting, and they slowly caught on. When all was done I had my carpets professionally cleaned. 🤷🏼‍♀️I realize that’s not for everyone to do. But containment on a solid floor works well too.

@Catherine do it!!! It took my daughter 1 week She was fully potty trained at 2 years and 3 month then was also Ready to get dry night so we stopped using diapers at night time and since then no more diapers. I’d say u should get a flushed potty with music and lighting as they was what helped mine. Tell him if you pee you get this or u go to this place. Going dry is the only easy way in my opinion to potty train a child

My daughter is almost 3 and what has really worked for us is anytime I go to the bathroom I take her with me. I read a thing one time that said not to take them every 30 minutes or so because it’s 1. Time consuming and 2. That’s not how often you go. So take them every hour to hour and a half and eventually they will naturally learn how to go without being forced to learn something when they’re not ready. We also try to make it fun for her instead of this boring thing we have to do all the time. Now my daughter will ask to go potty or she will just go to the bathroom. We also take her to the potty in public or other peoples houses so she can be comfortable going everywhere at anytime. We remind her to let us know before she goes and sometimes that works and sometimes it doesn’t but we will keep her in diapers until she gets the hang of it. Letting her go naked isn’t an option for us plus it saves me a mess or two.

When is he going to initiate? Towards the end of training. Basically there are 2 ways to train ... You can try to catch pees (usually by being naked for a couple days) and run to a potty then or you can keep diapers on and offer bathroom breaks throughout the day. The diaper way is typical of daycares, it's slower, but less messy. It also teaches kids to hold it more than listen to their body and go when they need to. If you want to try the naked method, it's like 3-7 days then they go commando for a week or 2, then add underwear.

I heard to take a long weekend to potty train so I last min started on Halloween since he had 4 days off of preschool. What I didn’t know was it definitely took more than 4 days!! I borrowed the ebook & audiobook of Oh Crap w my library card using the hoopla app & Libby app but kinda read it as I went along! I actually never finished reading the book but he was potty trained before the book was due back 😂 so… I really wanted to quit on about day 2-5 maybe??? But it’s kinda like once you start you’re kinda in it! I kept thinking back to how I think she said once you start don’t go back to diapers / pull ups so I committed but glad I stuck it through bc after about a week he caught on!!! The following week he had minimal accidents and now he’s pretty much potty trained. Goes in public places & no pull ups at night or naps either. It helped having the teachers help him as well. But yes, I second the Oh Crap book & commando & expecting accidents for about a week or 2 b4 they catch on

@Kaylee I should try that. Or at least make him sit if he bugs me in the bathroom. lol.

Mine just turned 3 yesterday and I also have a 7 month old baby. I tried before baby came o crap style, but he didn’t have the muscle control. He pooped on the potty once and can pee on command any time he wants to. I keep debating if it is better to do it on his time or try to push it…….

@Megan it’s a lot of work to have 2 in diapers here’s to hoping our toddlers get the potty training itch before long. 😵‍💫 at least I’ve heard that with siblings it’s easier since they have an older sibling to look up to.

If your willing to wait for warmer weather and you have a yard... You could do the naked days outside, then there wouldn't be a mess to clean up. You could also put down painting tarps or get a cheap plastic playmat and focus time on there if you want to try inside. Some daycares do potty training boot camp for their kiddos, and I know a few parents that enrolled their kid just for that for a session.

My daughter never really initiated it. She was perfectly fine with keeping a diaper on. I, however, was tired of blowups, and lifting her to changer her diaper so I decided to move forward with potty training her and she caught on. Today’s diapers and pull up are really good about soaking up their urine so it makes it a little more difficult them to realize when they’ve gotten their diapers dirty.

We dedicated a week before school started to have him home naked and tell us when. Somewhat worked but bribing with candy was the icing on the cake. Eventually he forgot about the candy incentive and just does it on his own

@Megan for most kids, it doesn’t really happen on their time. Some kids see us using the potty and want to start using it, but most kids are just used to diapers and don’t know any difference, so they really do need us to push them (well more of guiding/leading them rather than pushing; sometimes you might have to push it but they’ll be okay!). If we don’t start, they’ll just be comfortable in diapers and I’ve read it gets way harder the older they get.