Potty Training Regression after having second baby
Advice needed! My now 3 year old first born was fully potty trained (except for nighttime) by the time she turned 2. Her brother was born in October, she started peeing her pants again. Thankfully the poop only happened once or twice and she went back to pooping in the potty after realizing how unpleasant it was. But she continues to pee her pants! I went back to putting her in pull-ups when he was first born because she was in such emotional distress and I wanted her to feel secure. But now we are 7 months out, and she starts 2 day a week preschool in the fall. I am trying to rely on natural consequences, some prompting, praise when she goes (which is a couple times a week). Nothing works. Has anyone dealt with regression? Or heard of something that helped in this situation? Thank you in advance!
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My son how to regression that lasted a couple of days and what worked for us was just taking a reset and going back to the basics which was constantly asking / reminding him tell me when he needed to go potty and then whether he needed to or not I was taking him to the bathroom every hour and a half just so that he never had the opportunity to be wet We did that for about a day or two and then he was back to no accidents
Thank you both for the thoughtful responses 🙏
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My now 5 year old had a regression when my now 2 year old was born. Not as major as what you're experiencing, but it does happen. Some things that helped: 1. Staying in underwear and dealing with the mess. I even had her help clean up. I would even say "oh no, what do we do when we make a mess? We clean it up." No big reaction, just deal with it and move on. Followed by a reminder that pee goes in the potty. 2. 10 minutes miracle. Special 10 minutes of mommy-big sister time of child led play as often as possible. 2-3 times per week. 3. Having her be my helper with the baby. 4. Babywearing and practicing one nap a day in the crib for the newborn so big sister can get snuggles too. Be consistent with the potty and big sister expectations and it will get better. Be patient. Give yourself grace. It's just a season.