Ugh! I just dont think she is ready yet..

Melnat2007

We started PT DD a few weeks ago and things are not going well. She has gone a few times on the potty, seems to get really excited but then an hour later will scream at the mention of "potty time". I feel like im constantly fighting her to sit on the potty and after about 30 secs she wants off.

I'm not going to force her to sit on the potty, is she just not ready??

LaLaSweets

If she is hating it, i say to give it a break for a short time but leave the potty out for her to see. IS she in underwear?

bundleofboy

If you are doing the 3 day method, you may just have to keep going and have her keep going on and off all day even if it's a struggle.  

 

If you are still in diapers and just working on PT then I would just let her guide you.  We did this for about 6 months just keeping it low key, setting a potty schedule and going in there at that time.  It helped him be comfortable with the bathroom and not have too many fears.  We didn't make a big deal if his diaper was still wet or if he'd pooped in his diaper because we weren't all or nothing potty training yet.  

 

We just did the 3 day PT last week and the pee was no problem.  Poop was another story but it seems it always is.  He has to sit on the potty for 30-40 minutes for his body to take over and force him to go and often it is very dramatic because he is afraid it will hurt.  Once he gets through it he's super excited though.  

 

Good luck! 

 

 

welshgirl

It's possible she's not ready, but it's possible she just wants to move at her own pace. We started early with DS and it's a long, slow road. Early on I found that he does not like to be reminded - it' slike I'm nagging him. I found a timer helped, as did relaxing about accidents and just letting him decide when to go. I perservered b/c he liked wearing his undies and wanted to continue, and withing 3-4 (long) weeks, he started telling me. I'm of two minds as to whether he was/is really ready though - he's still easily distracted by playing, esp by the television. I know he can do it though, and he's come on leaps and bounds - but the key for us was letting him call the shots. Even now sometimes if we're going out and he's not told me he needs to go all morning, I say 'potty time' and he'll  walk over to the potty and go, but other times he'll scream bloody murder.

You could try stickers/sweets for going and sitting on it, as an initial reward, and then once you've got that down, move on to those for actually going, and then for telling you, etc. We've sort of done that, and it seems to work.

Melnat2007

Thanks everyone! We decided to try putting her in underwear at home, and keep her in diapers at naps and nighttime and when were out. She seems to really love her underwear. However, she is having some accidents, which is to be expected. I'm not sure she is 100% getting it all yet tho. She will sit on the potty for short periods, not go, but then say that she went pee and want an M&M. So im not sure she totally gets it. But today seems to be better than yesterday, I know this is going to be a long struggle with her, I can jut tell. But im okay with hat, its just frustrating you know? Im not going to give it up, because I started because there were signs she is ready, so im going to go with it.