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Will potty training ever get easier?! (long)

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I'm about at my wits end with potty training.  DD is 2 yrs, 7 mos old.  We've been actively potty training since the fall of 2012, and we're still not there.  DH and I both work full-time, however DH has a rotating schedule, so DD's schedule of being at home/daycare is never the same.  She has never had any problems going pee or poo on the potty- does it almost every time she sits down.  The problem comes in where she cannot hold her pee for longer than about 30 minutes, and does not mind being wet. We do a lot of potty training boot camp weekends where she wears regular underwear with those plastic covers over top of the underwear.  I'll put her on the potty every 20-30 minutes, and she will pee almost every time.  As long as she doesn't have anything to drink, she's able to hold it for about 30-60 minutes, but as soon as she drinks something, she pees almost instantly, and then repeatedly for the next hour or so.  Other problem is that she never tells us when she pees, so she'll be in wet pants (regular underwear), and we'll never know until we go to the bathroom next.  I plan to mentionthis to her pedi at the next visit, but is it possible that there could be a biological problem here, or is she just being stubborn/not ready? She was very advanced in everything she's done.. crawling at 5 months, fully walking at 8 months, and all of our transitions have been flawless (boob-bottle, taking away pacifier, sleep routine, crib-bed), so we just assumed that this would be easy as well.  Definitely not!
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Re: Will potty training ever get easier?! (long)

  • sometimesalwayschaoticsometimesalwayschaotic member
    I am by no means an expert but it doesn't sound like she's ready.  She doesn't seem to be aware enough of her body.  Usually having wet diapers for long periods of time is also an indication of readiness.
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  • XCrissCrossXXCrissCrossX member

    I agree that she's not ready to get it

    Boot Camp weekends are usually naked or only underwear. The wet protector doesn't help her feel the pee. Let it run down her legs- that might change her mind about being wet.

    At first they have to go often. Then they slowly start to increase how long they can wait. 

    I would definitely talk to your pedi about how often she pees though to make sure there's not an issue. 

    When we did our boot camp weekend, we never looked back and he got it by day three. Are you putting her in diapers for daycare? That might be confusing her. Does she tell you when she needs to go--or at least when she starts to go?

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  • superauntsuperaunt member

    my girl was in pullups at just over 2 b/c she was showing lots of interest. I didn't want to push her but we felt pullups were the next step (easier to get on and off when going on the potty).

    she wasn't PT until about two months ago. she'll be 3.5 end of this month.

    it happens when it happens. I hated hearing that but it's the truth. when it clicks with them, it clicks. she's still little despite her advanced stuff early on.

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  • Angela814Angela814 member
    It sounds like she's not ready. She just doesn't have the bladder control yet.
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