2 Yr Old and Weird Potty Habits the past Couple Days LOONG Sorry

Updated on May 17, 2011
R.P. asks from Columbia Station, OH
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My daughter is 26 months old n we have not really started potty training (am not forcing it on her at all) Well the other day she was holding her bum like she had to poop ( has been telling his she pooped by pointing and hitting her butt and if we ask her if she did she says yes) so i asked her if she had to poop and she said yes so we put her on her potty (a 15 dollar hard plastic one from target) and she sat there for a few minutes then wanted to get up and sit on the big potty so i put her on it with the removable seat from her potty and she wanted to get down and i pulled her diaper back up and then 10-15 minutes later she popped. Tonight her dad was changing her diaper and she was holding her diaper on (like hiding her self) and he asked her if she wanted me to change her and she said no (she had peed because you could smell the pee [she is on antibiotics right now, so i think that had something to do with the strong pee]) and i asked her if she wanted to go use the potty she said yes and when i put her on it n she did the same thing that she did a few days before when she said she had to poo. and i pulled her diaper back up and she peed and wanted to be changed. I am not sure what i should do, I want to try potty training her but i am not sure how to go about it (we have pull ups but she does not grasp that if she has them on she needs to use the potty because the pretty design will go away, plus we will be moving this summer) I also kinda think she is confused with what her potty is used for because there is a lid that closes down and we have been using it as a stool for brushing her teeth, or if it is really uncomfortable. What are you suggestions on what to do n how to go about it and if anyone thinks she is ready

Add on: I am not pushing her at all and the last time i tried to do anything was right before her second birthday because she sat herself on her potty and went and that lasted for a day or so and then me and her both got super sick and that went out the window. and the only reason we have pull ups is because he dads parents bought them.

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S.B.

answers from Dallas on

If it were me, I'd take a break for a little while. If she asks to go, I'd take her, but I wouldn't be actively potty training. When you go back to it, get her the potty seat that goes on the big potty only (assuming the big potty doesn't scare her). Let her pick it out, it's a big deal. Stay away from pull ups, they are diapers. We only used them when we were leaving the house during potty training, otherwise my kids were in undies. Sometimes they just have their own little quirks. At 2 1/2 m daughter is completely potty trained, not an accident at all...unless we are at home and then it seems like she pees everywhere but the potty. ;) Just be patient, she'll get it.

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C.T.

answers from Detroit on

it sounds to me that she is identifying the feeling her body gets when she has to go. so she should be ready to start the actual potty training very soon! she just has to realize that she may need to sit there alittle longer for it to actually end up in the toilet. give her a little more time and she should be ready to go soon. best wishes

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P.M.

answers from Portland on

ere's a wonderful, informative website you might find helpful. It gives a few variations on"readiness" checklists, plus tips on various training strategies, the best ages to start them, and the advantages and disadvantages of each approach: http://www.parentingscience.com/toilet-training-readiness...

K.M.

answers from Chicago on

I think you will be playing this "game" for a while esp with the pull ups (learned my lesson) ... my sister did no panty weekends and kept her daughter contained to only a few rooms so if she had an accident it could easily be cleaned up. That may be an option or you can just hold off for now.

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