Difficulty with Potty Training Big Sis....

It's not due to her brother, it's due to her being 2. That's just how they are! But don't give up hope. What you need to do is pick a weekend when you don't have anything else to do, and... throw away all your diapers. She poops in diapers because she's wearing them, and that's where she's always pooped, so why change! Think about it - if you had been pooping in diapers for several years, and one day someone told you that now you're going to do this whole new thing where you sit on an open chair and poop into water, you'd think it was pretty weird, too. So that's why she's balking.

The fastest and easiest way is to simply take the diapers away. Then, have her run around naked from the waist down. Watch her very closely, and the moment she seems like she might need to go - run her to the potty. It's possible you might have to make her sit there the first couple of times. Once she understands what it feels like right before she goes, and what it feels like to go in the potty, she'll get with the program. (And if she has an accident, clean it up without a fuss, and let her know that next time she'll make it to the potty - then make sure she does.) I used this "naked and $60" method with both of my girls and both were potty trained in under 3 days. (The $60 is for renting a steam cleaner for your carpet once your child is potty trained, LOL!)

Best of luck - potty training is the least fun part of having a toddler! But you're almost there. Good luck!

My daughter was 2yr 3mo when my son was born, and we hadn't even tried potty training because our pediatrician and many friends told us there would be a regression when the baby came. It is totally normal. (The regression we did have was my once independent little girl wanting to be held all the time, so if it wasn't potty it would just be something else.)

We started potty training her when he was 3 months old and she did really well until we moved here. All of a sudden she had accidents all the time, and we tried both positive (sticker chart) and negative (taking away whatever toy she was playing with when she wet herself) reinforcement. We eased up and after about three weeks of being here she stopped having accidents.

All that to say that, in our experience, potty regressions are to be expected with big life changes and you can make yourself crazy or you can give it a few weeks and see if she improves on her own. Keep taking her potty to keep the habit up, but with a new baby around you don't need to give yourself another thing to stress about! I know it's hard to have two in diapers, but the fact that she was potty trained once means that when she adjusts more to baby brother, she should be back to normal with the potty. Good luck!

i say out with the diapers. IF they are not there then she can not use them. Also you might want to take her to the store and let her pick out her very own big girl panities. Also do you use a little potty or the big one. If you are useing the big one you might want to get a stool for her to put her feet on. If she is like most kids she squats when she poops. She may need somethng to push against.
Good luck

One of my twin girls did the same thing. Do not ask her to go to the potty, tell her "It's time to use the potty. Understand?" hopefully she'll answer "Yes!" I read a book called potty train in just one day. It really didn't work in one day but now two weeks later she is completely trained and now can go to preschool. She was in a "negative phase" and exerting control the only way she could. The potty train in just one day book by terri crane. Shows how fun pottying is through praise and fun. You may need to have help that day so you or dad can train while taking care of your baby too. The book was really written for kids who know what to do but don't want to or understand why they should want to. A DVD called potty power is awesome too. My girls both love it and march around the house singing the potty songs. I hope this helps. I understand your frustration.