Potty Training...Help - Killeen,TX

I'd like to start off by saying: If she's not ready, it's not backtracking to wait until she is.

That said, my son hated diapers too... so when he had repeated "accidents" after saying he wanted to go potty, we put a diaper on him. It got the message across.

I've used the underwear under pull ups quite successfully, and with the next baby will do it from the beginning.

My son finally potty trained by going bottomless at my sister's. (Yes, we pee on trees).

S.

I think you are doing a good job! And the panty pull up thing is a good idea. Just be patient. It will work out. I had a hard time when my 5 year old son was going through it, my daughter, who is 27 months, started before I was ready. We have had messes, but she is doing good now. I still put pullups on at night for my daughter, she has been dry in the morning. When she wakes up we go potty. But when I tried without the pull ups she will wake up wet. It is just at night. We have been potty training since April. For the most part she has stopped having accendents. But when she does I just get her clean panties, wash her off good, and let her go. She keeps trying.

Instead of the panty/pull-up combination, we used the training underwear with plastic pants for my kids and it worked very well. The plastic pants prevent most leaks and the underwear absorb most of the moisture but still provides enough "wet" feeling to help encourage the child to go in the toilet. Also, if she is going on the way to the potty, then the schedule of taking her to the potty needs to be adjusts. Track the actual time between each bathroom trip/accident vs. your current schedule. Then see if the schedule matches up with how often she actually needs to go. If there is a difference, adjust the schedule. For example, my daughter was on a once/hr and my son was ended up being every 45 minutes. This could make a huge difference in her successes which in turn encourages her to try harder to do it on her own without reminders.

Each child is different, so I don't know if this helps. But, my 3-year-old daughter hated potty training. I tried three times before success. Everytime I tried to take her to the bathroom, she screamed and kicked me and everything. I was already feeling the pressure since she was three. But, for the fourth time, I have decided not to quit this time. I said to myself, " it's ok to take three months for this. I just won't quit this time!!!" I tried to take her to the bathroom every 30 minutes, and check how often she goes. Then, she started feeling that she really can't pee in her pants anymore. She started to hold pee. One day, she only peed once in the morning and once at night. I was worried, but the next day, she started using the bathroom. Then, that was it. It only took four days to complete. So, when your daughter is really ready, she will get it right away. That's how I think. At leasts your daughter is already interested in going potty. You know your daughter best, so don't rush, take your time. She will figure out soon or later.
Hope that helps. Good luck.