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My also 16month old is constantly peeing and pooping on the floor.
She's been sitting on the potty since 6month after naps and waking in the morning she would pee most of the time.and sometimes poop. Once she was about 13 months I just took off the diaper and thought she would figure it out after a day or 2. NOPE, after about 4 days of peeing and pooping on the floor she got sick. I figured nows not the time, she was feeling awful and didn't wanna add stress.
Now she 15 months we r trying again now that we had some traveling has past. it's the same. I bring her to the potty throughout the day and she maybe pees 2-3 x out of the 10x that she sits on the potty, pees on the floor prob 7-8 x and poop always on the floor, never on the potty anymore.
I know u shouldn't compare ur kids but my 1st got it right away and was fully trained at 12-13months (going to the potty on her own pee/poop and would call me to wipe). My 2nd is really smart, ill show her things and she learns quickly, I'm so frustrated and confused why is isn't getting it. I almost feel like she's refusing it on purpose.
I also feel alittle guilty cuz with my 1st I did potty alot more consistently throughout the day after meals etc than with my 2nd I really just did after sleep. So maybe it's just my fault but I'm still not seeing any improvement.
I need some encouragement and tips please. Is there something I should do differently now thats shes older. She's just been walking around with just a shirt no bottoms so she can easily go sit on the potty when needed. Last few days I've been bringing her every 30-40min. She does not refuse to sit she actually loves it cuz we read books and sing songs etc
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@Grace thank u so much for ur feedback. I don't know those resources. I will check it out.
I read the diaper free book too! Great book! That's what I follow for my 17 month old. We started elimination communication as outlined in go diaper free when she was tiny. The same author also has a book for older kidos which is basically the same concept. Another book I really liked was pottywise for toddlers. I really like all the books in the becoming babywise series and would follow the pottywise method if we weren't doing elimination communication.
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I would say like you said every kid is different and that you may have to go about things from a different angle. From what it sounds like she might be longing for more independence. Sometimes I’ve done this after hearing about kids liking privacy for potty time I would put the little potty in my son’s room and shut the door after telling him, it’s ok for you to go buy yourself if you need to. I’m gonna go “change a diaper, get your snack ready, clean up” and come back in a couple minutes. And yeah a couple times he had already stood up and there was a little mess on the floor but that’s how it goes. I was kinda surprised how well he got his pants and undies off without me. Have you listened to the Go Diaper Free podcast on Spotify? It’s very good! Also if you have the Go Diaper Free book you can check out their hybrid plan for EC babies who are struggling to make the transition to potty independence.