Potty training again

There’s quite a few posts about potty training so think we’re all at the stage. I have a question that feels silly asking but hopefully isn’t.

Little boy started doing wees in the potty on Thursday night. He kept in nappies Friday at nursery but then came home and used the potty again at home. Yesterday whilst home he went nappy free and when out wore a nappy but he did almost every wee on the potty still and told us when he needed to go, even out the house in a nappy. He did a poo in his nappy though. Today he has worn big boy pants all day and had no accidents so far even out and about. He hasn’t done a poo though.

Tomorrow he’s back at nursery and I don’t know whether I should be sending him in a nappy or not? 🙈 what’s the done thing?

Should I wait to take him out of nappies once he is safely doing poos on the potty? Or risk him doing it in his pants? I’m worried he is grown up enough to feel embarrassed and it work him up / put him off. But also don’t want to just pop a nappy on and him not use the toilet at nursery for wees.

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I would say put him in pants as you may confuse him but it's totally up to you.

We've done 3 weeks since potty training and still get poo in pants a very odd one in the potty. At nursery the other day she had 3 poo accidents and nursery said it was normal as can take a while to get used to the sensation of needing a poo. Another post I saw they said they are only just getting all poos in the potty and been potty trained since January so can take a while.

Well done him and you as it sounds like he was ready with no full on training.

The poos in the potty will arrive later on but put him in pants already he well make some in his pants and then stop don't worry

Nurseries seem to be quite used to supporting them during potty training. Ours encouraged it. She had a few accidents the first week, but after that was okay. Just send lots of extra pants, trousers and socks that first week!

Thanks everyone. Sent him to nursery in his underpants this morning but not convinced he’ll use the toilet there. I’ve sent his home potty in with him just in case and lots of spare clothes and a few back up nappies just in case xx

Go for it! My biggest advice would be, one you go pants to don’t go back! Too much confusion swapping between the two.

My girl has been toilet trained since October and we only use pull ups at bedtime incase she doesn’t get to the toilet in time. She knows what they are for and calls them her “bed time nappies” she knows not to intentionally wee into them and they are there incase of dribbles! Good luck✨

Once we started potty training we did pants on day 3 then only nappies for sleeping from then. I think its a little confusing to swap between so just gotta go for it, have all the spares for nursery :) x

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