Potty training

I could technically say it's also taken us over a year now. We have weeks with no accidents and then days with 4 and it really doesn't seem to have a rhyme or reason. She's just a stinker. 🤣 We started a marble jar and she loves putting in two marbles when she pees and 3 when she poops. It's helped. Stickers were a mess and I can't stand candy 🤣🤦🏼‍♀️ she's also my 3rd child though.

@Shaynna we accidents almost everyday and half the time she won't even tell me she has to use the bathroom. She will just pee and poop her pants and go on with whatever she's doing.

I'd recommend setting timers starting at every 10 minutes and moving up. It's gruelling and exhausting but worth it. I think it took us a solid 3 weeks of timers before we got to this point

@Shaynna i have a timer set for 45 minutes

It took us about 15 months with my daughter. Had two she was showing the signs they tell you to look for before you start potty training, removing clothes, feeling uncomfortable and a dirty diaper, having interest in the potty. She didn’t really get fully potty trained until she wasin preschool with other kids around her age. Who were we tried every method that you can think of without success, but one day it just clicked for her. She will occasionally have an accident, it’s usually because she is too busy playing and tries to hold it too long.

@Maddy i was hoping to put her in preschool in September but I don't think that will be happening because she wont say when she has to use the bathroom

It’s hard to say since I introduced potty to my son when he just turned 1. And only at 3.5 he finally mastered the skill fully. So I guess 2.5 years? 😄I was stressing over it for no reason. One day he just started going potty all by himself and had no accidents ever since. He’s turning 4 in July.

We started in December of 2023 she was pretty much potty trained by June of 2024. I just took her every time I had to go, which was often because I was pregnant with our second 😅 We did the no diaper method for a few days where she would pee on the floor and we'd take her to the bathroom after and explain why (we did elimination communication for when she had to poo since 18 months old so she didn't have a problem with that). She seemed to catch on pretty quick and then we did training undies and finally normal underwear. I think it took her around 4 months to fully latch onto the concept, but she still had accidents for a couple months after. We still do pull ups at night but she no longer has accidents during the day unless we don't get to the bathroom in time.

Maybe 5-6 months? It’s been a while since we did it. Started around 18 months and finished by 2.

My little one took a bit to start telling us. We ended leaving the door open to bathroom and she would go in on her own, we would go in as soon as she did. Also what do you have her in most the time? We found that the training, underwear, pull-ups, and diapers didn’t help, she would still have accidents, but putting on regular undies made it uncomfortable to have accidents and mad her want to go in the toilet

@Maddy she is in underware all day. She doesn't care if she is wet or dirty. She will just keep going on with whatever she is doing.

Give yourself grace mama- you both are doing great and I can completely understand the frustration and all the feelings that go along with it. Just remind yourself this truly is a season….. she is going to have accidents bc she’s learning to listen and learn her body. What has worked for us is: Go a full 2 days without clothes- keep her naked. And set a timer for every 15 mins- when it goes off say things like let’s try to go potty- or let’s see if you have to go. It’s grueling but it works. And Celebrate! Celebrate her success and build her confidence Even if she had a peep in the floor- take her to the bathroom. Put her on the toilet and celebrate it even if she only peep 1 drop in the toilet and the rest was on the floor. Don’t draw attention to the messed.. and try to keep your composure- 2nd day- try to go every 30ish mins…. But keep reminding…. And then the 3rd day try to put her back in underpants and see… but still set timers 30-45 mins.