How often should you put a toddler on a potty?
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@Sam I know I don’t want him to have an infection because we’re asking more often I don’t know whether to just extend it to every 2 and half hours now or just wait 🤣 like you say it’s like they know because they say when they have accidents just trying to close the link 🤣
A few things we tried that helped - 1) we limited prompting to just when we were leaving the house or before nap/bed. And then prompted if it had been a really long time since the last pee(usually obvious signs they need to go). 2) We went back to bottomless(no pants or underwear) and on day 2 he started self initiating. Seems like this helped him be more aware of the sensation and it was easier for him to get to the potty and just go instead of struggling with clothing. Then we went back to clothing and he continued to self initiate and hold it while manipulating his own clothing as needed
@Chelsea yeahhh he’s done well today without us asking just like you said when it had been a while! 🤣 with still no accidents but huge wees! Xxx
@Laura That's awesome! Congrats to you and your little 🎉
@Chelsea aha thank you’ I think he’s still learning though and I’m not going to be surprised if he has a day where it goes a bit pear shaped but yeah hopefully after a few weeks 🤞🏻
@Laura It definitely takes time and there might be regressions along the way. But celebrate the wins! You both deserve it
I'm at the same stage! It's so infuriating as she understands everything just won't self initiate wees. She will for a poo. She will just hold her wee until she has an accident and then goes 'oh noo, wee wee knickers'