Help Potty Training.... - Manton,MI

9She is not ready..

My daughter is 2 (12/20/05) I potty trained her in 1 day.. she was ready.

She told me on 2 occastions that she was peeing in her diaper.. so I knew it was time to put her on the potty.

I put her on the potty every hour for 1 day and she stayed dry.. the next day she was inpanties and she was dry..

She has been dry for 1 full week.. except at nap and nighttime. that will come with time.

You can not win the battle on potty training.. if she is not ready and will not cooperate.. then it will not happen..

Try it again in a month or so..
]But I totally recommend cotton panties.. so the pee runs down their legs.. that is very effective at getting them to pee on the potty.. pullup wasted my money..

2 is pretty young to potty train, even for a girl. If she is holding it all day b/c she is afraid of the potty, you are better off to have her in diapers and change her frequently. Holding in urine casuses bladder infections. To cut down on the yeast infections, etc. I would change her every 1-2 hours and let her run around with underwear or nothing on for an hour or so every night after her bath.

Just a thought...if she's getting yeast infections, make sure that she is not taking many bubble baths. My daughter got yeast infections when she took daily baths. I started giving her showers and the infections stopped within days.

MC

ok, this may be silly and not scientific or help at all! Having said that, Bear in the Big Blue House has a potty training tape. It is really great. After my daughter watched (over and over like kids do) I noticed a difference in her. It is a great video, funny for adults too. Talks about poop, wiping, washing hands, flushing, and that everyone goes potty.

I just checked Amazon and they have it, new and used DVD. Search 'Bear in the Big Blue House potty'

Good luck,
J.

Make it a game, I'm in the process of potty training my almost 3yr. We got her dolly a potty chair in the toy aisle and her dolly goes potty with her. Also when she goes she gets M&Ms and I blow her bubbles she gets very excited for the "Chocolate bubbles" we're still more miss than hit but we're trying. My daughter likes to hide when she has a bm so she held it all day until I left her alone.
Maybe if your daughter holds it all day for you, you could put her into a diaper every two to three hours wait 10-20 minutes check if she's done anything, once she does put her back into the underwear, it might be a little less tramatic for her. More work for you but it will give her more time to get used to the idea of the potty.

I would stop the potty training.. she really doens't sound ready!

What else could be causes yeast infections? Bubble bath, harsh soap, read the ingredients in yours baby brands can be really harsh go all natural or organic. Clothing also contributes to yeast infections. Can you switch to cloth diapers? Synthetic clothing retains moisture and encourages yeast growth, I am sure that disposable diapers retain moisture!

I know that for me, I need to wear cotton underwear and eat yogurt regularly. Try adding yogurt to her diet?

Good luck!

L.

I don't have girls but I do have a 3 boys. I have a toddler also who we are in the process of potty training right now. The first week was very rough. He wanted to be the baby, and wear diapers. He had many accidents because he didn't want to use the potty. If he wore a pull-up he would still go in the pull-up. He didn't want to use the potty chair, and he was afraid of the toilet. So, we went to Walmart and bought him a seat that fits on the toilet with Dora on it because he picked it out. We put a sticker chart behind the toilet so everytime he went potty he got a sticker that he put on the chart. ...and then of course he got to flush the toilet which he thought was cool. Week 3 was was much better because he realized that being a "big kid" didn't mean losing attention, and going on the potty wasn't so bad. We still have an occasional accident, but we don't make a big deal of it. Now I struggle with getting the pull-up on him for nap and night time :). Suggestion, be extremely patient and treat accidents like no big deal, continue with big girl pants, and ask her frequently if she needs to use the potty, sit with her, and read her a story while she's trying to go. When she goes celebrate like crazy, and let her call people she's close to, so she can share the celebration. You could also show her, how her baby doll goes on the potty too. We had to do that with my first son. It worked well. Good Luck!

Hi A.,
As much as you want and need to get her in underware she may not be ready. Personally, I would stop any pressure for her to use the potty. I would give it a month or so and then try again. If you keep pushing her she will continue to do what she is doing and cry and not use the potty which will extend her time in diapers. Good luck.
Chris