I know she is ready. She is 2.5 and stays dry all night long, every night. She asked to use to potty. But until today she has never actually went in the toliet. She came and woke me up this morning, and gave me her diaper and pants. (another story, shes in the naked phaze) Her diaper was dry, so I put her on the potty. She started out a little antcy, then asked to get off. I asked her to stay on just a couple of minutes. So as the seconds slipped by she became more frantic and panicy untill finnally she peed in the potty. Her father and I told her how happy we were that she went pee in the potty, and I we even bought her a big girl baby doll (it wearing panties). So we got home a little while later and she asked to be put on the potty. But she was about 2 seconds to late, she had already went in her diaper. So she go to wear panties. Couple hours go by and she stays dry. So I ask if she has to go potty, and she says yes. I sit her on the potty, and nothing. She then ask for T.P. and is ready to get down (this is how most trips to the potty go for us). So we make about 3 more trips to the bathroom in a 20 mins span (all her asking) and the last time, I ask her to stay on a little longer, and again she became frantic and paincy, until she finnaly went pee in the potty. This time, however, was not quit as bad as it was this morning. The she gets off the potty refuses to put her panties on, and ask for a diaper. I say no, lets wear panties. We come to an agrement that she can skip the panties and she just has to put her pants on. Then she runs and finds a diaper and beggs me to put it on her. After a couple minutes of trying to talk her out of wanting the diaper on, I finnally give in and put it on her. Now I know that she is just affraid to go pee anywhere but her diaper. I know that is what our problem is. But I need some advice on how to help her get over this. I am expecting #2 in may, and it would be really nice if she was out of diapers. But I don't want to rush her or push her into anything she dose not want. So any sugestions??
I went through the same exact thing with my oldest son. He was simply afraid to sit on the potty. He would tell me when he had to go, he would stay dry, but when it came time to sitting down and going, he'd bail out and ask for his diaper. I just let it go, and one day, out of the blue, he just started going completely on his own. Seriously. He also didn't like those training potties that sit on the floor at all. I never could get him to go in them. He preferred going on the "big potty". We bought a little seat that could go on top of our toilet and a little stepstool so that he could reach. He was just a little over your daughter's age when he trained himself, if I remember correctly. Hey, two in diapers isn't the most fun time, but as a mama of twins, I can say that if all else fails, you'll get through it. It's not as bad as you might think. My twins are just going on their 2nd birthday and starting to tell me when they have to poop (one of their new favorite phrases "Go poop!"), but they aren't too keen on the idea of actually going on a potty, but that's okay. In due time. Good luck to you! It will happen when you least expect it to! *lol*
Thanks for the advice. Maybe she is not as ready as I think she is. After her major melt down this morning I think we are just going to hold off for a little while.
