4 weeks potty training NOTHING

[lexi88]

WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?!?!
Theo is nearly 3 .. showing ALL sign's of being ready for PT.
He loves wearing pants so much that he pee's allt he blooming time and i have to wash them everyday!

It started out that he would pee in them and say NOTHING.
Then it turned into he would pee in them then say "im wet" a lil bit after doing it.
Then it turned into he would pee and as soon as he finished he will say IM WET.
Then it turned into as soon as he started to pee he would say IM PEEING or I NEED THE TOILET!

So i was hoping next thing would be I NEED THE TOILET and he would hold it in but NOPE.

He stuck on the teling us while he pee's and he will either stop hold it in i rush him to the loo take pants off and he sits on there happerly then ask's for tissue and wants to flush the loo and wash his hands.. but he not pee'd on the loo.. bit after it will ALL come out with him creepin to the toilet still peein sayin I NEED THE TOILET. then again he sits on it but he already pee'd so no point.

Advice please!! I dont want to give up but im findin it hard to keep my temper and im nearly 38 weeks pregnant..

 

[Serene123]

I personally would leave him naked for a couple of days to see what he does, I found the whole learning to pee on the potty and pull her pants down at the same time was too much, but learning to use the potty and then learning to wear pants was much easier for her xx

 

[TattiesMum]

To be honest I'd probably give up until after the new baby has arrived and things have settled back down .... LOs often regress with potty training anyway once a new baby has arrived and you really don't need the stress of potty training while looking after a newborn

If you are determined to carry on, or his fixation with wearing pants is too strong to put him into pull ups, then I'd suggest giving up on the actual toilet and having multiple potties dotted around the house and wherever you go, so that there is always a potty right next to him. Then, when the physical realisation hits him, he doesn't have to worry about holding it iykwim .

I'd also use a kitchen timer to remind you to pop him onto the potty at set intervals (start with every 30 minutes and then work up to longer periods of time). That way his bladder never gets SO full that he can't hold the wee any longer and you will have less wet clothes to deal with

 

[Sparkleyone]

Hi there, it definitely sounds like your sons not ready yet, as when they are ready they truly do grasp it quickly and without much effort on your part. x

 

[OnErth&InHvn]

Hi there, it definitely sounds like your sons not ready yet, as when they are ready they truly do grasp it quickly and without much effort on your part. x

I have to agree.

I was beyond frustrated when I thought DD1 was ready and she wouldnt do it. Then one day she literally said " i want to use the big potty" and away we went! We of course still had accidents at first and nighttime is still an issue, but she can fully go all day without an accident now and through nap time- its just at night she cant.

 

[coccyx]

I would say he is not ready. Too stressful for you at the moment. I am just potty training my son, never goes on potty always toilet and I hate pull up nappies. Found the pull up nappies just confuse a child. I tried to potty train my first daughter when she was 20 months, very frustrating, so stopped and then tried 6 weeks later and she had conquered it in a week. Good luck