refusal to use the potty

[Piula]

I had encouraged my 23 month old to use the potty before her bath and she was doing a wee most times now she's decided not to use the potty but instead wee inside her bath! I haven't started yet potty training only showing her what a potty is for, telling her when I go to my 'big potty' and so on but like this don't know what to do. Help!

[DuelingFanjo]

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[Piula]

a bit depressed as nobody answered me...just someone breaking the rules. Great!

[DuelingFanjo]

My son always prefers to pee in the bath, we've been potty training for ages and ir's Ben a really slow process. I wouldn't worry, she is still young. Loads of people tell me my ds is too young (2 years 7 months) and I wish we'd waited a bit longer.

[Piula]

Thanks! I suppose I am more keen than her to get rid of the nappies! They say summer it's the best time to do that but if she ain't ready...

[BeenieBaby]

We tried when ds was 24m n he wasn't ready. He's now 27m and we tried again and it's going really well. We had a day of potty refusal and I found that if I bak off with the pressure he lost his aversion to it. Just relax about the whole thing, including a accidents, and don't keep asking every 5 mins if they need the potty (which is what I was doing!) I now wait for the signs he needs a wee/poo and suggest we go and he goes immediately. It's becoming really painless!

[chickensaladagain]

We tried at 22 months, not ready

28 months and obviously ready but refused the potty -quite happy to sit on the toilet though and we were done day and night in 3 days

[Piula]

Thanks all! I'll wait then, specially when baby number 2 is on his/her way!