Can someone help ? Mommy trying to potty train.?

Question

When is my 2 year old ever going to be ready to potty train? She wets her self more then 3 times in a hour. I know she drinks a lot but if she dont get something to drink then she screams none stop. she has to have something to drink every half hour . She will wake up in the middle of the night just to chug down a drink in secs.Would there be something wrong with her health ? or do I need to give it more time. She tells me that she wants to go potty . But half the time she dont make it because she goes to much with in an hour. Help Me please!!!!

Answer 1

Are you sure she isn't diabetic? Diabetics are thirsty very frequently. I would have her checked just to make sure. This sounds alot like the signs of diabetes..talk to her ped. about this before you move on to potty training.

Answer 2

The first thing that i would do is make sure that there is no medical reason for the amount of fluid intake!! The next thing that i would try is every time she asks for a drink tell her she can have it as soon as she is sitting on the potty. You need to make the potty a regular thing in the house hold. The way i did it with a stubborn 2 year old who is now 16 . Was that instead of taking her to the potty in the bathroom i brought the potty to the area that she was playing . I would get her to sit ever 20 minutes or so just for a moment . Then we would walk to the kitchen and wash our hands. Then we would have a drink of juice or whatever!! I know that it may sound kind of gross having the potty in the living room but for us it worked. She did have a hard time holding it all the way to the bathroom Gradually as she gained the strength to hold it we moved the potty to the bathroom. Try to not make a deal out of it if she doesn't make it . It does come with time . The thing is that as parents we want it right away so that we can have some freed up time and arms!! It will happen just give her the positive enforcement
good luck

Answer 3

Potty training on a girl seemed to be a lot easier than my boy has been. When it was time to start potty training my girl, I would take her into the potty every 15 minutes and let her sit there for about 2 to 3 minutes. After she gets used to sitting on the potty then you can start trying to get her to go pee. Sometimes turning on the water in the sink and her hearing it will help her go or pour some warm water over her part and that will sometimes get her to go. If she does go then give her a reward for going pee. Give her a cookie or a candy or something and make a big deal about it when she does go. That will help her want to go and should start the process or getting her potty trained.

Answer 4

Okay don't stress. I have a 2 yr old also, I understand your dilemma. I was having the same problem with my son. My husband and I bought him potty trainer and every time that he or I would go to the restroom we would take him with us. Even if he didn't need to go we would take him. So every time that you go take her with you. You can also get her in the habit of going every 30 Min. After she has something to drink wait about 10-15 min and tell her okay it's potty time and as soon as you get her into that habit she will know what to do. My son just tells us know when he is going and that is that. At night you can still use pulls ups. I don't know if you still have her in pulls up during the day, but try putting panties on her the ones that have barbie or her fave character. Then just tell her that if she potties on them you are going to take them away. I hope that this helps. Good Luck.

Answer 5

First off, if your child is very active and runs around alot that could be the cause of the constant intake. Another thing that may involve wanting to drink alot depends on what you are giving her to drink. Juices, sodas, etc. often leave you still thirsty. I gave my children at that age sippy cups that they carried around with them with just water. Water is good for them and it doesn't cause all of the sugar rushes that the other drinks cause. Now for the potty training. As parents we sometimes want to develop our children faster than they want to. A child will not potty train unless they are ready to, no matter how much we try to make them. I spent 6 months trying with my oldest daughter because everyone told me she needed to be potty trained and she was at that age, but she just wasnt ready. I stopped trying but re-enforced with her that when she needed to potty to use the big girl potty and she eventually started. My middle child was taught to use the potty by showing her a pair of pretty panties and she was told if she wanted to wear big girl panties she had to start using the potty. We are all individuals and we all have a mind of our own, so remember that your daughter has a mind of her own also and she is just not ready to take that step. Re-enforce with her the importance and when you are least expecting it, she will go.

Answer 6

offer some sort of a prize when she does go... and if she is going that frequently maybe every 20 minutes or 1/2 hour put her on the potty anyway. offer some sort of prize or treat for at least sitting on it, then go with the "well you can have a prize, but you have to actually go potty this time"... it is kinda like bribing but it works. something as small as an m&m can do the trick... or a marshmallow... good luck and just dont give up... just gotta really put the time into this one...

Answer 7

My son was very difficult to potty train and it took a total of 8 months and he was almost 4 years old by the time we were successful with no accidents.

He would refuse to use the potty but said he wanted to be a big boy and do it on his own. But, he would go in his pullups. I quit using them and it helped.

I bought a book about a little boy named Henry who got a special potty and when he was trained his parents let him pick out his own big boy underwear. I would read the book to my son every night. He even picked a stuffed animal to take with him in the bathroom when he would try (like Henry).

I also let my son pick the potty (it made flushing noises). This helped a bit as well as he was involved with the "decision" to use the potty.

When he would have an accident and it had been due to his lack of even trying to go on the potty, I would let him stay in his clothes for about 5 minutes to see what it was like to feel wet and he hated it and the accidents started happening less and less.

I would also ask him to go and "just try" every 30 to 60 minutes, when he was home with me in evenings and weekends. His daycare was a big help in working with him during the day. There were times when we would sit in the bathroom for an hour until he would try. My rule was, just try. 9 out of 10 times....he would go in the potty.

It takes time and a lot of patience. But, when she does try or is successful at using the potty make a big deal of it so she wants to keep using it.

My son even said it was OK to yard sale his potty so another little boy or girl could learn to go.

She'll get it, but each child learns at their own pace. Hang in there and before you know it she'll be running off to go by herself and won't even tell you she needs to go.

Answer 8

It is obvious that she wants to train because she tells you when she has to go. Take her to the doctor, there could be a problem like diabetes or something involving the bladder area. Good luck.

Answer 9

Go to her doctor right away.

Both things are like diabetes, and if she will need treatment.

She is old enough for potty train, but you must check with your doctor before anything else.

xoxo
Gizeh

Answer 10

Like many have said, diabetes is a possibility. the other idea would be to quit giving her a drink everytime she asks for one. She is training you to be at her beck and call and you are learning well.