my two year old is pottying in her pants any suggestions?

Question

ok my two year old (she'll be three in dec.) has been potty trained since she febuary of this year. the only thing is she has to wear diapers at night cause shes a heavy sleeper. which is fine cause she'll grow out of that eventually. but all of a sudden starting last week she has been peeing in her pants two or three times a day. i don't know what its caused from? i just cant keep changing her panty's that many times a day she knows how to use the toilet and i've told her to let me know and i'll help her but it's like shes not paying attention or to busy to stop and go potty. i need some advice on how to get her into the routine again?? some times she even stands next to the toilet and just pees right there.l and i try not to get upset about it and i've been putting her in time out for it but its not working. i really need help with this she even peed when we were at one of her appointments it was kinda embarassing. i know shes only two but i dont know why she would go back!!! HELP!!!

ok let me add that i'm 15 wks 5 days pregnant could this have anything to do with the regression? should i start putting oullups back on her or not. and some one sadi no time out is that going to make things worse? i don't want to make things worse and i know that it is part of motherhood i'm trying not to stress about it but its hard know what i mean?

Answer 1

I worked in the potty training room with seven two year olds. Its really tough when one regresses, and it sets off a chain reaction.... stay on top of it. She's two! Don't "tell" her you'll help her-- help her! Take her to the potty every 45 minutes. Bug the poo out of her asking over and over again. Remind her she's a big girl and give extra over the top praise when she goes. When she pees her pants, you don't have to be ugly or put her in time out but I would say something like "Oh! Carol, you pee peed in your pants! Big girls go in the potty, not in their pretty panties! Look they're ruined. We have to throw these away now sweetheart." And give her some wipies and new clothes and make her change herself. This is frustrating and not fun for her, a little incentive to pee in the potty where its not a big hassle and her pretty panties don't get thrown in the trash. It's tough, but somebody has to do it! She'll get through it, and so will you. I promise. Good luck!

Answer 2

She is at the toddler regression age, It happens around about the age of between 2 and 3. She may even start doing other things she's grown out of. Like wanting a bottle or crying like when she was a little baby. It's all normal. Don't get angry with her just keep reminding her she's a big girl now and big girls use the potty and she will be back out of this stage and back on the potty in no time. Good Luck!

Answer 3

I like an approach where I don't have to pressure or push my child. I think all kids get really excited about being given responsibilities and doing what adults do. What worked for me was The Potty Stool http://www.thepottystool.com I started by just setting it at the toilet. My kids immediately climbed up on the stool and discovered that they could safely and securely use the toilet.

It really had a miraculous effect on my kids because they went on their own when they had to without me checking on them every 30 minutes.

I like that I don't have to double the steps of potty training by training them first in a potty and then training them to stop using a potty. And not dumping and cleaning a potty each time is great. The best thing is that kids use it for years. I hope this helps you

Answer 4

Could she have a urinary tract infection due to the heat/humidity? Also make sure that she hasn't been mistreated. Kids will regress because of that too. Otherwise I would either get her on a schedule, as the other poster suggested, or maybe offer a small reward for going in the potty (but don't get too upset when she misses... the less attention to that the better). If it's attention seeking behavior, then showering attention on her for other good things will probably help too.

Good luck.

Answer 5

My son was almost 3 when I got pregnant with my daughter. He was potty trained but when all the talk of the new baby began he started peeing on himself standing right in front of the toilet. He grew out of it when he realized he was still important and didn't have to pee on himself for my attention. I think everyone was so caught up with the new baby that he thought he had to act like a baby to get attention. So hang in there I think it is just a phase. It may get worse after your baby is born for a while. Be strong and good luck.

Answer 6

I would NOT do the pull up deal. I had the same problem with my daughter...I would buy a big poster board and write the days of the month (like a calender) and put it in the bathroom and buy some stickers...tell her everytime she goes pee or poop she can put a sticker on that day and at the end of the day, week or month give a reward!! Try clapping and saying "yay" and all that good stuff when she goes...I think this will work for you. Kids love stickers and rewards!!

Answer 7

we're going thro the same thing with our 2 yr old ! the only way we have resolved it is to ask her really frequently if she needs a wee and this seems to be working ..........so far anyway. she gets really caught up with activities and by the time she realises she needs the loo she's either already done a wee in her pants or we're at the loo but its just that little bit too late.so that's all the help i can offer u i'm afraid i hope its of some use to u. its the only thing we could think of to try and seems to be effective xx

Answer 8

i potty trained my son when he was two. I completely took away the diaper because even a pull is a latch. They dont get it that they can pee in their diaper at night and not during the day. It will help if you take away the pull ups!

Answer 9

My niece just went through that!!! I think its a control thing, we made her go to the bathroom and try once every hour and if she did pee her panties out of spite then we made her sit in time out in her peepee panties, she didn't like that one bit. Then we made her help clean up the pee spots and put the panties in the laundry. It stopped after about a week and a half. I hope this helps.

Answer 10

It Happened with my first Daughter as well, around that age. You should use pull ups and maybe bring her to the bathroom and sit her on the toilet. (make it a routine) at certain times of the day put her on the toilet and tell her to pee. they usually do, even if they think they don't have to go. to remind your self you can put Alarms on your cell phone (if you have one) to remind you to put her on the toilet.