https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 28 May 2026 01:34:07 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-year-old-refusing-to-potty-train#post-2700164 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 14:13:54 +0000 MrsSRS 2700164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you wait I would wait completely. No talking about the potty or reading potty books or anything for at least two months. If LO initiates it, fine, but not a peep from the adults. Otherwise you'll create a long drawn out power struggle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-year-old-refusing-to-potty-train#post-2700159 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 14:10:59 +0000 oskarsmommy 2700159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>thanks ladies - I think you are all right. we will wait :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-year-old-refusing-to-potty-train#post-2700156 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 14:08:47 +0000 hellobeeboston 2700156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would also wait. Especially with the baby coming. Try again this summer! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-year-old-refusing-to-potty-train#post-2700155 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 14:08:01 +0000 2PeasinaPod 2700155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I say wait. We also tried to potty train when LO was 2 years, 9 months, and it didn't go well. He also started crying hysterically anytime we tried to put him on the potty. I was due with his brother 3 months later, so we stopped, waited until LO was born, and tried 3 months after LO2 was born when LO1 was 3 years, 3 months over Christmas break. It went SO much better. We prepared him, we explained what we were doing, and set up a reward system. He had a few accidents the first day, but it went really well afterwards. We didn't go ANYWHERE for 3 days straight and made sure we prompted him every 45 minutes. He was trained in 3 days, both day, nap, and night. Knock on wood, it was the easiest transition we had for him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-year-old-refusing-to-potty-train#post-2700149 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 13:59:50 +0000 fancyfunction 2700149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was in the same boat last year. We tried again s few months after baby and she was still not having it. My dr said it was a control/power issue and not to force it. She finally trained this summer at 3.5. It was like a lightbulb went off and she never looked back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-year-old-refusing-to-potty-train#post-2700144 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 13:50:47 +0000 Alba4 2700144@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Totally wait. I had my 2nd right before DS1 turned 3 and we chose to wait until after the new baby was born. If you start now, you are pretty much guaranteed a regression. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-year-old-refusing-to-potty-train#post-2700132 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 13:24:36 +0000 Anagram 2700132@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmm...normally I think potty training is better if you just go for it--and once the diapers are gone, they're gone.</p> <p>But in your case, being 37 weeks pregnant.......I would wait 4 months and try again. My ped said never make a big transition (big bed, take away paci, potty train) 3 months before or after another baby. I was kind of ready to potty train my oldest when she was 2, but based on that advice I waited until LO2 was 3.5 months old and potty trained LO1 when she was just under 2.5.</p> <p>When you are ready to try again, know that it's totally normal for them to have a ton of accidents at first. I read some people's experiences here on HB where their little had 8-10 accidents on the first day. So we rolled up our rugs and expected about 10 accidents, and were pleasantly surprised when we only had 4 accidents on day 1. It's just part of the learning process for them. It worked well for us to use the small potty at first--so I didn't have to take LO to the potty, I brought the potty to her. I kept the potty nearby all day long, we didn't leave the house, and she was bottomless. When she would start to pee down her legs, I would whisk the potty under her until she started to get that pee went in the potty. We had 4 accidents day 1, 2 accidents on day 2, and 1 accident on day 3,4, and 5 (all when I was busy with the baby and not paying attention). And then no accidents for weeks.</p> <p>Try not to make them sit on the potty---it can turn into a power struggle. Just let them pee and you watch them for signs and get the potty under them, wherever they are.</p> <p>Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-year-old-refusing-to-potty-train#post-2700129 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 13:16:05 +0000 oskarsmommy 2700129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not sure what happened - my son was going poop in the potty sometimes - but has only gone pee a few times. We tried taking off the diapers, which have resulted in a bunch of accidents, and now he cries and fights us on sitting on the potty. I don't know if we need to just let it go and come back to it in a month or so (oh by the way, 37 weeks pregnant with baby number two) or should we keep pushing him to keep trying to sit on the potty?</p> <p>So lost as to what to do! </p>