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Both my kids potty trained about 3 months before they turned 3, and they both got progressively better each day, as opposed to back sliding. We actually just potty trained my son last weekend. On Saturday he had 3 pee accidents and one poop accident, on Sunday he had zero pee accidents and one poop accident, same on Monday. On Tuesday night he decided he was ready to poop in the potty, did it, and hasn't had any accidents for poop or pee since. So, I'm a big believer that when the kid is ready, potty training is pretty smooth. So if she's struggling and it's making you batty, I would probably take a break rather than push it too hard.

I was going to start a thread about potty training over the long holiday weekend! DS is just a month over 3 yo and we are having a "potty party" today. He is running around bottomless (which he did not like at first). So far he won't tell us when he has to go but if I tell him he has to try before he can do something (watch TV, go outside etc.) he will sit down and pee.

He did pee a few times outside while running around despite having the potty near by and we are waiting for him to poop so we'll see how that goes.

No advice on also dealing with your DH and other LO just my sympathy because I know that is not making the process any easier on you. I am 36 weeks with baby #2 so decided this was our last opportunity to give DS all of our attention. DH has been distracted so I keep designating time for him to be in charge so I can take a break. He doesn't seem to really get it which is frustrating.

Why is it that dads going to another planet during potty training? Hah. In my case I thought it was because I did all the research and planning and was invested in it and he was along for the ride. My DH couldn't get the idea that on day 1 you are on the kid like a hawk to try & catch the pee....he kept reading the news or FB on his phone!

@ShootingStar: excellent!

@ShootingStar: how is it going now? We definitely back slid over this weekend- we went away overnight and she had more accidents than going in the potty- including pooping in her undies at a restaurant. Gross. I think it was too soon after training but what can you do? Things are hopefully back on track this morning after she peed and pooped in the potty!

@ShootingStar: ugh. Sorry. I assume you’ve tried reading her books and stuff on the potty? I once let G watch a video on my phone to get her to stay on long enough to relax and pee, but then every time she was whining and asking for a video so it wasn’t really worth it. Potty training sucks.

@BadgerMom: good point. I admit I was just being lazy because books usually work for my LO but I was just so sick of reading books perched on a stool in our tiny bathroom. Letting them use the phone if it’s all the works is totally worth it.

@autumnleaves: did you try just loose shorts instead of underwear? Supposedly that helps because it feels less like a diaper.

I’m a full week in now and I’m finding if we are having a nice calm day without too many distractions, she will sometimes tell me she has to go, or will willingly go when I prompt. But if there is a lot going on it’s much harder. We went to a neighborhood party yesterday and she peed in their bathroom twice then pees in her underwear ten minutes later.

@ShootingStar: yes my 5 year old is actually really helpful, when the little one refuses to sit and go, the big one goes first to show her and then usually she will do whatever her sister does. The worst is when she wakes up, she really doesn’t want to sit in thenpotty but she definitely has to. She starts preschool next week and I’m hoping she’s doing a lot better by then. This week we will be home all morning while big sister is in school and we are having work done in the house, so we should have plenty of practice.

@ShootingStar: when my older daughter was recently potty trained, I can remember one doctors visit where she used the bathroom there 3 times, at least. It was extra awesome holding her up on the potty with the baby in the carrier in my chest. She pretty much always used it every time we went (which was often since we had a big string of illnesses). So I would just ask where it is when you get there and be ready to go there multiple times.

@ShootingStar: DS is not self initiating at all yet but will sit on the potty when prompted (most of the time). I sent him to daycare in underwear today and he had 2 accidents. This afternoon at home he went on the potty consistently until just after dinner when I was encouraging him to try again and he refused before peeing his pants. So many ups and downs!