3 day potty training veterans, help me

[Faliciagayle]

Today is our first day. DD is 34 months. We've been unsuccessful at PT in the past (obviously).

DD woke at 5, peed in her last diaper around 5:30 or 6. She's been in panties all day, eating and drinking. Napped. It's now almost 4:30 and she has not peed, or pooped, once. I've been with her all day so I know she hasn't snuck off into a corner and her panties have remained dry.

I'm supremely frustrated at the moment. She's given clear potty signals throughout the day but will not respond to "tell mommy you need/want to go, okay?!" and the like. When I sat down with her 20 minutes ago to explain that our bodies need to eliminate to be healthy, she looked like she understood, but still nothing. I know consistency is at the heart of this method... and I'm on the verge of extreme frustration. I'm trying not to show it, but soon I'll be worried about her health. Tips?

[nelson]

We didn't do any particular method, more like a three days without pants kinda thing- anyway, I too noticed that first day DS only peed 3x total, I was shocked, he actually didn't make any of those in the potty (just to clarify). The next day though, I made sure he was drinking enough and he peed a lot, like every 45 min. sometimes. Looking back, I think that he was probably trying to hold it that first day, maybe feeling some pressure from me always asking him if he needed to go. Also, if you really feel like she needs to go and she hasn't, sit her on the potty and making a psss... noise, or run water- that really seems to help with DS. Good Luck!

[Girlprof]

I have no idea what the history is here, but usually a 34 month old is pretty verbal. With DS, we just waited. We thought peer pressure at daycare would get to him but that was a non starter. I bought cool undies and he outgrew them. I bought more cool undies. One day he woke up and without any prompting, said he wanted to wear the cool undies. I sent him off to daycare where he had a zillion accidents. But the next day he made it to the potty and got a little reward for that. That was pretty much it. We did rewards for going for another few days, but mostly he was done. After another day, he asked for no diaper at night time and in fact stayed dry.

Anyway, I would consider just waiting. You're really frustrated and this isn't working. I'd just tell her, let us know when you want to go on the potty and then leave it at that. At 34 months, you will get flak from teachers/friends/parents, etc but resist all this and wait for your daughter to tell you, preferably in words, that she is ready.

[CrunchyChristianMama]

We are in the middle of the three day method right now with my 22 month old. The only time I've put her on the potty without her initiation was before nap and bed and she always goes even if she didn't say she needed to. I just tell her that we always potty before bedtime and she doesn't fight it. That may be a time to get her to go. Once she does it a time or two, she will probably realize it's nothing scary and be more willing to go on her own.

[*jeanine*]

Good luck, FG!