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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here -thanks for the advice, the diapers have lasted longer today so that's really helped.

Re: potty training. We're going to commit to oh crap tomorrow. We're going to give it another proper attempt, however if it doesn't work we'll go straight to plan B or plan C with the other recommendations here. Everything crossed it works. I'm thinking from this thread I've waited for this for far too long and she should have been trained before 3 if I did it properly[/quote]

Good luck and don't second guess. Lot's of kids train at 3. And for most families, potty training is a bit messy (literally and figuratively) and takes a while -- it's a process. You are in the process. There is some number of kids who train quickly and early with a program like Oh Crap. Great! But I know just as many families (including mine) who did Oh Crap at the same age with the same vigor and the kids Did. Not. Like. It. The Oh Crap lady can claim that readiness doesn't matter and that any kid can be trained, but I am telling you from experience -- this is bull. Some kids really just do not have the capacity to know when they have to go, or the trigger is too close in time to them releasing the pee, for a system like Oh Crap to work at 2 or 2.5. And kids have different physiology, so even something as basic as their ability to hold it for 30 seconds to get to a training potty might vary at that age because they are so small. Also some kids are prone to constipation or other issues that can disrupt the signals that help them to train. All of this is common, and normal.

Don't beat yourself up about "waiting." It honestly sounds like you are on a fairly normal path to training but still in the thick of it and figuring out what's going to work, plus also getting more serious about it after approaching it more casually for a time. This is normal and nothing to feel bad about. Potty training is a pain until one day suddenly it's not, and then you move on. You're fine.[/quote]

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