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Potty training tips

I need help!! My toddler she’s 3 and I have tried every way possible to potty train her and hasn’t worked. Whenever I take her to the potty she just sits there and doesn’t do anything , however as soon as I take her out of the potty accidents happen, and she doesn’t communicate with me when she needs to go to the po...

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Potty

My little girl is refusing to sit on the potty and is holding her wees in for hours so she doesn’t have to go the potty 😫 has anyone else experienced this? Nursery are saying to give her a break and put her back in nappies for a couple of weeks 😫

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Potty training my 2 year old

Ive tried everything to potty train adeline but she just wont go except for the diaper any advice?

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Potty training

When are y’all starting to potty train? He’s 14 months, my mother in law got him a potty training toilet for his first birthday but feels to soon🤷‍♀️

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Urine issues

I feel like I literally can’t hold any pee in. Like I am wearing pads and it just kind of comes out. Like I feel like I don’t even have a chance to hold it. It’s like there are no muscles. What do I do? I feel so embarrassed I keep peeing myself all day.

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Boy mom question

My son (2 weeks) keeps peeping up his back and having blow outs no matter the type of diaper. Any thoughts on reasons why ??

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Toddler terrified to poo 😢

My two year old has had a fear of soiling from a very young age.. it’s all I can remember in relation to her toileting to be honest. The minute she had an awareness of it she has had a fear. As a baby, she wouldn’t even go in a nappy, i had to hold her on the toilet every day since about 6 months old old. (Even then...

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Teething?

My baby is 10 weeks old, she is dribbling so much I have to change her multiple times a day, she’s constantly chewing on her hand, red cheeks, irritable. I think she is too young but my friend said it could be teething! Anyone else experience this?

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Potty training

What age did/planning on potty training? my daughter is 2 and a half, she tells me everytime she has done a poop but cries when I change her bum, she's had a few wees on potty, i always encourage her too use the potty and give her a reward for doing so however with her going too nursery 4 days a week half days most...

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My Carry Potty

Is it worth getting a travel potty? I have a normal potty at home for my daughter but not sure if it's worth buying one for longer car journeys or if there's something else I can buy instead? Thanks ladies xx

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Anyone started potty training/tried elimination communication yet?

If yes how’s it going?

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Potty training ?

I was bathing my little girl this evening and she kept pointing at her bum saying “mummy poo” “mummy poo” I just thought she was saying it so replied poo, wee and made a little song 😂🤣 anyway she started screaming “ no poo” “no poo” so I took her out and popped her over the loo ( we don’t have a potty yet) and well…

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#2 on the potty

My 3 year old can go #1 on the potty and hasn’t had an accident yet. I am having a hard time with him going #2 on the potty. He absolutely freaks out and holds it in for days! Can anyone give me some advice because I’m at a loss?

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Night time potty training

So my little one has mastered potty training during the day, but I’m curious what’s the best way to approach night time potty training?

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Potty training - can do it but doesn’t want to

Hi ladies. Can anyone offer any tips or advice? My little girl is 3 on Saturday. We’ve been trying to toilet train for 2 months now. Started well, she was excited to wear knickers and use her sticker chart, first few days were rough as expected but things slowly got better. She’s fully able to hold her bladder and ...

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Nappy blow outs only in a car seat

Hi! My baby has started experiencing a nappy blowout every time he’s in the car. It’s like the car seat triggers him to go to the toilet (always when we arrive never as we set off🫠). The nappies never leak when we are in the house, so i was wondering if it was the position he is sat in? It always seems to come…

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Help -Circumcision after care

Hi ladies those there son circumcised their son (my son was 8 weeks when he got it) what your after care routine the first 3 days and how did you do it at night because I know he has to have frequent changes but must I change him every wee and wake him up? Need advice? Did you squirt warm water on him every change ?...

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Advice

How do you take your lo’s on a public transport (especially with Ubers or taxis when they are not in a pram)when potty training? Do you put them in a potty training pants or ? TIA

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Toilet training pressure - 19 months

Hey guys - my family are pressuring like crazy for us to start proper toilet training but I’m just not sure my girl is totally ready! She tells us when she is about to do a poo (literally like a second before though) and sometimes when she does a wee - but whenever I try to get her on the potty she won’t do anything...

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Boy Moms

I have tried EVERYTHING ( that I know of) to get my 3 year old to poop on the potty. He just won’t. He will pee on it but not poop. Any advice!

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