thread: Going backwards

  1. #1
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    Aug 2008
    Tasmania
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    Going backwards

    my 3 year old DD has been really good for about a month with no accidents at home and minimal out and about we are even getting there for no 2s but for the last 2 days she has had accident after accident and I have no idea why. should I try putting her back in nappies for a few days or just leave her. BTW she is fully trained at night to

  2. #2
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    Dec 2008
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    Sometimes they revert for no apparent reason. I wouldn't put her back in nappies if she was been doing so well before.

    Maybe take her to the toilet more often, she might be forgetting or is too busy playing to realise how badly she needs to go to the toilet. It could even be that you might have stopped asking her if she needs to go. Keep going and she'll get the hang of it in no time. xx

  3. #3
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    Feb 2009
    Brisbane
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    I wouldn't put her back in nappies. I would think that whatever the cause is is probably temporary and putting her back in nappies may hurt her confidence and set her back further. I am pretty sure all kids do it at some point.
    My DS went through a stage where he wet his pants at daycare nearly everyday for a couple of weeks. Before that he had been dry everyday for months. He just stopped wetting again and we haven't had any problems during the day since. He has just turned 4 and at night time he will go for weeks without wetting, then wet the bed for 3 or 4 nights in a row. We just try not to get cranky about cleaning so many sheets, because we know he will get it eventually.

  4. #4
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    Mar 2007
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    Yeah, I agree, I wouldn't go back to nappies either. Just remind her a little more for a bit maybe?

  5. #5
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    Mar 2007
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    Like the PP's have said, I wouldn't put her back in nappies as it may make her used to them again and a bit lazy kwim? Keep persisting with it and I'm sure it will pass.... it seems pretty common at one point or another kids seem to do this once fully TT. She could have lots on her mind at the moment, big developmental milestones etc happening and it's all too much for her at the moment to think about.