September 2023 Babies 🇬🇧

Is anyone else's 3yr old still not potty trained?

My boy has been in his pants on a couple of occasions when at home, and has been good with going for wees on the toilet when I remind him, but he is doing his no.2s in his pants, which is obviously very messy.

He is still heavily reliant on nappies and I think it's more of a "me" problem, in that I don't give him enough nappy free time at home for him to learn. I've not taken him out of the house in just his pants.

It's really difficult as we have an older child and we are always running around after them with school and clubs, that we struggle to find decent time to potty train our youngest.

I know we need to just crack it -- he's at nursery 4 times a week all day, so my only option is to potty train at home.

Last Wednesday my husband was admitted to hospital via A&E, long story short he ended up having surgery early hours Monday am. He was allowed home Wednesday. We are due to go on a cruise this weekend! I’ve said we should cancel, husband says no….

What would you do?

I’m worried about if anything happens to his surgery site, infection, medical care etc

It all started last week when we were on holiday, my daughter who has slept in her own room and bed since 4 months old is now refusing to go to sleep and either repeats she isn't tired or wants to sleep in our bed (We've only let her do this really rarely as she's such a fidget). The only thing that will stop her (,without letting her have what she wants) is for me to stay beside her and then leave when she's asleep...but this is taking hours. Her sleep was fine before and she's been good in a toddler bed since Jan 2026.

Her command of language is really good and so I don't think it's nightmares but she will scream the place down for me to come. She still stays in bed till I come but I think if I left it too long she'll get out.

I also have a six month old who I breastfeed at night, so between them, if this continues, I'm not going to get any sleep 😖 and I start work again next week.

Am I doing the right thing not letting her in our bed? Anyone's just three year old doing/done the same and come out the other side?

Hi everyone. I’m looking at some advice (or to see if this behaviour is normal or not). my little girl (3) has always been a daddies girl. She adores her daddy so much. When it’s just me and her, she loves me, gives me attention etc (not overly cuddley but still loving), however when her daddie is home I don’t get a look in. She’s all “daddy, daddy, daddy” constantly. I can’t do anything for her when daddy is home. When she goes to bed..she rarely gives me a kiss or cuddle but she will happily cuddle daddy. When she wakes up the first thing she asks for is daddy…when she’s crying (if we are both there) she wants her daddy. When she wakes up, if her daddy is there…she will tell me to stay in bed and she will go and play with daddy. She tells me”I don’t want you, i want daddy” or “your not my best friend..daddy is”. I just feel like a shjt mum and I’ve failed somehow. I know I’m a good mum, I give her sooo much attention, take her out on days out etc but I’m not sure what else I can do. Just feel embrassed that she always want him when we are both there. Her daddy is the best day in the world and I’m happy they have a lovely relationship..:just feeel that I’m missing out.

My childminders household currently have sickness and diarrhoea so she is closed most of this week.

I told my boss as soon as I found out and even though he has provided a laptop for situations like this he has said I’m to take parental leave…what am I missing here?

I’ve worked from home before with my child!