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Not sure whether potty training is going well or not

So we’ve done 5 days of potty training following the oh crap book and not sure whether it is going well or not. First couple of days we did bare bum and we got a few prompted pees and some putting on potty mid pee. He even sat on the potty himself and did a pee! We have put trousers on the last 3 days. The 3rd day we were doing successful prompted pees but yesterday and today he has been resisting going on the toilet/potty some of the times. I’m only prompting every couple of hours or so trying not to be overbearing but he says no and then he has accidents. I expect accidents to happen and don’t expect him to self initiate this quickly (or should I?!). So I have no idea whether this is going well or not. To me it feels like we are going backwards and the novelty has worn off so the toddlerish behaviour is showing but is this normal and should we persevere?

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I remember reading 2 or 3 accidents a day is still classed as successful at this point

We had accidents for 8 days, then the next day it just clicked, though up till a month ago the odd wee accident and almost every poo - 4 months later but now it’s perfect. Still wearing a nappy at bedtime

We're supposed to be potty training them now? 😅 In all seriousness though my little one loves the idea of sitting on a potty and then forgets that she has to "perform" and I know it's so hard for her despite our gentle encouragement 😭

Thanks @Emily and @Danielle! Really good to know!

@Zoe I had no real intention to potty train and would have happily waited but it was because me and my partner had a chunk of time off so wanted to take the opportunity!

We're on day 15, and he was incredible the first 2 weeks- no wee accidents (still not quite grasped poo), he was telling us when he needed a wee. The last 2 days he's just gone backwards, having accidents, refusing to try and sit on the potty. I think the novelty has worn off for him and its back to nursery tomorrow, but I'm persevering and not going back to nappies. I've read that potty regressions are pretty normal

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