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Hey my LO is 25 months we are only on day 6 today. We did nappy free and naked from the bottom down for the first day- only 1 successful pee on the potty all the rest accidents! Since then she’s been naked from the bottom down at home mostly or out with trousers but no knickers (although she insisted on Bluey knickers today so I let her). We are loosely following the ‘oh crap method’ She will not sit on the toilet/ potty at all on demand only on her terms when she needs to go 🙃 Honestly days 1-4 were a disaster, really stressful and 90% accidents- I wanted to cry and thought I was letting her down and pushing her when she’s not ready. Day 5 it just clicked and she had one accident whilst upset and tired at the end of the day and so far today we are completely accident free. We even went out all morning and she did 2 wees in the carry potty 🤞 So just keep going with one method I would say the best one really depends on your child and family set up
@Mirka did it for a week, and when he weed/pooed on the floor I said “oh dear, it’s okay but next time sit on the potty. Then there’s no mess and no smell”
A week is a decent length of time...hmm...I was reading (in the oh crap - potty training book?) not to say that it's okay as it sends conflicting signals. Just grab them midstream and pop them on the potty and say "uh oh, pee goes in the potty". Then have them help clean up the mess. All of course with a non judging voice. If you are not seeing any progress at all, maybe he is not ready yet? Give it a rest and try again in a few months?
How long did you do the nappy free method? And what did you do when he started peeing/pooing on the floor?