First big girl panties day a bust

DD has been saying when you're home from work, I go in big girl panties. I figured I'd try this week snce I'm off from school. IL's are here too b/c DH is setting up their swingset...anyway...I put Dora panties on, make a big deal & she's all excited running around the house. I keep telliing her to tell me or nanny if she needs to go on the potty. She's dry & fine for a hour...then she wants to go in backyard so I sit her on the potty (after a fight z she wants the water on b/c "i don't like that sound"--where did that come from)....we sit for 10 minutes, no dice (I was reading to her). She goes outside & 5 minutes later nanny is bringing her inside b/c she wet. This happens 2 more times & reminding her to tell me/nanny & trying her on the potty a couple of times, nothing.

I just don't get it b/c a few months ago she went on the potty a good 10x & was so excited about it.

She'll be 3 in July...not sure what to do.

Another time on the potty she asked me to hold her b/c she didn't want to fall in (she never did)...not sure where these fears are coming from.

Re: First big girl panties day a bust

Not sure where the fears come from either but they are very real and very difficult to overcome/deal with. DD has a serious fear of auto flushing toilets so going pt while out was a chore. Does she have her own small toilet seat? and she's still afraid she'll fall in? how about a portable potty that sits on the ground so she won't worry? if she is afraid she will avoid going at all costs.

Re: First big girl panties day a bust

Brandon was potty trained ( during the day) for a good month when he was 2..Then one day he just gave it up- almost as if the novelty wore off and he couldn't be bothered anymore....

At 3 it just "clicked" one day and he got it and has never looked back since...I think this type of set back is somewhat normal...Almost like when they go through the " I want to do it myself" stage and then the following month its " I CAN"T ......"

She'll get there