Please awnser..My 2 1/2 yr old girl is toilet trained BUT....?

Question

My lil girl is going to be 3 in october, she has been toilet trained for around a year and we haven't had any problems with her using the toilet since, until a few weeks ago.

She is good at nights as she hardly has any accidents but through the day she will come and tell me she need's a wee so i tell her to go to the toilet...she does but stands next to the toilet and pee's all over the floor even though she knows that it's gross, and for the same amount of time that this has been happening she has also been doing "number 2" out in the yard.

I can't understand why after doing so well with toilet training that she would regress back to this point...Is it normal, have you been through something similar to this?

Also i had my 3rd child 4 weeks ago, could this be something to do with it like maybe she is doing it for attention or something?

I don't neglect her attention wise, even with the baby i still spend quality time with her and play games.

Have you experienced this?

Answer 1

I am sure that it has to do with the  new baby.  I had a baby 7 month  ago and my 4 year old daughter regressed a lot. She told me in the beginning that she wanted to put diapers back on, I still even catch her sometimes in her room, "pooping" in  a pull-up that I have for my 2 year old soon.  She is getting better.  She has her good days and bad days. I think it is a jealousy factor.  She is always telling me to look at her and not the baby. I am hoping things get better once she is back in preschool this fall.

Answer 2

Sounds like she is reverting a bit from the new baby. I wouldnt get too upset over it all. Just try to stay calm and explain things all over again.

She'll be back to normal in a month or so.

Dont shame her...it will only make her tougher to get over it.

Answer 3

Yes, it is because of jealousy. A good way to help this is to get her involved in taking care of the baby. Let her help during diaper changes and feedings. That way she doesn't feel like the baby is taking away from the time that you used to spend with her. It will also help her to bond with the new baby. Once she feels more secure the problems should stop.

Answer 4

It's the baby.........that's the reason. The very same thing happened in our family.

The older ones are jealous and even though they may not mean to do these things, their jealousy consumes them more than they let on.

Give her a few weeks to get used to the baby

Answer 5

Yes, this has everything to do with the new addition to your family.  I will never forget when I brought my daughter home from the hospital.  My son had been potty trained for at least a full year and I clearly remember the look on his face when I caught him standing at her crib pooping his pants!  I think he was just experimenting...I don't know.  But what I do know is I cleaned him up, whacked his little but a few times, and he never did it again.  You must discipline this behavior if you want it to stop!

Answer 6

Yep, it's the new baby.  I wouldn't worry about it.  Let her go back to pull-ups for a little bit and be babied a little.