Potty training 22 month old, help!
I started potty training my 22 month old using the oh crap method. I know hes on the younger side and I originally wanted to wait until 24 months, but he turns 2 in June and we have a lot of travel planned over the summer so we won’t be able to dedicate the time needed to potty train until he’s 28 months, or do it now.
For context, we were feeling confident that my son is ready and was showing signs like hiding to poop, telling me when he pooped, etc. we started potty training on a Thursday afternoon after his nap and it’s now Monday. mom and dad both work out of the home and my son goes to part time day care and has a nanny. We only have the nanny for 2 more weeks as we decided to place him in full time day care after, but she still agreed to assist with potty training.
My son was doing great when we first started on Thursday. Lots of accidents but we would pick him up mid-stream to place him on the potty to finish. Once he discovered the fun of flushing he did really well on Friday and Saturday. We introduced pants on Saturday afternoon and things slowly started going downhill. On Sunday morning he pooped in his pants. He hasn’t pooped in his potty yet and holds it until overnight. Then Sunday he started showing signs of distress around the toilet and started refusing to sit on it. My husband was determined to make potty training work so the two of them would sit in the bathroom when my son showed signs of needing to pee, and wouldn’t leave until my son used the potty.
It’s now Monday and my son is having severe meltdowns on the potty and refusing to use it. He will pee right next to the potty but stop peeing once he’s placed on it. He’s gone through 3 pairs of pants today and doesn’t notice or care that he peed on them. we went back to naked from the waist down but doesn’t seem to help because the issue is now sitting on the potty. we aren’t doing “rewards” but will let him play with stamps and pick out stickers while on the potty, and read books
im concerned hes developing anxiety around using the toilet and it’s going to lead to long term issues, but my husband is adamant about sticking it out and doesn’t want to have a reset. Nanny is sup
I would love advice on how to reduce anxiety and have a small reset without reverting back to diapers. thank you!