She won't wear underwear

[SpiritFilledMomof2]

My dd who is almost 3 has been going pee in the potty for just over a week now. She's been staying dry all day in her pullup and has been good about letting me know when she wants to go. So I have been trying to get her to wear underwear and she still wants the pullup. I even got her underwear with her favorite characters but she won't budge. I know it's not really a bit deal, but I'm just curious if anyone else experienced this?

[jen1981]

We had trouble with ds doing this at about the same age. I would give her a little longer in the pull-ups just until she proves she isn't going to have accidents. With ds we finally had to say, "no more pull-ups, you are wearing underwear now." Not a big deal, just matter of factly. Ds hates any kind of change so we have to tell him something is going to happen, not wait for him to want to.

[JRBL]

Yeah!! My daughter (3) hates wearing panties, she LOVES her diapers... you know how people tell you stories about how their babies hate to give up pacifiers, bottles and blankies? It's diapers with her!!! Weird, man!!

[savedbygrace]

Well my dd doesn't like to wear underwear at all! She does but only because I tell her if she doesn't a bug might bite her cookie! So then she'll go put some on. She really liked the pullups too but I told her that little girls where pull ups and big girls like mommy wear underwear.

[SpiritFilledMomof2]

It makes sense that she would want to hold on to something associated with her babyhood. She's given up everything else except for the sippy cup. Kids can be weird about certain things. I'm not going to push it too much. We'll see what happens.

[savedbygrace]

My dd won't give up her sippy cup either! But I don't mind being that she's not spilling all over the carpert! I wouldn't worry about it.

[Godzgirl]

I guess i got lucky because my dd likes her character undies. :lol:

[SoapLady]

I think that using peer pressure in a positive way can work wonders for issues like this. You can "plant" an older sibling, cousin, friend to "off-handedly" mention something like "Babies wear diapers". No shame, just fact. I suspect your dd may have an instant change of heart! I've seen this work with similar issues (unplanned though) with a couple of my friends' children who kept putting off potty training.

[savedbygrace]

I think that using peer pressure in a positive way can work wonders for issues like this. You can "plant" an older sibling, cousin, friend to "off-handedly" mention something like "Babies wear diapers". No shame, just fact. I suspect your dd may have an instant change of heart! I've seen this work with similar issues (unplanned though) with a couple of my friends' children who kept putting off potty training.

This is how my dd became potty trained! Overnight! She was 20 months and she would go to the bathroom with her cousin every time. Her cousin is a year older then my dd. If I didn't put a pull up or panties on her she would go in the potty, but if I put them on her she would pee in them. So thanks to my 3 year old niece!

[SpiritFilledMomof2]

I think that using peer pressure in a positive way can work wonders for issues like this. You can "plant" an older sibling, cousin, friend to "off-handedly" mention something like "Babies wear diapers". No shame, just fact. I suspect your dd may have an instant change of heart! I've seen this work with similar issues (unplanned though) with a couple of my friends' children who kept putting off potty training.

She has an older sister and we've tried that one. She won't buy into it. In fact today as I was cleaning out my van I came across a pack of diapers that I've had that are too small for her. I made the comment that I was going to give them away and she said she didn't want me to get rid of them. Later on she informed me that I had to buy her some new diapers :roll: . I just don't think she's ready to stop being the baby.