WE DID IT..but One More Thing Though....

How to stop? You just stop. Trust her. Trust that there may or may not be a toilet accident and therefore, bring a few changes of underwear and clothes. It's just part of the process.

Congratulations.

Just get rid of the diapers. We did that the week my son potty trained. No more diapers - that is pretty much the potty trained definition. I don't really understand the question.

Bring a plastic bag and several spare sets of clothes and take her to the potty frequently.

Throw the diapers away, that's how you do that. Buy underwear for her, and only use them, nothing else. You have to be on board with it, everywhere you go, or things won't turn out the way you want them to. Take her to the bathroom, more often than you think you should. When my boys were little and we were potty training the youngest one, we were getting ready to go on a road trip. My husband refused to bring diapers. I told him "OK you can handle the bathroom thing with the boy" and he said he sure would. Never had any trouble at all, and my husband stopped often for bathroom breaks, and woke him up in the middle of the night too to use the bathroom. It just takes consistency, and with Granma too. Good luck.

Best advice I received was to go shopping for big girl panties and let her pick out whatever she wants. She will feel so grown up and responsible she will do anything to prevent soiling her new treasure. Girls are just wired to keep our cute things cute! It worked for us, good luck!

When I took my newly potty trained kids out, I had them wear their underwear and then wear a pull up over the underwear. If they had an accident, they definitely felt the wetness of their underwear, but the mess was contained. We just threw out the wet pull up, changed the underwear, and were on our way. They each only had an accident or two and that was because we just didn't make it to the bathroom on time.

Instead of a diaper you could do training panties with the rubber cover. We put pull ups on our daughter for awhile after she was potty trained, it didn't seem to confuse her too much.

No more diapers.
For awhile we knew where every public rest room was in a 5 mile radius in every store.
Their bladder capacity is tiny and it fills up fast.
Before you leave the house - use the bathroom.
After you get to where ever you are going - use the bathroom.
Before meals - use the bathroom (be sure to wash hands).
After meals - use the bathroom.
Before you head home - use the bathroom.
Soon as you get home - use the bathroom.
You get the idea.
Carry a spare outfit, a plastic bag to hold messy clothes (a grocery bag will do) and wipes with you at all times.
Occasional accidents will happen - it's nothing to get upset about.
The only time we used pullups during the day was when we were driving long distance.
Our son would fall asleep in the car and sleep right through needing the bathroom (he was still in pullups at night).

You just have to do it. Throw them out. Period.

Then, be HYPER aware of where every restroom is located when you are not at home. You make using the potty a part of getting ready to go anywhere (last thing before getting in the car). And before you do any activity that might "trap" you somewhere (like a long check-out line) you ask, "do you need to use the restroom?" and if the answer is yes, you go before you get into the line. Otherwise, you will wait through the entire 20 minute line at Walmart just to get half your stuff loaded on the conveyor and her to say "I need to potty."

Be aware of how long since she went last and plan your activity accordingly.

I don't understand why she wears a diaper with Granma. Does Grandma insist? It isn't her place to make that decision. If it is a rule of hers that she insists upon in order for you to visit her, then that is her choice--don't visit her. Have her come to you to visit. Or meet somewhere in public. She will change her tune quickly enough.
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Oh.. and as others have said, keep a plastic bag of some sort and a spare change of emergency clothes in the car. But also a towel. If she has an accident in her car seat, you wont want to sit her in it to get home. But she HAS to be in the car seat. So keep a towel in the car to lay over it if that sort of thing happens.

If she's potty trained why would she still be wearing a diaper? There are bathrooms everywhere you mention, I guess I'm confused by your post (?) If you are worried about accidents just pack extra undies and pants, but as long as she knows how to use the potty I don't see what the problem is.

I really like the suggestion of training pants with a pair of plastic/rubber diaper covers over it. She'll still feel wet but less mess.

One thing no one has mentioned-- and it should be mentioned-- is that some kids do great at home and in a residential bathroom (with a smaller, quieter toilet) but PUBLIC bathrooms can be very scary for them. I have seen this both as a nanny and as a mom. The flushes are louder, the toilets are usually bigger... they may be in an unfamiliar place so that's already distracting for them.

One trick you should know about is that for automatic flusher toilets--check before you put her on it... if it has that black plastic thing on top, drape some toilet paper over it to cover the sensor. This will ensure that it doesn't flush mid-potty and scare the gee-willikers out of her. (This has caused children to *completely lose it*-- it is common, not an over-reaction, and can really make kids scared of public bathrooms.) Also, I'd just take her once an hour, whether she needs to go or not, just "time to go potty" and do it. Don't ask her if she needs to do. I've helped a lot of kiddos learn to do this, so it's really common for kids to defer using the toilet out in public until it's too late. I make it just a matter of course-- "first we'll go use the potty and then we go to (next fun thing)". Be patient in the bathroom if she holds out. "I can wait, so take your time." They may need a few minutes to relax when in a new bathroom.

Do take plenty of changes of undies, covers, and clothes with you. By the way, this is one of the few times I would let a kid tell me that they needed a diaper or pull-up if they are *really having a hard time*. I don't offer it, but if they are insistent, consider that they are doing what they can to manage a challenge which may feel pretty big for them. We don't want them to regress, but if it is becoming an issue of control, consider letting them have that one little bit of comfort. Some people won't agree with that-- that's okay--- I have just found that some kids need a bit more time to warm up to using the toilet out and about.

And congratulations on your daughter's success-- so far, so good!

Just stop cold turkey. Put a waterproof pad in her car seat so that if she has an accident in the car, the seat itself stays dry. Bring 2-3 extra sets of clothes with you wherever you go. When you're at someone else's house, keep her off sofas and carpeted areas as much as possible, or put towels down for her to sit on. Again, it doesn't prevent accidents but it does prevent them from causing too much trouble. Also, when you get somewhere new, figure out quickly where the bathrooms are - memorize the mall bathrooms, show her the bathroom at someone's home, only go to parks with bathroom facilities.

I just went through this over the summer and it pretty much worked for me.

Switch to Pull-Ups only for long outings and car rides. Otherwise, you are done! Relish in the fact that you are now a potty training veteran and you have had great success! Don't let all your patience and hard work go unnoticed! Also....your little girl has been working hard too so reward her cooperation and her new step into being a "big girl" by throwing away the diapers and letting her go with the flow...no pun intended! I used to use Pull-Ups and also put my girls underwear over them so they still had that correlation to the fact that they are really not wearing a diaper. Pull-Ups prevent major accidents that regular undies can't but they are not super absorbent so your daughter will feel wetness and an uncomfortable feeling if she happens to wet them. This is your best bet. I also used them at night for about six month until I knew that the night training was solid. Again...get rid of the diapers for good now and congrats on the recent potty training success! Yaaaayy!

Some people keep using diapers for naps and bedtime after they potty train, but usually once potty training is done no more diapers during waking hours. If it has been two weeks she should be trained. No need to put diapers on. Bring a change of clothes just in case and maybe have her wear thick training underwear.

All the other moms are right, just let her know that she get to have big girl panties now. But, a word to the wise....until you know she is all good to go, make sure she has shoes on that you can either wipe out or wash. My little one had an accident in her Twinkle Toes and I can't wash them because of the lights. I even called Nordstrom, so I had to do a deep surface clean, and its still not good enough, but better than it was. Good luck! Stick extra pants, panties and sock in your purse for a few weeks just in case. Or in the car and just bring them with you in the store. The store personnel get used to it.

Just put her in her regular underwear, and take a change of underwear, pants, an absorbent cloth to take care if any accidents, and a plastic Baggie to put wet stuff into. You can buy some "piddle pads" to put on the car seat, so if she has an accident it won't make a mess.

My DD had 3 accidents in public after she was mostly trained... And each of them were my fault for not getting her straight to the bathroom after she said she needed to go. It wasn't a big deal... Wipe up the mess, hen off to the restroom to clean her up and change.

Don't put it on! Just keep reminding her that she doesn't have one on and that she needs to tell you if she has to go.

When my dd was learning...she knew she could go if she had the diaper on.

I've heard some suggest keeping a potty in your trunk. That way if you have to pull over in traffic, the parking lot, right outside grandmas house, because suddenly the urge strikes her, even though she was in the bathroom just 5 minutes ago, you've got one handy.

good luck to you and yours,
F. B.

Ditch the diapers!!!!!! Pull ups for night time.

once my kids started potty training .. they wore cotton undies.. full time.. so if you go somewhere.. have her pee before you leave home.. and get in the car and go.

when you get to grandmas.. have her pee again..

take extra clothes with you just in case.. but once you are trained.. you are trained.. no more diapers.