I really hate potty training, you know that? LOL i think many of you feel the same. There is a multi-faceted question at the end of my story.

I started caring for a new DCG over this summer. She just turned 3 and the parents said she was potty trained in the most part but She would have the occasional accident. Since she was wearing undies full time, i didn't want to put her in pull ups (which is usually my policy) until i saw for myself because i didn't want her to regress.

The first few weeks were ok. She had just a few accidents in total and i attributed to the change of schedules, providers and environment. But the last two weeks have been horrible. She has been wetting thru all of the clothing her mom brings for the week in one day! She has doing multiple pees and poops in her undies daily and i am so tired of cleaning and disinfecting. i mentioned the pull ups and parents said ok because she has been doing the same at home so they were thinking the same thing.

The last straw was last week when she wet the bed last Thursday and pooped in her pants on Friday, and it ran down her leg and dirtied my carpet upstairs. I told the parents that i will be putting the DCG in Pull ups starting Monday (two days ago) and they must supply them. Still no Pull ups today (Wednesday) but i have now started using my daughter's and they will be reimbursing me.

So...what to do? How does a child go from 90% potty trained to having multiple accidents daily? I understand the changes affecting her but she has been here for 2 months now and she was doing so well in the beginning. I felt bad when i put the Pull up on my DCG, she started to cry and said she didn't want a pull up- she has never worn one. I explained to her why and she kind kind of sulked for a minute but was fine after. To add insult to injury, my own 3 yr old daughter has been regressing too. She has had a few accidents lately- what do I attribute that to? Monkey See Monkey do?

Also- what do you do with dirty/wet clothing? I don't launder them and its in my contract, but when the child poops in their undies, i dump the poo and give them a quick rinse, same as if they throw up. I can't stand the smells.