EC or regular potty training or break?
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13 months is within the range of that sensitive period, they talk about it in Montessori stuff. I did a variation of that style potty training and a lot of EC principles too, I found it worked for my son who couldn’t speak yet but screamed through every diaper change 😵💫 really good series on this over on Go Diaper Free podcast, it’s on Spotify. I think it’s episode 69-72.
Maybe a routine on those days would work? Go potty before leaving the house, go potty when you arrive in daycare, go potty when you come for pick up. LO may not pee or poo when you take him but at least he can start recognizing a pattern and realize that he can go at those times
@Amber I'm in exactly the same situation! From 7 months to 12 months, I'd say 95% of poos were in the potty. Since she started nursery at 12m she now only wants to go in her nappy (and once on the kitchen floor!) I'm just trying to continue with normal potty time as much as I can - so after naps or when she's straining - and then make a big song & dance whenever she does go on the potty. I've told nursery not to audibly react when they see she's done a poo in her nappy, so there's limited cause-and-effect reinforcement there. I don't know if it'll make much difference but it'll do for now until she moves up to the next room. Side note: I'm trying to look at the positives, even though this feels like a step backwards. For just those months pre-nursery where it worked great, it made my life so much easier (the cleaning up, the routine, the fewer nappies). Even if we have to pause EC for a little while, I'm so glad we've done what we have so far! I hope that helps! ❤️
Go easy, don't stress over it (truly important!) but continue to give information about where pee and poo goes, offer (but don't force if she says no) on specific opportunities (like after nap), be patient. We went through the same thing and I learned that I needed to work on my own expectations and trust. Trust that they WANT to figure it out in their own way.
I think either option is fine. I personally did EC haphazardly until I was ready to potty train (between 17 and 22 months). I like to have my kids solidly walking and able to push their pants down before I officially potty train because that makes it a lot easier.