anyone thinking of starting potty training?

Jessica - posted on 11/02/2010

I so agree with Alison... I have heard nothing but horror stories about trying to force a child before they are ready... do you really want to trail behind your child all day long harrassing them about potty...so what if your baby can walk.. what does that have to do at all with knowing when you have a sensation to go potty and then relating that to going on the potty? NOTHING... wait until your child can tell you i have to go potty... i had a friend who insisted on trying to train her daughter when she started walking... that little girl is now 7 and still wearing a "pull-up" at night because she has accidents and doesn't want to go to sleep overs with her friends, my friend has 5 kids... how do you thing the 7 year old feels when the 5 year old and the 3 year old do not wear pullups at night? After the experience with her daughter, she loosened up and let the children that followed potty train in their own time... this is not a contest or a race... mark my words, anyone who thinks their child will be potty trained in the next 6 months, i guarantee you that a year from now you will still be saying that she has accidents... or wearing a pullup...

Toni - posted on 11/01/2010

At one your child is not being potty trained, they are being potty trained when they know they have to go to the toilet/ potty not when they are placed on it and happen to go.

I am going to leave my son until he is older and shows interest in potty training, I have seen too many children be rushed with it and then have issues with accidents, and ones who have been left to do it in their own time who have had none.

Alison - posted on 10/26/2010

I have 3 kids and I tried toilet training my first boy at 15mths and it was horrid. He had bed wetting accidents till he was 7.
My second I did nothing at all, he decided he wanted to go to the toilet at almost 3 and I helped him, we talked about what its feels like when you need 'to go' and he took to it with no issues. He is now 6 and we have never had an accident ever.

My youngest is now 1 and I will be using the same or similar tactics. Its too frustrating and traumatic on everyone to do things before a child is truly ready themselves.

Stephanie - posted on 10/25/2010

Iv always talked to my daughter about wee, and poo from a young age, when i change her I say wee wee nappy, or poo poo nappy and when shes doing a poo I always say are you doing a poo poo and she smiles at me. I have just bought a potty and now put her on it when I change her, I will say do a wee wee then and make sounds. She hasnt done anything yet but I will keep trying.

Amy - posted on 10/23/2010

I started putting my Sofie on the potty at 7 months. She just turned 1, she isn't "potty trained" she just knows that when I put her on the potty, she should go!

Get the Baby Bjorn Little Potty and just give it a whirl. It also helps to say "you're on the potty, go pee pee, go poopy". Also, make "cue" sounds when you say pee pee (pssssss) or poopy (ppptttt... hm, like fart noises. You get the idea!)

We have good and bad days. Sometimes I catch all her poops, other days (like today) I missed them all. If you want some more advice or whatever feel free to message me!

Dee - posted on 10/11/2010

In my family, when the little one is walking and starts taking their diaper off, we start potty training. It generally takes up to a week. I started my daughter a few weeks after her 1st birthday and will be starting Aiedan this week. We simply let them run free and put them on the potty when they start to go for the first day or so. I also used a sign for toilet, but nobody else did, so it's not necessary. Just remember that babies are ready in their own time. My neighbor has a 3 yr old that isn't potty trained yet. Good luck!

Sharon - posted on 10/10/2010

I intend on doing it once my little guy realises that he is weeing & pooing. From what I've seen with other kids that'll probably happen in about 6mths-9mths. I'm in no hurry, even though #2 is coming next April and I'll most likely have both in nappies.

Caitlen - posted on 10/09/2010

i said that i would start potty training when my daughter starts walking, she is getting one as a bithday present this month and as soon as she gets the hang of walking i intend to follow through on my word, it is summer here now so she just runs around with no nappy on :) gotta love hardwood floors :)

Lise - posted on 09/29/2010

My daughter has been peeing and pooping on the toilet this whole week.

Patricia - posted on 09/28/2010

i am going to start potting training my 2 year old boy who does his number 2's in the loo for the last year, but still uses nappies for weezzzz :) maybe 11 month old is early but if you think he is ready then try it. my eleven month old goes and hides when he needs to do his number 2 in his nappy, so cute! so i am thinking soon he will be ready for the potty.

Emily - posted on 09/27/2010

My daughter is 11 months old and at about 10 months (as she started walking) she began to take her diaper off. After her diaper was off she would bend down and look at herself, start to pee, stop peeing, and then begin again and finish. When she poops, she hides in the corner and then after she finishes she runs to be saying "ma ma ma ma," until I change her.

Every child is different and truthfully some are more advanced than others. It's not about whose child meets what goal first, but as a mother I feel it's my duty to continue her development. So, if she seems ready then why not get a potty and at least get her used to sitting on it. You're going to have to buy one eventually.

We're planning to get out daughter her potty on her first birthday which is October 11th. I think I'll probably put her on it in the morning when I go and then whenever she follows me in the bathroom through-out the day. I think I'll probably put her on the potty while her bath is getting ready at night too.

Brianna - posted on 09/27/2010

I have always said i would start potty training when she starts walking and she is really close so we are gonna go get her a potty this week and start. I agree with others, i worked at a daycare in potty training and just consistency and taking them when they first get up in morning and then after naps and whenever u change them.

Jenn - posted on 09/24/2010

I'm not sure how you would even go about training a wee one that can't communicate their needs yet. I would wait until they're able to communicate just a little, but that's just me. I wish you a lot of luck in your journey to potty training!



My SIL let my nephew (2.5 yrs) run free without a diaper on. It caused a lot of mess, but a week or so into the process, and he's already pretty well trained. Sure, he has accidents every once in a while, but what kid doesn't?

Jessica - posted on 09/22/2010

Is it just me or is this a little crazy to anyone? I have two kids and one on the way, and the last thing in the world that i am thinking about is potty training my11 month old... at this age do you really think that you are going to say in the next couple of months that it was a success? i let my kids do it when they are ready... and they will in their own time... i think too many parents push their kids to reach "milestones" first to prove what? that you have a brilliant genius child? just wait till they are ready on their own. Babys grow up soooo fast and soon they will fly the nest and be gone and we will all be wishing that we could go back to when they were babies. Let them be babies... remember all good things in all good time

Amanda - posted on 09/21/2010

i'm going to start pretty soon here....
he poops on command, so i need to take advantage of the situation :)
this is what i will be practicing...

http://www.diaperfreebaby.org/

Kristina - posted on 09/15/2010

I started potty training my daughter at 9 months old, she is now 10.5 months old. She has been doing really well. We started by taking her diaper off and placing her on the toilet directly after she woke up first thing in the morning. The every time she needed a diaper change we would place her on the toilet when the diaper came off. We have the same routine; she holds the toilet standing up, take her diaper off, place her on toilet, make sssss sound, tried to turn on faucet, didn't seem to help, she goes to the bathroom, grab toilet paper ( she grabs her own toilet paper now), wipe (she tries to wipe herself now, so cute), take her off toilet, standing holding on to toilet, she throws the toilet paper in the toilet, i flush, we watch it go down, then put her diaper back on. We just moved recently and from being all over the place, and travelling, she has realy gone off schedule and stopped going to the bathroom in the toilet. She started back to her routine today, so hopefully this doesn't snag anything up. It took her a few tries to actually go in a public toilet, but as long as it isn't an automatic toilet she is fine. I put her on the auto toilet and she freaked out, lunged toward me still peeing, tried to throw her in the sink, still peeing, the sink was automatic too, and she freaked out again, was bawling crying, finally stopped peeing. LOL I hope all goes well with your little one. besides the moving, the only time she goes in her diaper is when she is asleep at night or a long nap. My friend suggested parents that practice Elimination Communication use a bowl in the bed with them at night, that is a little too much for me, I am greedy, I like my sleep. Good luck to you and let me know how you guys do! The babies fully understand, they just can't communicate with words to tell you what they want. We usually know when she wants to go, cause she will start tugging at her clothes and get whiny. Look for those kinds of clues, you can do it!!!!