my son is 1 yr 2 weeks old, do you think he should start wearing underwear?

Sini - posted on 06/11/2010

naah i dont think so....may be little more time off and then u can start potty training....mine is 15mo old n has jus started to squat n push as he poops but still i think i will give it some more time and will do when he shows real signs of bein ready...

Cindy - posted on 05/30/2010

i'll be starting my 14 month old daughter soon. she puts her hands down and looks like she feels pressure and kind of squats. i'm going to buy a potty chair and see how it goes, Good Luck!

Beck - posted on 05/27/2010

eryone has there own opions on when to start but I am going to throw in my say which is based on my experince from many years in child care centers.
ONLY start when they start to show some interest. We had a little boy in care 5 days a week whos Mum decided at 18mths that he was ready...he was NO WHERE near ready and for over 12mths we had to deal with accident after accident as he had no control or interest in toilet training. He weeed and pooed himself most of the time, even though he was being placed on the potty several times a day.
Let her watch you go to the toilet and talk about what you are doing
Use lots of launguage with her, like "your nappy is wet isn't it, you have done a wee" So she understands what the process is
You could set up a potty and place her on it using lots of praise when she does but another thing that often happens when you start too early is they loose interest very quickly and all the praise wears off and they start wetting again (I have seen that many times)
Some bubs are ready at 18mths, many aren't. I have a little boy who is 14mths and I will wait until he is ready and wait for him to show me the signs he is ready. Things like, staying dry longer, not liking to have a wet or dirty nappy, using communciation to tell me he is doing a wee or poo, pulling his nappy off, showing more interest in the toilet.

The only signs my little man has shown is hopping off the bed during nudie play before his shower, weeing on the floor then hopping back up! Curtious I thought! hehehhehhe

Good luck, its a big step, one that I am not going to rush!

Beck - posted on 05/27/2010

Sometimes it can be handy if they start taking off their nappy when they are not suposed to, it can help.

Shelz - posted on 05/27/2010

mine is ready, knows when she has yucky nappies, comes toilet with me and goes "pisssssssssss" when i go. takes her nappy off. really interested in it and she seems to think its fun so even better for me ay! :) my niece was in knickers by 2 and they seem to be doing everything at the same time so wouldnt suprise me.
Anyway do what you think is best by your child/

Tasha - posted on 05/08/2010

trust me dont push it... my oldest is 3 and I started potty training 2 yrs ago she was soooooooooooo not ready and all it did was frustrate me.

Shelz - posted on 05/08/2010

yes i wouldnt till trained or during training, im starting my 13mth old soon, i have got her some size 1-2 knickers so cute. She will be a big sister in october and id like to be only buying one lot of nappies!

Samantha - posted on 04/22/2010

They say that when they start having dry diapers at night, and when taking naps it may be a good idea to start introducing some potty training and then eventually leading to underwear. But i wouldn't put them on unless potty trained or your laundry bill is going to shoot right up!

Lady - posted on 04/14/2010

There is no need for underwear until they are potty trained usually between 2 and 3 years old. My son wears those vests which have poppers on top of his nappy to keep it in place, they keep him warm too because they don't come out his trousers.

Nicky - posted on 04/13/2010

I personally don't think so. My daughter is now just 6 days away from being 13 months. Toddlers should/can only wear underwear when they are fully potty trained. If you want to put underwear over his diapers, well that would be up to you. I just don't see the point in that. Unless there is a different reason you would want him to wear it. But that is jus tmy opinion.