Anyone Have A Good Way To Potty Train A Baby?

Natasha - posted on 01/23/2009

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Hello, I have twin boy 10 mo and have started taking them to the potty. I started at 9 months after reading "The Baby Whisperer" I didnt think it was possible to start this early but after reading it i thought i would give it a try. Now a month later I have two boys who are very comfortable on the potty and "go" most every time. One will pee everytime and will also poo, he has not poo'd in his diaper in over two weeks. The other is peeing almost every time but he has not poo'd yet. I know at this point most of it is being able to read your baby and timing but it should make for an easier time in the long run. I am not interested in changing diapers will into the second year so I figured it cant hurt to try. The book sugests this age simply because they are in the I want to please you stage, where as later one they can get more strong willed!!! Anyway if you are interested in learning more please let me know or pick up the book by Tracy Hogg. I did use much else in the book as I found it much to hard with two babies, but this I think is working!!! Good luck!

Denise - posted on 01/23/2009

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I started at 2...

Melanie - posted on 01/23/2009

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i would let your baby take the lead, if they feel uncomfortable or can sit for a time on their potty with or without their diaper then thats a good start. You will know their routine, if the have a dirty diaper after their breakfast or a certain time of day, just sit them on it and you never know it may happen. Praise is also important, maybe even a treat if they are successful. My little girl didnt use the potty much, prefered to use the toiled and i'm probably going to have a different experience with my second baby who is 9 months, i may be coming back for tips.

good luck!

Denise - posted on 01/23/2009

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Purchase a DVD or two about potty training and maybe 1 book. Sit your child on the potty while watching the DVD. Also, I went to Walmart to buy the cloth panties witht the plastic and had my daughter where them on days I stayed in all day. I asked her frequently if she had to potty or I would just sit her on it. She had some accidents until she got tired of having them. My husband and I just had to stick it out and change her when she had accidents.

Paulette - posted on 01/23/2009

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Hi Irina, I was wondering are you going to try potty training her now at 9 months or are you going to wait till later? They have to have the skills of communication, comprehension, walking and being able to pull down and up their pants. Here are two websites to checkout: www.onceuponapotty.com Have a great day!

Kate - posted on 01/23/2009

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my little girl was 1 when she first complained about wearing a nappy so in the summer where left her without a nappy n sat her on the potty regularly. after a while we noticed she woud pee about 10 mins after having a drink so we used that to place her on the potty, after a few days she would take herself off to the potty n place herself on it. we found having the potty in a accesible place made it easier for her and he really enjoyed the praise after using it correctly. it is a long time consuming time an will involve plenty of cleaning up accidents, dont ,make a big deal of accidents, we found she was more upset than we were so once we had comforted her she sat on the potty to finish what she had started. After 2 weeks of using the potty (with no accidents) we began to put her to bed without a nappy on and she was almost dry from the first attempt. Just remember lots of praise and not 2 make a big deal of little accidents. it worked for us and my little girl was dry day and night in 21/2 weeks. However do wait till a child gives you signs of not wanting a nappy or shows interest in the toilet, i found taking her 2 the toilet with me helped. my little boy is 18mnths now and snt showing no signs wanting to use the potty so i wont start him potty training till later, i have noticed little boys do want to do this later than girls just dont push it or make the child feel they have to they may just not be ready.

Kimberly - posted on 01/23/2009

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i started potty training when my daughter turned 2 on the first day of 6 weeks holidays from school i just put the potty in the room and said when you need a wee go on this it also helped that i put her on party every morning and night for a month before and it worked a treat

Jennifer - posted on 01/23/2009

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My little guy did it on his own, pretty much, when he was almost three. But my sister swore by this book she had in the 80's. I forget the title, but it was something to effect of "Potty Training in One Day." I got it off Amazon. She swears that it worked like a charm for her two oldest. It is a dated book, though.

Linda - posted on 01/23/2009

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All I can say is that every child is different and it also depends on if there are any mental delays. My daughter was not fully trained until she was almost five and we are in the process with our three and a half year old.

Thank You

Linda

Neele - posted on 01/23/2009

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Buy the potty power video!! My son loved it and was trained in 3 days at 2.5 yrs old.

Wendy - posted on 01/23/2009

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How young and is it a boy or girl? Every time you go to the bathroom, make sure he/she goes with you. Also when you change their diaper, change it in the bathroom. This helps them to associate the bathroom with going and cleaning up. Have a potty chair in their with you and lots of books. My kids loved the poem book "Teddy Bear Teddy Bear Turn Around" and we would recite that all the time. My kids are 14 & 11 and to this day I still know the poem.

Other tricks I used and found helpful are for a boy, put cheerios in the toilet. Tell him to try and hit the cheerios. You have to make sure that he knows you and daddy are the only ones to put the cheerios in the toilet! For a girl, get a small tube of lipstick or chapstick that is colored (kid friendly) and a mirror that you or she can hold. Have her sit on the potty and pretend to do make up but when it comes to the lips, they get special stuff. They will get wrapped up in the game of it that there isn't any stress when they need to go.

The most important thing is to remember that they are as stressed as you are. You want them to do something very grown up and they only want to please you but feel bad when they think they have failed. Positive reassurance always, even in times of accidents.

Good luck!!

Stacey - posted on 01/23/2009

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i find a helpful way is to have a regular changing routine and encourage the child to sit on the potty for as long as they feel comfortable after taking off the dirty nappy. Put the child back into a nappy to save yourself unnecessary mess. it seems pointless but it works when you hear the tinkle tinkle which might not come for some time make a big fuss. They'll clue on as to why they are sitting on the potty.