What age do you think?

[drewid]

Hi :)

I'm thinking of making the switch the cloth nappies - mainly for cost reasons at this stage. So in doing my calculations to decide if we will be better off in the long run using them with Andrew, I am just trying to estimate how much longer he will be in nappies.

The main book that I read suggests starting toilet training in the summer just before they are 2, which in Andrews case, is the end of this year! Is this realistic? Or will it more likely be 2 1/2 or even 3?

Can anyone suggest what they think the 'average' age for a boy to be toilet trained is?

Thanks heaps :)

[cwsmum]

My ds wasn't ready to toilet train til he was a bit over 2yrs. I was lazy tho and didn't really start til he was 2.5yrs...i was preg and too tired to bother...then I decided it was better to do it before bub was born...anyway, it only took a couple of weeks for him to be day trained, so he was definatly ready. He turns 3 at the end of march and we decided when we ran out of nappies 3 days ago that he could go without at night too and if he wets the bed then we'll just have to deal with it. So far no wet bed :D
Oh, and I started toilet training in winter, not summer, without a problem.

[tickle]

It is a really individual thing. I know kids at 18 months who tell their mum when they want to do wees. Oliver is 18 months now and is a long, long way off toilet training. He does tell me 'poo poo' when he's done something after the fact. My nephew is just toilet training now and has just turned 3.
I say do it when they're ready, it is the quickest and most painless way.:)

[Ky]

My DS is nearly 3 and is nowhere near ready! He will tell me after he has wee'd or poo'd, but has no idea when it is going to happen.

Most little kids that I know are trained at or around the age of 3 ... some a bit older, some a bit younger ... you just have to wait until they are ready and then they get the hang of it really quickly. DD was about 3y1week when she trained ... it happened overnight ... she wanted knickers the next day, so I put her in them and we went without an accident for 6 whole days! She never looked back ... now we just need to conquer the overnight nappy ...

[Darren]

In my circle of friends / relatives 2.5 to 3 is about the average age to be out of nappies, but it's obviously very individual.

You might find that cloth nappies are not significantly cheaper than disposables once you consider wash costs (power, water, detergent and napisan). And then you still have to buy nappy liners and pilchers on a regular basis. Cloth nappies also need changing more often and many kids clothes don't fit over the bulk of cloth nappies very well.

Our daughter had hip dysplasia when she was younger and she wore double cloth nappies to try and keep her hips abducted so they could form properly - don't get me started on the doctor who suggested this outdated and ineffective practice. Anyway, in a few months of wearing the cloth nappies we found that the cost savings were fairly negligible. If you were to put a price on your labour and time, disposables would come out a long way ahead.

I think the only reason to go for cloth nappies is if your conscience won't let you send all those disposables to landfill. I often feel terribly guilty that about a third of our household's non-recyclable waste is nappies but for reasons of comfort, convenience, bulk and no significant extra cost, we stick with the disposables.

[SweetSerenity]

Im going to try when petey's one and a half and hopefully by the time he's 2 or 2.5 he'll be out of nappies altogether...i think the earlier i start, the better it will be hehe :)
Although i know it will be winter, but i would like to start him at this age.
It's completely an individual thing though.
A friend of mine, her daughter is 2 in May and she hasn't mentioned anything about toilet training!
Its up to you really!!:p

[loopi1]

I started toilet training my DS at 20mths. Not real strict on it but had him running around the house with no nappy and constantly asking him if he needed to go wee wee's or poo poo's, we would have accidents but he always came and told me where he had done it. I would then lead him to the potty and say this is where u do it. Now he is nearly 2 and is very good, even taking off his own nappy and trying to go to the big toilet (with help) he can do it. We still have a few mishaps now and then but I hope to have him fully out of nappies by aged 3.
Tho it is an individual thing, it's like everything they learn, repeat, explain and consistance.

My opinion only - if they are starting to understand the #1 & #2's name then maybe start trying. Just remember do not scold them at the mishaps, it may scare them off.

Good luck

[yummmmy_mummy]

my dd is 19 months now and i started at 18 months but its been slow at first she didnt like the training pants and would not sit on the toilet but yesterday we had a break through everyday we put her in her training pants on her when she wakes up from her nap and try to get her to use the toilet yesterday i asked her if she wanted to do wees on the toilets and she walked to the toilet and waited for me to put her on the toilet she then pulled some toilet papper off and put it in the toilet neeedless to say she didnt actually wee but its a break through all the same i think once ur ready to start and u think they are ready just keep trying but dont push them. and show them ur proud when they make a break through

im so proud of my dd:D

[New to Melbourne]

I have the same problem, l am not sure when to start toilet training my son is 2 years old. I have attempted a few times but he screams and runs off. He is so uninterested. Is there something to worry about do you think?

Kelly

[maybe1more]

My son`s 2 1/2 and i have been toiet training him for the last 2 weeks, i dont want to scared him when he wets himself so we are just going slowly, i think he`s at the right age, my mum also said it takes boys a little longer to get the jist of it.

[Oscar's mum]

You might find that cloth nappies are not significantly cheaper than disposables once you consider wash costs (power, water, detergent and napisan). And then you still have to buy nappy liners and pilchers on a regular basis. Cloth nappies also need changing more often and many kids clothes don't fit over the bulk of cloth nappies very well.

If you were to put a price on your labour and time, disposables would come out a long way ahead.




I am going to completely disagree with you saying that disposables are cheaper than cloth nappies, I could go on about this but I don't want this thread to get off track to what Nicole was wanting to know so I will bite my tongue (really hard), and leave it at that!

[Darren]

Hi Oscars Mum,

I tried biting my tongue too, but couldn't. I didn't say that dispoables were cheaper than cloth nappies - they are not. I said cloth nappies are not significantly cheaper when all costs are considered.

[drewid]

Righto. I wasn't asking about the cost of disposable vs cloth, I was asking about ages to toilet train.

In saying that, decision has been made so thanks all for the input :)