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[~*clairesmum*~]

when ur baby is ready to toilet train??? my MIL said casue shes started to hiding when shes doing it n if u get close to her she will stop?? so does this mean shes ready? i thought that u couldnt start till they are at least 2?? shes only 1.... im a lil confussed atm. n if u think hey r reay how o u start like when u think they are pooing do u put them on he potty with there nappy still on for a lil bi he take the nappy off n pu a nappy on the bottom of the potty

it will be very great if u mummys that have pottyed trained can help me plz thanks

[workin'mumof2]

I started putting DS on the potty at 9months to introduce it and yes i did get a few wees and poos, he is now nearly one and although we dont fully tt now as hes to young and cant walk to it anyway we put him on every now and then to get used to it. and tell him what hes done. If u want to give her a go i say yes. Good luck

[~*clairesmum*~]

thanks... now i will have to go buy a potty lol n i will just put her on it when shes starting to poo n see how it goes. claire can walk now so when shes used to going n noes taht u do poos in the potty she can walk to it thanks

[Rainbowbrite]

My daughter started to go longer & longer between wee's....thats when I started to TT.

With poo's though, we've been using a potty since she was before 12months. Only because she had lots of trouble doing them & it was easier for her to go it she was sitting on the toilet :)

[SassyMummy]

I think if you're hoping to have your kid PROPERLY toilet trained (as in, no poos or wees done except in a potty or toilet) you've got to wait until they're a bit older and can manage to get to the potty when they need to (or can ask you to get it for them/take them to it/etc).

They also need to know before they're about to go. Understanding what they're doing while they're doing it (as in, saying "POO!" while they're doing one) is a step in the right direction, but they need to know BEFORE they do it so there's a few seconds in which to get their pants off and pop them on a potty.

DD is 26 months and we haven't begun toilet training yet. I think that, physically, she is ready... she doesn't wee nearly as often as she has in the past, and she knows when she's about to do something... but emotionally she's not ready. She gets quite angry/annoyed when I suggest using the potty... she's just not interested in taking that step towards independence... so I'm going to leave it until Summer and try again then.

[~Emmylou~]

I think if you're hoping to have your kid PROPERLY toilet trained (as in, no poos or wees done except in a potty or toilet) you've got to wait until they're a bit older and can manage to get to the potty when they need to (or can ask you to get it for them/take them to it/etc).

They also need to know before they're about to go. Understanding what they're doing while they're doing it (as in, saying "POO!" while they're doing one) is a step in the right direction, but they need to know BEFORE they do it so there's a few seconds in which to get their pants off and pop them on a potty.



I agree :yes:

My DD has been telling us her nappy is wet/dirty for almost a year now but has shown absolutely zero interest in toilet training. She could tell us when she'd already DONE it but she had no idea it was coming.

About a week ago she took her nappy off and weed on the floor. When she did this I realised she recognised the "feeling" and knew it was coming. We put her in undies the next day started tt'ing and she's doing really well.

Until they can communicate with you and tell you when they need to go before it happens, all you're doing is trying to time it so you sit them on there to catch it. I think if you wait a bit it's soooo much easier for them and you and doesn't take long at all. DD has only taken a few days. She's 3 next month.

[OJandMe]

We've just taken the plunge here...

The boys have been wearing traning pants in the afternoon for MONTHS.. and usually go outside to wee. So we know they can control it, know when it's coming, and can hold it too. (as sometimes they'll tell us they are going to wee in a very specific place)

So now we've gone cold turkey with the nappies. Yesterday was our first day... and I was giving them stickers for weeing in the toilet. Today they've been going to the toilet themselves and not even asking for stickers.

No accidents yet. :thumbsup:

BUT... they won't poo in the toilet yet.

[~*clairesmum*~]

thanks everyone n i think i will wait..... good luck ojandme n thats great u havent had a accident yet, my mum did family day care n there was one boy that didnt like doing poos till he was like 7 he would hold onto in for agers till he couldnt hol dit on any longer

[IAdoreYou]

Defiantely introduce the potty to her NOW!

I mean, just buy one and let her play with her dolls on it and have it near your toilet. We did this with our DD and she is fully potty trained in undies 24/7 at 26mths. I only took it serious at 25 mths, she has been playing with her potty for a year though and it definately payed off.

She was doing wee's and fluke poo's in the potty at 1.5. Once your DD can start to communicate alot better with you and let you know when she needs to do pee or poo ( clsoer to 2 years old ) then the potty won't be such a foreign object to her and that is ONE major obstacle out the way!!

goodluck.

[MammaRose]

Don't force her.
I get so angry at the older generation (sorry Mum) that think as soon as they know what pooh is that you need to train them. Bollocks.
Wait until they tell you they want to sit on the toilet/potty. You'll find that if you let THEM decide when it's time to tt, then they will be trained in a matter of days.
It's very normal for them not to be ready until they are almost 3.
1 is certainly too young & you'll have more accidents and frustration if you start early.

[MordecaiAliVanAllenO'Shea]

I dont think you need to start traditional toilet training, but its good to start familiarisng her with the process so that when the time comes it may be a lot easier/less traumatic.

You can do this by, as a PP suggested, having a potty and talking about what it's for.

Being very vocal about your own toileting and having an open door policy eg I feel a wee coming, I'm going to sit on the toilet to do my wee, oh that feels better, I like doing wees/poos on the toilet.

When you see her obviously going talk to her about it "you're doing a poo" to help her develop the language.

If you know beforehand when she is doing a poo and she's not resistant to it hold her over the toilet or a potty for her to poo - you'll find more about positions to use if you search for EC or Elimination Communication on here or on the net. That way if she gets used to it early on you may not have the dramas with refusing to do a poo in the toilet when you do want to do formal "toilet training."

Oh and the warmer weather is the perfect opportunity for plenty of nappy free time so she can become more aware of the feeling and what happens when she wees.

My DS is 17months and we have been casually doing EC for a while, he has been doing most poos on the toilet since 10months and before he could verbalise that he needed to go he would either go towards the bathroom or point to the potty and babble. He now tells me when he needs to go probably 50% of the time, and the other 50% I kind of use timing - as in it's been a while, do you need to do poo-poo or wee-wee and he will either go or tell me no.

Sorry to go on but just thought I would share our experience with doing things at a younger age. I dont think more formal toilet training works as much at this age though, it is just that we had done a lot of familiarisation with EC that he understands it and is aware of when he needs to go.

[QTB]

yep, just buy a potty, let her play with it, put her on it for a minute or so when you change her nappy etc... get her used to it... summer is coming up, great time for nappy free days :D