Takes off nappy- time for tt?

**pookiesossige** · 09-07-2006 15:07

Hello wise mums-
We keep finding our 2 year old boy with no clothes or nappy and wet in his cot after a day sleep and now during the night. DH and I will go in as soon as we know that he's asleep and check that he's got everything on still. I snuck off to do a bit of bub-hubbing yesterday- when I checked in on him he had stripped off and peed on the lounge room floor - phew, it's tiled (our entire house is!).

I don't know whether he is taking off his nappy because it's wet and uncomfy or because he wants to pee without it on... If I could ascertain his motive then life would be much easier!

His language skills are in that flat-out, 6-new-words-a-day phase, but no talk about wees or poos or if he's wet or dry yet. Occasionally he was come to me with the nappy saying 'ta' as if I asked for it off!

So- am I seeing signs of toilet training readiness? We are more then happy to wait a lot longer, we're in no rush and want it to be as stress-free as poss for both him and us. But we are sick of finding DD, floors and cot all wet. what steps do we take from here?

**perrywinkle** · 09-07-2006 15:14

Have you tried putting the nappy on back to front or even put a some jocks over the nappy so he wont grab the tabs and pull them off. Maybe see how he goes with out a nappy on during the morning and every 1/2 hr put him on the potty/toilet.

Sorry not much help here really!!!

**pixiesmums** · 10-07-2006 12:31

I've been going through the same thing with my 18mth DD. She is constantly pulling her pants off and taking her nappy off. The other week she took her nappy off in the bed and did a poo in her bed. I tried with the toilet training this weekend and it worked. SHe did her first poo in the potty. We were very proud. ANd then this morning she told me that she wanted "undies on". So she went to Daycare with pull-ups on instead of her nappy. SHe is constantly telling me that she wants to do a "Poo-poo" so I thought it might be a good idea to start TT. I think that she is ready for it so I am going to give it a real go and she how it works out even though people have said not to try during winter. The real test will be if I can continue to do it as we are going on holidays this week. Your little boy sounds like he is ready to be TT.

**poshBecks** · 10-07-2006 12:56

oh for sure!! let him sit on the loo. and make sure you tell him to tell you if he needs to do a wee.

i wish my ds was showing signs!!

**pookiesossige** · 10-07-2006 16:37

Thanks heaps guys, this all sounds fine, but the language side of things worries me- he doesn't talk about 'poos' or 'wees' or let me know when he's wet or going to go....