Anyone for early toilet training

[DisneyAprilFool]

I don't ge tthis whole naked thing. None of my kids so far wanted to hang out half naked all day. They knew that people wore underwear and that is part of using the bathroom. Sorry but I just don't get that. Not flaming but to this day I find it strange.

Where do you live? Because, I can tell you, when it hits 120 degrees outside- I think everyone in my house would prefer to be naked! (Except DH- prude! LOL!)

We are currently potty training- but in less then two weeks, DS is completely 100% trained to pee on the potty. Better said- he trained himself. I started with putting him in underwear and a shirt during the day (I'm home- no big deal) and a diaper at nap/bed time and then noticed- all of his diapers were dry when he woke up- so he's been in underwear since then. Poop- he's getting there. I think within the next week or two, he'll have that one figured out as well.

What were the signals that he was ready? Uuuuhh... I don't think there were any CLEAR signals- but he's over 2 1/2 and I just figured- it wouldn't hurt to try. But the key here, in this case, is that he WILLINGLY pees on the potty. We don't force him to sit there- we don't force him to go. We haven't even needed to bribe him to pee on the potty and even last night- we went out to dinner, sat down, and he looked at me and told me he needed to go to the potty. So off we went- he tinkled. Then after dinner, we were at Target and he told his Dad he needed to potty. Same thing. (Sooo nice- I'm sooo proud of him!).

Will there be accidents? I pretty much assume there have to be along the way- and if not, hey, even better! But I can't see fighting/forcing a kid to potty train- it seems to stressful (FOR ME!) and too much work!

 

[LoveKermit]

Did most of you buy potties?

I've seen the little rings that fit onto the regular toilet seat. My mom said I was never really interested in the potty. I'm hoping the same is true for DD. I also think my inlaws only have the ring too from my niece's training days.

We're approaching 18 mo and I'm a teacher. I was thinking of buying one of those rings and just hanging out a little bit on the potty this summer. Then I wouldn't really pursue it until she's 2 in Dec or spring break or 2 1/2 next summer.

But after reading this, maybe I won't be so anxious this summer. Plus, be my luck, she'd just about get the hang of it and our trip is in Oct and I agree, I'd rather be in diapers at 22 mo for a vacation.

Thanks!

 

[Magic Mom]

One mother did say she spends a good part of her day cleaning up pee and poop, but to her it was "worth it." Not really sure how, but she was convinced.

Its worth it, becaue it makes her feel trendy and superior.

 

[tam626]

My older son was 2 & he was trained, my dd was about the same age. My little one will be 3 in August & he has been peeing in the potty since Sept. He still asks for a diaper to poop. That's another story. With my older boy, he always stood up to pee. The little one sat for the first month or so but stands to pee. Nightime is another thing. Some kids just don't develope the ability to wake up to pee until they're older. My son was 3, my dd was 7 or 8 & still wore pull ups to sleep.

 

[lclark0621]

Did most of you buy potties?

I've seen the little rings that fit onto the regular toilet seat. My mom said I was never really interested in the potty. I'm hoping the same is true for DD. I also think my inlaws only have the ring too from my niece's training days.

We're approaching 18 mo and I'm a teacher. I was thinking of buying one of those rings and just hanging out a little bit on the potty this summer. Then I wouldn't really pursue it until she's 2 in Dec or spring break or 2 1/2 next summer.

But after reading this, maybe I won't be so anxious this summer. Plus, be my luck, she'd just about get the hang of it and our trip is in Oct and I agree, I'd rather be in diapers at 22 mo for a vacation.

Thanks!

I did buy a little potty for DS & he HATED it. He absolutly REFUSED to use it.

So we went to the store & let him pick his favorite of those rings that go in the regular toliets. He was happy as could be from that point on.

 

[JNorris]

I remember asking DD's doctor when she was 18 months old, about potty training. He told me it was fine to start now, but just to be prepared that usually the earlier you start, the longer it takes.

I bought a stand-alone potty at 2 years old, but DD was not at all interested. I didn't really get serious about it until she started going to a mother's morning out program, about 2 months prior to turning 3. I set a date to "potty train", told her that from now on there would be no diapers, and she had to learn to use the potty. She was actually scared to pee in the potty! I filled her full of liquids, and when she had to go, she asked for a diaper, but I said no, it's ok to just pee in the potty. She did, and by the end of the next day, she was trained! No accidents at all after that, not even at night.

So I waited until she was ready, I knew she could hold it during the night, and then it only took 2 days. So much better than having it take months, and become a power struggle.

 

[waltskids]

DS is 18 months and we have bought him a potty seat. He began showing signs of readiness about 2 months ago. He will always tell us when he has to "poo" (his words) but we are usually too late by the time we get to the potty. He tells us 'pee' also and grabs his diaper. He is becoming more uncomfortable when he has a BM and wants to be changed. We place him on the potty even if he went already to reinforce the concept. He calls it the 'poppy' and likes to sit there with a book. He watches our babysitter's son who is potty training so I am sure that is helping alot. We aren't rushing it, but I see no need to wait until he is older if he is excited about it now.

 

[granolacruncher11]

All babies are born "trained" if you want to call it that. Just like they can "tell" you when they are hungry or tired or hurt they do tell you when they have to pee. In our culture we ignore the sign because we are "trained" to use diapers. The mom who admitted to cleaning up pee most of the day but it was worth it does not feel trendy or superior I'm sure; she is seeking a more in-tuned relationship with her baby. There are many, many cultures who would find us so strange for letting our babies deficate in paper diapers that use up so much of our natural resources.

 

[meowmarie]

I don't ge tthis whole naked thing. None of my kids so far wanted to hang out half naked all day. They knew that people wore underwear and that is part of using the bathroom. Sorry but I just don't get that. Not flaming but to this day I find it strange.

Yeah I didn't get it at first either, but the more I read about it the more it made sense. If there is nothing to catch the pees or poops they are very aware of it. When it's happening they can see it, and better yet you can see so you can take that opportunity to talk to them and take them to the potty. It's especially useful for girls I think because they don't want it to run down their legs. It helped get my daughter started on potty training for sure, the problem was that she wasn't fully talking and understanding yet so it was hard to tell her to use the potty each time. Now that mine is ready I know what everyone meant when they said you'll know when your child is ready lol. You really will! Try it for a bit it couldn't hurt, all kids are different

 

[Mouse House Mama]

Yeah I didn't get it at first either, but the more I read about it the more it made sense. If there is nothing to catch the pees or poops they are very aware of it. When it's happening they can see it, and better yet you can see so you can take that opportunity to talk to them and take them to the potty. It's especially useful for girls I think because they don't want it to run down their legs. It helped get my daughter started on potty training for sure, the problem was that she wasn't fully talking and understanding yet so it was hard to tell her to use the potty each time. Now that mine is ready I know what everyone meant when they said you'll know when your child is ready lol. You really will! Try it for a bit it couldn't hurt, all kids are different

Thanks for explaining! I was lucky that my kids just did it without any fuss. Our youngest is only 10 months old so it will be a while for her. All the kids so far were trained by about 2.5. I didn't stay home, we just went about our normal routine.

 

[KelleyD]

Maybe its because my son is only 15 months but....

1. He loves to run around naked! If I am chaning him on the floor he waits for that moment the diaper is off and bang he flips rolls and runs off laughing.

2. When he is walking aound naked, he has gone a couple of times. I seem to notice 2 reactions. 1 is he thinks its funny it sprays and 2 he sometimes doesn't act like he even noticed he did it.

So I just dont think he is ready for it...and trust me if i could see a sign for when he was going to pee I would really try to notice it!

 

[justhat]

My daughter did the naked potty training. If she had underwear on she treated it like a diaper and just did ber business in there then told us "wet". When she was naked though, she went on the potty everytime. So naked it was.

With my son, we use underwear. He hasn't had a pee accident in awhile, but when he did, if he were naked then he just sprayed the room. With underwear on at least the accident was contained. Plus he actually felt wet, unlike when he was naked.

Regarding potties, potty rings, etc. I would try them all and see what works. Unless, of course, you really don't want to clean out the baby potty. My daughter loved the baby potty chair when she first started, then moved to the potty ring, then the regular seat. My son wanted nothing to do with the potty chair or potty rings after about a week, and only likes sitting on the real potty. He's small so he has to sit backwards on the toilet, but he's content to do that and it keeps him from spramying pee around if he forgets to point himself down.

 

[LovingtheCastle]

I HATE potty training! I swore that my 1st kid was going to be potty trained by 2yrs. You know, wanted to brag that she did it early (a.k.a. my kid and I are soo amazing). With great determination, I read EVERY potty training book I could find.

Tried 5 (YES, 5!) weekends of the "naked comando training" with no luck for over a couple days.

Tried rewards of EVERYTHING (starting small, ending up large) with no luck.

Tried 7 different kinds of charts with NO LUCK AGAIN!

After numerous other techiques, I dreaded the whole process and a month before her 3rd bday I started yelling at her about it (I had hit my limit!). I was a stay-at-home mom w/1 kid, this was my LIFE!

This cycle went on until she turned 3 and SHE WAS READY!! At 3yrs and 4 days, SHE put on her big-girl panties and the PT HELL was finally over . I'd put the panties on her MANY times and it had never worked, until she wanted it.

My DS is already 3 and screams at the toilet . He is MUCH more stubborn than his sister ever was! I'm so happy that most of you got your kid potty trained at 20 months overnight, but it just isn't in the cards for my family. The first time was AWFUL, so I'll just gently push DS and pray for the best.

 

[Disney1976]

When I was in law school a few years ago, the attorney I was clerking for one summer started potty training his dd the day after her 2nd birthday. Literally, she went from wearing a diaper on her birthday to a pullup the next day, even though as far as I could tell (and I used to see his dd a lot) she had never shown any awareness or interest in the potty at all. When I asked why he and his DW were starting PT now, he replied "Well...she just turned 2." And all I could think was "Ok, but it's not like getting your driver's license when you turn 16!"

Needless to say, it did not go well...I think she didn't fully train during the day till she was almost 4.

 

[_queenie_]

I started my girls at about 19 or 20 months, I'd have to go check the date for their exact ages. My DS started just a bit later, he was also my first so I wanted to make sure I was ready.

They were ready, the girls always told me when they were "going" in their diapers and were wondering why they couldn't use the toilet. I consider their ages normal plus they were and are still very tall for their age. DS17 was completely done and accident free by two years seven months, DD13 was by two years (just under) six months and DD3.5 was by two years five months. It didn't take them that long to master it, #1 was done in a day or two with the girls, it just took that long to have absolutely no messes in bed.

Obviously every child is different, but I would have never mine wait until three. I say to do it when you know they're ready, but don't under or overestimate. For most kids, that right age to start is about two on average (I think, what the doctor said), but you never know. I just couldn't imagine still changing my DD almost 4's diapers last year, at over 43" now I don't think besides pull-ups they make diapers that would have fit her.

Good luck, I know nothing about doing it that young but do what makes you comfortable. Whenever you decide to start just make sure you have lots of spare time!

 

[truck524]

My boys were 2 in the summer. Great time to potty train. We had them naked inside and also let them pee outside in our own back yard. Worked in a couple of days.

 

[Lily & Giny's Mom]

Is the child showing signs that they have soiled their diaper? Can he/she indicate that they need to use the facilities? Does he/she show an interst in toileting? All things to consider. If the child is not ready there is no reason to push it.

 

[eeyoregon]

Potty training was a breeze at our house: it happened when the child was ready, not when I was ready.

I always left the door open when I used the restroom (they would walk in anyway) so that they could "see" what I was doing.

We didn't have potty chairs but instead used the soft seats that fit on the adult toilet along with a step-stool.

Didn't do pull-ups because they didn't allow the sensation of what happens when they voided. Bought the good old fashioned cotton trainer underwear.

Funny how it all comes back to potty! My DS 15 just had surgery and boy were we thilled when he finally made potty !!

 

[bangzoom6877]

Bought the potty and also potty seat for DS when he turned 2. Had no interest and we left him alone.

When his brother was born (he was 2 yrs. 4 mo. at the time), he showed an interest in potty training, but it was on and off. We just went with how he felt and let him lead the way so he was comfortable. It took 10 months for him to be fully potty trained during the day. What we discovered was that pull-ups did not work for us. He called them a diaper, and one day we decided to just try and leave him in regular underwear (we were home, it was the weekend). Lo and behold, that was what finally did it! Once he was able to truly feel how yucky it was (as he called it), he quickly started using the potty. 7 weeks later we did the same thing during the night. The first night he had an accident (first thing in the morning). After that he was fine!

It all depends on your child. Every child is different, and every child will be ready when they are comfortable. Do not pressure them and they will be fine!

-Bonnie

 

[Zeebs]

Its worth it, becaue it makes her feel trendy and superior.

How do you know this??? OK it isn't for you heck it isn't for me but it doesn't mean it doesn't work for their family.

It is all part of the parenting process, you will find pros and cons for just about every situation.

Some people don't like co-sharing some love it, some don't like breastfeeding some love it. etc etc etc.

I am not sure how you know that this is why she does it when you don't even know her.

Kirsten