Has anyone else introduced a potty yet?

AmandaNacora

So we decided to get a potty for LO. We want to get her used to the potty and start potty training. She has used it a couple times already when I set her on it, and tried once on her own! She didn't quite make it but she went to the potty stood herself up next to it and started to pee, at least half made it in haha. My mother potty trained my brother early and completely got rid of diapers and started to use undies and rubber pants so he could feel when he was wet and just used a diaper at night and during naps in case of accidents. I think I'm going to try it that way. She's pretty much on a schedule for her bms and pees so I can hopefully catch them.

Is anyone else going to start introducing a potty?

ElleMF728

LOL, we are just getting ready to with my oldest who just turned 3 years.  I don't like to force or push PTing.  I think if LO is showing signs that he is mentally and physically ready for it great but I know that my oldest JUST started having frequent dry diapers in the past few months, DS2 isn't even close.  We also have friends who have dealt with constipation issues so I'm happy with the diapers for now  

AmandaNacora

@ElleMF728 We aren't trying to push it but she hates wearing diapers and usually doesn't pee in her sleep so I figured we could try it. So far she's having fun with it, so we'll see how it goes. If she's not ready then we can put it away and try again later. I'm just hoping she likes using the potty so we can get rid of the diapers! I don't want her to learn to hold it for hours, just to recognize when she needs to pee and use the potty or let me know so I can take her. She does like to say pee pee and when she sits she looks down into the potty and points and watches herself pee haha. 

ElleMF728

She sounds a lot like how my mom describes my sister when she was a baby. She was fully potty trained by 18 months! My mom says she hated even being wet and would bring her new diapers etc. 

AmandaNacora

@ElleMF728 I wish she would bring me her diapers haha. She just take them all out and throws them on the floor. She does hate being wet, she whines whenever she needs her diaper changed. I'm hoping it doesn't take until she's 18 months.. but it probably will.

callistosmile

We're gonna get one after his birthday. which one did you go with?

momofsweetps

No. I usually introduce it around 15-18 months. He doesn't even walk yet. We will focus on that for now. My #2 kiddo hated being wet and was day and night time trained at 20 months. He was my earliest and easiest kiddo because he decided he was done with diapers and that was that!

AmandaNacora

@callistosmile We got this minnie mouse one.  
I wanted the one that looks like a mini toilet and DH wanted a cute, girly one. She likes to "flush" it because it says hip hip hooray. 

dmbfan46835

No where close. I think it's easier to train kids that hate being wet. And little dude couldn't give a shit less if he is. He could sit in a wet diaper for hours without a concern. My GF at work trained her daughter super early like this because she hated being wet but her son was the complete opposite and wasn't trained until he was 3. it's funny, I used to be so happy he wasn't a baby that got upset when he was wet, and now I'm like damn, that may actually be a bad thing! 

AmandaNacora

@dmbfan46835 It might be a blessing but it's also a curse, if you don't change her diaper asap she screams until you do. It sucks when you're out and about and can't find a place to change her...

bbdogs3

We started to try it out ... his toilet makes real flush sound then giggles. Plus back of toilet stores wipes..we love it

dmbfan46835

@bbdogs3 that is the cutest thing I have ever seen!!!!

DH wants to put a baby urinal in 2 of the 4 baths (kinda like the below). Anyone planning to use a urinal for #1s? Or just a potty? 

shelbydd

dmbfan46835 said:

@bbdogs3 that is the cutest thing I have ever seen!!!!

DH wants to put a baby urinal in 2 of the 4 baths (kinda like the below). Anyone planning to use a urinal for #1s? Or just a potty? 

While I am not currently planning potty training I HIGHLY recommend with boys that you just teach them to sit down for both #1 and #2. It complicates potty training to try to teach them to stand for one and sit for the other.

vibarra27

shelbydd said:

dmbfan46835 said:

@bbdogs3 that is the cutest thing I have ever seen!!!!

DH wants to put a baby urinal in 2 of the 4 baths (kinda like the below). Anyone planning to use a urinal for #1s? Or just a potty? 

While I am not currently planning potty training I HIGHLY recommend with boys that you just teach them to sit down for both #1 and #2. It complicates potty training to try to teach them to stand for one and sit for the other.

Totally agree. But once he has it nailed down teach him to stand. My nephew is almost 7 & doesnt know how to pee standing up yet..i mean to each their own but i find it weird he doesnt know how yet..

dmbfan46835

@shelbydd oh man, I hadn't even thought about that part! Good call, potty it will be!

ForeverEverAfter

I have brought it out and started talking about it. I'm using a bjorn potty this time. I have the boon bench in DD1's room for night time emergencies (if we don't hear her call for us), but it's hard to clean, and the compartments are hard for toddlers to use. The bjorn wipes easily-only 2 parts.

LO is standing a lot, starting to step to cruise, but not walking. Once she is walking I will start changing her in the bathroom and offering to sit on the potty. I do a low key, no-rewards approach (montessori style), and wait for the interest. DD1 hit that at 19mo (potty introduced at 14mo) and was day trained in a couple weeks. Zero regression. She was dry for nap at 2yo, by 2.5yo she was wearing undies to bed (a month before LO was born), and has only wet the bed once when we forgot to remind her to go before bed.

sdheft619

While we are no where close to potty training, we are planning on just using our regular toilet. We plan on buying those inserts that sit inside the seat. Hoping to avoid a potty chair- I don't want to have to clean that up some more! So we will obviously need a step stool as well. 

We we will see if that works when the time comes. Plans are meant to be changed so we shall see. 

vibarra27

heft619 said:

While we are no where close to potty training, we are planning on just using our regular toilet. We plan on buying those inserts that sit inside the seat. Hoping to avoid a potty chair- I don't want to have to clean that up some more! So we will obviously need a step stool as well. 

We we will see if that works when the time comes. Plans are meant to be changed so we shall see. 

When i was potty training DD i found that she was scared of the regular toilet & wouldn't use it. So i bought the minnie mouse one mentioned earlier. She felt more secure becauase her feet were touching the ground & she can get on & off on her own. Once she got the hang of it more, thats when i sat her on the regular toilet with the insert. Yes it was a pain having to clean it but she would not use the regular toilet. If you find yourself having trouble when potty training maybe buying a training one will help.

mrsbacz

My son has pooped on the potty once. Because he was making his poop face in the tub and I whisked him out and plopped him on the toilet. Other than that, nope. 

I did see on Pinterest to put a coffee filter in the bottom of the baby potty to make poop clean ups easier. Just a tip for those who are starting!

LoveLee85

Not even thinking about it! I just keep hearing how boys are a lot more difficult than girls to potty train. Oh well, I'm a FTM so I won't know the difference. Lol. My LO isn't walking so this is far off. 

The mini urinal, my DH wants one and it is very cute, I'm just worried about the poop part. 

Also, I always thought that once you take diapers away, you don't go back because it confuses them? Now I know little kids that are 4 wearing pull ups every night. Is that how people do it now? No snark. Just curious! 

jennahkross

We used this with our son. It goes over the potty and makes clean up much easier. It also has a carrying bag so you can bring it with you when you are out and about. The arms convert to a stool ( with disposable bags) for use when camping or hiking. We loved it!
Kalencom 2-in-1 Potette Plus, Blue https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0016L0MMS/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_vMiSxbJJJDHSZ

PinkPrincessPiper

Not yet! I've heard girls are easier, and I'm counting on that though! My eldest was PT'ed at 2 &1/2 years old, but my 5 year old wasn't fully potty trained until he was 4. We are NOT having a repeat of that. Once Piper is walking we'll introduce the potty. 

As far as potty training boys, with both mine I trained them to sit down to do both #1 & #2. I left the standing & aiming part up to Daddy to teach them, and he did. 

Growingapepper

Haven't started yet but plan on starting shortly after her 1st birthday assuming she'll be walking by then. LO doesn't seem to like being wet and a woman I work with had both her girls 100% potty trained at one so I'm going to use her advice.

AmandaNacora

@bbdogs3 Thats the one I wanted! It's so cute, but Dh wanted girly. I swear he likes buy her girly stuff more than I do haha. 

AmandaNacora

@LoveLee85 Thats what I thought also. I will put a diaper on for bed time but other than that tomorrow we are getting training undies and stopping diapers during the day. 

AmandaNacora

I think we're doing okay so far. She says "peeee" and crawls to the bathroom to the potty, sometimes she's already started to go in her diaper though But we sit her on the potty for a while and she thinks it's fun to stand up and sit back down. I think once we get the undies it'll be a bit better since she can really feel when shes wet. 

AmandaNacora

@heft619 I agree with what vibarra27 said. We were going to do that big potty at first but she's afraid to sit on it, just likes to look at it. The training potty she has fun with. The clean up isn't so bad. I keep a small amount of water in the bottom, like a regular toilet, so it's a bit easier to clean up and nothing "sticks". A lot of training pottys, like the Minnie Mouse one we got, are 3 in 1s. So it's a training potty, then when you're ready the seat goes on the big potty and the bottom turns into a stool. 

ElleMF728

Here is a list of signs of readiness (physical, cognitive and emotional) that I've found really helpful.  

https://www.babycenter.com/0_potty-training-readiness-checklist_4384.bc

kmcshane0211

No, I have not. I haven't read this whole  thread. Is anyone else's child truly developmentally ready for a potty? I am wondering if encouraging so young could contribute to behavioral issues. Thoughts?

shelbydd

kmcshane0211 said:

No, I have not. I haven't read this whole  thread. Is anyone else's child truly developmentally ready for a potty? I am wondering if encouraging so young could contribute to behavioral issues. Thoughts?

I don't know about behavioral issues but I imagine introducing too early could have the opposite effect and cause them to rebel against it and (in some cases, I watched my nephew do it) try to "hide" when they go in the diaper.

ElleMF728

@kmshane9 my biggest worry is constipation which can be a very real problem with too early potty training. The bladder muscles become too strong before they are ready and constipation is a significant contributor to bed wetting and accidents. I encourage everyone to at least look into this so they know the signs to look for if you choose to PT early. 

vibarra27

@shelbydd i tried potty training DD a couple months after her 1st bday since she started walking on her 1st bday & like you said with your nephew it backfired. She would just sit there & as soon as i would put a pull up on her she would pee. She wasnt successfully potty trained until she was 2. 

I say giving baby a little more time will help both parent & child. 

yellow1daisy

We're not close (we're still not walking) but even after she walks I'm not in a hurry until she seems a little more ready.

My daughter is one of those who can sit in a dirty diaper forever and not care. I always have to do the sniff test. So I'm anticipating some resistance when the time comes lol. 

mill1020

Not to rag on you @AmandaNacora but the first time I read the title of the thread I laughed too.

Girls do start earlier, especially when they're bright/eager to please as it sounds like your daughter is.  But she's way too young.  Give her like 6-12 months before you really start doing this.

It probably won't hurt anything to casually introduce it and have the potty sitting around to play with or whatever she feels like doing.  But often when you pressure them it does make them resist for a long while.  I've yet to see a kid do it before she's closer to two and able to take her own pants and/or training pants down.

mill1020

AmandaNacora said:

@ElleMF728 We aren't trying to push it but she hates wearing diapers and usually doesn't pee in her sleep so I figured we could try it. So far she's having fun with it, so we'll see how it goes. If she's not ready then we can put it away and try again later. I'm just hoping she likes using the potty so we can get rid of the diapers! I don't want her to learn to hold it for hours, just to recognize when she needs to pee and use the potty or let me know so I can take her. She does like to say pee pee and when she sits she looks down into the potty and points and watches herself pee haha. 

Also I've never heard of a not-quite-12-month-old being dry all night?  Is she getting enough to drink??

I'm sorry to seem rude but this almost doesn't sound legit

momofsweetps

I've potty trained 5 kids so far and it was easy when THEY were ready. Every kiddo is different, even though I introduced the potty around the same time with each of my kiddos (15/16 months), they all learned and did it when they were ready and it was only a headache if I tried to push when they weren't ready. So I learned to back off with my first, don't push and And just go with the flow. My earliest potty trained kid was 20 months (he day and night time trained all on his own). My latest was a few weeks before she turned 3 (my #5 kiddo). She was the most stubborn and decided one day it was time and she's done great (this has just happened over the last 2.5 weeks). She just turned 3 last week. It has worked for us. Maybe this dude will potty train early, maybe he will be my latest, who knows, but we will watch for his cues and go from there. He seems in no hurry with most things so it will be interesting!

sdheft619

Thanks for the advice. We will see. She's a long ways off from that! 

jht4

We potty trained DD at 2.5 and did the "3 day method". It took all of 4 hours because she was developmentally ready. I can count on one hand the number of accidents I've cleaned up. That's the kind of potty training I like

I really don't understand pushing this but I would much rather deal with diapers than clean up accidents and revolve my life around a potty. They'll get there when they're ready and there's no prize for finishing first. Different strokes...

AmandaNacora

@mill1020 Sorry, I thought I put for naps. She's dry for naps, not all night. She gets plenty to drink, she drinks water all day long, along with her 2-3 cups of milk.

Just to clarify I'm not trying to push her. We're just having fun, I don't get upset if she doesn't use the potty or anything. I am hoping she'll take to it and want to use it but I in no way expect her to be potty trained now. In my mind she probably wont be for a long time. I was just wondering if anyone else has introduced it, in a fun way. I just know that my daughter hates to sit in a dirty diaper, so I thought it would be a good time to let her see that she can pee somewhere else. I don't want her to learn to hold in her pee, because like @ElleMF728 said constipation can be an issue. But many other cultures do potty train their kids around this age (or younger) and are successful so it can't hurt to show her a potty. I am watching my daughter to see if she is frustrated, if she starts to be then I will put it away and bring it out later on.

@kmcshane0211 I don't think introducing it would cause behavioral issues, but I do think it depends on how a parent goes about it. I think pushing a child to do something they can't do and punishing them for it would cause issues. I think being easy going about it and having fun without putting pressure on them wouldn't do any harm.

LoveLee85

My neighbor always brags about how her 21 month old is potty trained....yet the LO sleeps and wears diapers during the day and night. And, LO has to be heald over their big toilet. So LO can't even get up to the potty on their own. To me, that's not potty trained. I guess my definition is no more diapers and they can walk to the toilet and go potty. I won't be introducing the potty anytime this year even. 

kmcshane0211

@AmandaNacora I'm aware it seems many have opinions about this. I am genuinely sorry if you're feeling attacked. You seem to have a balanced perspective on it and it sounds like you'll figure it out and mind those readiness cues as you go along the process. Perhaps, your child really is ready! Only you will know And it isn't anyone's place to judge. I realize my comment could have come off as being Judgemental and I do apologize. 

Im sensitive to the hardcore judgement that goes on in mothering. And I would never want anyone to feel like they couldn't share here. Please keep sharing!