potty training your lil man

bturner13

 

I have no clue when or how this is supposed to work. Lol. When did you feel it was time to start potty training? How did you do it with lil man? I've read so many crazy stories and ideas how people did it on baby center. I'm wondering what has worked best with the lil guys and what age did they begin to become interested? Any input will help. Lil man is 17 months now and the topic has been brought up by my babysitter that he might be ready soon?!

akbride25

I started with my son when he was 23 months old. He started to get it, but then kept breaking down, so I waited another 3 months. We tried again and he is doing great. I just planned it around a week when we didn't need to go anywhere. I only used diapers for when he was sleeping. I would have him sit on the potty every 30 min, and if he went, I gave him a treat. Unfortunately, the candy didn't motivate him. It didn't really click with him until he got excited about flushing the toilet.

Lina1030

I started at 8 1/2 months (did the same w/DD and she was in underwear overnight by 17 months).  DS is now 12 months and although he is still too young to tell me when he needs to go, I know his cues/times and he will usually pee pee right away when he sits on the toilet and if it is time for #2 he will go (and I think he prefers it over the diaper).  My goal was/is to familiarize them with the toilet (never used the potty...just the insert on the regular toilet) so he/she knows what it is for and when they are ready to verbalize it then they can tell me and know what to do.  It has worked for my friend with both her boys and she started around 9 months

Jilybean17

We started talking to DS about the potty for months before we actually made an attempt. I could kind of feel him out as far as readiness was concerned and I just waited until I felt he was ready to attempt it. 

We just let him run around with no bottoms on and had the potty right in the living room so it was easily accessible. ( We started a few months before he turned 3, so about 33 months). He caught on within a day or two. It was seriously that easy because he was really ready. I can count the number of accidents he has had on one hand since August  

Pooping on the potty has been a whole other issue... 

blackqueen416

There is also a potty training board in the Toddlers:24months+ board you may want to check out. 

We did the 3 day method with DS when he was 22 months.  2 months later he only wears diapers at night but he is starting to wake up dry more often.

 https://www.babycenter.com/0_potty-training-in-three-days-or-less_10310078.bc

 

bturner13

blackqueen416:

There is also a potty training board in the Toddlers:24months+ board you may want to check out. 

We did the 3 day method with DS when he was 22 months.  2 months later he only wears diapers at night but he is starting to wake up dry more often.

 https://www.babycenter.com/0_potty-training-in-three-days-or-less_10310078.bc