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Toddlers: 24 Months+
Pesky
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When to potty train?
Pesky
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I was going to start potty training in earnest this weekend, underwear and everything. But then started 2nd-guessing myself because DH had doubts that DD was really ready. You can tell when she poops -- she hides away and once she is done, 80% of the time will immediately come and tell us that she is to be changed. But peeing is more hit or miss -- she may tell us afterwards but not all the time. Wet diapers don't bother her in the least. She is interested in the potty but rarely does anything when sitting on it (she peed once in the potty at daycare). She sometimes wakes up from a nap dry, sometimes not. Her diaper is soaked in the morning when she wakes up.
I spoke with her daycare teacher and she said she didn't think DD was quite there yet, that usually when they get to the stage where they can recognize that they are wet, they are ready and DD doesn't really recognize when she is wet.
I don't want to push her and make a bad decision but at the same time, I don't want to let it go on to the point where it is more difficult to "un"train her from simply peeing/pooping in the diaper. WWYD? TIA!!!
DD -- 5YO
DS -- 3YO
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Re: When to potty train?
Yes, she does. But still uses her diapers more. She's in the room where they intro the potty but it's the next room (she will likely go into in Dec. or January) where they really push potty training with the kids because most are ready at that stage.
DD -- 5YO
DS -- 3YO
i have often thought about putting Carson in undies but it is hard being a working mommy. if i was home with home for an extended time (5-7 days) i would do it. but that is not going to happen anytime soon.
he is in the 2yr old room and just started using the potty in that room every two hours. so on the weekends i am trying to be consistent and using the same schedule. once he gets used to that idea i might entertain the undies idea. he just isn't there yet. he does go on the potty but not everytime they put him on it.
I say go for it. You might surprise yourself. And you DD might surprise you too. The worst that can happen is that you have lots of laundry to do and floors to clean.
Keep it upbeat and happy!
PATIENCE...PERSISTANCE...CONSISTANCY
No one will be surprised that I 200% agree with the above sentiment.
We looooooove being diaper free.
ditto. I wouldn't worry about it at this age.
I'd lean toward waiting, especially if your daycare teacher thinks she's not ready.
I do agree with the mantra of "Patience, persistence, and consistency." However, this is how that mantra played out in my family:
I started potty training DD at 15 months after being pushed in that direction by my mom. I potty trained her patiently and consistently until she was two and a half -- 15 long months of dealing with PT.
I recognized that my DS was nowhere near ready and waited until I thought he really, truly was ready, no matter what Grandma or the MANY other people who expressed their opinions thought! I potty trained him starting at 36 months and only had to be patient, persistent, and consistent for 3 days until he was peeing in the potty 100%. To be fair, poop came a little later, but it was on his schedule and I did not have to push him.
I think all children are different. We trained our son at 29m. I think this was the perfect time for him. I read Dr. Sears about the signs of being ready when Jack was 26 or 27m and I don't feel he was ready then. He was ready at 29m.
I suggest reading up on different sites about both the emotional and physical signs of being ready, evaluate your daughter and go from there.
My vote:
When ever YOU and DH are ready.
She can be trained at any age. It's a matter of when are you ready to do it and how much work do you want to put into it.
Yes... I know I'm in the minority.....
but it's still my vote.
Nothing wrong with waiting. Sounds like DH isn't ready yet.
Nothing wrong with trying it and backing down if it's too much.
Nothing wrong with going full tilt until she's done.
Parenting is all about personal choices.
Total score: 6 pregnancies, 5 losses, 2 amazing blessings that I'm thankful for every single day.
Nothing wrong with waiting, but nothing wrong with doing it now either. DD PTd at 22mo, but she'd been pooping exclusively on the potty since 18mo and we'd been sitting her on the potty a few times a day since 14mo (a habit which started when she was having a lot of poop accidents in the tub, that had to stop!)
I don't think a lot of most "readiness" lists that I've read - my DD still does not wake up dry from nights and almost never dry after naps... but just 2 diapers a day is ok by me. DD can not/will not pull down her own pants and underwear - ever. I'd rather help her with that than change diapers. She never told me when she was wet or needed to pee before we PTd though she did tell me when she had to poo. One day of being naked and having the pee run down her leg and she figured it out very quickly (10 accidents the first day, then 2 a day for 2 weeks, after that only a few not even 1 a week).
Anyway, even if you're not ready for a big gung-ho 3 day effort, why not step it up a little, sit her on the potty more? If she protests, back off. If she's excited about it, go for it.