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May 2011 Moms
Should I even attempt potty training?
I'll be 36 weeks tomorrow with my 3rd child. I was really hoping that DD2 would be potty trained before dd3 gets here. I haven't felt she was ready until now, but should I even try with baby coming so soon? TIA for the advice 
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Re: Should I even attempt potty training?
How about a relaxed approach to it? DD2 is 23 months and we have been letting her run around diaper free every once and awhile, or we take her diaper off when she's in the bathroom with us. I'm not pushing it, but getting her used to the idea.
My DD turns 2 in July and I am not even going to attempt to start until later this summer after her 2nd birthday. If you were 25 weeks, I'd say go for it but I'm not sure I would attempt that now.
Potty training can be quick and easy especially if your child is ready but accidents can also create a lot of extra work for you too. I don't know about you but chasing after a toddler at this stage is already exhausting for me and personally, I wouldn't want to throw potty training into the mix at this point. In the grand scheme of things, it really won't matter if your toddler is potty trained now or in a month or two from now.
this. but beware that the jealousy that may occur can manifest itself in reverse potty training!
See, my DD was nowhere near ready to potty train at this point...I was still having problems with my 4-year old DD (then 3) when I got my BFP. It really isn't a big deal to change 2 sets of diapers, especially since the older child doesn't use nearly as many at this point. I also 100% agree with regression, I can just see that happening with DD2.
This! Also a lot of people say that potty training right before/after a new baby is really difficult. They recommend waiting a few months after the birth of the new baby. That being said my mom claims she potty trained my older brother by telling him that all the diapers belonged to the new baby (me) while he got big boy undies. Cause he was the big boy now. She claims she had no problems with this- he was three at time though.
My DS is 2.5 and we've scratched the surface, but don't plan to hit it hard until after the baby gets here. I've also heard it's much easier to potty train in the summer. If I had started him a few months ago (he wasn't even close to ready then and he's just now really showing signs of readiness), I worry that he would just regress and we'd be back to square one.
If I were you, I'd wait.
I have a friend whose 4 year old is still not potty trained, and the presumed underlying reason is that the parents started potty training just around the 37 week mark of their (now 2 year old) son, so it's thought that he associates potty training with the concept of a new sibling, which is not a pleasant thought to him. I'd try, but not push.
You could always try the 3 day potty training method. You like get rid of all diapers and remind her like every 5 minutes that she needs to let you know when she has to go. You have to pretty much stay by their side for the entire 3 days and watch them like a hawk.
There are a few different resources online or in books you can use, but here is the baby center one.
https://www.babycenter.com/0_potty-training-in-three-days-or-less_10310078.bc
At our 2yr appointment my Pedi strongly suggested to wait to introduce DS to the potty and to use the "your little sister is a BABY who wears diapers, but you're the big BOY/BROTHER" influence. But the caveat here is that DS isn't showing consistent readiness signs, so I'm not going to push it before he's ready.
If your DD is already showing readiness signs, you could certainly start the process, but I agree with PP that you might see a bit of regression after your DD3 arrives. Maybe not though- my mom said I trained at 21 mos and 2 weeks later they adopted my twin bros...she never had an issue with me because I was already ready.
The Baby Blog.