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potty training sign?
I was not even going to start thinking about this until he turned 2, but last night we were getting into bath and G started crying and would not sit down. He loves the bath, so this was weird. He was crouching and I thought, oh crap - he's going to crap...but he wouldn't go. I did not want to take him back to diaper him again. So I told DH to watch him, went down to grab our potty chair from the basement (has been out before, and he has sat in for fun - but was put away for house showings) and set it down.
We sat him on it and still cried a little (maybe it was hurting a bit?)....but he pooped! We cheered for him and then he was all smiles and we dumped it in the toilet and waved bye bye....and then bath was fine.
I would never force the issue, but is the holding while naked a sign of readiness... or at least interest? He did go on the floor and the bath each once before. I guess I'll leave the potty out all the time now (house is off the market so who cares?)..and ask him before bath if he wants to go maybe...?
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Re: potty training sign?
We started super slow and "tried" sitting on the potty 1 x per evening. I would have him sit on it after dinner while he was watching a show on TV that is how we could actually get him to sit still.
We then worked up to him peeing and sometimes getting poop. Then a few months later we did 1/2 day weekends in Undies. When he had 1 accident we would say "ok lets try again tomorrow".
Then we went full day on weekends in undies. He does pretty good most days. Daycare is a mess they only want him in pull ups so we are dealing with that issue now.
That being said I was super worried about potty training but overall it has been pretty stress free with the exception of the daycare stuff.
And DS really got the poop on the potty thing quick he always does it even when we are out and about. He has not had a poop accident in a few months.
Oct 2011 3 1/2 years old.
Robert Williams Birth date 5/16/2008
I would say it's a step in the right direction, but not enough to say it's time to go for full on potty training. I'd keep the potty chair out and give him opportunities to use it as often as you and he feel like it's a fun thing and not stressful. And just see where it takes you. It's not unheard of but it is pretty unusual to be potty trained before 2 years old. And for boys it's usually around 3 or even later.
And he may like sitting on the potty and even going occasionally for a month or two, and then he might be over it. That doesn't mean you missed it. It's part of the process...