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msnehz
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Potty Training LO# 1
msnehz
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Im having anxiety on how i can potty train my older LO with a newborn to take care of. According to things I read and heard Im suppose to watch her closely for cues so I can take her to the potty seat. Anyone have experience on this or about to? Also are you using pull ups? And is your LO waking up with dry diapers before you started PT?
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Re: Potty Training LO# 1
Your oldest is 19 months old. I wouldnt even attempt PT now, even if you think she's 100% ready for it (which most kids at that age arent).
Re-evaluate in a few months. Your baby will be a little older, and it will be easier.
This. I agree completely. Don't make things hard on yourself.
FWIW, we bought a potty chair sometime around this age and let DS sit on it before the bath because he seemed interested. But we didn't "potty train" until he was 2 1/2 and DD was 9 months. By that time, potty training was a breeze and he got it in just a few days.
DD #1 is 21 months old and I just potty trained her while DH was away on predeployment training. I didn't use diapers or pullups while doing it, just used panties (yes you'll be washing a lot more clothes if you choose this method) but it only took me just under a week to get her potty trained.
I started by taking her to the potty every 10-15 minutes and now she tells me when she needs to go.
If you're ready to try do it, but you have to keep at it even when it gets tough.
Good luck.
I am working with DD now she is almost 2 and she gets it. We use pull ups when we go out (not just out to play but out for a while). She holds it very well though but it is my security so I don't have to deal with the mess and a baby while out.
If you think DC is ready do it and you are ready to do it too (it takes a commitment on both) go for it! You are the mother and tell the negative nellies out there to back off a child can be potty trained before they are 2.
Before I had DS I thought I would attempt having DD potty trained before she turned 2. Yea... notsomuch. I was stressed with having a newborn and a 1 year old. IMO being stressed out when trying to potty train (which will include some accidents and some limitations to freedom early on) isn't a good recipe for success.
Now that DS is 9 months and can sit on the floor and play with toys it is much easier. I just started working with potty training DD (going slow, taking the laid back approach for now) and I'm glad I didn't put pressure on myself when DS was a newborn. There is plenty of time. Nobody gets a reward if their child is potty trained under 2 or right at 2.
Married 6/28/03
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This is what I was trying to say. It's not that you can't do it or that your child might not be ready, it's just that there is plenty of time and it's definitely something you don't have to stress yourself out over right now when you have so much on your plate.