Alright, who else isn't in a rush to PT?

oct11bride03 · November 2011

I know OrangeSmoke is, based on her response to another PT post below. Anyone else?

Katie will pee on the potty at school and home, but we aren't pushing full on potty training. She never lets us know when she has to go, but if we put her on during a diaper change she'll usually go. And poop is certainly not happening on the potty.

Call me crazy, but I'm still all about the convenience of diapers. Yes, it means carrying a diaper bag, but even if she was PTed I'd need to carry a change of clothes in case of an accident. And while I'm sure we'd save some money on diapers, we will continue to need pull-ups for years because it takes kids so much longer to train overnight. And poop training is even harder - I know plenty of pee-trained kids who need to poop in pull-ups.

When she's ready, let's us know she has to go, and takes ownership of it I'll do it. But until then I'm kinda happy where we are.

Dr.Loretta · November 2011

DD is showing interest, and we're following her lead. But we aren't pushing anything until she's ready. Plus that would mean getting rid of my cute cloth diapers

Of course, our crazy (former) pedi wanted me to start PT this month...

mrsolsenk12 · November 2011

I tried to push it a few months ago and it didnt work so now we are laid back. I take him if he asks and will ask him when he is naked but dont stress about it. Our pedi said no need to "push" until he is past 3. We might work on it a little more after christmas but if he still isnt interested much then we will wait.

Mrs.Babbsy · November 2011

I am in no hurry, I want them to PT, but I ask and they won't so I will follow their lead.

krissyh21 · November 2011

I'm following D's lead. Some days he wants to sit on the potty, most days no. When it comes, it comes.

GuitaristsGirl · November 2011

ME, ME, ME!!!!

I LOVE having 2 in diapers. LOVE. People think I'm crazy, but it just seems sooooo much easier to ever leave the house without having to constantly think about/ look for/ run to the nearest restroom.

I'm stressed out enough about having to wrangle them both now that DS is about to move out of her infant carrier. To add to that incessant, "DS, do you have to go potty??!" - the thought makes me crazy.

LIAngel · November 2011

I'm not really in a rush, just wanted to get some info to put in the back of my head for when I am ready to do it in full force.

I have 2 goals. One is to hopefully be potty trained before we go up to NY this summer and the other (if he isn't potty trained by then) is to be trained by the time he starts K3 in Sept.

In all honesty, I am a bit lazy too and probably won't really start to put an effort into it until right around the time he turns 3 in March.

itsmevkb · November 2011

I didn't potty train my son until he was over three and my daughter turns three in February and I've been pushing it off until after her birthday. She's just not there yet - she will sometimes sit on the potty but has only peed once in it and sometimes she says she wants to wear underwear but then will just pee in them and not tell me she needs to use the potty so I don't think she quite gets it yet. My son was the same way and when we tried after he turned three it was super easy and quick to train him. He peed and pooped in the potty and even was good overnight. I have my fingers crossed that my daughter will be the same way.

MonkeysGirl05 · November 2011

I'm in no hurry. My DC provider told me that she thought he was ready months ago, so we got the pull ups, the potty, etc. He does fine for her, but at home he REFUSES to sit on the potty, so I gave it a rest. I'll pick it up again after the holidays. I would like him to be PTed before the next baby comes. If it doesn't happen tho, I'm not gonna stress. We still need to get rid of the paci and evening cup of milk too. Fun times...

dana316 · November 2011

I'm not going to potty train...ever...

I'm kidding...sortof...

I can't stand the thought of having two kids in a public restroom a gazillion times a day. No thanks!!

Caroline is sooooo ready, but I'm holding back until we get settled into our new house. I've already upset her apple cart by having another baby and buying a new house, and I have to take her paci away soon, so I'm not rushing the potty training.

muppet.fan · November 2011

I felt the same way a few months ago. Around 22 months, we started putting her on the potty before bath,but nothing consistent. Then she broke her arm at 25m so we put off PTing all summer.

But around 27-28 months, she took ownership. It had a lot to do with moving into the 2/3s class at school. She's the youngest and almost all the others were PTd. After a month or two of watching them go, she was ready.

So there was very little "training" involved. She basically did it herself! So not rushing definitely worked for us.

irishdo · November 2011

ME!!!!

DS was 3 in Oct and is in no rush. He will poop on the potty and will pee at school but has little interest at home. He'll get there when hes ready. I agree the thought of knowing where every public restroom is and how to get there quickly is not appealing.

LVBlvd · November 2011

I didn't rush, and waited until she basically said, "mommy, I don't want to wear a diaper anymore. I'm not a baby." There was VERY little training involved. Pooping is a bit of an issue, but really not that bad.

She was 2y6.5m before we did it.

keg · November 2011

Me! I feel like I have the oldest girls around here that aren't PT. For the most part, they will pee and poop on the potty (I have one being defiant at the moment so I'm not pushing). I just haven't had the time and energy to devote to making it over the hump so they are using the potty all the time. Maybe after they turn 3. :-)

choco_lab · November 2011

Me! DS1 has a potty and has never even sat on it without a diaper! I don't think he's ready and I am not into having a power struggle over it. I know it will happen when he's ready. I'm hoping he will just tell me it's time and we can be done with it!

sourpop · November 2011

My girls are starting to point to their butt when they poop, which I am taking as a good sign - but I won't rush it on them. We are going to follow their lead. We talk about the potty a lot and actually I just bought them those baby alive dolls that pee and poop (i was thinking that might get them more interested).

June4bride2be · November 2011

I wasn't at all, I was aiming for next summer when he was closer to 3. That being said, he did it himself about a month ago!

He was done with diapers one night when one was bugging him and hasn't looked back. I sort of freaked but let him do his thing. I am now in the boat of "they will do it when they are ready".

I was planning on using onesies all winter, he put an end to that! haha

oct11bride03 · November 2011

I'm loving the stories of the kids who told you when they were ready and just did it on their own. That's what I'm aiming for.

JillRock96 · November 2011

We waited until Ava was 2 1/2, and it was really easy. Very few accidents (maybe a dozen overall -- from June until now?), and she potty trained herself at night. She still wears pull-ups at night just in case, but she has woken up dry every night for the past 2 months. She is also fine about going in public (though it grosses me out, but I just make sure I always have hand sanitizer in my bag). I am glad that we waited until she was a bit older, despite my MIL's annoying comments about her needing to be a "big girl."

JessandJeremy · November 2011

Mrs.Babbsy:

I am in no hurry, I want them to PT, but I ask and they won't so I will follow their lead.

This is us too! He occasionally goes at school, but doesn't ask or show a real interest in it. I'll get more serious around 2.5.

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