Potty training

[SpringCrane]

I know all kids are different, but how long was it from the time you first got your kiddo to sit on a potty to when he/she was mostly accident free during the day and going based on body cues (as opposed to you having to put him/her on the potty every fifteen minutes or whatever)?

Just curious about the general time line in reality.

 

[Iren_iren]

We started properly at 33month (he'll be 3in October), first week we had to tell him to sit on potty and he weed himself if we did not remind, second week accident free, asks himself when he needs to go and wakes up dry (we still put nappy on at night).
I tried before but he was refusing full stop. Now we are in week 3 and so far so good (just need to learn to pee standing and not sitting

 

[StaceyKor]

We trained her at 22 months in less than 5 days. She has had very few accidents since. We kept her in nappies at night for a few months longer and she told us when she was ready to wear pants at night. This was at 26 months and she hasnt had any night time accidents at all.xx

 

[Tattoo]

I first tried with my now 31 month old back in February. It failed spectacularly. We kept trying, but she really did just need to wait until she was ready. She's wet herself once in the past two weeks, and I think she's cracked it!

 

[SpringCrane]

Thanks everyone! My son just turned 2. He started showing interest at about 21 months, but as we were due to travel abroad, I really didn't want to be in the midst of potty training (and it seemed too young!). We are traveling again in October (he'll be 27 months then), and I wasn't sure if I start soon if he'd pretty much be good to go by then or if we'd still be struggling.

I might start next week, see how it goes, and if he's into it we'll continue and if not, we'll postpone until later. I'm expecting another LO in March, and I'm trying to figure out how to do the potty training, transition out of the crib, and prepare him for a baby without overwhelming him!

What do you do when traveling with newly potty trained kiddos? Do you bring along a potty, or do kids just use a potty for the initial training and then use a toilet with assistance?

When they stop wearing diapers at night... do they still wake to go potty or are they just dry through the night?

Did y'all use cotton training pants during the day? Go straight to underwear? Or just take the diaper off and on for potty breaks?

 

[bdb84]

DS trained at 26 months and was day/night trained within a week.

DD1 trained at 23 months and was day/night trained within 2 weeks.

 

[ClairAye]

My son was starting to use the toilet at 2.5 and now at 3 years and 2 months will sometimes use it but we are not trained yet, though that is due to probable bladder issues. He was comfortable using one at 2.5 though.

 

[superfrizbee]

My dd was 27 months and it took her a couple of weeks to be dry in the day. Weirdly she was dry at night straight away, which is why we started training.

 

[Tattoo]

Thanks everyone! My son just turned 2. He started showing interest at about 21 months, but as we were due to travel abroad, I really didn't want to be in the midst of potty training (and it seemed too young!). We are traveling again in October (he'll be 27 months then), and I wasn't sure if I start soon if he'd pretty much be good to go by then or if we'd still be struggling.

I might start next week, see how it goes, and if he's into it we'll continue and if not, we'll postpone until later. I'm expecting another LO in March, and I'm trying to figure out how to do the potty training, transition out of the crib, and prepare him for a baby without overwhelming him!

What do you do when traveling with newly potty trained kiddos? Do you bring along a potty, or do kids just use a potty for the initial training and then use a toilet with assistance?

When they stop wearing diapers at night... do they still wake to go potty or are they just dry through the night?

Did y'all use cotton training pants during the day? Go straight to underwear? Or just take the diaper off and on for potty breaks?

Out and about my daughter uses the public toilet while I support her. She has a potty at each grandparents' house, and I also keep a potty in the boot of my car, just in case.

We used pull ups, but in hindsight I wish we hadn't bothered with them. Pull ups are expensive! The best thing I found was training knickers from Mothercare. They're a proper pair of cotton knickers, but with terrycloth gusset. If the child does wet they can feel it, but the terrycloth helps protect their clothes (and your carpets!)