My daughter is only 9 months and I'm thinking she might actually be ready to start potty training?! My Mum tells me I was potty trained by the age of 1… but that was the 80s, and there were a whole lot of things that happened in the 80s that HVs etc would look pretty shocked about now!!
Although my wee girl is only 9 months she has been mostly dry through nap time and certain stretches of the day for the past few weeks and has really obvious 'tells' for pooping… I have found myself knowing when she is going "to go" and taking her up to her room almost waiting for it to happen - surely I may as well use this time to put her on a potty? She can stand herself up with only a little support but can't walk. She says a few "words" (syllables) but nothing "potty" related… We have a dog so I always take her with me when I "go" if I'm in the house by myself and she is curious/ aware of whats happening (can't believe that's a fact I'm sharing with everyone! ah.. motherhood! lol).
So the question is… WHY is it not good to start potty training early? If it backfires it is damaging in any way to potty-training long-term?
Obviously I wouldn't be expecting a quick, 100% success rate! But has anyone started training under similar circumstances and had some success?
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mamadoak · 25/06/2015 19:24
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