To ask what age, method and how long it took to potty train please?!

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potttty · 11/04/2024 07:02

Dd 18 months ish. Not sure when to start? She’s my first and I’m a single parent if that’s relevant to how best to do this!

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fuckyourpronouns · 11/04/2024 07:09

Similar to PP - my 2 were 2yrs 3 months or there abouts. I think DD was 2.5

We also did cold turkey method. Once nappy is off, it's off. Except at night as it takes longer for them to be dry at night. It's down to hormones.

Get a potty and get them to sit on it. Lots of clapping and chocolate etc. with inevitable accidents - "oops!" Quick - potty! Tidy up and move on.

We got the larger potties from Ikea as they were more comfortable to sit on. And a proper toilet seat too with the smaller insert for little bums!

The taller "step" stool from Ikea also a win.

HAF1119 · 11/04/2024 07:06

Mine was 2y 9m, agreed - choccie button for everything in the toilet! We did 2 for a poo 😂

Revelatio · 11/04/2024 07:06

We did it just after 2. Took a long weekend (think we did it over a bank holiday). No bottoms for the weekend, encouraged them to drink lots and kept the potty close. Poo took a bit longer, but we didn’t go back to nappies at all, just dealt with a bit of extra washing. Also no pants just loose trousers for a few weeks whilst they get used to it. I was dreading it, but it turned out to be really easy.

WhiteLeopard · 11/04/2024 07:05

I have three DC and they were all age 2 (varying between 2y2m and 2y7m). I did cold turkey- nappy came off and never put back on (except at night time). And this was the only time in my parenting when I think that chocolate bribery is completely acceptable!

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