to think 20 months is too early to potty train?

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My ds is very talkative about toilets and needing a poo etc etc at the moment, all my relatives and friends have said he must be ready and dh has bought him a potty today.
Im just a bit :s.
It just seems way too early! He is my first so i dont have any experience, dont want to force him to do things that arent necessary tbh.
Aibu to tell dh (and everyone else!) To back off for a while?

My eldest potty trained at 20 months and the other two were both potty trained (daytime only) by the time they were 2.

If he can tell you he needs to loo and he recognises the feelings of needing the loo then it sounds like he's ready to give it a bash.

Dd potty trained herself at 22 months. Ds1 however was 2yrs 10mths, they are all ready at different times.

YABU. And I don't often say that on here. If he's talking about it that's one of the signs of being ready. Start off with Pull-Ups, put him on about once every 2 hours. Go nuts every time he does something on the potty: what a clever/big boy etc, lots of kisses and cuddles.

All my Dds started before 2. Dd3 refused nappies at 22 m but wasn't ready so it was just before her 2nd birthday. She's been the hardest though as she's refuses to go to the toilet/wets when she's busy. She's now 4 and still doing that occasionally.
Ds (21 m)is showing signs of being ready ( standing at potty and 'wee like daddy' yesterday) but has poo problems and need that under control first. Lots of nappy free time is useful.

Go for it! Ds was dry by 2 and dd by 18mo plus she was dry at night soon after.
Ds was nearly 3 by the time I could take away night time pull ups though, he would always be soaking by morning.

I'd go with what lo is saying/ doing. 20 months is a normal age to show interest in using potty/ toilet. I think NHS website says between 18-24 months so well within usual age.

My lo is same age and has started asking for toilet for most poos now. Occasionally for wees but not so often. I'm not trying to train her just listening to what she wants to do. Huge bonus is not as many dirty nappies!

DS1 was out of nappies by 2. A few accidents (literally about 4 or 5 and one really messy one), but I'd prefer that to the faff and expense of nappies.

Give it a go!

He is in pull ups at night. But they are 9/10 dry next morning.

And sorry for the hijack.. but does anyone use them absorption pads that pampers do for under the bedding. I think we're going to give them a go and get him out of pull ups too.

Personally I prefer nappies if the childs not ready and it's becoming a stress and battle for both parties. Putting dd back in nappies after 6 months of stress was so worth it. I relaxed waited until she was ready and gave ready cues and it was so much easier. Now I am so relaxed with ds nearly 3, will go cold turkey just after 3. He is not going to start school in nappies!

Yes I used a proper waterproof mattress protector with a disposable pampers bed mat on top and then a sheet on top of that. Meant I didn't always have to change the whole bed