To ask when your children were potty trained?

[Chickensoupandbread]

Starting to stress a bit and I know you shouldn’t but can’t even make the smallest steps as my toddler won’t even sit on the potty, just refuses to. 2 ys 8 months, and most other children we know are either trained or well on the way!

2 years 10 months. Glad we waited until he was ready as we had barely any accidents even out of the house, he was a superstar!

It's watching your child and catching wee she advocates staying in for a few weeks and sending siblings away so you can watch your child without distractions. But if your child is actually ready it normally only takes 3 days by methods you don't pay for so why pay?

DD was 2yrs 11mo and she was practically trained over a weekend. She had two accidents those first two days and then never again since (she's now 9). She loved the sticker chart/chocolate button/small prizes/big prize at the end thing, and picking out pants, being a big girl, etc.

DS was 3yrs 3mo. Preschool actually started him (they asked if he wanted to try and he agreed, he'd never agreed at home!) but he HATED it. All of it. He liked getting the stickers and prizes but when that all finished he was furious, like I'd tricked him. He's 5 now and still detests it, although he's getting better very slowly. Sometimes I wonder whether he was ready but I suppose it couldn't have gone on much longer.

They really are all different, and ready when they're ready.

Wasn’t my experience at all (except the less laundry bit, which was great!). We had no accidents on the floor in the house (though did spend plenty of time in the garden as was lovely weather). They could already pull their nappies and trousers down reasonable well at that point as we’d been practicing that for a while and their language skills were good, so that might have helped. Also, mine may just have been ready. Lots of my friends swore by this method and it worked well for me, but I don’t think it’s a one-size-fits-all type of thing.

DD was 21 months
DS was 2yrs 4 months
Both took about 4 days to get used to the the potty and having no accidents .

My first was 2.5, dry day and night.

My second was bang on 3 and tbh, we had left it too late. You'll get loads of folk telling you that leaving it later is better as they pick it up quicker that way. It's not always the case though. My youngest wouldn't pee with a nappy off. Like, she genuinely would hold it in all day. And she barely needed as had mastered really good bladder control so not many opportunities to get on the potty.

I'd say have a break and then try again in a few weeks. If it doesn't work, try again in another few weeks. But don't just wait till a few months down the line and hope to crack it. It doesn't work like that for them all.

Don't waste energy stressing about it though. You'll look back one day and realise it was pointless. They'll get there in the end.

22 months for first
2 years 2 months for 2nd

All before 18 months. I am not British by birth so it is alien to me when people leave NT toddlers walking around with a shitty nappy. It is laziness pure and simple

DD 18 months.
DS1 2 years 3 months.
DS2 2 years 1 month.

DD was in Terry nappies though so if she were in nappy she felt wet, in disposable nappies they don't feel wet so it takes longer.

Every child is of different, I've had 4 children and the potty training age has been from 18 months to 3 years old

I'm one of 5 and my mum had as as all trained by 10 months, I think having cloth nappies had something to do with it as it would have not entered my head to try at that age

Eldest was 2 1/2, a bit hit and miss for a few days but then got the bang of it. The second one took her nappy off at the same age and refused to have it on again. I didn't even have any pants ready. Never had a single accident. I can't take any credit for it at all.

DS1 was just before his second birthday, he was at nursery a few days a week and pretty much self taught as he copied the others at nursery!

DS2 was a lazy wotsit and took several attempts, finally doing it aged 3.5 years. He was at home with me, apart from a couple of mornings at pre school

3yrs 5mths. Suddenly got it. But we had been attempting to, and wearing underwear since her second birthday. sigh. A very long and frustrating year.

Rosannah, we change them when they have a dirty nappy. They don't walk around in them. You have a strange idea of how things are done in some countries.

How have any of you managed it at 2 years and under?

2.5 but only because she took off her nappy and said she didn’t want to wear them any more. A couple of pee accidents. Didn’t try to take away night nappies, a bit after 3 she went from very wet every morning to totally dry, literally overnight. We took away night nappies and never had an accident (almost 5 now). We didn’t push it, just went when she was ready.

Dd was 2 and a half.
A couple of months later was dry at night.

Potty training is the hardest, after many failed attempts we managed to get my 3.5 year old there but it seemed she had to connect her body and brain. Also refused to sit on potty and we resorted to a lot of raisin bribery. Try sticker charts and put a box of interesting toys near the potty / toilet. Don't beat yourself up, they all get there eventually

Both just over 3. Barely an accident with either & dry overnight too

i have 5 sons. Each one of them had NO interest in potty training until they were 3yrs, 3 mos. Then they all took to it quickly and rarely had an accident.

DS1 was potty trained at 2.2 and out of nappies at night by 3. But it took a while for him not to be scared of public toilets.

DS2 is potty training now at 3.5, he has got the hang of wees but not poos. But on the plus side he is not scared of public toilets (I guess because he likes following his brother everywhere).

Dd1 was 2.5
dd2 22 months and trained herself day and night. Just decided she wasn’t wearing nappies anymore and never did. Only ever had one accident.

My boy is 3.2 months and this is our first week at it.
He was completely disinterested in potty and anytime we mentioned it or losing the nappies he would just say no I don’t want to do that I like my nappy. he also hated nappy free time ans whinged til it was back on

inwas reluctant to push him as he has a history of withholding and I didn’t want that to return

in the end ee just bit the bullet and (gently) forced it. He has taken to it pretty well just needed the push. In hindsight now I wish we’d done it 6 months ago when he would’ve easily been “ready” and maybe less set in his ways!

I think having older siblings helps.