Shouldn't DD be telling me she needs her nappy changed by now?

[MiaSparrow]

She's 26 months and would be perfectly happy to go around all day avec poo if I didn't intervene. Obviously I'm starting to think about potty training soonish but I would have thought she'd at least feel uncomfortable and want to have it changed by now.

I thought it was to do with her being too busy playing. She'll often deny she's done a poo if I ask when she's engrossed in something but now she won't even tell me at night when she's already in bed.

Does this bear any relation to potty-readiness? ie, not yet.

Oh I should add she's always been a fairly advanced little thing for her age in other areas - walking at 10 months, talking in full sentences at 18, now chats for England - so it's definitely not a communication issue, IYSWIM.

I think some kids just aren't bothered about being in a dirty nappy! My ds never once cried because of a wet or dirty nappy and right until we toilet trained him he wouldn't say if he'd done a poo.

It didn't delay him at all.

Nope some toddlers dont care!

My dd is 28mths and has just started telling me when she has had a poo a d asking me to change her nappy, literally just in the last few weeks.

That's good to know, Anything thanks - so it didn't affect his training, he still knew (and told you) when he wanted to go?

That's interesting, 5 you'd think it'd feel horrible! Mind you, they do their best to make disposable nappies so comfy these days maybe they don't notice so much...

He absolutely did, once he knew that's what we were trying to achieve! He's a boy and they're traditionally a bit slower in this area ...

I suspect a bit of sitting on potty praise and big girl pants will make all the difference with your dd!

Thanks, that's really encouraging. Yes, she's got her eye on some big girl Dora knickers already.

DS2 is 31 months and doesn't give a shit if he's done a shit!

My DS (23mo) is a poo denier. He knows that if he admits to having done a poo he'll need to have his nappy changed so he doesn't mention it and when I bring it up he usually says "no" (but in a way that I know means "yes").