How do you potty train if your toddler is at nursery full-time?

[Snowgirl1]

DD is starting to show an awareness of when she's done a poo, which has made me think that potty training may not be too far away. But she's at nursery full-time. Did you take time off work? If so, how long? Or do you start potty training over the weekend and then ask the nursery staff to carry on the potty training during the week? Did you tell/ask the nursery staff before you started potty training??

Any tips appreciated!

Talk to the staff, see what they think.

DS decided to train himself when DD1 was a week old because "I'm a big brother now and big brothers don't wear nappies". He was at nursery one da a week then as I was on maternity leave.

DD1 we tried at 2 years 3 months, day 1 at home was ok, day 2 at nursery was disastrous. Next day she demanded her nappy back. Tried again 4 weeks later while on holiday. (Think tiled floors, loads of time outside on patio, easy to clean up accidents)

DD2, she decided, started off short periods going commando (evening etc) then decided to do it, started Saturday, nursery Monday had a few accidents, now dry at night too.

I was dreading potty training. I shouldn't have worried, as nursery decided to start training a group of children pretty much the same week I decided to take in piles of spare clothes and pants... they did it for me inside 2 weeks!

Night time on the other hand is still not remotely there and DS is nearly 6, but you win some...

My nursery did it for me. No nappies and a bag full of clean clothes. It was remarkably quick! They did for the age group so I think peer "pressure" was at its most effective.

Though it was another year before dd was dry at night.

its dead easy, they do it. It's part of the 'care' of young children. It's much easier for them, they don't have to go out to the supermarket etc. Very often they like to have them out of nappies already.

but deffo have a chat with them first I did that.

Um, DS has just done this!

I had a day off on Tuesday and, as we'd been talking about starting this weekend, we'd been to the supermarket to buy pants - and he just decided enough was enough!

Tuesday was 3 accidents, yesterday at nursery was 2 accidents and today at nursery was totally dry! and I'm a bit gobsmacked!

Ours was very understanding about DS having decided - normally they ask parents start over a weekend, but DS was obviously really ready for it so they were okay about it; especially as I provided loads of spares and pull ups if it all got a bit too much.

Thanks for the feedback everyone. Really useful - I was worried that the norm would be to take time off and wasn't sure I'd have enough leave left this year. I'm going to leave it for a while to see if DD is consistently aware and have a chat to the nursery staff about it.