want to potty train after xmas... help, im scared

[merrylissiemas]

really, i am

Hiya lissie. How old? The DC, not you...

want company? we can be terrified together!

I could do with some beginners tips too. Do you just put them in pants and wait for the first accident and tell them to do it on potty, or just sit them on the potty until they do something , or take them to it every hour?

hes 20m, and goes into corner when he needs a poo now and pulls his nappy when hes weed

dd's 23 months tomorrow and tells us when she's pooing and peeing and has used the potty successfully a few times so very ready...... just not sure i am!

my mum put ds into pants when he was about 9m of course he weed and then cried so now want to make a start, but havent a clue and scared that ill just keep putting it off

i'm just planning on buying 10 packs of cheap knickers and some warn sock and letting her run around without pants for as long as it takes... will keep nappies at night as she's a heavy night wetter so have no illusions about getting her dry at night for a year or so!

Oh is that what we're supposed to do? I thought they were meant to wee themselves, sit around in soggy clothes and then realise that it would be nicer all round not to wee in their pants.

ds is v heavy at night too, we have had a couple of dryish days tho

pmsl lucy..... are those distant memories of your own childhood then?

dunno lucy, see scared!!! not the first idea

i'm not at this stage yet, but all the mums i've spoken too with older children have said the same thing...

potty train in the summer

two good reasons:

1. fewer clothes to take off (in emergencies)
2. clothes meeting with 'accidents' dry faster outdoors

he he PT
I'm confused too - someone tell us how to do it!!

Don't potty train too early otherwise you'll be doing it until next Christmas.

ds is 2.9 so think it's the right time, also fed up of nagging family members...

right, so what are the signs?

this is quite good

My top tips

read cod's potty training boot camp threads on here
tell your little one a few days before exactly what is going to happen, if they are upset be clear it will be ok but that you will go ahead on schedule (tell them about the stickers, that usually cheers them up)
On the day/night before, show them that you are getting rid of the nappies (I got different pull up pants for nights to show the difference)
As eoon as they get up the first morning, get them to sit on the potty/toilet, then take them every twenty minutes after that, even if no results. First accident, take them straight to the potty/toilet, and clean up with no fuss. First success, give a sticker (I did different ones for wees and poos) and loads of praise.
Turn up the heating, don't go out, and preferably no pants, trousers or tights for first few days.
It wasn't that bad for me, i think the clearer you are the better - good luck x

well dd checks every box on that list so no reason why it shouldn't work (she says hopefully)