Please or to access all these features

Add post

Watch this thread

Save thread

Start a new thread

Flip thread

Hide thread

My feed

Active Unanswered threads

Getting started FAQ's

Unanswered threads Acronyms Talk guidelines

Hide shortcut buttons

Talk

Behaviour/development

Talk to others about child development and behaviour stages here. You can find more information on our development calendar.

Flip

Original poster

what age do you bgin potty training?

21 replies

robinredbreast · 07/12/2007 15:06

and what age are they usually potty trained

i realise its horses of courses and all that,just asking for a v general guide

OP posts:

Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

paulaplumpbottom · 07/12/2007 15:07

around 18months

mishymoo · 07/12/2007 15:08

I didn't start my DS until he was 2.1. He is almost 100% potty trained now at 2.5 during the day but we do have the occasional accident when he 'forgets' he needs to wee.

knickerelasticjones · 07/12/2007 15:42

Didn't even begin trying to potty train my DD1 until she was 2yrs 7 months. But then she was totally dry on the second day.

I know some who've done it much earlier and some who've left it later (until after the child turns 3). As a general rule if you leave it later the child often train very quickly although I'm sure this is not true for all.

But no harm in trying at 18 months if you think you're DC (and you!) is ready for it.

As you say, it is horses for courses!

Original poster

robinredbreast · 07/12/2007 15:56

do girls learn faster than boys are is this just another old wives tale

OP posts:

soiph · 07/12/2007 16:02

this tends to be true, but in my case my ds was out of nappies (day and night) by 2yrs 4 months. It took longer for my dds, saying that, once they mastered day time it was easy to get rid of the night time nappy

skidaddle · 07/12/2007 16:05

Think 18 months is very early personally. I would just follow his/her lead, make the potty available and see how it goes. I suppose between 2 and 2.5 would be typical..

Blandmum · 07/12/2007 16:05

over three for both of mine and dd was clean and dry in a week. ds took 2 weeks

ImdreamingofaGROUCHYxmas · 07/12/2007 16:14

Felt pressured to try at 18 mths- 2 years by other mums in the toddler group (from Hell) that I went to.

To no avail. DS decided that he was going to do it when he was good and ready thank you very much and sorted himself in his own time when he was 3

Don't stress

Hulababy · 07/12/2007 16:15

I followed DD's lead. At 24 months she decided she didn't want nappies (bottom was a bit sore which started it I think), and within 3 days she was dry, with no more accidents.

I think she was successful as:
(a) she took the lead and she wanted to do it, not being pushed by me
(b) there was no pressure at all to succeed from us
(c) she was very good verbally so could communicate well with us
(d) she was able to take her own pants up/down

Original poster

robinredbreast · 07/12/2007 16:51

someone i know reckons that all 4 of her kids where out of nappies by 9 months
do you think shs fibbing?

OP posts:

scrummyfairyontopofthetree · 07/12/2007 16:58

DS1 was around the age 2 mark and he was dry day and night after a couple of weeks.

skidaddle · 07/12/2007 17:04

robin - being out of nappies and being potty trained aren't the same thing - maybe she had just learned when they needed to go and held them over the potty - thereby eliminating any need for nappies?

or she could just be fibbing

Flibbertinseljinglebells · 07/12/2007 17:09

Anyone with kids out of nappies at 9 months will be spending a lot of time with them sat on a potty I should imagine. That is not potty trained - To me, potty trained means -
can announce they need the loo
go upstairs by themselves, get on loo/potty after pulling own pants and trousers down, shout for bum to be wiped if necessary, pull pants and trousers up. Flush toilet.
DS1 was 2.5yo and more or less took the lead, was dry at night a couple of weeks later.
Friends children have been anything from 18m (but all these have been girls) to one with almost year old still in nappies (also a girl come to think of it).

JingleyJen · 07/12/2007 17:38

DS1 was out of nappies in the day at 22 months
He was out of nappies at night at 27 months
He went back into nappies for 1 week when DS2 was born he asked and we said ok. Each day we asked him if he wanted pants or nappy and after 1 week he said nappies were for babies! He wanted his pants back.

DS2 is a September baby and I found the summer a great time for potty training (no nappy whilst playing in the garden) so we may try just before his 2nd birthday.

I will be interested to see what the average age is.

bubblagirl · 07/12/2007 17:45

my ds was taking himself at 2.3 was dry in day occasional accident then he didnt want to do it anymore

he is 2.6 and back in nappies will try again when he is about 3 doesnt seem to want to do it now

so i'll leave it to him again

NineBabiesDancing · 07/12/2007 19:31

QUOTE someone i know reckons that all 4 of her kids where out of nappies by 9 months

Out of nappies, yes. Toilet trained, properly not.

Maybe she was using Elimination Communication. We do this and while I stress that my 15 month old DD is NOT potty trained (I would never expect her to be at her age.) She has been out of nappies for months.

nzshar · 07/12/2007 20:14

we didnt train ds until just after his 3rd birthday. though he was ready about a month before but had a long haul flight and holiday so decided to hold off. He took to it straight away and within 2 weeks was standing and no accidents since (6 months ago). Mind you night time nappies are a long way off for us as ds has pooing issues but thats a whole different story

morningglory · 07/12/2007 20:22

18 months with DS. He was completely dry/clean by 24 months.

Tiggerish · 07/12/2007 20:29

ds was 2.7 and was dry in a couple of days (no 2 took several weeks more). dd decided 2 weeks ago that she wanted to wear pants and was dry immediately. she has a no 2 accident about 1 time in 4.

She is no where near being dry at night and ds is now 5.6 and has been out of pull ups at night for 2 weeks now (about bloody time too!!)

Tiggerish · 07/12/2007 20:30

dd is 2.6 btw

DubbleBubble · 07/12/2007 21:01

Not trying to potty train ds 21m as such, but have talked about poo and potties etc has now taken it upon himself in last week to refuse to sit down as he has a (completely imaginary) poo in his nappy WTF - wish had never mentioned anything to do with his inner workings now!
Is this a normal developmental step? or is ds now a poo-a-phile??!

Flip