potty training at 20 months?

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sorry - trying not to show off here!

We've had the potty out for a few weeks now just to "see what happens" with ds (who currently usually has nothing on in the house anyway as it's hot). It was my mum's idea.

And it's been going quite well - this morning we've had 2 wees in the potty and one on the floor, plus a 50-50 hit rate with poos.

But it'll get colder in a couple of weeks - should i continue and start putting him in pants, or should I leave it a while if the hit rate stays the same?

My dd was the same at same age. It wasn't hot, she just liked to be naked !
So most of the time when indoors she was undressed with a potty nearby, and majority of the time was weeing in the potty.
So kind of accidently became potty trained.
When out she still wore nappies.
As i felt she was ready i started putting her in knickers around the house, and of course we had more accidents at first but that soon stopped and she learnt to undress herself and go on potty.
Then probably another couple of weeks later i braved the big wide world and she only ever had one accident in public!
I know they say putting them in nappies sometimes, confuses them, but it didn't in my dd's case and sounds like it won't for your ds either.
Go for it!

Awww, well done to your ds. Thats great!

I've been trying dd (almost 23 months) and we've had no luck.

I would leave it a while and let him continue using the potty with lots of praise and then try the pants.

nbg - yes, dd was about 23 months when we first tried with her. didn't work, but did work when we tried again at about 27 months.

It's a good thing we don't have carpets!

I don't think she's too young. My girL AT 18 MONTHS started telling poo poo after she had finished done hers in the nappy. She loves sitting in the potty and she knows what it is for. She's always wearing a nappy though. Could it be that mine is ready too? what to do next?

Also not wanting to show off, but DD aged 14 mths has in the last week done 3 poos and 2 wees in the potty (which we only just bought.) Now obviously she's not asking to use it, and the control is coming from me putting her on it at certain times, but she knows what to do once she's there, and she doesn't get up until she's finished. I'm obviously not about to take her out of nappies, but we have wooden floors, so I wonder is there any disadvantage in getting them potty-acquainted at an early age?

I would say if you and your ds/dd are ready then give it a go. There is no set age, all children are different. If it doesn't work out, not to worry as you've still plenty of time. Some people say that if you start them earlier then it sometimes take a bit longer, so if you are ok with that then give it a whirl. Trained both of mine at 26 months reasonably easily, although I did try with dd when she was 18 months and it was a disaster, but looking back I don't think she was ready at all.
My personal view is that if you are going to give it a go, don't confuse them by letting them wear pants sometimes and then back into nappies at other times, say when you are out as I think this gives very mixed signals, but it is a very personal thing and a very emotive subject

Anyway, best of luck to both of you, hope it works out.