Potty training at 14 months?

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DD is 13.5 months old, the past days she's been pointing at her bum and saying 'pop poo' just before squatting down in a corner somewhere and pooing.. Just wondering if this means she's getting ready for potty training? Or if I'm mad for considering potty training this young? My mum was doing the whole 'you were all out of nappies by 1' thing when she saw DD doing this so is this normal?

If it makes a difference Dd's already quite good at expressing herself, she can already say at least 25 words and puts 2 words together e.g 'more narna' she's my fist and Im the first out of my circle to have children so as you can probably tell I'm not very clued up on anything baby or what's normal (minus what mumsnet teaches me!)

So should I buy a potty or just leave it till she's older?? Thanks in advance!!

Sorry no advice but I have a ds same age and he says nothing! No words at all. Slightly concerned now.

Well its a good sign but I started with my DD when she was a bit older (around 2.5) and she was out of nappies (even at night) 3 months before she turned 3. I think at that age you will be putting too much pressure on yourself and your lo. Absolutely get her used to seeing and even going on the potty but dont expect for her to get it straight away or even for a long time after that... She is still a baby.

rattle does he speak otherwise??
I've always heard that boys are a bit more difficult to train than girls (I am probably wrong though..)

My dd was a bit older at 17 months but she decided then that she no longer wanted to wear nappies. She was clean and dry immediately.

She was also speaking in sentences at that age so it made it much easier for her to express herself.

Why not just see what happens? No pressure and if something clicks, it does.

Rattle, does your ds communicate with you? Show you things, ask for things by pointing or gesturing? Make sounds? Copy sounds? No words at that age is often nothing to worry about at all. The ability to express themselves/communicate needs is far more important.

He chats loads, but none of it is actual words. I just know what noises mean he's hungry for example. He sometimes says things that sound like mum or yes but I don't think he knows what he's saying and it's just sounds to him.
He doesn't point, or clap, or wave either. He's showing signs of almost getting in but still not there. But I think that's my fault as we have only just started going to play groups since September so I didn't really sing nursery rhymes and do actions til then. It may be this is the reason he doesn't talk yet either?
Now I'm more concerned..
Sorry for hijacking your thread op.

My dd was telling me when she'd done a poo from 15 months. She didn't toilet train properly til 2.5.

I viewed it all as the toilet training process and that she was showing an awareness but wasn't ready to go halt free for a long time.
My friends with kids all said they did it too early and had to go back and start again six months later so I just left it and she was toilet trained in four days.

Thanks all for your replies! I think I might just get a potty and see what happens, not going to force anything!

Rattle I'm sure there's nothing to be concerned about, all babies are different! Hope it didn't worry you, and for what it's worth she's ony just started walking - months after play group babies!

At 13.5mo ds said nothing, few months later it was mummy, daddy, handful of other words. We did no baby groups either. He got there in the end.

Sorry to derail!

Er.. potty training... At this age, I'd buy a potty and start playing, putting a teddy on etc, more as a game 'after teddy's tea party, he does a bit wee' type thing! I wouldn't expect any actual wees/poos for at least 6 months or more.

DS was toilet trained at 2.8, child-led, in 3 days, dry at night too. Sounds boasty, sorry, but gives you another experience.

If she's telling you she's going to poo BEFORE she does it then that's half the battle won! I would be on it if i were you! Get a potty, when she tells you she's going to poo, put her on it and if she goes, go absolutely mental with praise. (Or better still, skip the potty and buy a toilet seat - that's what I did - never understood the logic of training them to use a potty only to have to then teach them to use the loo).

that's a good point shnook about buying a toilet seat rather than a potty I hadn't thought of that! Thank you!