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Has anybody managed to potty train a 15-month-old?

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justaphase · 30/01/2007 11:25

Ds has started to come to me after he has had a poo and say lappy-lappy (i.e. nappy). Then runs to the changing table when I say "Lets change you then". He has been doing it for a couple of weeks now. On Sunday he said it again but when I tried to change him he was clean. Hi did the deed 5 mins later.

Does it mean he is ready to potty train?? Can't seriously be. I was thinking of waiting until the summmer but am now wondering if I will not miss some sort of window.

Also, nothing on the wee front although he does seem to realise when he is doing it as he looks down as if he expects to see something coming out.

Has anybody tried it at this age? How did you go about it and how long did it take?

Any advice at all?

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justaphase · 30/01/2007 12:53

anyone?

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lissielou · 30/01/2007 12:54

wow, i really dont know, have you spoken to your hv?

scatterbrain · 30/01/2007 12:55

I think he's just starting to be aware to be honest - if he's not ready to train it would be a nightmare and I think he's unlikely to be ready so young.

Plenty of time - no need to rush and you certainly won't miss the window of opportunity !

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belgo · 30/01/2007 12:56

All children are ready at different ages. It's not unheard of at 15 months - give it a go at potty training him, try for a couple of weeks.

chocolatebirdy · 30/01/2007 12:59

Justa my ds is doing the same thing 18mths and knows when he needs to go and will tell me beforehand. I have just bought a potty so he gets used to it being around a knows what it is called by the time i do actually expect him to do something on it! But at the moment he has a job to even be able to sit on it!!

Socci · 30/01/2007 13:03

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Notquitesotiredmum · 30/01/2007 13:07

I'd go with what he's prepared to do. D2s's best friend potty trained really early, copying his big brothers. If he is that aware, you could try pullups for him, going with him to the potty if he wants to.

If it doesn't work, then you simply have a potty ready for when he's ready to try again.

Good luck

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justaphase · 30/01/2007 13:09

No, he can't pull his trousers down and hates the whole hand washing business. I also have no idea how I will make him sit on the potty for any lenght of time. His concentration span is not long enough to read him a story or anything like that.

I honestly was not going to even consider it but now that he seems to be so aware I was thinking it would be great if I could get it over with. At the end of the day if he did not have to sit in his own poo for any lenght of time, I'd rather he did not.

Also I am getting an enormous amount of grief from MIL but that's a separate issue.

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scatterbrain · 30/01/2007 13:11

Ahh - MIL's and M's have a lot to answer for - my mother says I was fully trained (day and night !) at 9 months !!! Faulty memory cells !

He really doesn't sound ready - get a potty though and let him get used to the idea of sitting on it.

maisiemog · 30/01/2007 16:51

I don't know about the full monty, as in wiping own bum, trousers up and down etc...
But I started my DS on the potty at 14 months and he's been potty-trained at home since 20 months. However, I am now tackling the 'going out' thing and regret not getting him to do up and down trousers earlier. He pretty much has it at 26 months.
I used EC techniques, which involve watching him to see whether there are signs that he needs to 'eliminate'. YOu sound as if you are well ahead of the game with your DS on that score, as he is so actively involved in what is going on with his body.
The other thing was to use your child's natural timing, and then try the potty (with a story book and drink if necessary). The best times are kind of the same as ours, when you get up, after a meal, when you get in.
I did it part-time, so nappies in between 'pottytunities'
Try looking at a site for Elimination Communication to see if you find it useful.

maisiemog · 30/01/2007 16:59

I've just noticed that your DS doesn't like to sit for long with a story. I did think that my DS would be the same, but was surprised at how he would sit for five or ten minutes on the potty. I would give him his musical toys and show him picture books and just chat, or put on Cbeebies or something, just to get him to relax.

flibbertyjibbet · 31/01/2007 14:38

Some people just like to brag don't they ! My ds1 is just two, he stands there red faced and grunting, if we ask if he is doing a poo he goes and gets Winnie the poo from the toybox!! And if we don't witness him doing a poo he just carries on with it festering in his pants till we smell it!

maisiemog · 31/01/2007 15:46

Winnie the Pooh!

horseymum · 01/02/2007 20:47

i would say go for it. my ds was similar in that he started obviously wanting to poo when being changed at same time each day so just sat him on the potty. I think that was about 16 months. He is pretty reliable now at asking (21 months)but it helps when they go at the same time each day and have fairly solid poo (sorry!) as it doesn't come as a surprise to them!We are finding wee a bit harder but am not actively doing anything except asking if he wants to use potty when being changed and pretty much get 1 or 2 a day. Will not be more proactive till i can leave nappy off more as it warms up. People do think you are bragging if you say they use the potty before they are 2 tho - i say i am not training him, just letting him do what he wants. Laughed at the winnie the pooh thing as ds thinks the character is called 'smelly poo' after ds said have you done a smelly poo? and it has unfortunately stuck!

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