shall i start potty training.

[mabel1973]

apologies before i start but the 't' is knackered on this keyboard, so might be a few missing!
DS1 is 2.3 and i haven' made a start on potty training him other han asking him if he wans to sit on his poty before bath time (which he happily does). He stared pre-school afer xmas and for he past couple of weeks whils he's been there he's been going in to the toiles and removing his nappy and trousers and telling the staff he needs a wee. He will sit on the big toilet and do a wee (he also did it a moher and toddler group for me).He isn't doing this at home at all, he doesn't even tell me if he's doing a wee or poo.
Don't know whether o bite the bullet and give it a go, or should I wait til he is doing the same a home?
I don't even know where to start - do I just stick him in pans and keep asking him if he needs to go, or use pull-ups / training pants?

Sounds as if he's ready - he obviously knows when he needs to go.

I wouldn't bother with training pants, they are too much like a nappy. Straight to pants, or even bare-bummed if you prefer. And relax! If he's ready then it will be really quick.

Remind him if you want to, but give him the chance to see whether he can do it on his own as well. I only reminded my children when we were out, when I'd take them to the toilet every twenty minutes ... used to drive them barmy!

thanks - i am putting it off as i have a 6 month old, but i guess if he feels ready now is a good a time as any!

If he's ready then there's no better time!

And if he really is ready then it will be easy and painless - he'll just get on with it. Which is what it sounds as if he's doing at pre-school.

Good luck!

i guess you would sill use a nappy at night?

I would go for it. Will not improve in 3 months time when you have a crawling 9mo. And yes straight into pants.

Yes, would still use a nappy at night - he may not be ready to lose the night nappy for a while yet.

hmmm - good point bozza! will b e easier wih stationary baby!

You could use cloth nappies if you aren't already doing so - e.g. if you are going out and don't want the stress of pants - it just makes them much more aware because they feel the wetness against their skin.

Good luck! He sounds lovely!

i do have cloth nappies, although haven't been using them since ds2 was born (can't ge on op of my washing at he best of times) and i think they are too small for him now,
You have spurred me on to give it a go. We have mother and toddler this afernoon, no sure if i's the best time to start, so perhaps friday, we have nohing on then and then it's the weekend, so DH will be around to help.

Yes I think a few days with not much planned is the best time to start. Maybe talk to him about it and get him some special pants (but have plenty of cheapo spares).

I have a few pairs of Thomas pants tha we bought him, but i think we will need a few more!!!

Weekend would be good, give him a couple of days without much else on. And it will give you an idea of how well he's doing too before you decide to take him out in pants.

How about taking him out and letting him chose some new pants? Make him feel involved in the process.

I shall le you know how it goes!!!

we have started day one of operation potty.
had tried on evefry single pair of pants this morning and we did have an accident, where he said 'do a poo' and then wee'd in his pants.
He has gone up for his nap, i wasn't sure what to do, as he does wake up dry from a nap. I asked him if he wanted a wee and he did one before geting in to bed, but wouldn't put on a pull up, or even pants, so he has gone 'commando', i have just put a towel under him, so we'll see what happens!

If he's waking up dry, that's brilliant, just be aware that he's likely to want to wee just as he wakes so whisk him along to the potty/loo straight away, or if he's in a bed and you can risk it being tipped after use, perhaps leave a potty by his bed.

My DS is in a cot still and will be there until he's 21 as far as I'm concerned. Benefits are he can't get out on a weekend morning when I want a lie in (buahahaha) (he wakes several times, calls for me then goes back to sleep - in case anyone thinks I'm leaving him screaming!!!) Downside is, he's going to have to stay in a nappy for a good while yet for naps and overnight. Not a problem for either of us.

Oh good luck Mabel.
My dts are 2.4 and I had a experiment today to see if they are ready.
8 wees and one pooh on in their pants later. I have concluded that they are not
I wouldn't mind but their pre school which they start in a month and a half stipulates that they are trained before they start

well not a bad day on the whole. He was dry afer his nap and when i wen to get him up he went straight on his potty. He had another accident later on today when he was playing football with DH, but i think he was engrossed in what he was doing.
We managed to go to baby clinic this afternoon, and go and pick DH up from work AND pop o tesco's all accident free. Very proud of him. He's done so well today.

Overrun - we are lucky in that DS's pre-school take them in nappies il they are under 2.5, at the end of the day you can't push them if they are not ready.

Overrun

preschool DO NOT have the right to stipulate whether or not a child is toilet trained. And they may not leave a child in a soiled nappy. That is neglect. send them in whatever they need.