Should I attempt potty training now?

[BendydickCuminsnatch]

For whatever reason, this morning DS (26 months) ended up nappy-less while I was brushing my teeth this morning. I could tell he needed a wee so said "Don't wee on the carpet!". He came and tried to get in the bath (he wees at bath time a lot!) but couldn't so instead he climbed onto his step and weed into the loo! Wahoo!

Totally get it could just be a fluke, I was imagining potty training much closer to age 3. I don't see the point in trying before he's ready and failing. I was planning on waiting until he's definitely ready.

I don't want to overwhelm him - recent/upcoming changes he has:

Starting nursery next month

New brother in November

Just moved to single bed

Just got rid of bottles

Our only loo is upstairs, could get a potty for downstairs but if he's weeing standing up at the loo upstairs, wouldn't that be confusing? He knows when he needs to poo I think but I should probably start paying more attention.

If you think I should go for it, any tips? How does one potty train somebody? Thanks!

Yes he comes to the loo with me a lot, a few times a day probably. Blah. It seems defeatist to give up after one day, but also I don't want to create a complex. At least now he knows what a potty is, ha. I'm not even getting the signals that he needs a wee, which is like the very very beginning of the whole process isn't it, so I just have to rely on catching some mid flow. Hmm. Aw, I did think he was the right age, I wonder how I'll ever know he's ready?

Thanks for all the advice everyone! I do feel much better this morning, think I was knackered last night and in a tizz after staying calm all day, ha. Thinking I'll jack it all in for now. He'd probably regress when the baby was born anyway

Don't feel bad OP. I think when he is ready you will find it a lot easier.

I would have some naked time when convenient, just for an hour or so and see when he seems to start showing an interest again.

Honestly? THIS is why "so many" on MN say wait til older. Toilet awareness is just the first stage and that's what he did last week- showed the first sogns of awareness of needing to pee and it was more like potty timing than training. Now you're in a cycle of fear and anxiety relating to pooping in a child who already has poo issues. This is not good for him nor you.

If you actually wait until he is actually ready- closer to 3 than 2. You will have none of this stress. It honestly goes from nappies to pants with maybe 1/2 accidents first day then less than that each next day. The difference is amazing.

That Oh crap book sounds, well...crap!

Not true Isadora. There are two ways of looking at potty training - one where you wait until the child effectively trains themselves; one where you give them some guidance on where to wee and poo. Two different overarching ideas which will suit different people.

OP I don't think I got my DD's sign until mid way through day 2 and then that was virtually it. Obviously she's had the odd accident along the way but it just clicked then.

I'm not saying you should necessarily carry on, especially if your DS already has some poo issues but don't beat yourself up about it. I think she's right in Oh Crap that if you're not fully into it, it's not the right time for you. Not that that's a bad thing but as you've said there's a lot going on at the moment, maybe it's not the time.