Potty training dilemma

[Lizbiz89]

My daughter is 26 months old and is ready to start potty training. The only issue is we are currently staying with my mum due to house renovations. We are living in between 2 lounges (my mums and the guest lounge) guest lounge is opposite end of the building.

Which is obviously a nightmare for potty training. Plus my mum is really unsupportive about the potty training. Basically making snotty remarks and keeps asking my dd whether she wants her nappy back on which is really not helping the process.

My question is do you think it's better to wait a few weeks until we're home? I really don't want to delay it any more but this environment seems to making her very stressed out about it all. I'm worried if I delay it anymore she's just not going to learn. Any advice would be so much appreciated.

I'd wait until home if you can
My dd didn't train till 3 years 3 months
Yours is very little and waiting a few weeks imo won't hurt

Thanks @Emmabryant123! Kind of scared myself as I was told to go by the oh crap book which said passed 30 months it is basically impossible to train them. Sent me into panic mode! Will wait until we're home.

Personally I don't rate oh crap if you wait until they are ready they just do it themselves
Took my DD about 48 hours and she was mostly accident free since
Think she's had one wee accident in 3 weeks now

I’d wait. A few weeks won’t make any difference. We trained my DS when he was 34 months (had to work that out - 2 months before he turned 3) and he got it immediately. Was dry from day one basically

Wait until you get home. Consistency is the key to successful potty training. If your mother is not being supportive there will be mixed messages.

Thanks everyone. Yeah I will wait. Part of me thinks she isn't ready anyway. She was very upset by the whole thing today. She went for a wee in the potty but was sobbing the whole time. Will give her a bit more time.

Sobbing on the potty= definitely not ready

My dd was 3.3 years when she trained. But because she understood what was going on, she potty trained in 3 days

Even if you do go by Oh Crap you still have 4 months to do it in.

I used Oh Crap and thought it was great, but if she's not ready just yet it will still probably work in a quarter of a years time

I used Oh Crap with both of mine and always recommend it, but I'd wait until you're home. Your DD will more than likely be picking up on the tension between you and your mum about it all as well.

I think waiting a couple of weeks would be best for a consistent message for your daughter without having your mum being unsupportive.

Going by oh crap (although at the later end) you still have a few months.

We didn’t until my ds was 3yrs 3mnths, we probably could have done it a bit sooner but we had a holiday and a few other things going on so we decided we put it off for the summer holidays. I have to say it was so easy, he really was brilliant and got the hang of it in only a day or two. He also went without night time nappies pretty much straight away as well.

I wouldn't worry about waiting a small while. My lo was 2 weeks under 3 when we cracked it (we had tried previously, but he obviously just wasn't ready) he was dry in a couple of days.

It certainly isn't impossible after 30 months, if anything it's possibly easier as children are more than likely to be fully ready and the communication tends to be there a bit more.

Good luck when you go for it!

I Agree to wait for some consistency.

I started with mine over the Easter holidays, he was over 30 months but we had the potty around for a few months before that and he would use it if he was naked. The first 3 days were awful, upwards of 7 pairs of trousers were wet everyday. And then he just got it. Dry in less than 2 weeks. We still have the occasional accident but it's rare now. The staff at nursery were very clear that it's pointless starting when children aren't ready and stories of potty trained 1 year olds from day gone by are just rose tinted views.

Never heard of the 30 months thing, they are ready at different ages and different family set ups dictate timescales. Between 2.5&3 is the "normal" window in the U.K. but plenty are still in nappies close to 4 and some get it under 2!

If you are likely to be home before the summer is out then wait, but it's easier in summer as they can have less clothes on