so far not so good

[micegg]

Started potty training today. DD 2 months. Been telling me when she has been, takes interest in toilets and intermittently sits on toilet. So thought she was ready. Nappy off and knickers on and so far 2 wet knickers and a poo! All on the floor or in her knickers. She has told me each time it's happened./ Do you think I amtrying too early or shoudl I persist?

I am taking her to the toilet every 15 mins at the mo but have somehow managed to miss every time.

Meant DD is 22 months!

Hi micegg,

I too have a daughter of 22 months who has been showing an interest in her potty and the toilet and telling me when she has been. I am not thinking about trying to train her yet, though. I have the impression that her interest in the toilet is simple curiosity, in the way that she is curious about everything. Also, when she does go, she only ever tells me during or after the event and not before. At the moment, it seems just to be a topic of conversation for her, and she doesn't really seem to recognise that it might be something she can control. The only other child I have potty trained (a boy about 2.75 years) would say quite clearly shortly beforehand that he needed to go (OK, often not soon enough for me to get him to the toilet in time, but beforehand nevertheless!).

Best of luck!

my DD2 is 21m and this week has started to take off her nappy and want to be naked all the time.
Of course, she then wees on the floor. she does get upset by this and in the last couple of days has come over to me and then wee'd on the floor. This makes me think maybe she is starting to realise that she is about to wee (and i am too engrossed in whatever i am doing to notice, before she does it!)
I have just put a nappy back on (done up backwards) and she is crying and crying trying to get it off.

what do i do?? DD1 took 4 months to train as i think i started too early (she was 2.3) but once i started she wouldn't let go of her special "big girls pants". I don't think i can bear that again!

Oh and DD2 is always trying to put on DD1's knickers instead of a nappy and wants the potty out all the time, not that she's actually shown any interest in doing a wee on it

Dont give up so easily, especially as she is so keen, having accidents helps them learn, but remember though she is keen now she may rapidly go off the idea, so go with the flow, if she decides she wants nappies back on then leave it a couple of months before trying again, timing is everything, if they are truly ready it is usually a breeze.

Well, she has wee'd 3 times in the last hour and hasn't even had a drink this morning (just milk on cereal).

I am sure when DD1 was making progress with potty training she actually stopped weeing as often as before, it was as if her bladder was starting to hold it and then she would do one big one, rather than these constant trickles.

My question: is moving from these constant trickles to holding and "big wees" part of potty training (and you have to go through it) or is it that only when their bladder starts to "hold" the wee are they ready to be trained?

Yes its part of potty training, once they are compatent at using the potty you can start to delay them going for very short periods, so when they say, ooh I need a wee, stop rushing to the potty like its a matter of live or death, I used to delay it by asking them to put something in the bin on there way or putting a toy away, this way they learn bladder control and trips to the loo will become less frequent, makes going out much easier.

yes - but before all that
before you even get them successfully using/asking for the potty

surely they can't be weeing every 10mins or so, isn't that when they are just too young?

anyone?

No wees in the toilet. She tells when she's done one (on the floor) or as she's doing it. I am thinking of pull ups to minimise mess with me taking her to the loo regularly until I think she is truly ready.

honestly???? I think post pone for at least 6 months and save yourself the hassle/stress - can you imagine playdates if she wees all over their carpet???

Personally I think pull ups just confuse them but that is my opinion. I've always waited until they could give me at least 2 mins warning that the needed to go!

CarGirl - that's what i was planning to do. However DD2 keeps stripping off and it's a massive fight to get her to keep her nappy on.