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Potty training 18 month old?

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noramoo · 19/08/2025 15:40

Hi everyone,

My DD is 16 months and lately has started to answer "yes" or "no" when asked if she is doing/has done a poo. She also goes to get her own nappy and wipes when we say "shall we change your nappy now?" and will then say "yes! nappy". She knows what the toilet is for and finds it funny when we go to use it.

So my question I suppose is this - are these signs we could gently introduce the toilet/potty in a couple of months time at around 18mo? Or is that just premature and setting us up for failure?

Has anyone done this at 18 months successfully? If so, how?

We are very fortunate to be around all day (3 weekdays she is home with me, 2 weekdays at home with my DM) so in that sense it could be easier than if she was at nursery from a practicality perspective.

Tbh we are not in a huge rush either way - just wondered if this could even be done!

Thanks x

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TheBirdintheCave · 06/01/2026 13:04

noramoo · 06/01/2026 10:04

We bought a potty and she has been fascinated by it. We let her sit on it before her bathtime and she has done 1 poo and 1 wee. We were going to start putting her on it more frequently to see what happens but she fractured her tibia over Christmas in a nasty fall so we have hit pause until that is healed! She is now 20 months so hoping to restart in a month or two.

Oh poor little one! So sorry for her fall :(

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