potty training from 6months

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what do u think about idea to start pottytraining from 6 months onwards. my baby is currently a bit under 5 months. he can sit already. and he is developing really fast. But he has this big problem with booing. we can see how he trys to do it, he crys and pushes. we stand always with him and smile and say how good he is doing to encurage. thought we could just make him to do it in a potty instead of nappy soon. wondering about opinions in this topic

I don;t believe you can "potty train" from such a young age, but you can do something called "elimination communication" which I did with my now 13 month DD when she could sit but before she could crawl (so about same age as your DS).

I did it because I had a knack of knowing exactly when she would poo and sometimes even wee, so put her on the potty to catch it. This worked well until she went to nursery and I don;t do it anymore with her because I can't seem to anticipate her needs so well .

A mumsnetter called BabiesEverywhere does this. She gave me a lot of advice when I started EC-ing, and gave me a lot of confidence to do it as I was worried lots of RL mums would think I was weird (in fact, I met another RL mum who did it), so maybe she'll come along to answer your questions.

BTW - if your DS is having a problem poo-ing, not sure how sitting on potty might help? Hope he's not constipated.

no, it does not help to boo (mind me), but thought he is such a clever little boy and he loves attention, so he might be more happy to push if he feels that he is doing something really grownup. and he has this habit of doing everything as soon as u take his nappy off. so it should help us. as well as i can always say when he is doing it. and as my mum will be babysitting him later on, we wont have the nursery problem.

yes, go for it, we started with dd2 around now, and yes, i personally think it does help if they find it a bit hard to poo - which is easier? -lying down/standing up or actually sitting in correct posture on potty- much easier on potty imho. Also helps if they are fairly regular and firmer poo iyswim. Just go with the flow(!) don't get stressed, other people will think you are wierd but if you and baby are happy fewer dirty nappies and no potty phobia can only be good. My dd often goes all day now with maybe one wee in nappy and all other wees/poos in potty, and oftendry after a sleep, and she is nearly 1 now. She loves doing wees on potty, does a huge grin! Yes people will say you are not 'potty training' just parent training but who cares! I think it is 'part-time elimination communication.

Give it a go! Definitely - I started using EC when our daughter was 2 months old as came across it by chance - it was amazing as I quickly learnt she was communicating when she needed to pee/ poo but I hadn't understood. I read all about elimination communication on Wikipedia and it's such a gentle method and hundreds of years old. For months we didn't rely on nappies at all during the day but now she's 17months Ive let it go a bit as she seems too busy to stop playing so we only use EC part time or when suits us. Good luck