ok so how do you potty train then?

[LuckySalem]

Do you just take off nappy and leave them to it?

how old is your little person and are they ready as in mummy i dont want to wear these anymore .... i just started pt my ds on Friday - on the build up over months we have had the potty out at bath time or sat him on the loo and asked or suggested if he wants one that were we go - no pressure - hence come friday he knew thats what the loo was for - on fri we stuck him in big boys pants cold turkey and kept asking every half hr initially then when i got a guage on how long he goes every hr or 2 and if he said no and it had been a while i put him on anyway and sometimes he weed sometimes he didnt. As the days have gone on odd times he has propted me. Today he went to nursery and igave them the run down (he is there all day while i at work) and they continued and he had no accident all day - My ds is a reluctant pooer but we havent made a bid deal out of it - he came home tonight and when i called him for tea he shouted what i thought was choo choo but was actually poo poo and we caught ran him to the loo and sat him on it and caught his well baked log . Each time they have a succesful toilet mission its important to be over the top clapping yey !!! Thsi has lessened with our wees but we get well excited over a poo still and i do give him a choccy button or 4 for a poo reward. Sorry i rambled on about myself but thats how we are doing it and i expect he will prompt us more as time goes on. I think if we left it later it would be even easier with less prompting but we saw th windown and decided to go for it..... Hope that helps and good luck (i can hear myself in my sleep saying do you want a wee wee)

She's only 16 months old but she seems to be showing signs of when she needs to loo that I can pick up on - IE: she points at herself and squats.

I just wasnt sure whether I should take her nappy off and put her on the potty now and then till she wees in it and then praise her like hell?

She does get nappy rash ALOT hence us trying a little earlier than has been suggested. I dont want to bombard her but I thought starting slow would be ok.

I think 16 months could be a bit too young - children don't usually have control over their bodily functions until at least 18 months...although I think it is great to be getting her used to the toilet...
Why not put her in 'nappy pants' and keep taking her to the toilet to actually do the business (as it were)...
I do think girls seem generally a bit quicker than boys on this front...My DD (20 months) does ask to use the loo, because her brother does...but equally has little accidents (in the bath usually!)...so isn't quite ready for full-on toilet training I feel..

She does prefer nappy pants to proper nappies cos it means she doesn't have to lie down to get changed (unless its a stinker)

Wasn't thinking of full on training at all as I do believe its too early but wanted to take a swing at it without it being too much. IYKWIM - I'm probably babbling so if you do WELL DONE!! lol

I know that she pees first thing in the morning - do you think it'd be any good to put her straight on the potty first thing in the morning see if we can make that a routine to begin with?

this is quite good

Luckysalem - yes, I think its a good idea to start slowly with a routine...and she may just be extraordinary in this respect for her age, so it should be encouraged. I do think children respond better (usually) when they can take the lead a bit in things...

Thanks Bunny thats really helpful - on that page it says about noticing the wee and clutching at themselves and staring at the puddle. Do you think playin with the puddle comes into this? lol

Mary - Thanks for your advice, am gonna give her some time to get over the holiday and back to normal routine before I introduce something else to it.

Where should the potty sit?

My DD is quite a bit older 2.9

But a couple of months ago she just decided for herself. She didn't want nappies any more.

We have 2 potties, 1 upstairs, 1 downstairs. She uses the the toilet too (her preference, she likes to flush)

If there is a time of day that they tend to go I would introduce a potty then, but you really need to praise and jump and shout and generally big up the event.

(Not changing pooey nappies is great btw)

Id imagine the not changing pooey ones would be great. Some of them do make me heave!! lol.

Ok so i'll try and introduce in the morning and after the afternoon nap but apart from that she doesn't really have regular ones. Although I'm sure that'll be enough for her for now. She's only little.

Leave it as long as you can i.e. over 2 years. Once they are ready there is really very little potty training required.

Thanks Gibberish.

Would it harm her if I tried it earlier? Just wondering as I got told once that I would mentally scar her and she'd never use it (from a mother whos 4 year old still wears nappies)

Lucky = don't think it does any harm to get her used to it...should then be a natural process; I personally wouldn't ignore her clear signs that she is interested in it ! She could only be potentially affected if you were forcing her to do this and she wasn't ready...which is not the case.

Thats ok then - Dont want to scar her.

Well I've had the potty out today for her to play with and we had 1 wee wee in the potty and LOADS on the carpet!! lol. Dollies and Teddy have had loads in there though

Good luck!

Thanks Mary

Hi Lucky, my dd started showing signs of interest at 17 months so i bought her 2 pottys, 1 upstairs and 1 downstairs and let her play with them etc. she always pood after breakfast so i left her bare for half hour then and at bathtime with potty nearby and she has done all poos in potty since 18 months.
Then i put her in pull-ups and offered the potty and praised any wees i caught. she started saying potty and having lots of dry pullups so i took the potty out and about till she was using it all the time.
At 20 months i had 2 days bare bum at home and she was fine, then 2 days in pants, than dressed her properly and a month later she is doing great, has had a few accidents when asking too late but im glad i followed her lead.

Thanks ilove. I'm trying to follow her lead - I dont want to push her but she gets bad nappy rash so earlier she can get out the better really, wont make her though.

Its nice to hear stories like this.