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Potty training

Is your child ready for potty training at nursery? Here's the place for all your toilet training questions.

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JUST TURNED 2 AND ON THE POTTY.

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gillythekid · 28/07/2010 19:39

Has anyone else tried potty training at 2? DS has been diagnosed with Psoriasis and it's really bad on his poor little bum so we're trying to get him out of nappies. He often wees on the potty and has been for 3-4 months but we've stayed in since Monday with no nappies and had a fair few accidents!

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llareggub · 28/07/2010 19:43

My friend's little girl is ready to come out of nappies at 22 months. She is absolutely ready: pulling her nappy off to use the potty and telling her mother when she needs a poo.

There's been no training as such for her. She has just copied her older sister. From what I've seen around there are a few in a similar position and a few like my DS who weren't ready until nearly 3.

Has he signalled that he is ready?

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gillythekid · 28/07/2010 20:01

Not as such llareggub but if you could see how sore his bum is then you'd probably agree that something needs to be done!

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llareggub · 28/07/2010 20:34

Yes, definitely, but I'm just concerned you might all end up getting stressed over a lack of progress if he isn't really ready.

If you search on mumsnet for potty training boot camp you'll find some good tips for making it work.

Poor boy. I used to get terrible excema on my feet so I do know how awful skin conditions can be. Good luck.

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gillythekid · 28/07/2010 20:39

Sometimes he asks for the potty but this may be down to the chocolate button he gets when he does a wee! However, if he asks, he always delivers!

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gillythekid · 30/07/2010 21:14

4 wees and 2 poos today....it can be done!

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Roo83 · 30/07/2010 21:26

We started training our son at 2 as new baby arriving in September and didnt want both in nappies. I think it takes a bit longer at this age than perhaps with an older child but def.worth perservering. Even with the accidents my son does have, its a lot easier than having him in nappies.....with your son his discomfort is an even bigger reason to persist.

From the posts I've read on here I also think some older children can be more resistant to potty training...my son has never resisted using the potty/toilet, just forgets sometimes!

NellyTheElephant · 30/07/2010 23:27

I potty trained DD2 at 22 months as I was 5 months pg with DS and really wanted a bit of time without nappies before he arrived. I found that at this age it was perhaps more driven by me - ie once we ditched nappies (rather like you we had had quite a lot of previous hits in the potty and then I said enough is enough and into pants), I had to take a fair amount of control in respect of regular trips to the potty (not just reminders or asking if she needed it but a simple 'now we are going to the potty', or a choice in where but not when - 'do you want to go to the upstairs or downstairs loo now?'. She didn't take control of it (i.e. tell me regularly and reliably) for a couple of months, whereas DD1 (who was 2.3 when I trained her) never had an accident ever again after about 1 week. Chocolate buttons dd work a treat! Don't worry about it, after a while once it becomes second nature they start to forget to ask for the chocolate! I would persevere, but accept that for the next few weeks the responsibility to ensure he is accident free might be more yours than his. Try not to stay in too much. Lots of clothes and wipes and plastic bags and an encyclopaedic knowledge of local loos!

acebaby · 02/08/2010 11:45

Gilly and Nelly - great to hear about your success. WE are in a very similar situation with DS2, who has severe eczema all over his body, and a really sore patch on his bottom that just won't heal

He is 2.2 and shows some signs of readiness (eg will sit on the potty, can reliably wee in the bath and will signal he needs the potty if he happens to need to go during a nappy change). But I wouldn't say he was obviously ready.

I completely mucked up potty training with DS1 (now 5 and finally 100% dry) and am dreading it with DS1. However, I have decided that any amount of mopping up by me is preferable to the pain DS2 is in, and the prospect of yet more antibiotics and steroid creams.

I'm so glad to hear that it is possible to train a semi-ready 2yo boy!

LolaKnickers · 02/08/2010 12:43

We did it just before 2. I have to say she didn't give any of the signs that she was ready and she'd never actually sat on her potty. She did however tell me every time she'd been in her nappy (never before) and was dry most mornings. It only took a few days and she was dry day and night from the start.

I did it with a deliberate "no training" mentality; I just took her nappy off her and told her that if she felt a wee coming she'd need to tell me and we'd use the toilet. I was working on the hbasis that she always watched me go, so knew what the toilet was for. For 2 days there was wee every where during the day (we were in the garden, so no mess issue); day 3 I asked if she would like to go back to wearing nappies. She said no and just started using the toilet.

I think the main issue was getting her to connect the feeling in her tummy when she needed a wee, with what came out. 2 days of wet feet and she got the idea!

acebaby · 02/08/2010 19:24

Thanks Lola - I think the no training mentality might be best. I am sorely tempted by a potty training iphone app though . DH says I should save the $3.99 and use excel ...

ches · 04/08/2010 01:58

For boys who are reliable with poo, I don't see why they need nappies anymore. I took my DS out of nappies at 15 months, but had the front of the undies stuffed to catch a wee. His bum was nice and breathable and wee accidents were contained, only needing a change of undies and stuffing. Much easier for al fresco weeing on the grass, too. We got rid of the stuffing at 18 months and only dealt with accidents when he was teething.

acebaby · 04/08/2010 14:13

thanks ches. That's a really good idea if I can get DS2 reliable for poo but he stays wet for a few more months. The main thing is keeping his bum nice and dry, while not irritating his skin with disposable nappies.

Tomorrow is the big day for us...

Wholelottalove · 07/08/2010 20:34

DD is 2.4 and been potty trained about 2 month. It was fine, she had quite a few accidents over the first 2-3 days and took about a week or so of pooing in a pull up at nursery but then totally dry. She has a pull up at night but is progressively waking up drier. We weren't bothered about training her, in fact I was having morning sickness so didn't want to, but she kept taking her nappy off, weeing by herself in the potty and asking for potty and big girl knickers. So we just went for it. We didn't even really stay in much, carried on as usual taking her special toilet seat out to supermarket etc. We did have one accident on an (understanding and potty training her own DC) friend's floor and one or two in the car but it really was very easy.

I found choc buttons for a couple of days along with clapping/cheering and showing anyone unfortunate to be visiting the contents of her potty did the trick. We phased it out pretty fast although she also got a sticker at nursery for going in the potty/toilet. We gave her choice of potty/toilet and she sat on both from the start. She now goes about 60% on toilet the rest in the potty.

So yep, can be done with very little stress and hassle, but I do think it was easier for us because DD took the initiative. Given what you've said about your DS' sore bum, it sounds like it might be good to try.

BTW DD got a funny rash on both bum cheeks in first couple of days due to her bare bum coming into contact with carpet etc much more than usual out of nappies but it soon cleared up.

Good luck!

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