Potty training before baby no.3 arrives?

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My DD will be 2 in May, and baby no.3 will be born in June. Should i potty train DD before baby no.3 arrives or will she be too young? With my DS i waited till DD arrived and started when he was two and she was about 2 months, but it was a nightmare, it was like as soon as she needed a feed he needed to wee, we had so many accidents. Is there any alternative??

Had similar dilemma and we waited. I think do it when they are really really ready and then it should be easier. Bump and pregnancy don't mix with mopping up puddles any more than small babies do. Dd2 is now seven months and I am coping calmly with lots of puddles.

My hv said they don't stop being ready if they're ready but you can do it too early.

I agree. Def wait. I had same question and followed that advice - now training 2.9 yo with a 6 mo and its been almost disconcertingly easy. The later you do it the easier it will be. Good luck.

Ds isn't going instantly to no accident pants wearing, but today I dealt with puddle in asda preceded by three false alas on the loo with baby on tow. Then another at hairdressers. No way could I have done that pg or with a tiny baby - I was breathless and exhausted when pg and had baby permanently bf. But now it just feels like a job of work and not actually stressful

Ok it looks like we will wait then, but she will have to be in knickers by september, otherwise the nursery school will not allow her to start. So i will have between June and September to potty train her. Good thing we aren't going on holiday this summer what with DS starting school, DD starting nursery and being potty trained and a new baby, i'm going to be exhausted by the time DS has his first day at school.

Wait until the baby is in a routine. In the UK the nursery cannot insist on knickers.

If a child is ready then they will potty train quite quickly. I suggest you do the the first stage of potty training. Ie sit your child on the potty and see if they produce. Keep the nappies for the time being.

With so much change I would leave potty training unless your lo is absolutely demanding to give up nappies. It sounds like you got a lot going on.

So baby no.3 will be born in June, then i think we will start potty training in August, baby will still be sleeping most of the time, so we can be at home quite a bit, while DD is getting used to to using the potty. I then i guess i should probably do all the uniform shopping for DS before we start potty training DD, as do not want DD having an accident in the shopping centre while we are trying on uniform/shoes.

Before the children have a bath, DS sits on the potty and does a wee, today DD said she wanted to do a wee on the potty too, so i let her and she produced a wee, i'm guessing this is a good sign?

The nursery is a private nursery school, and it requires children to be potty trained before they start, they are allowed to have accidents, but they must be able to use the toilet/not wear nappies etc. So it is vital she is potty trained before september otherwise she will lose her place, which i don't want as the nursery is really good and she doesn't have a place anywhere else.

Yes i am feeling manic at the moment, i don't why i decide to do everything at once, we are also looking at house at the moment, just to add to the stress.

I did it. My eldest was four and a half. Middle one was two in the jan and third was due feb. I had a go in the October and she nearly did it. So left it tried again Xmas holidays and she was fine. But she was mature for her age and keen to be like big sister.

I did demand bf my third so had potty downstairs for weed etc is she needed to go and I was feeding. It just wasn't a problem. And to be honest you will only get a month or so after baby is born to do it. I was very much she either gets if now or we wait until baby is six months and more manageable.

Franup it's really nice to hear an opinion from someone who has been through the same thing e.g kids being the same ages. I think i will start trying now, if she not ready i will wait till baby is born, and at least i can focus on potty's while the baby is still little and sleeping most of the time.

No harm in having a go now. Just stop if it is too much for either of you.

Sorry about the typos in last post. Done in haste on my phone.