Is 2 too early to potty train my ds?

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My ds will be 2 in March. He talks about poo poo's and today said wee wee and asked me to change his nappy, he brought me a nappy and wipes and said stinky

I didn't start to train his big brother till he was 3 and it has been a long process. He has suffered with constipation though and I wonder if this affected things.

Ideally I'd like to potty train ds2 before ds3 arrives in June but I know there's no point starting if it's too early/he's not ready.

Not sure what to do.. Has anyone else had success training a boy this early? From what I understand girls can be easier to train.. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong!

Anyone?

depends on the child, one of mine trained at 18mths (ds1) he just did it himself, ds2 was a nightmare, ds3 was 2 and a half or so? and ds4 was 3 and a bit, they have all been different.

you can only give it a go and if it doesnt work then dont worry about it as he is very young, but he is showing some signs of being ready, maybe give him some nappy free time everyday (we always did it before bed) have a potty available and see how he gets on? :)

Ds1 was just over 2, dts were 2.2.
Both dd's were about 20 months.
I think if he's asking you to change him, he's ready.

It is very young but you could give it a go.

Ds1 was showing similar signs that he was ready at 2.4 so I gave it a go but it was too early he was terrified. We then waited until 2.9 and it was easy, no accidents after day 2/3.

Ds2 at 22 months will tell me when he has done a poo and doesn't like being wet but I just don't think he has the understanding to be trained properly so I will wait until around 2.6.

I was wondering the same thing! My DS is only 16 months though. On Saturday he went and got a nappy and brought it to DH when he had had a poo, and for a few weeks now he pats his crotch to tell me when he's done one. A lot of my friends are saying ,"oooh he is ready", but I think not. He has lots of naked time and never pees when his nappy is off, but I think I might leave it until the summer when he is less clothed and outdoors most of the day. I don't want to do it too early and then for it to backfire.

I suppose what you're all saying is right, depends on the child. I'm not 100% convinced he's ready. Guess I can only try and if it's not working out then just wait a little longer.

I like the idea of nappy free time each day do might just do that and see what happens

I have just trained my DS - he was 2 at the start of january, a couple of weeks back he seemed to suddenly like the idea of his potty so we did bits more naked time at home and he got the hang of it very quickly.

Last thursday we went for it and put him in pants and only had one accident the first day, none the second. In a week he has had maybe 4 accidents, we have done the school run, been to the shops, been to dinner and even swimming

tbh I can't believe how quickly he has got it, DD trained at the same age but was far less reliable

I guess it completely depends on the child - I was told 2 is quite young for a boy to train but don't know how reliable that is

DD was 2, she was trained in 2 days (no accidents ever). DS at 2 also, but it took a bit longer with a few accidents.

Yes I would give it a go. He has an older brother to copy so is quite likely to be earlier. My Ds was clean from 18months - Hated being sticky, snotty and especially pooey so used the toilet. Was dry before 2.

I think it can be risky to ignore children when they are clearly indicating they are interested. There is nothing to say they will be so keen when you want them to do it.

quite excited about the idea really. If it goes well ill only have one set of nappies to change when ds3 arrives.

If not then at least I tried..

We started training DS at 23 months. We have our ups and downs... today was totally dry but yesterday did a few wees in his pants while we were at home. He is doing well, did we start too early?, no don't think so. By nature he is quite defiant & I think we see a spike in accidents when he is generally in a non-compliant mood! I expect his stubbornness will only get worse as he gets older so on balance I think it was about the right time to start.

One of mine was nappy-trained at her own insistence at two.

The sooner the better. I thought.

Potty-trained, that should be.

My mum gave me a potty when DD turned 1 . We just stuck it in a corner of the bathroom and didn't really give it any serious thought, but when DD was running around before bathtime a few days later she sat on it and did a wee.

Now I'm sure that was by luck rather than design but I think getting used to it being around and being able to 'experiment' with it did help when I actually potty trained her. She was 2.4 and was dry within 4 days, having been having a wee on the potty just at bed/bathtime most evenings for a good six months.

What I'm getting it is that maybe you could just make it available and see what happens for a week or two which should give you a better idea of how ready he is.

It does sound like he's ready to try and see how it goes. I waited until my DS1 was 2.4 and he got it really quickly although took about 3 months before he was totally reliably dry at night so with DS2 we tried as soon as he was 2 and he was dry day and night from about day 2. With our third we again tried at 2 and he was dry in the day within a week or so but took a couple of months before he was dry at night. None of them really had the signs of being ready though so it sounds like if your son does then you have a good chance of success. I must admit though at first I found it easier to have them in nappies than having to stop to go to the toilet all the time!! Good luck.

Go for it - both my boys were just 2 when potty trained.

I agree it is a pain when you're out an d about and they suddenly need a pee Once they get the hang of it you get more warning though.. Ds1 has done a fair few wee's down a drain at the side of the road though, desperate times!