DD is 2.2 and I suspect she may be ready for potty training. I've done part-time EC with her since she was 5 months old, but haven't done any serious training as such and she has always been in nappies at nursery (never found one that supports EC, not that I would expect to!). She went through a phase where she didn't want to use the potty at home but was happy to use a training seat on the loo.
I suspect she might be ready for 'training' because:
- she is pretty much completely reliable with poos, says 'need the loo' before each poo when at home, never poos at nursery, and can hold out for a few minutes if there isn't a loo in the vicinity.
- she is taking a real interest in the potty and the loo, is fascinated by flushing and will often say 'I want to pee in the potty' or 'I want to pee on the loo'
However, on the other hand:
- she doesn't say anything at nursery
- she does occasionally insist she has a dry nappy when she doesn't
- she has some days where she'll tell me every time she needs the potty, and some where she never does and I'm 'catching' rather than her leading the way.
Nursery don't really support potty training until they're two and a half, although apparently if the parents request it and they think the child is ready, they can use potties from 2 onwards. As a result I want to be sure that DD is ready and I'm not confusing things. Is it worth my biting the bullet and going ahead with training anyway, or am I better leaving it until she insists? I don't want to force anything, but don't want to leave it until she's lost all interest either!
Any ideas?