When to potty train

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My 17 month DS clearly tells us 'poo' when he needs changing. My MIL told me he's ready to start and if I miss the window of opportunity he will probably not learn until he's around 3.

Id not heard this before. My husband then read in some parts of the world babies are taught from 6 months, when they can sit. Just by being placed on the potty.

I don't want to rush this. We are expecting DC2 who will arrive just after DS 2nd birthday, so ideally training doesn't directly clash for obvious reasons.

There was another thread on here about this. If you see him doing a poo you could have a potty at the ready to transfer him onto it. The summer months are better as they can run around naked from the waist down and little boys like the sense of peeing ( we did that stage in the garden!!) If the weather improves, I’d go for it!!