potty training.... what do I need

[Carameli]

we are about to start introducing potty training so I need to work out what I need and what others have found useful.

What potty would you get? THere are so many out there I don't know where to start?

Also what do others think about the feel and learn nappies from pampers?

I cant see the point intrainer pants/nappies. just go for it!
What do you need...
Patience!! lots of it
Floor cleaner...lots of it
Dettox...lots of it
Pants.....lots of..you get it!!!

A potty is a potty ! Take your child with you and let them try a few for size and fit plus colour! Same with big girl/boy pants. Pull ups act like nappies - can be handy in some circumstances but are more likely to confuse in early days.

oh and a child that is ready!
As for which potty...I'd go for the cheapest and maybe get a couple one upstairs and one down, one for at nannas etc.
If its a boy one with a high font

am reading quite a bit about signs to look out for. She has quite a lot of the signs so thought of getting a potty and some stories to slowly start the process just so she would get used to one being around first of all for a while.

I wondered about pull ups etc that she might wonder why she had them sometimes.

just sit her on it when you change her etc. How old is she?

She was only 2 in October but has recently been showing all the signs the books talk about. So I am not in a rush to start yet at all, but thought I might slowly introduce it a bit.

Is it a good thing to start slowly or will it jsut confuse her do you think.

Personally I wouldn't bother with pull-ups unless you're out & about - they're very expensive & they need to know when they've had an accident! I waited until I was at home for a few consecutive days & then just went cold turkey. Kept the potty in whichever room we were in, didn't bother with any pants or trousers, so as soon as I saw dd starting to wee I could lift her on to the potty. It was Easter, so everytime she managed a little bit of wee in the potty, I rewarded her with a small piece of Easter Egg . She got the hang of it in less than 2 days, although I wasn't brave enough to venture out the house without her wearing pull-ups for a few more weeks. She was older than your dd though - generally speaking, the older they are, the less time it takes to potty-train them. Good luck!

get a potty for the car as well as one for home.
Mine was £1.74 from Asda. (potty, that is, not the car)
Once she is older, and ready for nappiless nights, a hippychick waterproof sheet.

ionaming, that sounds really great the way you did it and when she is older I might be prepared to try it.
Right now she is just so young I think so just wanted to make a very low grade start to introduce the idea. She certainly tells us exactly what we are doing and loves to copy what to do with tissue and washing your hands after.