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Mumsnet users share their best potty training tip or trick with Huggies Pull Ups

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EllieMumsnet · 09/08/2018 09:37

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Potty training can feel like a daunting task that consists of tantrums, tears and mess. With so many different products and advice out there it can be difficult to know where to start. Potty training is a great milestone to be celebrated as your child takes a big step towards become a big girl or boy. The potty training experts at Huggies® Pull-Ups® would love to know your best tips and tricks for an easy transition to the toilet.

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“Perhaps the biggest achievement in potty success is recognising the need to go. To help little ones on this journey, when little accidents happen, the unique learning layer in Huggies® Pull-Ups® briefly mimics the feeling of real wet underwear, before quickly drawing the moisture away. It’s a feature of the product that many people don’t realise exists, but it’s one of the best tips for helping little ones learn wet from dry in a protected environment, so that they ultimately learn to stay dry on their own and can progress to pants quicker.”

Perhaps you’ve found training pants to be your potty training saviour? Maybe you have a potty both upstairs and downstairs so that you’re ready for anything? Or is your biggest tip to just let your little one take control?

Whatever your best tip and trick for potty training, share them on the thread below to be entered into a prize draw where one winner will win a £300 voucher of their choice (from a list).

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keffie12 · 19/08/2018 21:24

As mine are all grown now with children of their own, I suspect some of the ideas are outdated from my generation. I shall watch with interest as it progresses with our Grandson being trained.

I did smile at one of the new nappy/pull up ideas of the pull up staying damp for a short while so they could get use to it and identify wet with needing the toilet. It is actually what we did with our boys. I never had an issues with our daughter. The boys were basically lazy.

We ended up buying a big stock of boys pants for their age. When we were at home they wore them without their bottoms on. They soon made the connection and were using the potty properly within a week.

I can imagine the shock/horror of the P.C brigade at this. it was something that was seen as innovate back in the 80's/90/s

Mum2mischiefs · 19/08/2018 22:45

My best potty training tip would be to try not to worry what everyone else is doing with their little one. You are the expert on your little one and best placed to pick up on their cues. I remember attempting to potty train my 2.5 year old when I was on maternity leave with son #2 and while, on paper, he should have been ready, he clearly wasn't.

As with anything, I'd say it's so much easier if they're interested and if you capitalise on that interest by making all things potty and toilet-related fun. You might feel like a bit of a fool giving a round of applause/high fives/dabbing after every successful wee or poo but it definitely pays dividends!

JaniceJoplin · 19/08/2018 23:06

Whatever you do, do not under any circumstances allow your child to be nappy free in the garden in hot weather. This is an urban myth. What happens in reality is that they will poop and it will go unnoticed by you for at least 10 seconds and by this time, 4,000 nasty flies will descend on said poop. Which will be in at least 4 places in the garden. Your toddler will have poop running down their legs and will have already run in to sit on the velvet sofa whilst you are hurriedly trying to swat flies and clear up poo from grass, decking, sandpit simultaneously without trying to breathe any flies in. You will spend the next 2 weeks frankly terrified of any said flies that end up in your kitchen knowing that many have eaten plenty of said poop. Bleach holes will remain in the grass and never grow back and you will have to replace the contents of the sandpit.

ChablisLover · 20/08/2018 07:10

Stickers for going in potty and for ds it was the fact I bought trunks like his daddy wore and then figuring out if I showed him how to pee like dad it would work. He just wanted to do it like his daddy did

frowner · 20/08/2018 12:33

Don’t rush it and go at your child’s pace, waiting until they were a little older made the whole process a lot easier for all of us!

natavi · 20/08/2018 13:35

I used to give my little one his favourite cuddly toy when he was potty training which seemed to give him the confidence he needed!

anniehm · 20/08/2018 17:41

Money worked for us. Our daughter liked buying books so she got a quarter for each day she was dry and used the toilet, meaning every Saturday she could buy a book. Same would work for toy cars, Lego figures whatever (I'm guessing from about age 3)

ncullinane · 20/08/2018 20:14

My best tip is don't force it, don't feel social pressure to have them trained at a certain age or by a certain time. We waited with our first until he was ready and at roughly 3 years 4 months he decided he was ready and we did a reward chart, he was dry day and night straight away. We've had maybe 2 accidents, I put that down to his body being naturally ready for it, we didn't have to "train" him as such because his body was naturally able to hold wee in until he was ready etc.

Elliejojo · 20/08/2018 20:35

Train them only when they are ready and don’t stress! Accidents will happen.
My girls enjoyed choosing their own pants :)

liane1987 · 20/08/2018 20:43

We found a brilliant potty which played music when my son sat on it. It worked like a dream. We'd had so much trouble prior to this, and I think making it entertaining helped.

alirox2222 · 20/08/2018 21:21

Having had 4 children and seven grandchildren my tip would not to rush, all children are different and there is no single approach, do whats best for you. My youngest were in toweling nappies and rubber pants and Im sure they trained quicker than the oh so convenient disposable nappies that my grandchildren wear.

Bellroyd · 21/08/2018 07:33

Most mums will know how long after a feed is 'poopy prime time', so stay with your youngster until they have performed. Once you leave them and they get distracted, they can crawl off and that's when things can get very messy - especially with a shag-pile rug!

EsmeeMerlin · 21/08/2018 07:36

Wait until they are ready. We also did not use pull ups. I always thought pull ups are too much like nappies and a child is more likely to wet in them. Much better to just use pants.

Shesawinner1989 · 21/08/2018 08:05

Don’t give up!
Don’t stress yourself!
Don’t worry that other children are already potty trained!
It will all fall into place.

ashleywhit · 21/08/2018 08:10

My tips would be wait until you child gives you the hints they are ready font push it, also dont worry about underwear about first even with clothes on it can get confusing. My son took to it quite well but nights it took a long time, also I never done the waking him up before I went to bed for a wee as herd this can confuses the bladder! It Will just happen! Good luck xx

ktmd · 21/08/2018 10:41

Wait for signs that they are ready and buy teddy his own potty so he can go too. Make it fun!

LittleMe03 · 21/08/2018 16:28

Don't 'potty train' - toilet train! Otherwise you are teaching them to learn how to use a potty and then have to potty to toilet train. Also wait until the child is showing some positive signs of being ready, don't ever force it. I don't like pull ups unless I'm the way to being almost fully toilet trained. Otherwise children just see them as nappies. Put pants on, if you go out use pads on child seat and bring lots of pairs of pants and shorts/trousers.

notfunnyhaha85 · 21/08/2018 18:29

We let DD pick out her own big girl knickers and told her she could wear them but would have to do her wees and poos in the potty instead. It worked a treat and she'd got the hang of it by the end of the week.

Also offering the odd chocolate button at the start doesn't hurt, either as a reward or a distraction to keep them on the potty long enough Smile

PashleyB · 21/08/2018 20:14

Don't worry about it, they are ready when they are ready. Though it turns out the peer pressure of an older sibling is an excellent motivator

PashleyB · 21/08/2018 20:16

Oh, and yes to the people that say no pottys but yes to toilet training. We did that for the second child and it was better all round. We carted the toilet seat everywherw for a bit but I had forgotten how much better that was!

HowsAnnie25 · 21/08/2018 20:49

Try and start in the Summer when you can get a lot of washing and drying done in a short amount of time.
Don't push it, wait until they are ready. Don't compare your child to anyone else's, including your other children!

DoAsSayNotAsDo · 21/08/2018 21:49

As soon as their stable on their feet/walking, so nappy changes in the bathroom with the child as active(ish) part pulling clothing down/up - much easier to clean them standing, lots of chance to talk about toilets/what to do & even for them to sit on the loo or potty & can help start a smooth transition x

Amaksy · 21/08/2018 22:01

Wait, learn to be patient.

Find what your child likes to use to train them.
My son loves books/ reading and he finally got it when we read "Pirate Pete's Potty"

KittyKat88 · 21/08/2018 23:20

I admit it, I was totally shameless and used bribary: jelly babies in this case, 1 for a wee and 2 for a poo!! Blush Hey, it worked for both my girls and they potty trained within a couple of weeks at most. I did wait until the summer though as it's much easier when they're wearing less clothing.

BraayTigger · 21/08/2018 23:44

I potty trained my DD at 2yrs 4months over 1 weekend. It was a warm weekend in May and we stayed in ALL Saturday and Sunday and potty trained. Prior to this she had very little interest in using potty/loo. There were lots of tears and lots of bribing and I asked her every 5minutes or so "do you need a wee wee" and looked out for the signs. I sat her on the potty every 10-15 mins. We literally spent every minute together all weekend. Doing a poo was the hardest/scariest for her but she was successfully using the potty by the Sunday.

Took her to nursery on the Monday without a nappy and told them no nappies...they looked at me like a mad woman. However she was trained. Yes there were accidents and she continued using nappies at night for another 3/4months but it was a real success.

Highly recommend 2-3day intense potty training.