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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.

Here’s what HUGGIES® have to say: “Trusted by millions of parents and carers around the world, HUGGIES® Pull Ups® Potty Training underwear supplies all the features you need to train in a safe and consistent way. Take a look at our steps to potty training success here”

“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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CMcG99 · 12/08/2018 18:21

In my experience, the worst thing you can do is potty train to early. Your child will let you know when he/she is ready. We started potty training with our eldest child because other children her age were training. She came out of nappies ok but had numerous day time accidents and wore pull ups at night until she was 5. With our second child, we let him dictate when he was ready. He had one or two accidents and never wet the bed or wore pull ups at night. Our 3rd child has recently potty trained and we let her tell us when she was ready too. No bed wetting and no pull ups since day 1!

RACHELSMITH45 · 12/08/2018 18:23

Introduce a simple book about using a potty, make it sound fun !! Don't rush just because your friends child trained at 2.. yours might manage it at 2.5, 3, 3.5...! I found with my daughter she just picked it up and decided herself she wanted knickers on! My son was about 6 months older but again so much simpler when he was ready himself. Praise, encourage and lots of practice!!

boptanana · 12/08/2018 18:23

I found a chocolate button for using the potty worked a treat!

kristianjsnooks · 12/08/2018 18:40

Patience and a little bit of acceptance that sometimes it'll take a while!

footdust · 12/08/2018 18:43

My top tip is patience. Just wait until the child is ready and understands. There is no rush or magic age.

easter1965 · 12/08/2018 19:16

Don't rush them, they are still very young. Better for them to be a little older so that they understand all about it than trying to teach a very young toddler something that's not sinking in. Its not a race so don't let other parents make you feel like your in one.

arat · 12/08/2018 19:16

Echoing many of the comments on hear, patience - wait until they are ready. When trying to get there too soon (especially if you have a deadline) it's very hard to mask your stress which rubs off on DC

hmariez · 12/08/2018 19:22

When out and about place a pull up pants over normal underwear so there’s no mess but they still feel uncomfortable from the wet clothing underneath

vixxx666 · 12/08/2018 19:26

Wait until they start to notice they are wet/dirty.
In summer is easiest to start - stick 'em in the garden with no pants on. When they start to go to the loo, put them on the potty while explaining to them what's happening.

deano777 · 12/08/2018 19:27

wait until they are 3yrs old. so much easier

thingywotsit · 12/08/2018 19:48

With both of mine (currently potty training dd2) we played the long game.

We unveiled the potty, so-to-speak, then just before bathtime asked if they wanted to use it. During the day it was left nearby and had lots of conversations about not needing nappies anymore.

After a couple of weeks both dd's removed their own nappies and started using the potty. Minimal accidents and an easy transition to using the 'big' toilet.

I have been told that we were lucky one kid did it this way, nevermind two!

twinklenic · 12/08/2018 19:55

wait until they are ready then once you put them in knickers / undies dont confuse them by putting nappies back on them. Make sure you take them to the loo every half hour to check if they need to go

scrivette · 12/08/2018 19:58

Leave the potty out for a while so that they know what it is/what it's for.

Wait until they are ready and don't worry about how long it takes for them to be dry during the day and night.

Remember each child is different, DS1 was still in pull-ups at night time at age 4 when he started at school but DS2 was out of them just before his 3rd birthday.

Pillowaddict · 12/08/2018 20:09

Wait until they are ready to learn! If they can't do their own pants up and down, and sit on the toilet with help of a stool they will not be independent anyway. I waited until my second dd was naturally curious and keen to learn at 3 as opposed to my first who I started at 2, and it went far more smoothly with dd2

Beach11 · 12/08/2018 20:21

Wait until the child is ready & encourage with lots of praise stickers and let them pick a packet of pants. Be consistent & don’t use pull ups as it confuses the cild

ninamotylinski · 12/08/2018 20:23

reward charts and offering something they really want at the end

OnlyToWin · 12/08/2018 20:39

We went and bought some special “big girl” pants together. I let my DD1 choose the design and the night before we started potty training we chose which pair she would be wearing the next day. I explained that there would be no more nappies, except for bedtime. Then we just went for it and it took about 5 days to have it cracked. We stayed at home for the first few days and did some fun indoor stuff. Lots of praise was given for using the potty and a sticker to put on a sheet of paper on the fridge. I also had one bucket with water and napisan in for wet pants to soak in and a mop and bucket set up ready to mop. There was a bit of mopping in the first day!!

With DD2 there was much less fuss. TBH one day just before she was two I ran out of nappies so just popped some pants on her and reminded her to tell me when she needed a wee. She had seen her sister using the potty so knew what to do and the process was much easier! Grin

pennwood · 12/08/2018 20:48

My midwife told me that babies always toilet after feeding so sit them on the potty on your knee when they are small. I thought she was mad, but being a novice I tried it, & sure enough it worked as she said. I never had any problems getting my daughter trained, & at eighteen months she was wearing terry pants without accidents. It was a natural progression to use the toilet training seat without any fuss or problems.

emmmaaa26 · 12/08/2018 20:53

Id say just get stuck in. Have a system to go on the potty every hour. Rewarding when they do it with lots of praise and a treat. Be persistent.

OfficeDictionary · 12/08/2018 21:18

Pick a stress free time, plan for lots of laundry and go with the flow. But most of all, wait til they show you they're ready. There's no point forcing the issue.

WheresTheCoffee · 12/08/2018 21:21

Patience. DD wasn't fully toilet trained until she started school, not because she couldn't but because she chose not to. We couldn't force the issue and so just waited until she was comfortable. There is a lot of pressure on parents for their children to be toilet trained by a certain age.

lhlee62 · 12/08/2018 21:22

Wait until they are ready and don't stress yourself out. I found a reward chart worked really well.

causeimunderyourspell · 12/08/2018 21:30

My top tip would be; don't be afraid to demonstrate if you have to. Yes, on the potty Blush works though!

Lisapaige24 · 12/08/2018 21:35

I have never actually used the potty with any of my kids I took them to get there big kids knickers that they could pick themselves took them home put them on them and said to them now your a big girl/ boy so when you need a wee or a poo you have to use the toilet or tell mummy or daddy when you need to go which they did we had a few accidents a long the way but within weeks they were trained I find If you treat them like big girls/ boys they pick it up quickly

sweir1 · 12/08/2018 21:46

Don't compare stages with other friend's children