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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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Mumsnet users share their best potty training tip or trick with Huggies Pull Ups
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Fivechukchuks · 12/08/2018 21:58

Best tip is to wait until they are ready. It will happen! And if they are ready it will be quicker and easier than trying too early.

freefan · 12/08/2018 22:07

Patience is the way to get there and not going by what other parents are saying.
When your little one is ready you will know and like the majority of comments go straight for pants and be prepared for loads of little accidents for a good few days/weeks and only go to pull ups during the day when it's absolutely necessary like shopping or an appointment as this will only cause confusion for the child.
Use the pull ups at night so the child can easily go to the potty on wake up.
Lots of praise and a star reward chart is good too.

Spirael · 12/08/2018 22:12

Mine were dry in the daytime before they were dry at night. I found the pull ups incredibly helpful for overnight, when they knew what to do and refused to wear nappies, but simply hadn't reached the stage of being aware enough to wake in time to get to the toilet.

tiddles12 · 12/08/2018 22:30

Put them on the potty as soon as they can sit and reward them after every wee or poo on the potty.

AuFinch · 12/08/2018 23:18

Potty training and the bed wetting - it is really frustrating, however my tip would be (pardon the pun) to go with the flow - your child just wont suddenly stop having those little accidents just because you dont want him/her to. I think the more relaxed you are about it the more relaxed your little one will be. I think parents these days try far too early to get them dry, like there is some shame in them taking so long - but if you ask around and people are really honest with you, you will find that a lot of children take a long time, so dont worry about it all!

Didiusfalco · 13/08/2018 00:38

If it’s not working and you and the child are getting stressed, it might just be too early. Take a break, leave it a few months and try again. Aside from that take loads of spare clothes everywhere with you and try to accept that accidents are part of the process.

pinkjjf27 · 13/08/2018 03:43

My little girl was very easy to train. My tip is know the signs be very positive and use terms like big girl /boy potty /pants. Have a potty ready in every room and remove the nappy if you can .I dont have cappers so this was practical for me. Use positive language rewarding the child each time they use the potty even if its only with words good girl so grown up. We all had to clap everytime my little girl went. If they have an accident keep it positive and light don’t use words like naughty dirty bad.

Ikea1234 · 13/08/2018 08:24

We skipped the potty and went straight for the toilet and we stuck one of those colour changing stickers in the loo for our son. He loved it! Another thing we did to help with his aim was to put a ping pong ball in the loo (it never flushes away as it floats) and he had to try and aim for it when he went. Great fun!

smithsurvey14 · 13/08/2018 09:26

I potty trained my daughter by accident. We used to let her have a few minutes without a nappy between changes and I noticed that she always did a poo then so I started holding her on the potty after taking her nappy off and if she needed to go she went. We instantly had no dirty nappies just wet ones. With her being used to the potty from a very early age it was very easy to sort out the wees too. We still went at her pace though and only put her into pants when she was comfortable with it. She would wear pants during the day but insisted on nappies at bedtime despite the fact that they were still dry in the morning. She only started wearing pants to bed when she was very tired one night and did not notice she hadn't got a nappy on. The next morning I pointed out that she had slept in pants and kept them dry and she never wore a nappy again.
With our son we waited until he could sit unsupported then sat him on the potty at each nappy change. Again the transition into pants was at his pace. If the child is not comfortable with it the whole process can become stressful for all, let the child lead and be patient.

colleenw · 13/08/2018 10:43

Be patient and let your little one decide when their ready. Doing it too early will just cause you and your toddler needless stress. They won't be wearing nappies forever, just let them grow at their own speed and not at the toddlers at the local baby group's speed.

muppet1501 · 13/08/2018 10:45

Dont feel the need that your child needs to do it by a certain age. They're all different. I used to leave the potty out and a toilet seat so my dd chose where she wanted to go. Praise too. Always praise no matter how minimal, it shows what they're doing is brill :)

user1496053440 · 13/08/2018 11:46

Stay consistent, always do your best to get them to a toilet if you are out and don't go back to the nappy

MissusDave · 13/08/2018 11:50

Let them come into the bathroom with you so they get comfortable of the idea of the toilet, and understand that everybody does it!

whitsunfells · 13/08/2018 12:33

Pull ups for nighttimes! Main tip - don't stress about it, they'll catch on to your stress and them worrying about it will be a disaster!

MrRichTea · 13/08/2018 13:24

To keep at it, they will get the hang of it in end, persistance is key!

misskatamari · 13/08/2018 14:22

With both my kids, naked from the waist down for the first few days was a massive help. Then into pants when they were getting the hang of it. We only use pull-ups for night time (means they can go to the loo without help if they want to).

badgermum · 13/08/2018 14:43

Go straight into proper pants I found when I tried to use the training pants my son continued to use them like nappies, but when he wore big boy pants he used the potty/ training seat we only had a couple of accidents

BL0SS0M · 13/08/2018 15:09

Waiting until they are ready and showing some sort of interest in starting to use the potty otherwise it's pointless trying to start it

kpdchudleigh · 13/08/2018 15:14

A GP friend with five kids gave me the best advice ever. Just don't rush them! Every child will decide to toilet train in their own time and often it's a matter of nerves needing to function so no amount of coercion will help. If you can wait until Spring or Summer then let them spend lots of time outdoors without a nappy and encourage them to sit on the potty or loo as you see them making the connections. They'll get there in the end and making it a battle ground is counter-productive.

Blazedout · 13/08/2018 15:52

Wait until they are ready and don't be afraid to stop and retry a few weeks later. Buy lots of pants, then buy some more. Don't get disheartened by accidents.

cluckyhen · 13/08/2018 16:39

We found popping 'big boy/girl' pants on let our little ones know that they were dribbling and needed a wee. We also used to sit the potty in front of the loo so that when we first got up in the morning then they could be seated as we seated (and we all read books lol) - seemed to work for us.

elanamorgan · 13/08/2018 16:43

I think the time has to be right, books, sticker books and sticker charts all worked well with my daughter.

giddyypixie · 13/08/2018 17:08

Just be calm and patient. Don't get stressed out as that will just stress your child out and make them not want to potty train. Use a reward system and verbal encouragement too.

Minnibix · 13/08/2018 18:26

My top tip would be wait until they are ready and stay positive. It may not be considered PC now but I bought a large bag of smarties and when I was told before then they would get a few sweeties but none it I was told after.

user1495997773 · 13/08/2018 19:24

Lots of praise, even for just sitting nicely on the potty and not 'producing' at first, patience and enthusiasm. Also bribery works well, or as I prefer to call it 'promoting good behaviour through the strategic use of incentives' as with my DD I bought a big tube of smarties that only she could have, and only after she had 'produced' something on the potty.