Potty training under 2

[lattelady5]

I really had no interest in PT ds but he has shown a great interest in using the potty. He will pull the stool up to the toilet, put the toilet ring on, climb up and sit on it. Half of the time he actually pees, takes tp and wipes and flushes. Yesterday I was folding clothes and he kept swiping dd's undies and putting them on over his diaper so I grabbed a few packs of undies for him. I have him in undies today.

Anyway, any tips? How often should I take him? He doesn't have very many words so I've been working on teaching him the sign for it.

[dizzycooks]

My dd1 was similar and we'd been practicing sitting on the potty regularly. She pee'd often and so I bit the bullet at 21mo and bought undies and we did the 3 day plan and never looked back. Yes she had accidents, yes I washed a lot of clothes, but we just kept taking her back to the potty and praising her when it went well. She was pretty reliable with us within a month. Daycare was harder, but after 6 months we rarely had an accident and it was great. I was ok with accidents, some people aren't. I figured it was part of the learning phase and she was so young that it was totally appropriate. Good luck! I'd run with it while he's interested.

[Kcthepouchh8r]

I would probably start with every 30 minutes or so. I tend to cut that down quick to encourage communication because you don't want your child to hold it until someone brings them to a potty especially that young with a still developing bladder. You may want to get a picture card of a potty and put it somewhere within reach; that might be easier than signing consistently.

[lattelady5]

Nov 6, 2015 10:36:17 GMT -5 Kcthepouchh8r said:

I would probably start with every 30 minutes or so. I tend to cut that down quick to encourage communication because you don't want your child to hold it until someone brings them to a potty especially that young with a still developing bladder. You may want to get a picture card of a potty and put it somewhere within reach; that might be easier than signing consistently.

The holding it was my big concern. He's been going on and off for a few months and that along with the lack of words is really why I wanted to wait longer. I think a picture card is a really good idea.

[Deleted]

I brought my DS every 30 minutes in the beginning. And ask frequently in between, so he gets the idea of checking to see if he feels the need to pee. It's awesome that you're just going for it - sounds like he's ready! My DS wasn't done training in 3 days, but he did make progress and got the hang of it pretty quickly. For me, asking a lot helped, and so did letting him know that he couldn't pee if we were driving somewhere. (And I kept trips short and put a thin waterproof pad on his carseat.) I wouldn't worry too much about him holding it, he'll get it if you take him frequently and ask him.

[lattelady5]

Nov 6, 2015 15:05:58 GMT -5 @leftie22 said:

I brought my DS every 30 minutes in the beginning. And ask frequently in between, so he gets the idea of checking to see if he feels the need to pee. It's awesome that you're just going for it - sounds like he's ready! My DS wasn't done training in 3 days, but he did make progress and got the hang of it pretty quickly. For me, asking a lot helped, and so did letting him know that he couldn't pee if we were driving somewhere. (And I kept trips short and put a thin waterproof pad on his carseat.) I wouldn't worry too much about him holding it, he'll get it if you take him frequently and ask him.

I've been asking a lot and he's done really well today. Even a #2! He's my monkey see monkey do kid so I think he's catching on. Thanks for all of the encouragement!

[cabbagecabbage]

I recommend making the potty available and fun but nothing more. I just left the little potty out at 17/18 months and she knew she could go any time. Under two, I wouldn't start scheduled sitting. I'd be introducing the idea and leaving it in his control. I like to let them PT themselves but introduce the idea early. DD was a breeze and I just waited until she was 90% there on her own then added undies and encouragement.

[lattelady5]

Nov 7, 2015 9:11:08 GMT -5 cabbagecabbage said:

I recommend making the potty available and fun but nothing more. I just left the little potty out at 17/18 months and she knew she could go any time. Under two, I wouldn't start scheduled sitting. I'd be introducing the idea and leaving it in his control. I like to let them PT themselves but introduce the idea early. DD was a breeze and I just waited until she was 90% there on her own then added undies and encouragement.

This is pretty much we have been doing. DD wasn't interested until 2.5ish or so and has had less than 5 accidents. I don't want to push ds but he is initiating it. He copies everything. He's run to the bathroom pointing and peed on (not in haha) the toilet last time. I'll still use diapers out and about and for bedtime but so far he's doing really great.