Potty Training - Grand Forks,ND

Yes!!! And you are lucky that she tells you BEFORE she does it, so you could sit her on the potty and see if she goes. Then ask her to tell you when she has to go pee too, and hopefully soon she'll be potty trained! That is pretty early - that's good!

This is a perfect time to get started. I would suggest you read some more about Elimination Communication. That is what we used iwth our boys, and both were out of diapers full time by 19 mos. My youngest was out of diapers full time by 15 mos.

www.diaperfreebaby.org is a good site to check out. Just be consistent, and rmeember that whether you potty train now or when she is 3, she will have accidents, you will be frustrated, but you need to keep going. RIght now she is a copycat, and is willing to please you, so i fyou are consistent and keep taking her to the potty, and be cheerful about it, she will comply. Just don't use pull ups, go to underwear or prefold cloth diapers, or the Gerber undies that have the thick crotch.

It's definitely a sign you can start having her sit and try. My advice is to not let it stress you out if she doesn't take to it right away. We started training our first daughter early and she was close and then had some set-backs. It ended up being a very stressful year. With our second we waited until she was really ready and it was much easier. It really is a personal decision that can go either way--depending on how much time you have to put into it. Just don't let other people make you feel bad about when it's right for you and your daugthter. She will be potty trained at some point, and once she is, it won't matter when you started!

Yes, she sounds ready. Go for it! Don't be one of those poor moms who posts on here that their 3 1/2 year old is still in diapers. ;-)

Buy her cool underwear, don't use Pull-Ups (except at night, if needed), and don't look back!

Good luck!

I say go for it, and if it's too early, you'll know and can step back for a few months.

Others have already left you good responses. I will just add that the book "Diaper Free Before Three" is a great book with practical suggestions for potty training your child from - what has now become - an early age. I've been working with my son on using the potty since he was six months old. In most parts of the undeveloped world, children are at least exposed to the toilet on a regular basis from birth! It is only since the advent of disposable diapers that has led children to now not start potty training until 2 or 3 years of age in many cases. No, 19 months is not too early! Good luck!

That is a sign that she is ready. I would introduce her to the potty chair and let her know what it's for. I started with my 1st at 18 months and my second now is 16 months and I have introduced the chair and she sits on it with clothes on so I'm getting her ready. Good luck and don't give up, it's sometimes stressful to try and potty train!!

She is ready, don't make extra work for yourself. Ease into it but be consistant. My son was completely potty trained except for at night, at age 18 months.

Hi L.,

At 18 months, my daughter started showing signs of readiness. Every time see pooped or peed she would tell me immediately and wanted to be changed. We started at 20 months and by 24 months she wouldn't go any where near the potty so we backed off. I am now happy to say at 30months she wears big girl panties all the time and very rarely has an accident, although she still prefers to poop in a diaper we are making progress there too. Potty training is a roller coster ride for every one, so make sure you are all ready before you start.

M.

I would say to let her sit on a potty chair and see what she does. It's a good sign that she tells you but it does not mean she is completely ready. I wouldn't push it at this time. I would just let it be out there where she can see it and use it. Take her in when you go to sit on the potty if she would like. One of my children was potty trained before she was 2 and it was her choice. I put the potty chair out. One day she went on it and I praised her. She was pretty much potty trainied from then on. I'm not saying she never had accidents, but she was really good about going.

Yup, that's a good sign :) I would start with books or videos and putting a potty chair in the bathroom for her to play on, but don't get too serious yet, just expose her to the idea... She'll let you know when she's ready to move forward on it. Girls are so great that way. Most I've known take initiative like no boy I've had to train or witness go through this stage :) Good Luck!

L.

this is a sure sign. a good idea is any time that your daughter seems interested in the potty, wants to sit on it, or anything, let her. it may seem like a huge waste of time, but you dont want to feel like you have to force her to sit on it either. i always have a pile of books for my son to look at while hes sitting on the potty.

it is a very good idea to have one of those little potty stools of her own so that she can touch the ground while sitting. this will give her a sense of security because she wont feel like shes going to fall! ive noticed my son would much rather sit on his and touch the floor than sit on the big potty.

my son is 22 months and is not potty trained by any means, but if i can catch him before he poops, and get him on the potty, he will go there. and he likes it. make a big deal about sitting on the potty, or going in general. you can pick predictible potty times like after naps or in the morning, before and after meals, before naps and bedtimes, and i think around 10-15 minutes after a meal is probably best.

remember this though; some kids can potty train early, when others just dont have the ability to hold it very long.

some signs that shes feeling like having to pee are getting quiet, getting restless, acting crazy that sort of thing.
potty training is something that i dont look forward to because it requires so much time - some kids have to go every 10 minutes! its all about what you are willing and have time to do. dont expect anything to be perfect.

a good idea is to get cloth diapers, they are better for training, and they let your daughter feel more wet more easily. it is however, in my opinion, a good idea then to watch out for having to poop. washing a peed in cloth diaper isnt as bad as a poopy one LOL.