Potty Training - Mansfield, TX

Updated on December 05, 2008
B.S. asks from Mansfield, TX
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When do you recommend i start potty training? My daugther is now 14 months old and she imitates her daddy and i when we sit on the potty. I was thinking of starting in january 09, next month, since it seems she is understanding alittle. Any suggestions?
The dr said it depends on the parent so i just wanted to hear any thoughts/comments. Thanks!!

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M.M.

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I think it's never too early to start. Have you ever heard of infant potty training? Those people can potty train with great success. Me? I started putting my son on the potty for fun when he was 6 months old. It went so well that by the time he was 8-9 months old he knew to wait to take his morning pee until I took him to the potty. Now after a long night's (dry too might I add) sleep, I take him to the potty every morning and after every nap. Other times too if I can tell he's wanting to go. Every time I took him I used sign language for "potty" when he'd go and threw a big party right there in the bathroom if he went. He's now 16 months old and he clearly signs (sign language) to me when he has to go and I run him to the potty. It's not 100% yet and he's still in diapers when we go out, but boy has it been fun- and saved me money too!
Oh, and doctors usually don't have the best potty training advice.

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A.C.

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I have a 19 month old and I am potty training her now (we started a month ago). Like your daughter she started imitating around 13 months old and showing signs of interest. Unless you are truly ready to jump in and go 100% I do not recommend starting until she is at least 18 months old and truly can begin to hold urine. It is amazing how frequently they pee! You will (even at 18 months) be taking her to the bathroom literally every 15 or 20 minutes for several days and STILL have plenty of accidents. In one day at the beginning we went through 10 pairs of underwear and still had 14 successful potty trips. They just pee a little bit frequently at this age.

It is a TON of work (every time I sit down to eat- my daughter quips "potty?" and we have to go. And if we are at a restraunt this will happen at least 3 or 4 times... then when I am in the stores- several times even though I just took her and she went or didn't- and now we are far from the potty... you still have to take them. As soon as I put her in the car seat "potty?". And when putting her to bed, about to lay her down (she wears a diaper at night, but if she says "potty" we go potty)... TRULY exhausting). I do recommend starting young while they are more interested- but brace yourself because it is tough. And make sure you have the needed supplies.

Good luck to you whatever you decide. We have to pick our battles and this is one we have to win, but potty training "ain't for sissies". I love the money we are saving, hate that my couch and carpet and daughters clothes (and mine too, oh and the poor cat- how did she manage that one?)smell of pee so often...

At 19 months my daughter does VERY well at home for the most part (not so well if she is tired)while she can run around naked, but not so great if she has people over and wears pants, or we are out and she is interested in things like a playground or friends.

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K.K.

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It truly depends on the child as well. The one site that offered me some specific and helpful advice was www.askdrsears.com go under his index and P for potty training. Great info.

My now 2.5 year old is still not potty trained and has shown signs of being ready since about 16 months. She can take clothes, diaper, all off, climb on a normal potty (forward or backwards), she goes pee pee just about everytime she sits, she wipes, climbs down, flushes, washes hands, and if it is panties and pants she can redress. She just hasn't decided to 'tell' me when she needs to go. She is starting to more, but that website gave me great points on how to know when she's FULLY ready so I don't go out of my mind forcing the process because she showed other signs of being ready. Anyway, hope that helps.

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G.C.

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I would teach her to pull her pants up and down before you start the potty part. It helped me a lot with my 3 kids.

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L.F.

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My daughter started just sitting on the potty around 12 months, she's almost 17 months now. There is another little girl that is being potty trained at her sitters and she kept wanting to imitate her. We do not push the potty training at all right now, not even so much as to ask her if she has to go. But, whenever the sitter takes the other little girl to the potty she'll put my daughter on the potty right after and at night I'll put her on the potty right before bath. She's actually only gone once, but at least it's getting her used to the idea. We'll probably start really working with her closer to her 2nd birthday.

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L.P.

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B., it's funny you should ask this question today. I just held a Baby Signs potty training meetup in my home today. You can definitely successfully potty train before your child is two years old. And it is easier to do it before two - before the word 'no' sets in strong in their vocabulary and they decide that their agenda is much more important than yours. Before two, children still want to please you and are more willing to help with anything. And, even though they don't have the verbal skills to signal you when they have to go, they can use basic baby sign language to 'tell' you when it's time. Check out www.pottytrainwithbabysigns.com to learn more about this program and how to train your child before they are two years old. If you are interested in ordering a kit, feel free to send me an email and I'd be happy to order it for you for 10% off the retail price and free shipping. You can reach me at ____@____.com you know that the average age a child was fully potty trained in 1957 was 12 to 18 months old. And, today the average age is 37 months. Why such a significant difference - cloth vs. disposable diapers. 7.25 billion pounds of disposable diapers are put into the landfills each year. Not only is early potty training possible, it's better for both the environment and your pocketbook.

Potty training is work and takes awareness, patience and persistence on your part, but it is an excellent bonding experience. The Baby Signs potty training program was also featured on a recent episode of "The Doctors" on KTVT. You can see a clip of that episode on the website I mentioned above.

Whatever you decide to do - good luck. If you keep up a routine, you'll be successful.

L.

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J.H.

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If her diapers are dry for at least two hours, then her bladder is ready. It doesn't matter what age they are, if their bladder doesn't go that long you are training yourself instead of your child. If she is dry, and since she seems to want to imitate, I'd say you could start.

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J.B.

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I would say encourage her while she is interested however, she is a little young so if it doesn't, work don't push it.

Personally I'm an after 3 person because I like any transition to go as smoothly as possible. I waited with my son & it took one afternoon. When they really understand consequences around 3 1/2 (give or take a few months) potty training is a very easy...

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J.W.

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Just wait. It is much easier if they are almost 3 or later. Even if they show interest now, it will be much easier if you do it later. Save yourself the headaches.

But go ahead and buy a potty now. I had one out for my son. He started peeing in it before bath when he was about 18 months. He did not do any more until he was fully ready at almost 3 years old. At that age, we had no problems and only 2 accidents.

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C.C.

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There is a great section on the Parents magazine website about potty training: http://www.parents.com/toddlers/development/potty-training/. It includes a simple 12-question quiz to help determine if your child is ready for potty training.

Every child is different and some are ready earlier than others for potty training. My 22 month old certainly isn't, but perhaps your 14 month old is!

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N.C.

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i would go ahead and get her a training potty to introduce it to her. We have done that with my son, now 15 months old. he sits on it when i go to the bathroom and he knows what its for. he has pooped in it once but he's confused about peeing (stand or sit lol b/c he sees my husband stand). we're not totally consistant with him yet so if you're really serious about training her you must be consistant. otherwise it won't work and it'll confuse her. i think if she's understanding what its for then yes, go ahead but be aware that because she's young, it may take her body time to control the functions. good luck.

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E.C.

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My daughter started exhibiting signs around 17-18 months. So we bought two potty chairs for two bathrooms. Just made it fun. I would go to the bathroom and she would sit on her potty too with her clothes on. I called it potty 101 - introducing her to the words and process. We watched DVDs about goint potty and read books about the potty. She is now 23 months and she has gone in the potty several times. Even asks to go. Personally, we have not really pushed it because her school does not have a place for her to go until she turns two. So when she starts her new classroom in January, we will start potty training hard core. However, I really think easing her into the process has worked for us because she has a better understanding of the process. Anyway, good luck!

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C.T.

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Personally, I think she is far too young. I would wait until her second birthday and see what she thinks about it then.

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M.C.

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Hi,
Definitely, I would say to try it. Just to try. Don't push, and no pressure on yourself or have any expectations from her. Just make sure YOU are not stressed out about it.
I have been ECing my son since 11 months. He is mostly potty trained at 2.5 yrs old. More info on EC at www.diaperfreebaby.org and http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IPTLateStarters/
If you want to try, start easy. As other people mentioned you can do it before bath. Or do a step further, take her when you have to go pee. Or, add another step, pee after waking up. Or, sit on the potty after meals.
Also, just heads up that you may think that you are done potty training and then she will be teething and start having accidents. Other developmental milestones will cause them to have accidents too. (This is what I've read from the yahoo group.)
I disagree with the others who say to wait until 3. You are "diaper-training" your child.
M.

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V.T.

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I started potty training my daughter when she was 28 months old. after a month i thought we had hit a real break through b/c she was using the potty with maybe only one accident a day. But now at 30 months she is back to using her pull-up most of the time. She tells me she needs to pee but she doesn't want to pee in the potty she wants to pee in her pull-up! so even being completly capapble and ready (she has even held her pee for 15 minutes to wait for a potty) she still has to make the choice herself. My older sister has potty trained 4 kids (2 girls, 2 boys) she's says it's amazing how easy it is if you just wait until they are three. I have asked a lot of people advice on mamasource and else where and my feelings are the earlier you start to potty train the longer it will take. You could always give it a try and be ready to go back to diapers if it doesn't work out. My suggestion would be to have her sit on her little potty every night before bath (or some kind of routine) so that she becomes more and more familiar with using the potty.

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