Potty Training Twins - Gentry,AR

I have almost 3 year old twins a girl and a boy. I started potty training my daughter at around 2 because she was interested in the potty and it worked. We used a chart system, where she put a sticker on the chart when she used the potty, when the chart was full she got to bring it to chuckie chesse, which she loved. It worked for us. My son on the other hand was not ready and interested in the potty until recently. If they are interested in the potty and are showing signs of readiness then start introducing the potty and see how they respond. Remember they are both differnt and might not potty train the same and make it fun.

i have twin boys that turned 6 last month. they did the same things your girls are doing now at the same age. we have lots of pics of their cute little bottoms hanging out lol but they didnt start showing a real intrest potty training until the summer after they turned two and then we werent completely trained until the end of summer with one of the twins still wetting the bed a night for a few more months. this isnt something that should be forced when they are ready you will know and you can have all the stress and frustration then for now enjoy your babies and let them be just that for a little while longer!
good luck from another mommy of twins
A.

Oh My - those twins have to be keeping you very busy!! You don't want to try potty training for quite awhile yet. At least age 2 perhaps 2 1/2. Their fascination with their diaper has nothing to do with potty training and everything to do with being able to undress themselves and being able to control their environment. (plus it is fun to run around naked and it gets your parents really excited too!) Even if they mimic you in the bathroom (like the mimic you on the phone, or stirring a pot) they are just exploring their world. Physically their little bodies will not be ready to hold and release urine at the correct time for many more months.
You are doing the right thing with the onsies. Tape them on if you have to. Put them on backwards so they can't reach the tabs - whatever works. Soon the diaper thing will pass and they will be on to another obsession! Enjoy your twins!!

that's usually WAY too early unless they are talking and able to say when they need to go. if not, to save energy and stress for all of you, i'd wait until they are good communicators, somewhere between 2 and 3 is usually good. they're probably just going through a stage right now with being interested and it'll probably pass. even if they went to the potty successfully right now, they would probably master that a few times, then be done with it and move on to something new, and you'd have to start all over when they're older. good luck!

R., What they are up to is completely normal. You want them to explore and discover themselves and everything around them. You are WAAAYYYYY early on the potty training. THey JUST turned one and haven't been walking that long if at all. THey will show interest and then ignore it for a while. Forcing potty training or starting too early only frustrates you. And personally , until they are capable of pulling down their own pants and getting on the potty, the only one trained is you. If they aren't potty trained by 3 1/2 then that is when the pediatrician will start to be concerned. My Pediatrican doesn't even suggest starting until about 3, unless they show enormous interest. He says that with today's disposable diapers, a baby doesn't know what a wet bottom is, so their really isn't much discomfort. In about 6 months or so, they may begin to be interested, show them what it is and what it is used for. They'll let you know when they are ready. Good Luck sweetie.

R., I don't have twins but I would have to disagree with some of what the other ladies said. I have 7 children and that was always the first sign that my kids did to let me know they were thinking about it. My suggestion is this. Get a little pottie. Introduce it but certianly don't force the issue. If they want to go then they want to go. I say it takes about a good 6 months before mine are finally potty trained. I had one girl who was done completly by the age of just turning 2. You never know.

I think it's more a "look what we figured out to do" trick thean it's any sign of being ready to PT. I had to tape my 1st DD's dipes on at about this age (with the tape overlapping in the back) or she would take it off during nap. One painting with poop incident in the crib was enough for a lifetime I promise you!
There are lots of good books on PT but waiting until then show some interest in the bathroom or potty is good. I wouldn't start anything before 18 months and even 2 is pretty young to start. Many (probably most) kids aren't ready until 2 1/2 or 3.
And really - if they are ready it will be so easy and finished in a matter of days. If they are not ready you can work on it and stress about it for a year and they'll still only do it when they are ready.

My sister has twin girls that are now 8 years old. She was told that twins usually potty train a little later than other children. I can't remember at what age they actually did, but I agree with the others that 14 months is way too young to start. I have 2 children. My daughter was trained when she was barely 2 because she came and told me she wanted to wear panties and go on the potty. She was very verbal and knew what she wanted. It took about a week for her to be trained. My son, on the other hand, wasn't completely trained until he was a little past 4. He just wasn't ready. Once he was ready, it only took about a week, also.

Hope this helps.

A. :)