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Twins
Asked by S. from Detroit
on January 23, 2009
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We're expecting twins Aug 16th and I'm looking for moms out there with twins or pregnant with twins. These will be #3 and #4 for us- #1 is 2.5yrs old and #2 is 14 mont...
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- Hi S., My younger sister has twins; they will be 7 this summer She belongs to several twin groups online and says that they have been a lifesaver to her I would...
- S., I have to make this quick because I have to leave for work in 5 mins, but my name is M. T. and I belong to the Monroe County Mothers of Multiples which is a sup...
- Hi S., My very close cousin just had twins last August that too were #3 and #4 for for them. Their first 2 were a bit older (7 and 5), so that came with both pros ...
Potty Training Twins
Asked by S.L. from Des Moines
on June 1, 2008
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My boy/girl twins are 21/2, and I have been unsucessful thus far. I was wondering, what is the best approach to potty train twins. Should I do both of them at the same...
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- The first question I would ask is do they show any interest. Go with the one that shows interest. Who know that other may follow.
- In the process of gearing up to train my twin girls (turned 2 in April; still just having fun peeing on their potties now and then), I took my usual route and found a ...
- It will be more work for you in the end if you try to rush potty-training. It will be a long summer. When one catches on, the other will follow. Can you find a more...
Potty Training Twins
Asked by R.A. from San Francisco
on July 23, 2007
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I'm a single parent with 22 month old twins girls and a 10 year daughter. I need some major help with potty training. It was so easy with my 10 year old, but the the ...
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- I do not have twins and my daughter is my first child. She just turned 2 and is not yet fully potty trained. However, when we are at home, I allow her to run around ...
- Hello R.! I have raised two children now 21 yrs and 26 yrs old. Having twins is of course twice as busy! I had my daughter potty trained at 9 mos!! If they are old eno...
- Hello, I have twin daughters (now 5). They were trained by 30 mos. It was hard, but worked so long as I didn't force it. One wanted to try for many mos, the other n...
Potty Training My Twins
Asked by D.W. from Dallas
on September 29, 2008
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Hi Everyone, I have b/g twins who are almost 2.5. They are very familiar with the potty and will usually go at least once a day, but I have not been consistent about ...
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- You just have to make up your mind to do it and stick with it and so will they eventually. There are lots of fun books about the potty and dvds too! It actually help...
- Hi D., My 3.5 year old son has been potty trained for a month now! Praise God! I did the potty training in 3 days routine. Save your money though. Nothing in the book...
- Your best bet is to actually plan a week (or two) where you are not going anywhere. Make it your "potty training week." Purposely plan nothing and turn down invites. T...
Potty Training Twins
Asked by R.Y. from Fayetteville
on December 24, 2008
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I have 14-month old twin girls. They have developed a fascination with their diapers and take them off whenever they get the chance (they now take naps with onsies un...
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- 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 wi...
- 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 train...
- 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 char...
Potty Training Twins
Asked by K. from Chicago
on May 16, 2007
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Just starting to figure out how to tackle double duty on potty training. My oldest really didn't show any interest until he was nearly 3, but one of our twins (2 1/2)...
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- Hi K., I just read Meg's post and it sounds almost the same as to what I was going to post except it was the other way around for me. (My daughter was the one who ...
- I have almost 5 yr old twin girls and I started off training them together and one was more responsive to it than the other, so I worked with one. I started the proce...
- Hi K., I have twins (girl/boy) who are now almost 8. Although I started potty-training them at the same time, I could tell that they had different interest levels on...
Advice on Potty Training Twins
Asked by J.C. from Omaha
on November 17, 2008
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I am going to try potty training my 19 month old twin girls this coming weekend. They have been showing signs they are ready and believe me-I am too! I believe in gett...
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- I will be excited for an update from you. I have 20 month old twins (b/g) who are not ready to be potty trained yet and do not show signs of understanding potty traini...
- Hi, J.. I'm a day care provider also and haven't tried potty training twins, though I've been through training more than one child at once. And the first thing I wou...
- 19 months is very, very young to potty train. You can try it, but be prepared to back off and let it go if it doesn't work out. Both my kids had some successes on th...
Potty Training Boy/girl Twins.
Asked by J.L. from Denver
on February 17, 2008
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Has anyone had experience with potty training boy/girl twins? I'm wondering if it's better to start with my daughter first (since I've heard girls usually train befor...
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- I don't have twins, but do have five kids. My only advice-however you decide to do it-is don't push too much. If you turn potty training into a control battle the ch...
- Hi, J.! I'm going through the same thing right now. My boy/girl twins will be two in April, and we are REALLY eager to be out of diapers. I think you nailed the tri...
- You are right you should never put them back in diapers. I would not even use the pull- ups. They are just like diapers they usually can tell no difference. Just keep ...
Potty Training B/g Twins
Asked by K.S. from Salt Lake City
on August 4, 2008
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OK, so I looked at a couple of the other potty training questions posted, and didn't see anything that really seemed to apply here. My twins are 19 months, and are sho...
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- I totally thought this with my b.g twins at 18 months old too- for all the same reasons. My daughter would sit there forever though, entil she went- my son went mayb...
- I have two little girls that I have potty trained, my first was 18 months old when I bought the potty and started trying to train her to use it, she was about 2 1/2 wh...
- sure, kids can show signs of being interested much earlier than they're really able to do it. my sons were both interested in some aspect of potty training around 18 ...
Potty Training Twins
Asked by M.C. from Seattle
on December 7, 2008
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I have 19 month old boy / girl twins and I am looking for advice on potty training. Signs from the kids, different techiques, seat attached to toilet or portable potty...
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- I strongly recommend the book "Diaper Free Before Three". I thought it was encouraging and well written. I used it for my second child and potty training went much mor...
- If they are able to "go on command," then I think they may be ready to begin this process. Children have the muscle control to begin the process of toilet learning at...
- Hi M., Well I have 8 year old twins and remember the potty training stage. It was hard with two. Get pott seats, one toilet with a training ring doesn't work real w...
