Pooty Training, how old were they?

CAMSMOM1 wrote: Here's another question!


How old were you child(ren) when they first started potty training? Did they start on their own (like try to go on the potty, or ask to go on the potty) or did you start the training?

How long did it take for them to be accident free? Did they catch on fast?

And what would you do if you had to take them on a long car ride, or at night? Didk you put a diaper/pull-ups on?

What rewards or treats did you give them to encourage the potty training?

Cam's going to be 2 in April. And I don't think he's ready yet. But I want to get some info on it before we start trying.

Thanks!

MyBlueEyedBabies replied: Katy was probably about 20 months when she started wanting to sit on the potty but nothing major. At about 26 months we tried pt'ing the first time she was doing real well in 2 days and about 1 accident a week by about a week and a half after. She then regressed big time and was 100% back in diapersat about 28 months. Next time was about 30 months and it took a day again but getting to accident free zone was only a couple days...again she regressed back into diapers (usually pull ups) she yo-yo'd a few times then right after turning 3 when I asked her ped if she would be in diapers forever he informed us (while talking to her) that she is just very stubborn and was going back into diapers because of Matt so chances are she will keep having the major regressions until he pt's however I think she has maybe had 5 accidents since then probably less and that was about 5 months ago. Night training is another story for us she was completely night trained no pull-ups ever for about a month or two over the summer but now she religiously soaks her pull-up every night and we haven't cahnged anything.

Long Car rides (over 10 hours) she gets a pull up anything less than that sh'e fine in panties. Over night we would do pull up just because of the night training aspect but even then she would probably be okay since she doesn't sleep as well in the car. We tried every reward there was but the one that worked best was letting her wash her hands wiht soap after going...weird child

One more tip the ped gave us With boys you can think about starting to train them at 2 any time before that you would be better off pulling your hair out. 2.5 is a safer range but be prepared to have their wives finish the job for you

MamaJAM replied: DD#1 trained herself at 2.5 years old. We had a potty video and had had the seat for about 5 months...but weren't really _working_ on training at all (kwim). She woke up one day and told DH and I that she wanted to wear underware...that's really all it took. I think she had a few accidents over the first 2 weeks - but then it was done. (I was spoiled.)

DD#2 - we started talking about the potty and got out the video and books, etc around her second b-day. Started trying to get her to train at about 2.5 -- she had NO INTEREST in the potty. Finally - when she was 3.5 years old - we told her that she couldn't go to school in the fall if she wasn't potty trained. She worked hard at it -- but it took a while to catch on.....she had plenty of accidents for about 4 months - then FINALLY got it.

DD#3 - we started trying just like with DD#2 - but DD#3 had no interest in the potty either. **sigh** When she was about 3.5 years old DS#1 was born -- DD noticed that he wore diapers...she told us "babies wear diapers - I'm not a baby".....so she finally started. It took her a while to train too - I'd say we had MANY accidents for 4-5 months before she was consistantly trained.

DS#1 -- well....he's turning 3.5 this month and we haven't really started yet. We've had the potty training DVD -- have books -- have a potty chair and insert for the toilet seat -- the works. He just doesn't CARE. I know that he knows what to do...so - soon as I get up the nerve and don't mind cleaning up tons of accidents - I'm going to just put him in underware and that's it. I tried the same thing that worked with DD#2 - I told him he can't go to school in Sept unless he's potty trained -- his reply - "I don't want to go to school". He'll be trained by the end of spring if it kills me.

DS#2 will be 2.5 this month. He's seen the DVD and been read the books. I don't think he's _quite_ ready yet. But - he always does what he can to keep up with DS#1 - so I'm fairly convinced they will train at the same time. **crossing fingers** If not - I won't start to get annoyed until next year when he turns 3.5.

BAC'sMom replied: 1st child- about 2.5 years old, he had it down in about a week.
2nd child- about 3.5 years old, she had no interest in the big girl what so ever.
3rd child- he too has no interest yet, but he won’t be 2 till next month. I still have plenty of time with him.

C&K*s Mommie replied: ~~We introduced Christian to the potty at 15mos. She did very well learning. Not sure of the times when she started to go on a regular basis, but she learned quickly I know that. We used sugar free jelly beans as a reward for maybe a week or two. It was just a fun thing to do.

~~Kellie saw her sister doing it, and wanted to do it on her own around 17mos. She let us know she had to go, and was successful around 18mos. Kellie has caught on fast, mostly because she has an older sister. She is not 100% accident free at 21mos, but we are comfortable on warm days (like today) to let her run around in her birthday suit. There is a potty chair that Christian loves to use, moreso than the big potty in the bathroom, in the LR. It is there for anytime they feel the urge. No rewards were used for Kellie, only lots of encouragement and cheering on by Chrisitian and I.

For long trips we use pull-ups. And at night we do as well. We have not yet begun the night time training, but Christian is good at staying dry during naps, as long as she uses the potty before her nap.

My2Beauties replied: Hanna was just recently potty trained at 26 months. We used gummy bears and stickers mostly! Now she just goes without even asking for them though.

kimberley replied: How old were you child(ren) when they first started potty training? Did they start on their own (like try to go on the potty, or ask to go on the potty) or did you start the training?

Jade: i tried her just after two and she wanted no part of it so i let it be. been trying again the past couple of weeks and started to do well until she had a #2 accident and bawled her eyes out we will keep trying.

Boys: James started at 2.5 and Jacob at 3yo. Jacob started at home, James at daycare.

How long did it take for them to be accident free? Did they catch on fast?

Jade: not doing so well yet. fairly accident free with pee but not the other.

boys: James caught on right away with few accidents at all. Jacob had a bit more difficulty. i think a lot of James' progress came from the fact that all the other kids were using the toilet and he did too so he wouldn't be different.

And what would you do if you had to take them on a long car ride, or at night? Didk you put a diaper/pull-ups on?

definitely a diaper.

What rewards or treats did you give them to encourage the potty training? stickers, treats or trip to the dollar store

mom21kid2dogs replied: When Olivia was slightly over 3, she started going herself. She was golden for 3 weeks then nothing but accidents. We did all the stuff everyone said~rewards, candy, stickers, the DR. Phil party~nothing. I put her back in pull ups, put the big girl pants in her drawer and told her to let me know when she wanted to try again. Never another word was said about it by either of us until she was 3.75 years old. One day she just decided to do it and we were done. I can count on one hand the number of accidents she had. She night trained at 4.75 the exact same way. She's only had one night accident in 7 months. For us, making potty training her issue, not ours, was definately the way to go.

My3LilMonkeys replied: We have just recently started trying with Brooke. She is excited about being a big girl and not wearing diapers but she doesn't quite "get it" yet. We will continue to try for a few hours ever week or so until she starts to actually go on the potty and then we will be more aggressive about it. Also, I don't ever force her to go without a diaper or to use the potty - it is completely up to her.

luvmykids replied: The twins were a nightmare to PT. We started at 2 (MIL was shocked they weren't already, didn't I know ALL children are PT BEFORE they turn 2?! ) and they weren't ready. We tried off and on until I knew they were really ready, then we totally went for it and it was only a week. But they were much closer to 3.

Macie is training herself, I think b/c she see's the twins do it, and she wants to wear panties like Kylie.

I used stickers for pee, hershey kisses for poop/staying dry. I'd check them randomly and make a big deal of it if they were dry, even if it had only been a few minutes.

They weren't night trained until they'd been PT for a few months.

Kylie/Macie still get pull ups at night.

3_call_me_mama replied: Cameron trained almost 1 year ago. (He was 27month) He had been goign ot teh potty off and on since abotu 18 months. Most days he would pee and poop in tehre but still have 3-4 acidents. But when he finally decided that he was ready (he had the chicken pox and they were in his diaper area so we let him go naked for aweek) he just went/ 1 week. night adn day trained. No pullup at night or at all. for a whiel (maybe a month or so he woudl have maybe an accident or so a week if he was too bsy to stop playing and go) But other than that he woke up at night and went and went back to bed. He was just ready. We didn't use any rewards or stickers or anything else. IMO bribing your kid to go to the potty isn't helping them learn to recognize that they have to go. It is teachign them that if they do what you want they get a reward. Which is great if it works for some but not our philosophy. So he never go tstickers or candy or anythign, he just got to be diaper free and pick out new underware at teh store. That's it. Our ped said that it isnt' a situation where earlier is better it can actually cause you child lots of problems and issues and fears surrounding toiletign if they are forced or attempted to be trained too early. It should be abotu recognizing theri cues tha tthey need ot go and encouragin gthem to go in the bathroom when they need to. They will know when tehy are ready. Good luck to you.

Lexismama replied: Alexis started just after christmas time. She was 14 months. She saw her potty sitting there and would sit on it everytime we did. So we took her diaper off and let her check it out. She peed right away, flushed her potty and clapped. SHe just LOVES her potty but since she is only 15.5 months we dont force it, we let her go to it and show us when she wants on. Right now she probably goes about 3 times a day.

~~*Missi*~~ replied: Sabrina is 16m on valentines day!
She showed interest in the potty somewhere between Thanksgiving and Christmas. She says pee and will HIDE when she poops. I picked up on the hiding to poop and her showing interest we kinda started at the same time.

She isn't TOTALLY train I fear that will be somewhere around 12 LOL. She loves to pee on the potty thou... She thinks its fun. She has gone poop on but more cause I know when she is doing it then her going to it to go....

We have the potty out for her availability and let her use it when she wants at 15-16m I have NO expectations what so ever.

I am notorious for forgetting diapers thou when we go swimming at the pool. i remember the swimmers but NO diapers. So we have had to hope and pray a few times and we have made it.

I notice that she pees about 10-15m after getting up from nap. Bed she is the same way but the diaper is soaked. Usually nap time I change her diaper before and its dry when she wakes up (2-3hr) ..... So we just let her have fun with it now

I read in this AAP book i have that if they show interest let them have fun with it just don't expect anything.
Plus it says to introduce it for a week DRESSED before they have to try using it.
And don't say bad no if they have an accident only praise the good ignore the bad.

HTH
Missi

CantWait replied: How old were you child(ren) when they first started potty training? Did they start on their own (like try to go on the potty, or ask to go on the potty) or did you start the training?

Anthony was a little over 2 years old. Daycare started training him there so it was pretty easy. He never asked to go.

How long did it take for them to be accident free? Did they catch on fast?

It only took a couple weeks for him to be accident free. Except at nap times, sometimes he is still dry when he wakes up, other times not. Hopefully tonight will be the time he is. He caught on really fast.

And what would you do if you had to take them on a long car ride, or at night? Didk you put a diaper/pull-ups on?

If we went on a long car ride, and still at night, it's a pull-up. Night training can still take a couple years, so just because they still wet the bed at night, doesn't mean he's not ready during the day.
What rewards or treats did you give them to encourage the potty training?

Anthony got stamps and daycare, and we used a chart system at home with stickers. Eventually he wanted to wear the stickers though.

Robbie was a totally different story. He was trained until almost 3 and a half. He could care less if he was wet or poopy.

mummy2girls replied: I started jenna at 2 and it took her 1 year. but thats only because she was stubborn and i admit i was lazy at times. I stopped bugging her and such and then within a week she decided she had a enough of pull ups. I use to still stick her in pull ups but then i realized that she may get too use to [pullups out fo the house that i decided to try without. And it took a few trys but she is now ok. She still wets the bed so she only wears them at night. She pooped trained at the same time as pee. So i had no problems there.

jenn3 replied: How old were you child(ren) when they first started potty training? Did they start on their own (like try to go on the potty, or ask to go on the potty) or did you start the training?Chris was 2, Lauren was 21 months and thomas was 2. We started both boys. Lauren started herself

How long did it take for them to be accident free? Did they catch on fast?About 2-3 monhts

And what would you do if you had to take them on a long car ride, or at night? Didk you put a diaper/pull-ups on?We used diapers at night. Nothing on long trips(well underwear )

What rewards or treats did you give them to encourage the potty training?Star Stickers

A&A'smommy replied: How old were you child(ren) when they first started potty training? Did they start on their own (like try to go on the potty, or ask to go on the potty) or did you start the training? Alyssa is almost 27months and she is potty trained

How long did it take for them to be accident free? Did they catch on fast? 2wks to be fully and a week for her to be get the FULL idea

And what would you do if you had to take them on a long car ride, or at night? Didk you put a diaper/pull-ups on? we use pull ups for night and trips but she usually keep them dry

What rewards or treats did you give them to encourage the potty training? we tried chocolate at first but she didn't really care for and didn't really get the idea so then we tried Dora stickers (she LOVES dora) but that still didn't work after a couple of days of peeing on the floor I had to get a little firm with her and that worked for us

Goodluck for us she didn't really act "Ready" I was ready for her to be but we got her potty trained and we are much happier..