I was planning on waiting a few more months until really starting the potty training because I am due to have a baby any day now. But, she has been sitting on the potty and letting me know when she needs to "poop." She sat on there tonight and actually went! I think she is ready, but I need some advice considering she is my first. Does she need to start wearing pull ups now? Any advice would be helpful!
Well, personally, I’d avoid pull ups altogether. My daughter is 21 months old and I went and got her some when she was showing all the signs, and she just figured they were a prettier(and more expensive) diaper, so she’d just go in them. We went and got her big girl underwear, but I scared her the first day she was wearing them because she had an accident and we rushed to the bathroom a little too quickly, so she decided to not potty train at all right now, lol. So we’re back to where we started.
If you haven’t got one already, get her either her own potty or a toddler toliet seat. Work with her about being able to pull down her pants, and don’t buy any one piece outfits, overalls, or any other fall clothing that she can’t get off quickly. A potty book is always helpful, I found an Elmo one at walmart, my daughter loves to sit on her potty and read it. Also, set your hot water tank to 120(or whatever the recommended temp is) and make sure she has a stool to reach, and maybe her own special soap(kandoo is soo cute) so you can teach her to wash her own hands(my daughter’s favorite part,lol). Decide what reward system you will use, whether it be excessive praise(scared my brat), a candy reward(we’re using sixlets) or a sticker chart(she was more interested in eating the stickers for some reason) and make sure you stay consistent with it. Don’t push her, but do reward her when she goes. We put the undies on under my daughter’s diaper, so she knows exactly when she’s wet/starts to go, and is learning to tell me, and yet it cuts down on the mess. Our landlord so nicely put cream colored carpet all over the apartment we live in, so we have to be real careful about messes, lol. Sure I have to do laundry every few days or so, but I have a container full off soapy water that I put the wet undies into so they don’t start to stink and I don’t have to run the washer everyday. But definitely keep the diapers in stock for a while yet, because as you know, she’ll probably revert a bit when her new sibling comes as an attention thing. Just try to turn it into praise and lots of attention for her if she should continue the potty training.
Good luck!
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I’m surprised you don’t already have pull ups for her. She’s doing most of the work for you…lucky you. Yes, give her big girl pants as a reward.
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Lucky you!! Pull ups are a good idea.
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I just went through the same thing. I was pregnant with my son and my daughter was showing readiness as early as 18 months old. I would put her on if she indicated but really didn’t get serious about it until AFTER my son was born. I then waited until he was 3 months old and she was use to him being around. Then I didn’t use pull-ups at all (unless we went out for an errand). I put my daughter in the cotton underwear trainers…I think Gerber makes them. Anyhow, it took us 2 weeks. She is now 25 months old and completely trained, even at night. She hasn’t had an accident for about 6 weeks. Good luck.
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It seems that you dont need to buy pull ups since she goes by her self, buy her underwear and let her wear them around the house, and at bedtime use her leftover diapers. Let her do it on her own dont hold her back…..Good Luck
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You are so lucky. I would get her some pretty panties and give it a try at home and then some pull ups for when you are out and about. Remember, when baby gets here she might regress a bit. Don’t worry it is normal and won’t last long if you work with her and make sure she feels like a big girl.
Congrats sounds like you are a great mommy.
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Take her to the potty if she asks and congratulate her when she uses it, but don’t push for it.
My daughter was 26 months when my son was born and at her 2 year check up, the pediatrician said not to think about it until after the baby, because she’d want to use diapers and be babied. This was in the winter. She learned how to go potty that summer and it went smoothly.
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Wow! Lucky you. I started trying at 21 months, and my daughter decided to wait 6 months until SHE initiated it for real. Several times she’d initiate it for a week or two and then regress. She’ only been trained 3 wks now and is 28 months. I only use pull-ups at night and when I know we’re going to be in the car for a long time with no place to stop. Even then, she’ll tell me she has to go and does not like going in them. However, your daughter is younger, so physically she may not be able to hold her bladder as long…so I’d def. use them when you’re going out. But at home and on short trips, stick to the panties. Even if you do put pull-ups on her and she says she has to go, take her! I had to make sure my husband understood this b/c sometimes he’d be like "oh well, she has a pull-up on" and I’d have to remind him that we didn’t want her to regress. Good luck.
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I agree with the other answer about not using Pull-ups unless you are going out on errands since she already seems to be on the right track. The only thing though is I would get stressed out about my son sitting on my sofa or carpet without any protection in case of accidents. Luckily it was still warm out and we hung out in our backyard alot during that time. He ended up catching on really quick, in about 2 days.
We also used sticker charts. Just do a google search on Free Potty Charts that you can print and track her progress.
Oh and Pull ups work good for the night too in case it takes her a little longer to night train.
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Yeah for you both! Don’t waste money on pukk ups except whenyou have to go out. Get her some big girl panties and show her how special they are. if they get messed up she has to go back to a diaper. She’ll want to wear them so you’ve won half the battle. Don’t push, let her lead and you’ll be done soon!
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OMG! you are very lucky. I think you should put her in Pull-ups at night but really make her proud to be a BIG girl and then tell her that big sis’s wear panties & babies wear diapers. Good Luck!
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I would buy her pull ups, also buy her a pair of "big girl undies" and let her know that if she continues this, she can wear them. After you have the second baby, stick with the pull ups because toddlers can sometimes revert to diapers as a cry for attention. Good luck and boy are you lucky!
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Well, personally, I’d avoid pull ups altogether. My daughter is 21 months old and I went and got her some when she was showing all the signs, and she just figured they were a prettier(and more expensive) diaper, so she’d just go in them. We went and got her big girl underwear, but I scared her the first day she was wearing them because she had an accident and we rushed to the bathroom a little too quickly, so she decided to not potty train at all right now, lol. So we’re back to where we started.
If you haven’t got one already, get her either her own potty or a toddler toliet seat. Work with her about being able to pull down her pants, and don’t buy any one piece outfits, overalls, or any other fall clothing that she can’t get off quickly. A potty book is always helpful, I found an Elmo one at walmart, my daughter loves to sit on her potty and read it. Also, set your hot water tank to 120(or whatever the recommended temp is) and make sure she has a stool to reach, and maybe her own special soap(kandoo is soo cute) so you can teach her to wash her own hands(my daughter’s favorite part,lol). Decide what reward system you will use, whether it be excessive praise(scared my brat), a candy reward(we’re using sixlets) or a sticker chart(she was more interested in eating the stickers for some reason) and make sure you stay consistent with it. Don’t push her, but do reward her when she goes. We put the undies on under my daughter’s diaper, so she knows exactly when she’s wet/starts to go, and is learning to tell me, and yet it cuts down on the mess. Our landlord so nicely put cream colored carpet all over the apartment we live in, so we have to be real careful about messes, lol. Sure I have to do laundry every few days or so, but I have a container full off soapy water that I put the wet undies into so they don’t start to stink and I don’t have to run the washer everyday. But definitely keep the diapers in stock for a while yet, because as you know, she’ll probably revert a bit when her new sibling comes as an attention thing. Just try to turn it into praise and lots of attention for her if she should continue the potty training.
Good luck!
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