Infant Potty Training

[budur]

Hi Molly, all is going well. I'm back at work full time for the last six months and the little one is 18 months now and in the nursery a couple of days a week and nanny the rest of the time. She's just getting used to the nursery, been there less than a months, still not settling well, so the main thing now is for her to get comfortable there rather then worry about potty training. I did show them that she pees in a potty (which she did happily when i was there during settling time, but screamed when they tried later once i was gone...), so they said they'll continue when she settled (I hope).

She tells us when she wants to do a poo for a couple of months already, even if she's playing in another room she will come out and make clear noises that she wants to go, so we put her on a baby toilet seat downstairs (no space for a potty) or a big potty in the main bathroom upstairs. So she has may be one accident a month (mainly because we don't listen to her or last time were in the showroom which didn't have customer toilets). She does start to tell about the pees already too, but mainly while she's doing it... so still to come.

I was amazed reading a recent thread when one of the mums said that her kid is aware of wanting to go to the loo at 16-18 months and everyone is telling her to wait until "he's ready". They are ready as soon as we can do it. I just can't face the smells and look of poo on her bum and I'm so glad I practically don't have to clean her up for a year now. I am still doing it at main times putting her on the potty: straight after she wakes up, gets out of the car or a buggy (even babies naturally do not want to go under themselves when they are in a sling, in a car seat or a buggy, so once they are out is a good time to put them on a potty), about 5 min after the main meal. will certainly put her in coton pants once it will be warm, too cold now and she's in nappies, although now that she is in the nursery will probably take longer to get her off the nappy. So I call it more part-time potty training, I work in the city and during my precious weekends have other things to do than take her to the loo all the tme.

anyone wants an advice pls let me know.

[The Nappy Lady]

Thanks Budur,

It is interesting. So it is working in general, which is brilliant, and the constraints are really just around childcare and lifestyle which is pretty much what was suspected.

Really good to hear more about this.

Was she good about using the potty even through the 'escapee' bit when first mobile?

Molly

[budur]

Well, she has her moments, I think that's why they advise to start before 6 months, when not yet mobile so that at least they get used to the idea. She would sometimes want to get off when I just know she needs to wee or poo, so have to have toys or books around to keep her occupied and stay at her seat. We never tell her off even when doesn't do it on a loo but does in a nappy 5 minutes later, so that potty or a loo always remain happy places (I think sometimes she forgets what she's there for just playing with bathroom toys...)