Time to Potty Train?

Hi M.,
I don't think it's too early at all. I started my DD at 6 months because she was on goat milk so I knew when she was having a BM. It sounds like Alexis is ready. It's so much easier to go with them when they're ready than not. I nannied for 15 years and I remember one family in particular the parents weren't ready when they're DD was and she lost interest. When the parents were ready it was a real struggle. She would be doing great for me all day then mom would come home and put a diaper on her and that was the end of that.

The weather is warm enough for her to go around w/o a diaper. I would give it a few days to see how she does with it. She may well be ready. Good luck!

If she is taking off her diaper I say go for it. I started training my son around 16 months by letting him run around without a diaper and taking him to sit on the potty every few hours. He had quite a few accidents in the beginning but it paid off in the long run. By 18 months he was able to tell me he had to potty or poop (with very little warning) and now at 23 months he is pretty much trained (with occational accidents). I still keep a diaper on him at night and when we leave the house but for the most part he runs around our house naked or with training pants on. The funny part is he has fewer accidents when naked then with training pants on. My neighbors probably think I am nuts for letting him run around in our backyard naked but if it helps with potty training I don't care what others think. :) Good Luck.

My daughter is the same age and we started potty training her. We aren't rushing her but she has gone on the big potty. I make sure to ask her if I am going to go and sometimes that's all it takes. She is just now starting to try to take off her diaper. She has been noticing when she is wet or poopy for the last couple weeks. Sometimes she brings me diapers or tells me she has a "bad butt" I don't think there is a right age for potty training. I just think not pushing them is the key to them getting it. I hope this helps. If you figure out how to do it let me know your secrets. Good luck.
C.

Hi M.. My son started doing that probably around the same time and what worked for us was that we just bought Pull-Ups for him instead of the regular diapers and for some reason he didn't or couldn't take them off.

It might also be a sign that she's ready to try potty training. You could always try and see how it goes. If it doesn't work then try again at another time. It took a few attempts for me before my son was really ready.
Good luck,
K.

Wow Sueanne Z best of luck to you!

And M. it's never too soon, I have read about other countries & their approach to potty training some start as soon as 4 months -mostly because they don't like to use disposable diapers like us Americans, but knowing that -it is dooable! & really up to the parent & how dedicated they are to getting outta diapers.

My daughter wasn't potty trained untill she was 2 1/2. but my sister really worked with her son dillagently -before I thought he was ready & he has been potty trained since well before he turned 2!

If she doesn't like wearing a diaper, then you should get those thick potty training panties. They really don't like to have wet pants, it's way worse than a wet diaper. We had many accidents (hardwood floors really come in handy! ;) )but it worked for us. Pullups really were only good at night or trips to the store- otherwise they're just another diaper that have easy rip off velcro sides.

So Go For It!! I won't hurt to try :)

I say taker her shopping for pretty girl panties and her own special potty. Esp, if your husband can keep the baby, so it's a special thing for her and mommy. My oldest daughter was potty training at age 9months by the daycare provider simply because she could walk....tooo early! However, my second was much like your Alexis, stripped five minutes after my sister's wedding and came looking for me in the church, naked. So she actually did the mommy shopping day and loved wearing her "princess panties." Hope this helps and don't be discouraged if she doesn't take to it. My oldest ended up not being trained until she was 2, the psychological issues from early training I had to work through with her until she finally re-associated potty training with a POSITIVE aspect! Best of luck!

sure you can try to start now, but do understand that she is not going to get it right away...try taking her too the bathroom when you go ,and when she go's make it too be one of the greatest things she ever done(with praise). and one more thing is try to switch to pull up's and they are not as easy to take off if you get the ones that do not have the side that you can open. There are a lot of kinds that do ope so make sure when you buy.....that's my though

Nope, I would take it and run with it because she has motivation to not go in her own space. This is something that many babies lose after being in diaper for so long. Babies actually start communicating right away about their elimination needs (though most people do not know this and are like other mammals that do not like to soil in their own space if it can be avoided) and we will be starting at about 1-2 weeks old when ours arrives here in Oct.

Good luck.

P.S. Look up elimination communication and diaper free.

My daughter also showed "signs" like this. I took it as a signal to start early. It turned into a 2-year-long saga of potty training. Most kids that young, don't know that their bodies are telling them to go potty. Alexis might just want to be naked. It's a kid thing! Maybe she just doesn't like having the diaper on her skin. Maybe try cloth & see if she stops. It's better for her skin & for the environment, anyway. If you truly think she is ready, just be prepared for what could be a longer time training. Or, you could totally be one of the lucky ones & have her trained early & quickly. Either way, GOOD LUCK!!!
:o) ~S.

Hello,
You probably could start introducing her to the potty. My daughter is 2 1/2 and I started potty training her when she was about 1 1/2. We did the slow method of just introducing her to the potty and getting her used to the idea. If you start slow and at least see if she's ready. There is also this book called potty training you child in a day. Or something like that. A friend of mine used it with her son and has had pretty good success with it. If you are interested I can find out the name of the author for you. My suggestion is to start introducing the potty and see how it goes. The worst that can happen is she isn't ready and you'll know and that leaves you right where you are at. The best that can happen is in the next couple months you are done changing her diaper. And that is a wonderful feeling. Good Luck.
A.

I would say go for it. My daughter started doing the same thing around 12 months. She never liked to have soiled diapers touching her skin from the very beginning. By 18 months she was completly potty trained. We still kept her in pullups at night but not for very long. Hope this helps and good luck with the training.

K.

hi M.,
my niece did the same thing, so at night and naptime, my sister-in-law put her footie jammies, backward (zipper in the back). no more accidents in her crib because she couldn't get to her diaper, and they worked on potty training during the day.
good luck

well, I think that sometimes the diaper is uncomfortable to them and they want to feel fresh. But I think that she doesn't have to fully understand what potty training is all about for you to introduce it to her. I think the more that they are exposed to training the easier it is when they are actually ready. Of course you shouldn't push her into doing it cuz it will probably take her longer.
good luck

M., Your baby is ready to potty-train. My little girl started at around the same age;much to my surprise since my sons showed no interest until after 3. Get her a potty chair that attaches to your regular toilet and put her on it as soon as she takes her diaper off. Even if she already peed in her diaper. Just so she can practice. Hope this helps.

It wouldn't hurt to try... At least she can begin to get used to the concept of the potty and why/ and when she would use it. Then perhaps, she wouldn't need diapers anymore. ;)