before DITCHING THE NAPPIES should your child...

[noonar]

be routinely pooing on the potty?

dd2 is 2y 4 mo and has only ever pood twice on the potty, but will happily wee on it. we had a nappy free day today for the first time. only one accident- a poo with a drizzle of wee.

should i have waited till she poos more often on the potty before ditching nappies for good?

[tartanchatterbox]

HI - just finished tidying up the poo from the floor minutes ago. I am in the same boat! Must be a stage, because I remembered the only thing that stopped my first girl from pooing in pants was elasticated tracksuit bottoms going commando!!!

I wrote this on the huggies website and for some reason they didn't print it! (perhaps the launch of pull-ups at the time!!!)

I think we have to just recognise when they need to go and whip them onto the toilet (rather than potty - less mess!) when it's on it's way out.
Then stars stars stars (stickers form newsagent)and ring grandma/daddy/santa and tell them how clever you little one is in front of them.

[ghosty]

I am in the same boat too ... DD is dry all day in pull ups, but won't poo in the toilet ...
Not brave enough to put her in pants ....

"Show her who's in charge" I hear Cod say ...
Or actually "hsow erh hwo's ni hcareg"

[SenoraPostrophe]

I dropped the nappies with both of mine before they were regularly pooing on the potty. that way, they learn quicker. or at least, I presume they do. It took about 3 weeks for dd to get it, 5 or 6 weeks for ds.

[noonar]

blimey, 5 or 6 weeks? think i'll give up before then!

i'm going to give dd 2 weeks, then we are going away, so may have to rethink how to approach this.

i'm feeling hopeful, but unless i see progress by then, i may have to revert to nappies, as we are going skiing.

i know, i must be potty (gettit?) to do it so close to a hol, but i cant keep ignoring the signs that she's ready indefinately. i have done so for months

ps does anyone else bribe their child to sit on the potty before leaving the house?

[babyblue2]

I went cold turkey and at 2.4 stopped putting DD in nappies. After two poos she realised the sensible thing was to go to the loo.

[laundrylover]

I am a hard line potty trainer and DD1 stopped having nappies in the day at 16 months and was dry and in knickers by 18m. I did the bare bum around the house route which is easier in summer than Dec! Where poos were concerned I noticed that sometimes she would go to the potty or say 'wee' but not have one and then she would poo about 5 minutes later. I think that the sensation is there but they haven't the patience to wait. So, if this sounds familiar, go back to the reading/playing on the potty, wait for a poo and then dance around like a loony waving your arms and singing about poo.

IMO going back into nappies, even for a holiday is not a good idea. I also don't believe in pull-ups (well, obviously I know they exist!) as they offer an easy poo option IYSWIM.

Good luck all of you.