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What age did your DC's start potty training?

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ilikeyoursleeves · 27/07/2010 12:45

My DS is 33 months old and still not interested- I posted another post about this but i am just curious to know what age your DC's started and how long it all took?

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PadmeHum · 27/07/2010 12:47

DS1 : 21 months - 3 days
DS2 : 25 months - 3 days
DD: 19 months - 1 day

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ilikeyoursleeves · 27/07/2010 12:51

Wow those times are quick Padmehum! What prep did you do beforehand? Any words of wisdom?

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TanteRose · 27/07/2010 12:55

DD - 36months, 1 day
DS - 39 months, 1 day
both straight on the toilet with child's seat - no potty involved

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TanteRose · 27/07/2010 12:58

they are either ready, or they aren't.
we didn't make too big deal about it, no stickers/treats etc.

we did have a talk with DD and she decided she would start wearing big girl pants on her birthday - and that was that.

DS was similar - there were a few accidents, but we managed a long haul plane journey a month later without using nappies...

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PadmeHum · 29/07/2010 12:48

ILYS - we just waited until they asked to stop wearing nappies.

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ilikeyoursleeves · 29/07/2010 20:26

thanks for the replies, any more responses this eve?

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Batteryhuman · 29/07/2010 20:29

2.5 took ages
24 months took a week
20 months took a day

They are all different. Wisest advice I ever was given was "very few children start school in nappies"

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zapostrophe · 29/07/2010 20:32

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ponceydog · 29/07/2010 20:36

depends what you mean by potty training.

dd1 was interested in a potty from around 18 months. Didn't decide to try to make the switch from nappy to potty until she was nearly 2. Happened in a day.

dd2 showed little interest. Couple of nudges didn't work. Out of nappies at 2.7. Took 2 days maybe.

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blowninonabreeze · 29/07/2010 20:39

DD1 2yrs 5 months. 4 days from starting until she was using the toilet independently.

DD2 2 years exactly, 3 days, straight on the toilet (it would have been later as I was sure she wasn't ready, but she was pretty adament!)

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blowninonabreeze · 29/07/2010 20:40

Should have said i read the (whispers) Gina Ford book before starting DD1. And probably followed similar principals with DD2 although it was much more led by her that time

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Iwishiwasasleep · 29/07/2010 21:09

Both DD's were 33 months and it took 3 or 4 days. DD1 used the toilet with a kids seat and DD2 just used the toilet. Neither would use the potty.

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