Potty training early can you start

We always have a potty in the car but our last challenge with EC is for our son to use public toilets. I think the loud flush scares him a little.

And like your husband mine raves about it — such a great thing for fathers to be able to do especially in those early days.

Thanks for reading and lovely to meet you! I did EC with my eldest, she was totally nappy-free by 16mo. Now doing it with my 8mo daughter and 2nd time around its even easier. I know which I prefer! So much nicer for bub too, not to sit in their own poop which goes against their natural instincts and not to develop nappy rash.

I try to spread the word about EC and would recommend it to anyone to try. Hope you continue to enjoy your EC journey xx. Thank you for such a lovely comment Claire and so happy you love the site! And so does my husband and son! I read this post yesterday and another article you wrote on EC. Then I went to the Internet and read as much as I could before my 7 month old boy woke. I then promptly put him on the potty and within a few minutes he peed! We had three accidents yesterday but six pees in the potty!

And he is so cute sitting naked on his potty :. Thanks so much for introducing this to me. Oh my gosh Samantha! Keep on going mama! Our little ones are capable of so much more than society assumes. Please let me know how you go. Andrea at Go Diaper Free is a brilliant resource too. Big smiles!!! I absolutely love the content of your blog- your words touch my mama heart deeply! Thank you for sharing your heart so openly in this space..

I look forward to reading every blog post of yours! Thanks so much Madi — so kind of you to say! For now I have a post which is more of a how to called How to Go Diaper Free With Your Baby — it has a lot of practical tips and what you need to get started.

She has a couple of options for different age babies. Let me know if you have any questions and please let me know how you go if you try it. My email is tracy raisedgood. Out in public — you could take your own potty and there are portable potties you can buy which are easier to carry. Also, my son night feeds because we are co sleepers. I think this results in lots of seeing at night. When they have to pee?

My son was the same and we used to get up to use the potty in the middle of the night. Some people keep a potty next to the bed but we just used the bathroom as it was close enough. Our son has been dry at night now for a long time now though. Good luck! There is so much to read through here. I like your suggestion, tips and idea really much. I have a baby girl 2 years old but we never came up to this idea before, We ll surely try your ideas on our next baby for sure.

Thumbs up. Thanks so much Shawn. Seriously took something we were dreading and turned it into something incredible. Hi there, great post! Pees have always been hit or miss. We offer him the potty after every meal and nap. What can I do to get him to pee in the potty regularly?

Any advice will be much appreciated. We started attempting EC when lo was 18 months old. We lucked out that the daycare she goes to was run by a woman who was totally for it. Any tips there? I would like to know how you got your child to signal to go to the potty, and what age?

Thanks for such an informative piece! My mother who was visiting and my husband regularly got the baby to pee at cue when he was barely a week old!! However, when my husband resumed work and had to be away for extended periods because of it, I was still not physically capable of managing everything single handedly and I started using diapers.

Ever since it has bothered me to use them though and at 19 months now, I am completely ready to re-train my child. I am not sure if it qualifies for EC at this stage but I would love to hear any suggestions or tips that you might have. I would suggest that the fact babies were toilet trained at 12 months old is simply further evidence that back then, babies were expected to conform to social norms too early.

Thanks for your comment Leah. The point of mentioning that era is that disposable diapers were less available, affordable and absorbent. As years have gone on they have become cheaper and more and more absorbent.

EC is the natural way for babies to have their elimination needs met — can you suggest another? Dodging diapers also saves money -- the average child soils 5, before achieving toilet training. And by starting early, parents hope to avoid tantrums down the road.

While some moms have found success with early potty training , many child development experts criticize the trend. The late Dr. Benjamin Spock, among the foremost respected voices on child-rearing, warned that toilet training in the first year could backfire.

Early "training" is really conditioning, and not learning, and could lead to later rebellion through bed-wetting, he writes in his landmark Dr. Infant training also robs the child of the sense of pride older children derive when they accomplish the skill on their own, says T.

Brazelton says. But when it doesn't, it could increase the parents' tension to the point where they say: 'Oh, my God, I put so much into this, why are they not getting it?

Early training is also unrealistic for parents who work full-time or don't have enough time to monitor their child's every facial expression, Dr. He recommends waiting until age 2. That's typically when a child expresses interest in potty training and shows signs of readiness, such as being able to model adult behavior. While some practitioners of infant potty training claim their babies are independent at the toilet as young as 10 months, most say true independence comes closer to 25 months -- around the time most parents think about training anyway.

To Sue Sutton, having a child become a potty pro early isn't worth those two years of constant vigilance. Encourage your child to keep their training pants dry by using the potty. If your child is not ready to stop wearing nappies and it's hard for them to know when they've done a wee, you can put a piece of folded kitchen paper inside their nappy.

It will stay wet and should help your child learn that weeing makes you feel wet. Focus on getting your child potty trained during the day before you start leaving their nappy off at night. If your child's nappy is dry or only slightly damp when your child wakes for a few mornings in a row, they may be ready for night-time potty training. Ask your child to use the potty last thing before they go to bed and make sure it's close by, so they can use it if they need to wee in the night.

There are bound to be a few accidents, so a waterproof sheet to protect your child's mattress is a good idea. Just like daytime potty training, it's important to praise your child for success. If things are not going well, stick with nappies at night for a while longer and try again in a few weeks' time.

A child's trainer seat that clips onto the toilet can help make your child feel safer and more confident on the toilet. A step for your child to rest their feet on gets your child in a good position for doing a poo. If you have a boy, encourage them to sit down to pee.

If they also need a poo, sitting down will encourage them to go. Some children with a long-term illness or disability find it more difficult to learn to use a potty or toilet. This can be challenging for them and for you, but it's important not to avoid potty training for too long. The charity Contact has a parents' guide on potty training with a disabled child PDF, kb. Visit the Contact website for further support and ways of getting in touch with other parents with a disabled child.

You can also call the ERIC helpline on Monday to Thursday, 10am to 2pm or you can email the service via a webform at www. Talk to your GP or health visitor to get some guidance.

They may refer you to a clinic for expert help. In this video, a health visitor gives advice on when you should start potty training with your child. It's a good idea to start with bowel training, which is focusing on potty training when your child is pooping or about to poop. Peeing usually happens during pooping, so young children often have a hard time telling the difference. Once bowel training is established and your child is typically successfully pooping in her potty chair, most children — especially girls — will begin to relate the pooping with peeing and then can start to understand the difference between them.

Because you'll start potty training with a focus on bowel training, boys usually learn to pee sitting down. However, they can gradually learn to do it standing up. Imitating an older sibling of the same gender or maybe Dad can help him learn. There are also books you could refer to that show how boys can pee standing up.

If you started preparing your child for potty training in advance, you probably already have a potty chair at home. Let your child sit on her potty fully clothed while you talk to her about the potty and what it's for.

Once your child is sitting on the potty by herself without being prompted, you can try getting her to sit there with her diaper off. Don't make your child sit on the potty if she doesn't want to.

When she's comfortable with that routine, try changing her diaper while she's on the potty. If she pooped, show her how you drop the poop into the potty chair or the toilet.