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I recommend Tiny Undies!! They have amazing toilets! Guides! Underwear!
What are poop signals for you? We get "currently pooping" signals
@Michelle in the beginning ours was grunting, but now she doesn’t really indicate it’s a sound. It’s like a shift. It’s the subtle stop of drinking her bottle and sometimes farts. So we’ve shifted to doing before her bottles (she’s kinda on a schedule) and if she doesn’t go, then we keep her pantsless (diaper on) and watch for the stop drinking of the bottle because she goes for all her morning bottles/early afternoon ones!
I definitely plan on starting at 6mo. I'm very excited to do the EC method. I want to get it down pact before we go home for the holidays. I don't want to fight a toddler to potty train. I want to spend less on diapers too.
@Laurielle you can start at any time! :) I’d recommend right away. We’ve been doing it for 3 months and are only just really getting it down now and that’s only for poop, not for pee too
Do you have a toilet just for them or did you get a toilet seat attachment? I'm going to get the toilet seat attachment. We'll get a step stool when he's able to get up on his own.
Yes! TinyUndies has the smallest toilet on the market! We sit her in it with the bottom half of sleepers and pants off and we hold her by her rib area or she holds our fingers with her hands. For reference my baby has been using the toilet since 3.5 months and it fits her fine and has plenty of room to grow! We just sit her on the coffee table so her feet are flat on something. We also put a little toilet paper in there so we can dumb it out easier! We will get a toilet seat attachment once she starts walking a bit more but for now the mini toilet works perfectly and we can take it anywhere very easily!
My baby would scream cry every time I tried this sit him on his. I felt I was causing more trauma than good. Any suggestions?
@Renee try a soft cushiony on the toilet. My potty comes with a sleeve that makes the rim where baby sits soft. The surface could be too cold/hard/etc for him! I try to make ot a fun experience. In the beginning we’d dance and I’d sing. Just so she has good association with sitting on it! I’d prioritize making it a good place rather than trying to get him to go first and foremost. Some parents put their legs around the toilet almost as if baby is in their lap, but I prefer to face my baby. Try to start when he’s fed,changed, and happy and maybe start fully clothed just so he gets use to the sitting on it but don’t make a habit of the fully clothed! Maybe try a diaper next and then try nothing.
Thank you @MeghanThese are great suggestions! I’ll give them a try!
@Michelle my son farts a lot when he’s nearing his poop. When he’s about to poop he starts bearing down and grunting and I just say potty time and get to the toilet as fast as I can. Sometimes there is no signal and it’s quick. I bring to the toilet often so sometimes I don’t even know he had to poop and it’ll come out!
@Laurielle I hold him over the toilet. I plan to get him his own little potty and then a seat for the big one as he gets older. Holding over the toilet in squat position has worked for us to start!
@Renee I hold my son over the potty, I squat down and put his back on my chest and hold him my the back of his legs. I plan to get him his own potty now that he is confident and comfortable going on his own. It was great to hold him to start, so He is held and comfortable and I encourage him the whole time. Sometimes we look in the bathroom mirror and be silly and it gets him happy and laughing before and after potty time!
We hardly change poop diapers anymore as well! Sometimes in the morning we get a surprise but that’s about it! We started about 3.25ish months old but we are only doing part time. We plan to have baby girl trained between 1-1.5 years old!