Potty training

Take the nappy off, if she's wearing a nappy in between it will be giving her major mixed messages. Personally we went straight to pants but lots of people choose to do bare bum for a few days first. But tell her that nappies for sleep time now and that she is going to wear big girl pants now. Still sit her on the potty every 30 mins - hour. Big praise if she wees in the potty. If she has an accident just say uh oh potty next time. She will soon realise the sensation of being wet isn't nice and start to let you know. Xx

As above. Try and do it when you know you won’t be leaving the house for a couple days. No nappies in the day time. Just knickers. I would take my girl every 30 mins or so. After a drink. After lunch etc.

@Emma I don't think I'm ready mentally to deal with accidents

@Scarlett this is the problem, we are always out and I have a baby to manage too. Need to plan it better

I wouldn't start until you are as unfortunately they are inevitable. I started potty training my LO at the end of July, as I was off for the summer holidays, he did really well and pretty much has it cracked by the end of week 2 - minimal accidents and asking to go. He can go a week without an accident and then like yesterday, had 2 in one day. It's just how it is. As Scarlett said its best to have a couple of days set aside where you don't have to leave the house. For now, maybe just start sitting you3 little girl on it at certain times a day - first thing, before lunch, before a nap, before bed etc. Then work out when you can set a few days a side to give it your all. That way you will have time to mentally prepare yourself and your little girl will be more familiar with the potty. Xx

@Emma It's the half term from nursery so I thought it would be ideal to start but we are staying over at grandparents during the week so I suppose it's not the right time yet. Like you said, I will use the potty during certain times then I will plan for a couple of days. Thank you to both @Scarlett

Honestly taking the nappy off is so helpful, yes the accident side of it is a pain but I did the same with my little boy at the end of August and it helped massively, I also have a 9 month old so was dreading the extra tidy up and especially when I was out and about solo with them both. I just stayed consistent asking every hour if he needed a wee and then rewarded him with a milky buttons 🙈 I also put a puppy pad under the potty just encase of any misses when he sat down. Also get yourself a carry potty for when you are out 🙂 My son now goes off to the potty by himself, is dry during nap time. However will only poo in a nappy. Potty training is such a process, but your get there 🥰

@Kate taking the nappy off when I'm ready 😅 I've been dreading potty training but I'm abit late to the game so need to start it really. She will tell me when she needs a poo but then goes off in a corner so I suppose I can try her on the potty for that. Yes I will look into a carry potty too

Absolutely try that first, it’s such a big adjustment for them and us, I put it off for so long!

When you start potty training you need to remove nappy completely, apart from possibly bedtime. But you need a week or 2 where you have no plans and can stay at home all day... Yes there is accidents and sometimes alot within the first 1-3 days... But they tend to get better after that... But only if they are ready, you ain't late to the game because you can't rush or force potty training, only when they are physically and mentally ready to do so, some are ready at 18 months and some are ready more towards 3, just stay calm and lots and lots of praise when they try and do and don't worry about accidents because they will happen and it's not on purpose x

You won't get through potty training without accidents. I've heard of putting a pair of pants on under a pullup to help minimise the risk. But you need to be very careful of nappy rash doing that as they may not tell you when wet initially. Don't feel pressured, it's actually another year before you'd really be late to the game. My daughter just isn't interested yet. We had 1 afternoon I gave her the option, she chose to wear pants (I put puppy pads on the sofa) but after 2 accidents she asked me to put her nappy back on. Every time I see her about to poo I ask if she wants the potty but the answer is always "No thank you" (at least she gets brownie points for being very polite).

@Jen I was hoping to start with her nappy on but majority are saying to take it off completely. Yes I need to prep for accidents and get puppy pads

@Susan she happily sits on the potty and throughout the day, she will put her teddies on the potty and tell them to have a wee 😅 I know there are going to be accidents as it's a new learning experience, but I was hoping to keep the nappy on, but it seems like this will give her mixed signals

Yeah won't work like that... Its confuses the child, they are used to letting go and going in the nappy so it needs to be removed to train a new habit. You'll get there... I've done it twice lol

I would say having one of the portable potties has worked amazingly for us, to take out with us and for my LO to use wherever. It has massively reduced accidents. He also wouldn’t use a big toilet yet as he is scared of them. Also expect things to be up and down for the first month. They will have ups and downs with it. When they have an accident not making a big deal out of it and just changing them has worked well for us. Then reminding him to let us know next time. I have got to say, it went a lot better than I expected!

@Faye which portable potty are you using?

We just have a lady bird one (no idea what make) but we just put it into Google. There are lots of lovely ones. I let my little boy pick his own, hoping it will motivate him to use it 😊