What age did you potty train your baby?

i dont think there is a set age, it depends on the child. i disagree with that book a little cus at least if the child is older they can tell u they are needing the toilet. i know some 9 month old babies can talk but i still think its a little young to be potty training. my youngest was 15 months when she started, i got her a potty chair to get used to it and the very first day i bought it home she was using it. but then speech wise she was very bright and could tell me when she needed to go when out etc so, all was done in about a week. and she was dry at night at 2 and a half. she used to drink loads but only wee a few times in the day, was like she was letting it all out at night. my youngest showed no interest wat so ever, even at 2 if i sat her on the potty she would sit there for ages playing or reading a book, but then she would stand up and wee on the floor in front of it. so i waited until she was 2 and a half still no interest. i started panicking, not because i thought something was wrong with her, but because i had people nagging me saying ooh she should be dry by noow, mines was dry at such an age. but at the end of the day no matter how old they r they will do it when they are ready. its not just about timing, they also have to be emotionally ready. they need to realise the signs that they need a wee and also timing how quickly they need to get to the potty. this sometimes is a lot harder then managing to get them on the potty at the right time. my youngest was 3 and a half when she was finanally dry in the day, one day she was wettin the next i decided to try again and that was it. then a week later she was dry at night too. my eldest still had the odd accident up until the age of 4, but my youngest has only wet maybe twice in the day and has never wet the bed as yet.

I don't have a child of my own, but I do know something about potty training, because I work with children as a childpsychologist. I know (and have experienced) that it's better not to start to early with potty training, and not to make it a big deal if it doesn't work. Children go through stages at different times and you should not feel you're child is late because you heard about another child allready doing something. I noticed that a lot of parents who have problems with their child staying on the potty are surprised that their child is sitting on the potty if they see other children sitting on it. If a child is in a group then it's quite 'normal' for the child to do so. So I don't know if she's going to a daycare? If she does, you could have a chat with them to see if she can see other children going to the toilet there? The thing is: emphasise the nice things about going to the toilet. Maybe play with a doll (the doll is going on the potty, yeah! And she's doing peeing! Good girl!!). Not being mad if there is no pee, and being extremely glad if there is a pee.

9 months is really too young, sure there may be babies that can do it, but on average that is way to young. You should wait until the baby shows signs of rediness like being uncomfortable in wet diapers. At 8 months old she is way to young to even comprehend what you are doing. Children should be able to walk before they are expected to use the pooty, they should also be able to talk and understand what it is you are expecting of them. Honestly I don't know where the author of that book is getting their information from. Most people don't start training until the child is 1 1/2 and with some children 2 years old. It really depends on the child. It took several months to train my sons. It took only a couple of weeks to train my daughter, but the boys were very hard, and if they don't want to to or they don't they don't think they are ready they will not do it. Honestly I think at just one years old or even younger you are being overly optimistic. They have to at least be old enough to have some understanding of what you are expecting of them, and under 1 year of age you should not expect much of them, they are trying to learn more basic things at that age.

The problem with trying to train so young is that they just don't understand what you are doing so in turn they are getting frustrated. There is no reason to push these things. Girls tend to train faster than boys. My daughter was 18 mo old when I first started and she understood what was going on but was just not ready. I waited a month or so and tried again. By the time she was two she was completely done and had very few accidents. My sons on the other hand were different. My middle son was 2 1/2 and my youngest was nearly 3. I was very ready for him to be done, I had been changing diapers for 5 years straight without a break!! Whatever you do don't force her or it will be more frustrating and more work for the both of you. Taking her to the potty every 20-30 minutes will start to wear on the both of you and may turn her off of the potty. When it is time, you will be surprised how easily it happens. I would keep the potty chair in your bathroom and let her come in with you if she follows.

My baby is not born yet but i might try doing the same training when the baby reach 1 year old. I am afraid that if i did that when the baby is still 8 months i might hurt the baby. Glad that you posted this discussion it gives me an idea on at what age my baby should be train to poop and pee in a potty.

It all depends on the child. The child usually gives you signs that they are ready to learn. My kids both seemed to start giving me signs at about 15 months or so. They would sometimes take their diaper off when it was wet or they would tell me they were wet. they mastered it after they were 2 but currently my 3 year old still wears a pull up to bed at night she has some bedwetting still.

I think that 9 months old is way too young to start potty training. My oldest son trained at 16 months and that was early (I thought). Most parents in my area start trying to train them when they turn 2 in hopes that they are completely trained by the age of 21/2. All of my other children were trained when they were 2, but I started at about 1 1/2 because they were interested in it due to having an older brother who went on the potty. I always used potty chairs that didn't go on the toilet...I had to empty it into the potty.

Hi babyfuzz I started with both of mine at about 15 months my daughter was comoletly trained by 18 months and my son by 2 the thing you have to look for is the signs is she pulling or taking her diaper off after using the bathroom does she go 2 hours with a dry diaper ect Its really no rush yes its more convient for us as parents but doctors say they are fin up until 3 they say if there not potty trained by 3 then it will be very diffucult from 3-4 not sure why just give her time shell get there goodluck

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