https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:29:20 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-to-potty-train#post-1933168 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 16:29:18 +0000 mauxie 1933168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did the 3 day method at 22.5 months? It clicked at day 2 and it was just a matter of telling her to remind us about the potty after. Before then she was whining to sit on the potty and go etc since she saw her friends at daycare use it. She was trained for pee and poo at the same time. I think we caught her at the right time for training since she didn't really have an opinion formed on refusing/fearing poops in the potty like a lot of my friends' kids. I think she was trained completely in a couple weeks and the biggest part was DH and I letting go and trusting that she was trained! </p> <p>Also, I think some people say they used the 3 day method but they mean they did a boot-camp style training over 3 days with pieces they have gathered on how to train from the internet/e-book, but not necessarily that they read/used the Lora Jensen e-book from cover to cover. I think the e-book itself is really useful since it gives many scenarios. </p> <p>My sis (SAHM) did slow and steady and my niece was trained in about a month at 26 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-to-potty-train#post-1933058 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 15:48:05 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 1933058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She started peeing om the potty consistently at 23 months, but only pee.</p> <p>We hit it hard at 26 months and it took about 5 days for her to be totally day trained for pee and poop. Within 2-3 weeks of that she was trained for naps and noghts, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-to-potty-train#post-1932331 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 11:09:15 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1932331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>3-day method was successful for us in 2 days for pee. For poop, it took about a month. But he was just past 3. I think he got it sooner because he was older? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-to-potty-train#post-1932278 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 10:56:03 +0000 Somebunny 1932278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We actually started with a relaxed version of elimination communication when she was 3 months, but at 15 months we did the 3 day method (with some tweaks to suit us better). Within that week I would say she was pretty well potty trained. She would tell us when she needed to go.<br /> So if we're counting from when we started EC, then 12 months. If you just count when we buckled down to do it, then it took about a weekish.<br /> To be honest, the first day of the 3 day method WAS stressful! We had her bare bottomed and I basically followed her around watching her butt. All. Day. I did nothing else. I didn't think we were going to make it to day three. She did go in the potty, but she had a lot of accidents too. But day 2 and 3 were better. When we went back to our normal routine on day 4 she had more accidents, but by the end of the week she was doing great.<br /> Whatever method you choose there will be stress involved. Accidents aren't fun. My thought was that if it did work it would be a lot of stress that was over with quickly, as opposed to less stress spread out over a longer period of time. I like to get it over with. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-to-potty-train#post-1932214 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 10:32:35 +0000 KayKay 1932214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started when LO was 28 months and did a modified 3-day method (basically just went cold turkey on the diapers, except nap and bedtime...but I wasn't strict on the "rules" like no bottoms, etc). By Day 3, we felt comfortable leaving the house with spare clothes in tow, as she got the idea pretty quickly.</p> <p>We switched over to underwear for naps about a week later (and just risked it with accidents) because she seemed to understand that she *could* pee/poop in her diaper/pull-up/cloth training pants with no repercussion. Once we put her in underpants, that stopped right away.</p> <p>Still doing diapers at bedtime. She's dry about 2/3 of the time. I'm not in a hurry.</p> <p>It's been 2 months, and we just had our first, true, accident-free week. Hopefully we're over the hump! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-to-potty-train#post-1932213 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 10:31:26 +0000 birdofafeather 1932213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Following because we were going to do the 3 day method in a couple weeks but R showed us that she knows how to go pee in the potty if she's pants/diaper free. So now we're doing that when we're home for the last couple days! Traveling again this weekend and next so that's why we're not all in yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-to-potty-train#post-1932102 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 09:49:13 +0000 edelweiss 1932102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>at what age did you start potty training, and how long did it take from start to finish? what approach did you?</p> <p>we're introducing LO to the potty these days (he's almost 22 months), and daycare has started to put him on the potty once a day. </p> <p>i know people have used the 3-day potty training with success, but i worry it will be stressful and unsuccessful (particularly if it's anything like how sleep training went), and was thinking about more of a slow and steady route. </p>