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Hellobee Boards Topic: how old was your son when you potty trained? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 03:31:08 +0000 lamariniere on "how old was your son when you potty trained?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-son-when-you-potty-trained#post-2301688 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 23:25:54 +0000 lamariniere 2301688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Right at 2.5. It went really well! sometimesshesings on "how old was your son when you potty trained?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-son-when-you-potty-trained#post-2301685 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 23:21:17 +0000 sometimesshesings 2301685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mamasig: this is where we are with my son (3 next month.) We often have him hang out naked and he never has accidents, but when he needs to go he will say, "May I please have a diaper?" He hates sitting on the potty, and I think it's mainly because he finds it boring. Reading books and playing games seem to be too distracting. Anyone have tips for kids like this? He has a new sibling coming in mid-November, so it may not be the best time to aggressively pursue it... cascademom on "how old was your son when you potty trained?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-son-when-you-potty-trained#post-2301617 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 21:36:18 +0000 cascademom 2301617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 2 years old with the support of daycare. The first week or two was challenging, after that it was easy. Navy_Mommy on "how old was your son when you potty trained?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-son-when-you-potty-trained#post-2301602 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 21:23:13 +0000 Navy_Mommy 2301602@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DS1 potty trained at 17 months. He caught on early (I started offering the potty at about 6 months) and when he started asking to go instead of waiting for me to put him on it I switched him to undies. DS2 is 20 months and still won't go if I put him on a potty. If he's naked he'll go pee all around a toilet on his own, so I know he gets the general idea, but he's nowhere near ready to actually use the potty. (The peeing all over it is the most obnoxious thing everrrrr) matador84 on "how old was your son when you potty trained?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-son-when-you-potty-trained#post-2301546 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 20:46:41 +0000 matador84 2301546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 3 ChelseaRose on "how old was your son when you potty trained?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-son-when-you-potty-trained#post-2301536 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 20:40:18 +0000 ChelseaRose 2301536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Just before 24 months/2 years old. He had a sudden burst of multiple readiness signs and we went with it. It was pretty quick and straightforward including overnight as well. BananaPancakes on "how old was your son when you potty trained?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-son-when-you-potty-trained#post-2301533 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 20:35:14 +0000 BananaPancakes 2301533@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We started around 18 months, but were never consistent until he turned 3. We just trained in August and he'll be 3.5 in October. It was more about me being ready than him. mrsjyw on "how old was your son when you potty trained?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-son-when-you-potty-trained#post-2301321 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 18:20:43 +0000 mrsjyw 2301321@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 27 months! He's been showing signs for months and I finally bit the bullet over a long wknd! He was good on owe w the three day method, #2 about a week later. A couple months after he night "trained" we just switched cold turkey to undies after he'd been waking up dry for weeks. He's had a few overnight potty accidents just before his baby bros arrival in July but he's been great since! He's 34 months now (turns 3 late Nov) and he's fully night trained and can go by himself most of the time except helping w wipes! lemondrop on "how old was your son when you potty trained?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-son-when-you-potty-trained#post-2301314 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 18:12:27 +0000 lemondrop 2301314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 3.5, I was in absolutely no rush and he wasn't emotionally ready until that point. He'd shown signs for long before, but would freak out. My nephews started at 2.5 and it was an absolute disaster, so I just avoided it for a while. LilSprinkles on "how old was your son when you potty trained?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-son-when-you-potty-trained#post-2301297 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 18:04:23 +0000 LilSprinkles 2301297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DS was daytime trained was around 18 months. He's almost two and we haven't even tried nighttime (he still wakes up with huge diapers in he morning). winniebee on "how old was your son when you potty trained?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-son-when-you-potty-trained#post-2301267 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 17:39:52 +0000 winniebee 2301267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 34 months. About 6 weeks before he turned 3. He always went on it when he felt like it but it was never anything consistent. Then he was just ready and said he wanted underwear and that was that. Given his personality I suspected that would be how it went. Mrs. Tiger on "how old was your son when you potty trained?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-son-when-you-potty-trained#post-2301258 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 17:34:28 +0000 Mrs. Tiger 2301258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 37-38m. I only started when he woke up dry from sleeping a few times. #2 happened maybe 3 weeks after he was trained on #1... jmarionsmith on "how old was your son when you potty trained?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-son-when-you-potty-trained#post-2301239 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 17:14:00 +0000 jmarionsmith 2301239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 30 months, he did great and I think some of it has to do with not pushing him too soon! he's 3 now and still in pull-ups at night though, i don't know when that will end! KT326 on "how old was your son when you potty trained?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-son-when-you-potty-trained#post-2301127 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 15:39:42 +0000 KT326 2301127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We kind of tried a few different times before three but he just wasn't ready. He turned 3 at the end of March, we started getting serious in May but he wasn't what I consider fully pee trained until August. Just a couple weeks ago he started pooping in the potty. kiddosc on "how old was your son when you potty trained?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-son-when-you-potty-trained#post-2301118 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 15:30:40 +0000 kiddosc 2301118@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We pee trained at 32 months with little issue, but poop was a gigantic issue. He refused and held it if we tried to force him. Suddenly, he woke up one day and decided he would poop in the toilet and hasn't had an accident since. That was two weeks ago at 40 months. Mamasig on "how old was your son when you potty trained?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-son-when-you-potty-trained#post-2301093 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 15:07:12 +0000 Mamasig 2301093@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DS1 just turned 3 and isn't trained yet. It's been a slow process but he's becoming more receptive. I think he physically was capable six months ago but has totally resisted. At his well visit, I asked the doctor about it. She says 2.5 - 3 is the typical age she seems it happen, but 3 - 3.5 is also super common. If not by 4, then it's a developmental delay. MoreCoffee on "how old was your son when you potty trained?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-son-when-you-potty-trained#post-2301086 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 15:04:25 +0000 MoreCoffee 2301086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Started in daycare at just before 2.5 and was fully trained about a month after that. I do think it would have been later if he had been home with me; seeing the older kids go through it seemed to encourage him. Mrs. Train on "how old was your son when you potty trained?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-son-when-you-potty-trained#post-2301083 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 15:02:16 +0000 Mrs. Train 2301083@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My boys were more difficult to train. They were 3.5, 3 and 3. My daughter was right before she was 2 lilyann on "how old was your son when you potty trained?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-son-when-you-potty-trained#post-2300997 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 14:05:15 +0000 lilyann 2300997@https://boards.hellobee.com/ A few months before he turned 3. californiadreams on "how old was your son when you potty trained?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-son-when-you-potty-trained#post-2300996 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 14:05:14 +0000 californiadreams 2300996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ our son is 2 years and 10 months and we haven't started yet. He hasn't shown much signs of readiness, only some passing things that don't stay. But I am thinking by the 3 year mark we will get serious about it (in November). Also, we just moved into a new house and he has a new daycare, so I wanted him to adapt to those changes first. And now with LO2 expected in February, I am essentially *hoping* he gets trained by then! RsMom on "how old was your son when you potty trained?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-son-when-you-potty-trained#post-2300993 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 14:04:02 +0000 RsMom 2300993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Just over 3yrs old. We tried it earlier with pull ups and it didn't work but as soon as we moved to underwear full time he only had a few accidents and it was surprisingly easy. Mommy Finger on "how old was your son when you potty trained?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-son-when-you-potty-trained#post-2300985 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 13:59:47 +0000 Mommy Finger 2300985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We just did it Labor Day weekend with our almost 3 year old. He'll be 3 in November. We probably could have done it earlier but I had DS2 in June so we figured it was bad timing. coopsmama on "how old was your son when you potty trained?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-son-when-you-potty-trained#post-2300978 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 13:56:43 +0000 coopsmama 2300978@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We just potty trained over the last month or so. He did great with it! Easy transition from diapers to underwear. He is 27 months old. chopsuey on "how old was your son when you potty trained?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-son-when-you-potty-trained#post-2300974 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 13:53:22 +0000 chopsuey 2300974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 26 months old. Adira on "how old was your son when you potty trained?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-son-when-you-potty-trained#post-2300969 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 13:49:40 +0000 Adira 2300969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We just started potty training my son - he is 2.5 (31 months in a few days). We started because we were changing his diaper and he decided he didn't want a new one, so we started going in the potty instead! hilsy85 on "how old was your son when you potty trained?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-son-when-you-potty-trained#post-2300967 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 13:48:41 +0000 hilsy85 2300967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 2.5 when we officially did it, but it had been a long process of bottomless at home before that. reverie on "how old was your son when you potty trained?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-son-when-you-potty-trained#post-2300963 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 13:47:02 +0000 reverie 2300963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've heard girls are earlier on average so I'm interested in hearing how old boys are specifically! He is the oldest / "only" child (until March anyway). My husband wants to get going with it but I don't think he has show any interest. He is 27 months old! Thanks