https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 03:23:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-too-early-1#post-2771401 Sun, 03 Sep 2017 08:43:19 +0000 ShootingStar 2771401@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it totally depends on the kid. We potty trained DS starting at 2.25 and by 2.5 he was daytime trained and in undies except at night we didn't need to push it, he was showing a lot of readiness. And it would've been a lot faster except daycare wouldn't let him use underwear at first and made us use pull-ups. And that was terrible for training. But still he got it in a couple months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-too-early-1#post-2771156 Fri, 01 Sep 2017 11:10:27 +0000 sauerkraut 2771156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>From my understanding, he's not too young (fyi, daycare and I are working on potty training DD at 16mos), it's more a matter of whether he's receptive to it right now. Kids go through stages where they're more aware and interested in potty issues, and it can be harder to get them on board with potty training if they're not in one of those developmental stages. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-too-early-1#post-2771036 Thu, 31 Aug 2017 19:25:48 +0000 Littlebit7 2771036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Similar boat here. Ds is 29 months. Brother will be here in December. She will be soaking wet, literally soaking thru her diaper and not care. She will sit on poop for dayyyys. (Kidding). She's a total water hound a her diaper stays dry for about 5 min. She is has had some spontaneous unprompted success on the potty in the last few weeks (pee only). She starts a 2.5s program next week a few days a week. I'm just going to wait until she gets around the older kids in the class (she will be the youngest by a mile) and let the teachers take the lead.<br /> I don't mind diapers at all; I'm in no hurry to potty train. She is strong willed and not very open to forced change. She says no every time I ask if she wants to try to potty (I really only ask 1-2x per day now. So diapers it is!! I feel like there is a lot of forced pressure to potty train as early as possible. Like it's a competition. Or that there is some magic window and once it closes your kid will be in diapers until they are 17. They all end up out of diapers on their own timeline. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-too-early-1#post-2771028 Thu, 31 Aug 2017 18:46:02 +0000 MamaCate 2771028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@codeitall: i trained DD at 27 months with a version of 3 Day method but it worked because she was super ready, not the method. I work in early childhood and I really believe that if they are ready, it will work regardless of method (as long as there is consistency) and if they are not ready the reverse is true.</p> <p>So I would like to know what DS thinks? Does he seem interested/motivated?</p> <p>For DD this looked like:<br /> -asking for undies<br /> -telling us she wanted to learn<br /> -having some success with sitting and peeing and pooping on the potty in short stints<br /> -staying dry for 30 minutes at a time at daycare<br /> -telling us when she was going to poop</p> <p>My DS is now 25 months and I would love to be down with diapers, but he is not showing any signs. He will sit on the potty for a nanosecond with the promise of a sticker but has not peed. He does not seem to care. So I will wait for him. Don't know if that helps!</p> <p>Also, 3 day doesn't *have* to be a long weekend. We picked up from daycare a little early on a Friday afternoon (3ish?) and counted that as day 1 and it worked! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-too-early-1#post-2770990 Thu, 31 Aug 2017 16:01:35 +0000 Purpledaisy 2770990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@codeitall: I don't think it would hurt to give it a try and see how it goes. I would not force it if it wasn't clicking though. </p> <p>I feel like there is often a lot of support for early potty training but I had much better luck waiting until DD was really ready at around 3.5. It was a breeze and no bootcamps were necessary. I gave it a try a few times before very casually and it just wouldn't click. I think that testing it out but having low expections and an open mind is the way to go. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-too-early-1#post-2770977 Thu, 31 Aug 2017 15:35:46 +0000 SweetiePie 2770977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PawPrints: Ditto</p> <p>I'm sure I could have forced it at 2.5 but my ped strongly recommends not forcing (3 day or oh crap) and waiting till 3yo when they're physically and mentally more ready and willing.<br /> My son will be 3 next week and while he's not fully trained he CAN (if he wakes up dry we make him pee in the potty, which is nearly every morning and nap) and I KNOW he's ready otherwise. In fact we have started spending time without a diaper if he wakes up dry and won't pee right away - and he hasn't had an accident yet, he just holds it till he can't anymore and then uses the potty. He also holds his poop if he has no diaper and we finally got him to go on the potty because we refused to put on a diaper. </p> <p>We will do a "boot camp" right after 3 but only because we're halfway there and I know he's fully ready and just needs the push. If I had any doubts I still wouldn't do it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-too-early-1#post-2770974 Thu, 31 Aug 2017 15:16:36 +0000 2PeasinaPod 2770974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think if he's starting/stopping in the tub, he has control over at least his urine. I'd try it this weekend if you have a few days and you're going to be at home. He doesn't have to be fully verbal to be able to tell you he has to go. Does he sign? Can you teach him the sign for potty? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-too-early-1#post-2770973 Thu, 31 Aug 2017 15:15:03 +0000 muffinsmuffins 2770973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are in a similar boat. DS will be 3 in November and daycare suggested for us to start some training and he seemed intrigued by the other daycare kids. We have him sit on the toilet every night before bath and he pees almost every time and has for a while. He's pooped 3x as well. He goes at daycare 1-2x daily. However, he has a motor speech disorder. We taught him the sign for potty and he has used it a couple times, but we have to prompt him 99% of the time. About a month ago we tried undies and bare butt time but he would just pee and get super upset, but then way more upset when we tried to make it fun and run to the potty to finish. So, we've shelved it for a bit. My gut says he's not ready yet so I'm going to wait and try no diaper again in a few weeks and see if any different. For now, we are going to prompt him to sit and go more than just before bath, and I keep telling him he could get rid of the diaper changes he HATES by learning to go on the potty. Earlier on we also got a bunch of books from the library and that REALLY made him interested and consistently want to sit and go...he gets a chocolate chip every time he goes, so there's that too!</p> <p>ETA: we also thought about doing the 3 day method this long weekend! But I'm just not feeling he's ready for that big jump. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-too-early-1#post-2770970 Thu, 31 Aug 2017 14:55:56 +0000 looch 2770970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wish I had done timed intervals with my son at 2.5 years of age. We missed the window and we ended up training at 3, but there was for sure an opportunity where I am convinced we would have been successful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-too-early-1#post-2770968 Thu, 31 Aug 2017 14:53:09 +0000 bubblegum 2770968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Because of my son's lack of language I was nervous about potty training. We started at 2.5 and although he did wonderfully at home we just now stopped pullups when traveling and he's doing great! I say go for it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-too-early-1#post-2770965 Thu, 31 Aug 2017 14:49:32 +0000 PawPrints 2770965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He's not necessarily too young, but it looks like you are seeing signs he isn't ready yet. In that scenario I personally would not push it yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-too-early-1#post-2770958 Thu, 31 Aug 2017 14:23:58 +0000 Jennibenni 2770958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think that's too young at all. He's actually just at the end of the ideal age window according to the Oh Crap potty training method. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-too-early-1#post-2770951 Thu, 31 Aug 2017 14:05:33 +0000 LilSprinkles 2770951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We trained DS right after he turned 2. We used did the 3-day boot camp (modified it to best fit us), and it worked.<br /> I don't think he's too young. And it doesn't hurt to start. If anything, he can get use to the idea of using the bathroom. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-too-early-1#post-2770944 Thu, 31 Aug 2017 13:56:18 +0000 codeitall 2770944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would be so happy to not have two in diapers. But I'm wondering if I'm going too fast for my 2.5 year old toddler.</p> <p>DS absolutely HATES diaper changes. He doesn't care how wet he is or poopy, he doesn't like diaper changes. He is still in the bottom percentiles for verbal language and almost never spontaneously speaks. It is 95% from prompting. So he likely won't tell us he's wet or needs the potty for the first bit at least. The daycare ladies think he is still too young.</p> <p>But I just can't get over the fact that he can pull his own pants on and about half the time he takes a bath, I see him squatting and start/stopping himself (in the tub, yes, real sanitary kid).</p> <p>I was hoping that this weekend would be the time (the next vacation day is Thanksgiving, ugh), but am I being too optimistic? </p>