https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:18:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trying-to-potty-train-early-am-i-crazy#post-1782791 Sat, 26 Jul 2014 08:53:25 +0000 808love 1782791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha..I felt crazy when I trained early. like I was the only one but I was so pleased with the results. I did. Besides little pee is easier to clean up than big pee. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trying-to-potty-train-early-am-i-crazy#post-1777583 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 07:02:13 +0000 lamariniere 1777583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I say go for it! I have a friend whose daughter was trained at 18 months. If the three day method doesn't work, you can always try it again a few months later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trying-to-potty-train-early-am-i-crazy#post-1777572 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 06:50:59 +0000 mrsjyw 1777572@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think it's crazy, I believe Mrs. Tic Tac Toe:'s showed early signs and she was successful in training around 18 months!</p> <p>ETA: I was trained around 13 months through elimination communication (too early in my opinion) and I had bed wetting accidents until grade school! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trying-to-potty-train-early-am-i-crazy#post-1777159 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 19:51:17 +0000 Mrs. Pinata 1777159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: It was just a few days! But, he caught on really quick. He's DEFINITELY not poopy-trained yet, and I'm anticipating that might take months because I just don't know if he's developmentally ready for it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trying-to-potty-train-early-am-i-crazy#post-1775056 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 21:08:25 +0000 pl0508 1775056@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just bought a potty! J has started telling us when he needs to go. Of course when we put him on his potty he won't go but I am hoping he is starting to associate the two. We also let him sit on it after bath for a while when we let him run around nakey :) </p> <p>Keep me updated! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trying-to-potty-train-early-am-i-crazy#post-1775014 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 20:38:00 +0000 babynumber1 1775014@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO was super easy to train at 20 months. She was just plain ready. You never know til you try it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trying-to-potty-train-early-am-i-crazy#post-1775006 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 20:32:45 +0000 betsy616 1775006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read Diaper Free Before 3 (quite informative, found it at my library), and started with the little potty at 18 months. By 22 months, my daughter was ready to ditch diapers, though we didn't move to full time undies until about 25 months. Sounds like your LO is well ready for the approach suggested in that book. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trying-to-potty-train-early-am-i-crazy#post-1774889 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 19:18:52 +0000 Maysprout 1774889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our LO was pretty well potty trained by 18 months. She had a couple times of regressing where she'd pee at home a couple times a week but she'd often go weeks without having any accidents. We never bothered diapering her after 18 months, except at night, and she never had an accident while we were out. It was mainly just if she missed a nap or was in a pissy mood she'd be a floor pisser. But it was a lot less diapers to go through so even though it wasn't perfect I was happy enough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trying-to-potty-train-early-am-i-crazy#post-1774852 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 18:44:56 +0000 pastemoo 1774852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: if you call yourself crazy, you will feel crazy. Why not try it and if she doesn't like it, try again in a few months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trying-to-potty-train-early-am-i-crazy#post-1774848 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 18:42:29 +0000 Smurfette 1774848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have friends that potty trained at 18 months for their girl. Their boy wasn't ready that early. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trying-to-potty-train-early-am-i-crazy#post-1774758 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 17:43:34 +0000 lovehoneybee 1774758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: Me too!</p> <p>I'm all about trying! We've been introducing E to it for a while, including naked sitting on the potty time. We haven't pushed it only because they don't reinforce it at daycare until he's in the next room up, and we wanted to be consistent between there and home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trying-to-potty-train-early-am-i-crazy#post-1774744 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 17:34:04 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1774744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I want to try too! Lo is only 16 months. We bought a potty around 13 months and dh puts him on it before his bath every night. He doesn't use it, but he likes to flush haha :)</p> <p>I think i am going to continue the way we are for a few more months and then the the 3 day method. If it works, cool. If not, we can try again in a month or so. I figure ill be able to tell if he is ready by the end of the first day. Lo isn't really talking much though, and doesn't show any interest in putting on or taking off his own clothes though, so i really don't have any idea if it will work at this point. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trying-to-potty-train-early-am-i-crazy#post-1774690 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 16:44:37 +0000 shopaholic 1774690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: I've actually read a few places that there is usually a window period around 18 months where LOs become really aware of the whole diaper/potty thing. And if you can catch that opportunity to train, it can be done! Or else, it seems it happens around 2.5 y.o. Sooo I say, go for it! I've been meaning to read the book and try it around 18 months too! We have put the potty in the bathroom since she was walking. I always try to put her on it while I go to the bathroom, to get comfortable with it. Just recently she starts going to sit on it herself, so I'm hoping to catch that window period too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trying-to-potty-train-early-am-i-crazy#post-1774659 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 16:32:59 +0000 LuLu Mom 1774659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: She wanted to sit on the potty constantly, always saying she needed to "potty" or "poopy." She also hates to have a wet or stinky diaper. </p> <p>We ran into that she just doesn't quite get her body's queues yet, she knows right after not enough to tell us before. If we put her on every so often she goes and gets excited, but her brain and body aren't communicating the "I need to go" feelings. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trying-to-potty-train-early-am-i-crazy#post-1774654 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 16:30:34 +0000 JerricaBenton 1774654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 17 months and we're thinking of slowly starting to get her on a potty. She's been pointing to her diaper when she goes and she wants to be changed immediately. You're generally supposed to start when LO starts telling you before they go. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trying-to-potty-train-early-am-i-crazy#post-1774653 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 16:30:19 +0000 Weagle 1774653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Go for it! We did a casual, slow (months long) introduction hoping that LO would just take over - no. But she was aware and had it down within 3 days. I say buckle down and try it for a few days. If it's too stressful you have plenty of time to try again in a few months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trying-to-potty-train-early-am-i-crazy#post-1774652 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 16:30:02 +0000 swurlygurl 1774652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: That's what I was thinking - give it a shot, and if it doesn't work, so be it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trying-to-potty-train-early-am-i-crazy#post-1774646 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 16:27:32 +0000 birdofafeather 1774646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlek: i feel like that's why i want to go for broke with the 3 day method and if it's a total bust after that, then i won't worry about it anymore until she's older? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trying-to-potty-train-early-am-i-crazy#post-1774639 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 16:25:11 +0000 birdofafeather 1774639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: @swurlygurl: @.twist.: @Sammyfab: you guys! i thought you were going to tell me i was crazy! ha.<br /> @Mrs. Pinata: how long did it take for him to be what you would call PTed?<br /> @LuLu Mom: how did she show interest at 17 months? i do want to capitalize on her interest if possible! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trying-to-potty-train-early-am-i-crazy#post-1774637 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 16:24:36 +0000 littlek 1774637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Go for it! Personally I'm holding off till LO is 100% ready because it can be extremely frustrating if they are not ready. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trying-to-potty-train-early-am-i-crazy#post-1774627 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 16:19:30 +0000 LuLu Mom 1774627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I say go for it, we've been messing with it since she was about 17 months, but now at 21 she's lost interest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trying-to-potty-train-early-am-i-crazy#post-1774623 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 16:17:34 +0000 Sammyfab 1774623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's definitely worth trying! Prepare for the worst and hope for the best! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trying-to-potty-train-early-am-i-crazy#post-1774618 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 16:15:57 +0000 Mrs. Pinata 1774618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think you could try it. :) We just PT'd at 25 months and it wasn't too hard (although we have yet to master pooping (he saves it for naptime and nighttime when he's still in a diaper). What worked for us was just taking him every 30 minutes to potty and rewarded him every time his underwear were still dry, then slowly moved it to 45 minutes, then an hour. He still doesn't tell us when he has to go (but usually tells the truth when we ask him), but he hasn't had an accident in awhile because we just regularly put him on the toilet and he's figured out to hold it until then (or tell us, but that's rare). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trying-to-potty-train-early-am-i-crazy#post-1774607 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 16:12:13 +0000 .twist. 1774607@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do it! I was potty trained at 18 months! </p> <p>Good luck! :goodluck: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trying-to-potty-train-early-am-i-crazy#post-1774592 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 16:02:07 +0000 swurlygurl 1774592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Please successfully do this! I was contemplating attempting with L while I'm on Maternity leave in Sept and my parents are in-town for a week - plenty of help and stuck at home time. So, your success would give me a lot of hope... haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trying-to-potty-train-early-am-i-crazy#post-1774586 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 15:54:15 +0000 autumnlove 1774586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There is a little girl at LO's gymnastics class who is 22 months and she has been trained for 4 months. She wears undies to class and has never had an accident there! </p> <p>I think you should try it and she might surprise you. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/trying-to-potty-train-early-am-i-crazy#post-1774579 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 15:49:13 +0000 birdofafeather 1774579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had liked the idea of the early potty training thing (more by slowly introducing it to her by casually sitting her on it, etc), but lately she has been sobbing when we change her diaper, doesn't want another one on, pulling it off if she has access, sticking her hand in her diaper, etc. She doesn't have a rash, her poops are 1-2 times a day.</p> <p>We have been talking more and more about poop and pee pee and we know when she's going poop (and so does she because she likes to go off by herself to do so). i've been doing more research into PT, including slow methods and the 3-day method (recommended at 22 months) and wondering if i'm totally crazy for possibly trying the 3 day method in earnest sooner rather than later? if it's gonna take a while, i'm totally okay with that, but i guess because it seems like she's pretty aware right now (and it's kinda becoming a fight where as previous to a few weeks ago, diaper changes were a non-issue), it might be an ideal time to go for broke?</p> <p>tell me if i'm crazy or not. potty training (learning, whatever!) is now my latest obsession! ha.</p> <p>ETA: she's 18 months! </p>