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I read Oh Crap! Potty Training, which says 20-30 months is optimal and LO was just shy of 30m and there was a 3'day weekend coming up, so we went for it. He was interested in the potty at school and could tell us when he was pooping so it just made sense.

we decided to wait after we moved, which was a month ago now but we've had constant family staying with us, and before baby comes (due in Feb). He will be turning 3 in November, so I would like to have been started or starting by then and be mostly done before February when baby is due. I was never in a rush to do it early. I just am hoping not to have 2 kids in diapers.

@lawbee11: Lol, that is what we have been doing this weekend! I agree with that sentiment

We half heartedly started doing it a few months ago, led by her as she started refusing diapers and peeing on the potty unprompted. We stepped it up this weekend though, mainly because I feel it's time but also because DH is out of work for a while so can help me with the baby while I train A, her besties are trained and I don't want her to feel self conscious, and I read the Oh Crap potty training book and it shamed me into getting serious. She will be three in November but has been ripping off diapers and refusing them for months. I delayed training for myself, I feel like she was ready a few months ago. I have to say that after yesterday's fear of pooping on the potty (turns out she had an upset stomach) there will be no going back because it's too traumatic. We are nailing this this week.

When I was pinning E down to strap a diaper on her and she was taking it off when dirty....and Jojogirl talked me into buying the Oh Crap book. Took a few weeks for day and night and out in public

@Foodnerd81: I recommend reading a book. I read it twice as it was a quick read (once about a week before and once the night before). I found it very useful.

@Foodnerd81: I had the same age & spacing as you. I don't have any advice since I kind of stumbled through it. Here's what we did. I got LO a potty around 20 months and she used it for poop when she was at home. Her reward was 10 minutes of TV but the more pregnant I got the longer 10 min was.

At 25 months my mom urged me to potty train prior to LO2's arrival. I didn't read OCPT but we started with the three day method. Things were going pretty well by day 3 but I don't think daycare was ready for her to be potty training. In hindsight I should have looped them in. Daycare required pull ups until she could stay consistently dry. The Pull ups slowed things down because LO was less motivated and DH and I were less motivated. She continued to have a few accidents a day for three months or so. There was no change when LO2 arrived.

The regression happened when LO2 was about 6 weeks. All potty use ceased. We went back to diapers. There was no mention of potty. We even put her small potty in the garage. After about two weeks she decided she wanted to potty again. This time daycare said they were ready for her to wear underwear on a trial basis. She's now been in underwear for three weeks. I think we're averaging one pee accident every other day.

All in all it has been a slow process but not that bad. Potty training at 9 months pregnant is just about as bad as doing it with a newborn. The regression was a little frustrating but we knew to expect some set back. Since you're just starting potty training you'll still be used to diaper changes & accidents. I think regression must seem worse if the kid has been potty trained for a lot longer. The regression turned out to be a good time for us to transition to the toilet. We had tried to get LO to do that earlier but she wouldn't.

Good luck with whatever you choose!