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We haven't started yet. LO is almost two.... I'm dreading it!

BTW it seemed not to be working the first 2 days maybe for us, and then it clicked.

I did every 30 min at first, might as well! And we did use pull-ups when we had to go out, like to church and other stuff we couldn't miss. But we'd always take the potty too. We didn't do three-day -- we use pull-ups at night. We also let him watch videos while he was sitting there so that kept him seated.

I started with DD one weekend, and we weren't that successful. So, I stopped, put her back in diapers, and just waited. It was about two weeks or so later when she decided she wanted to try to go in the potty again. After she told me she was ready to go in the potty, it happened fast. At one point I even remember her saying "Mommy, I have to go pee" and I said "Go, you are wearing a diaper," that's when I knew she was super ready.

@MsMamaBear: We put the potty in the living room. It's only recently, after a few months, that we moved it into the bathroom.

I think my biggest tip is just to remember that toilet learning is something that we parents can't control too much. I've found that the more we "get in the way" and force the issue the less success happens. All kids, barring medical issues, will learn to use the toilet. If you provide the tools (a potty to use, knowledge of what others in the household who use toilets do, a way to make the connection between feeling the urge to eliminate and doing so), they will get there. I taught in a 2-3 year-old room for two years before Ellie was born and had the opportunity to participate in many kids' toilet learning processes (as well as Ellie's, obviously). It seemed like the parents who met their child's interest with a matched level of support got the best results. Sounds like she is headed in the right direction!

@MsMamaBear: ugh, I understand about the carpet. When we . Now we live in a house with a lot of carpet and I don't know what we're going to do with DS! I'm worried just thinkg about it, lol!

@MsMamaBear: We toilet-trained with an entirely carpeted house. Get some Bac-Out--it eliminates stains and smell! Also, if you cloth diapered, get out the inserts, they do a good job of absorbing pee on carpet if you press them down.

Also, I don't want to sound discouraging, because it sounds like things are going really well, but it can take a while (months) for children to be fully trained. LO showed some interest, so we did the naked thing, we tried potty sits (they never worked), we tried a little potty (he didn't care for that so we went straight to a seat on the toilet with a stool for his feet), we tried stickers (to no avail), we had some successes and lots of accidents (almost all pee, thank goodness!), and eventually we prevailed. When the accidents happened, we cleaned them up and moved on. He ended up fully day trained after a few months of that at around 2.5 yrs old. Stick with it and remember that no one fails!

My best tip is to figure out when your child usually pees/poops. I think poop is easiest to catch, frankly, because it's often after they've eaten. I either watched LO like a hawk for any sign something was coming, or I tried to engage him in some activity that could be done near the bathroom after meals. Our house is tiny and there are two bathrooms, so it was pretty easy to keep him near one. Then it was just a matter of getting him in and seated.

Also, out-of-the-house training can be done sequentially. We stuck to doing it just at home for a while and just explained that he got a diaper for going out if it was a longer trip--under an hour or so and I just risked it. Once I started to realize how long he typically went between bathroom breaks and was more comfortable that he was giving me a little lead time in telling me he had to go, I just dropped the diapers and carried a towel around. I never used it. Things went really well once he was wearing underwear outside the house. It was like the switch flipped. I think the underwear is the key. It's clearly no fun to have wet pants!