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We started by letting DS run around naked one weekend. He figured our pee right away. Poop took about 2 weeks. I just put him in regular underwear.

I put him in underwear and he got it after about a day of that. I put pull ups on him at first, when he was starting 3k, but they were futile, cause he would just use it like a diaper. I had to go cold turkey with him.

Bottomless was quick - by the 3rd day she was going pee/poo by herself. We did it at 24 months.

@MamaCate: I just decided to take the plunge because her baby sis was coming and I didn't want 2 kids in diapers. She wasn't showing any signs of potty readiness so I'm surprised that it went so well. Just good luck I guess!

@MamaCate: When you say she has accidents in between do you mean she wets herself when you are out and about in public like at the store or at the zoo for an outing? When we first started potty-training I would make sure she used the potty before we left the house and if she didn't go we would go find the potty once we got to our destination. Also, if we went to someone's house I would show her where the potty was. When she was 24 months she didn't tell us when she had to go...she would just run towards the door or where the bathroom was and we would follow her to help her. She didn't start telling us she had to go until closer to 26 months. At home she just used the potty herself b/c we had her bottomless at home for a month and a half. In the beginning, outings were a little stressful, but I just made sure to keep an eye on the clock and tried to take her to the potty every hour or two...depending on how much she had to drink. After a month and a half she started telling us when she had to go so I didn't have to stress too much about watching the clock...but I still kind of do b/c she can get distracted when we're in a new environment and I don't want to have to hike halfway across the zoo to find a bathroom...so sometimes I take her as we're passing a restroom.

We started with underwear about a month and half after potty training. We put them on at home and she had a few accidents where she started to pee in them...but after 2-3 accidents she understood she was not supposed to pee in her underwear. I think the younger they are, the accidents are learning experiences. Also, pull ups were not helpful b/c they would make her regress so we never use them during the day. She does wear a pull up to bed and at naptime though and that hasn't caused any problems.

I loved this site and read it over and over again...it was a great resource for me

http://www.babycenter.com/0_potty-training-in-three-days-or-less_10310078.bc

For our son, definitely bottomless time. We did the 3 day boot camp and it started working the second day. My daughter trained herself shortly after turning 1.

I votes sposies, my son hates the heavy feeling of full sposies and was cloth diapered, so they actually worked. That and a lot of skittles and now we have stickers. He is pretty much fully potty trained at this point.

@tysonja: BacOut and a rented steam cleaner when you are finished?