We’ve been taking potty training really slow with Jessi. She’s been interested in using the potty for a while, so we pretty much just let her use it when she wants to and we haven’t really forced training yet.
The last couple of days she has lived on the potty. Constantly asking to go “pee pee in the potty” and even asked to go at other people’s houses. Most of the time she pees in her diaper and realizes she needs to go and runs to the potty. She gets REALLY upset and frustrated with herself when she goes in her diaper because of how badly she wanted to go in the potty. It’s so sad and sweet!
When I look away for a second, she’s got her diaper off and trying to climb on the potty. She’s been waking up from her naps, immediately asking to go potty. The kid is obsessed.However, she doesn’t like to poo in the potty. She sticks to her pooping spot. Under the table.
Her pooping spot
Honestly, I was hoping to have a few more months before having to worry about it, but is she ready? Do we just go for it and hope for the best? I’m worried if we put it off while she’s so interested, we will make it harder later on.
I’m not ready for this! Next thing I know she’ll be asking to go to kindergarten! Nope, I’m locking her in her room.
What do you think? Are these the signs that she’s ready?
(FYI – She will be 2 in about 5 weeks and is freakishly smart beyond her years)
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It sounds like she is ready. I wouldn’t push the whole pooping thing though. That usually comes a little later. For some reason pooping on the potty is a little scary for toddlers. Have you tried pull-ups during the day?
I also wouldn’t be surprised if she decided one day soon that she’s over the potty. Toddlers are so funny and change their mind so quickly about things!
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Yeah my worry is to train her, and then she decides she done using it. So tough to know when they are really ready! Thanks for the help!
Sounds like she’s ready. And I agree, don’t worry about the poop thing. Once she gets used to the process, she’ll most likely give up her poop spot. She goes there to be discreet. Perhaps she may like to be alone on the potty with a book while she poops. It can be her new “discreet” spot.
I’m happy for you that she has interest. The hardest ones are the ones that couldn’t care less about walking around in pee & poop all day &/or are frightened by the potty.
Good luck!
Good idea…I’ll give her the newspaper and let her shut the door when she’s ready to poo
Definitely sounds like she’s ready! I have three boys who were a breeze to pt. Your little girl sounds a lot like them. It’s almost exhausting in the beginning because it seems like your always running to the toilet. Good luck!
Yeah it’s very exhausting!!! I hope she’s an easy one to train
Sounds like it to me, but I am in the same position as you! My son turned two in Nov. and goes peepee in the potty like a champ..but he WILL NOT go poop in it…Im not sure how to explain to him that that is where is it supposed to go! If you figure it out, let me know!
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Ha, I’ll let you know if I figure it out!!