Get your Potty Training started

Mummy Matters readers will know that for the past year, Jelly Bean and I have been proud to be Huggies Pull Up Pants Ambassadors. We were hoping that during this time we might be able to nail potty training a little earlier than we had with Little Bean and Beanie Boy BUT Jelly Bean had different ideas with his bowel issues. That’s not to say that we haven’t had some successes, we are most definitely heading in the right direction and that is largely due to the helpful tips, advice and support from Huggies. MyMomShops complete guide to potty training is also another great article for you to check out. They provide detailed guides and reviews for the best baby products in today’s market.

Let’s have a little Potty Training recap shall we:

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Start talking about Potty Training to your little one

You can’t just make the decision one day to Potty Train your child and expect them to follow your instruction. You need to prepare them for what’s going to happen over the following weeks/months. Prepare your child for the journey ahead, talk about them becoming a ‘big boy’ or ‘big girl’ and wearing ‘big boy pants’ or ‘big girl pants’. Talk to them about how they will be doing their wees and poos on the potty soon. The more you talk about it, the less frightening it will be for them. There are also some great storybooks out there which you could use to start a dialogue with your child.

Potty Training

Have a potty in the bathroom

Before you begin Potty Training make a special trip out with your little one to choose a new potty together so they really feel like they are part of the decision making process. A really good potty is the My Carry Potty because you will be able to take that with you wherever you go so that Potty Training is easy on-the-go too. At home, leave the Potty in the bathroom, before bathtime each night strip them down and have them sit on it whilst they are waiting for the bathwater to be ready and whilst they are waiting, why not read a special Potty Training storybook to reinforce the idea. It doesn’t matter if they don’t do anything on the potty, it will come in time but if they do give them heaps of praise!

My Carry Potty

Use Pull Up Pants

Nope, I’m not just saying that because we are Ambassadors. We used Huggies Pull Up Pants with Curly, Little Bean and Beanie Boy throughout potty training. Being able to pull their pants up and down by themselves will give them a boost of confidence and increase their independence. Huggies Pull Up Pants feature a special Learning Liner which gives little ones the briefest sensation of wetness before drawing moisture away. Without a doubt, this has been the one noticeable improvement with Jelly Bean as he now tells me when he is doing a wee in his pants. Also, the Huggies Pull Up Pants feature Disney Characters; Cars for the boys and Cinderella and Minnie Mouse for the girls. This is a big hit for Jelly Bean since he is a big Cars fan.

Praise, Praise, Praise!!!

When they get it right, sing, dance, jump about, give them a sticker on a chart (or be naughty like me and give them a chocolate button!) you get the message, just heap on the praise so that they get the message they are doing it right and they will want to do it again.

Expect accidents

Accidents will happen but the trick is to stay calm, clean up any mess and carry on with the day. Don’t make a big deal about them, don’t make your little one feel bad for it. Just move on. They will soon be a thing of the past.

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Now it’s your turn, I’m offering the chance for one lucky reader to win a Potty Training Survival Kit including 2 Style on the Go Wipes, 3 packs of Pure and 2 packs of Pull-Ups day and night.

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120 thoughts on “Get your Potty Training started”

  1. Be patient and explain what happens, my son struggled, then i explained step by step about the toilet and he was potty trained instantly, i couldn ‘t believe it x

  2. Let them get there in their own time. Don’t push it just because their friends are already potty trained. You don’t want to make it a scary experience.

  3. A sticker on the potty every time they do a wee or poop, and rewards for every 10 stickers, and a BIG reward for the first 50 or 100 stickers!! Encouragement to KEEP GOING.

  4. I would recommend potty training in the summer if possible. That way they can run around semi naked and it won’t matter if there are a few accidents.

  5. Be patient and be prepared for accidents cause it takes a while and accidents happen at the worst of times! But it is so lovely seeing their proud faces when all succeeds.

  6. I’m just about to start potty training with my 21 month old so have no advice of my own however my nab tells me patience is key and accidents will happen but to praise my lb when he does it right!

  7. when I potty trained my daughter I trained her for 1 week. we didn’t leave the house as I didn’t want to confuse her wearing nappies. week later she knew she should go to toilet often and month later she was fully trained and was completely dry!

  8. don’t stress, they all do it when they are ready to. I have twin boys, one is using the toilet, the other still wont even attempt it, he just isn’t ready

  9. Go shopping with your little one and let them choose a ‘grown up’ outfit to wear when they no longer need nappies. Hang it up in sight and remind them it’s there whenever they feel ready.

  10. With my eldest I used a special book for the potty that he could only have when he was on it and lots of stickers on his shirt to show Daddy every night when he got home.

  11. My little man Archie was 2 in August and I’m really struggling to potty train him he just wees anywhere and everywhere! So this would be an amazing prize to help us fingers crossed xxx

  12. My tips are to do try and do it in the Summer (if possible) as its warmer and a lot easier for them to walk around with hardly any clothes on (Unless you are my daughter and constantly have none on whatever the weather!) and to let them do it in their own time. If they dont seem ready leave it for a month and try again 🙂

  13. do not stress , and expect accidents when they happen do not make a big thing out of it ,it makes the child anxious and puts them back , when the times right it will just all fall into place

  14. I found that it was easier to wait until they can understand you and talk back a little. With my first son i felt pressurised to keep up with everyone else his age but this time i will be waiting until little one is ready

  15. I don’t have any advice, it was nightmare with my older daughter, my second daughter is 1 year old and soon I need to start potty training 🙁

  16. We’re 2 down one to go, both boys really got into potty training luckily when the weather was warmer so we could let them roam around the uncarpeted areas downstairs with just a t-shirt on, made it all so much easier as could implement loose bottoms as the next step x

  17. The best advice is be patient. If the child isn’t ready leave it a while and then try again. All children are different and it’s not a competition to see whose child will be out of nappies first. Relax, it will happen when the child is ready xxxx

  18. kids will have a few accidents before they get the hang of it be patience i try staying in atleast 4 days a week with wee one and one day outside without pullup

  19. Patience is a virtue. It will happen. Reward your child every time they do well. Eventually it will become second nature. With our first child it took 4 months and with my second it only took 1 month. Each child takes as long as they need.
    Don’t lose hope. It will happen.

  20. My advice would be that all children are different, so dont compare and feel like your failing if another child has succeeded quicker, second thing is Patience

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