May
we just converted her crib to a toddler bed (she was getting too big).
she turns 2 on october 31st right after my due date october 22nd.
i really don't want to be changing 2 children at once.
how can i at least introduce her to it?
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Children can be toilet timed at 18 months, in that you can guess when she needs to go and take her so she goes on the potty and not in the diaper. She’s unlikely to be able to tell you she needs to go, only that she is going or has already done it. It will be easier to change 2 diapers than changing one diaper and having to clean not only the other child but the floor and clothes as well. Let her get used to the new baby first and then you will have time and energy to try and potty train. You might be giving yourself much more work by dealing with a new baby and still attempting to potty train a toddler. Also it takes just as long to have to go to the water closet, help the toddler pull their pants down, wait while they go, make sure they’ve cleaned themselves and washed their hands. Also when you are out you have time to find a place to change kids, you rarely have time to find a toilet quickly enough the moment a 2 year old says they need to go, especially when you also have a baby!!
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The ideal way is to get either a potty chair or a potty seat and small step-stool for the toilet and begin GRADUALLY so that she becomes used to seeing it.
Let her see you going pee on the 'big potty' and she has the ability to use the 'little potty' beside you, beginning as if it were a game before bathtime, etc.
Her age MAY be a big factor in your success on this one. Children that young don't tend to have the bladder control to be able to let you know BEFORE they wet that they need to go.
So focus just on the “No pressure” approach. When she’s ready to take on the task in earnest, you’ll know.
And even if she’s potty trained in the daytime, she will STILL require a nightime diaper for a long time if she's only 18 months old.
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you can try to introduce her to it, but honestly, a lot of potty trained kids regress when a new baby comes into the home. You might end up with her potty trained, but then starting to wet herself once the baby is here.
unless she’s showing signs of being ready, I wouldn't push the subject, it could just make her hate it. when our daughter was 18 months, she started saying poop and standing by the toilet when she was pooping. when you asked her of she pooped, she could state yes or no, she knew where poo and pee came from etc…those are signs of being ready…that being stated, she is now 2 and still isn't potty trained. she has only used the potty 2 times in 6 months. so we offer it to her, ask her if she would like to sit on the potty. we read her stories about babies who are now potty trained etc. but we aren't in a rush. the average child isn't potty trained until 2 1/2ish.
good luck to you
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That's 6 months from now so i think you it do-able. You just dont want a change so close to the baby's arrival and if its going to be a while off then I would Proceed. Girls are also pick up potty training much more swiftly than boys.
If you can let her go without a diaper and set a potty chair on the floor and grant her to go when she feels the need
Good luck
BTW my son will also be 2 on Halloween
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no because he might regress once the baby comes, and then all the hard work you've invested in progress will fail .
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start woking with her and reward her for any progress, but don't get disappointed if you do not get massive results.
you’ll see more results after or around the age of 2.
good luck.
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Well if she's showing signs then go ahead.
But generally, potty training on YOUR schedule for YOUR convenience is a bad idea.