[Saecularis Angel...]

So, I thought toilet training was a ways off for us yet and I haven't even thought about it. But tonight, DD took her nappy off and pooed on the floor...it left me wondering if she could tell it was coming and decided she didn't want to sit in it!

Would you take it as a sign that perhaps you might start to think about introducing the concept deliberately?

[G.K]

I can't see why not. How old is DD?

[Saecularis Angel...]

I deliberately left that out, because I think others will think she is too young. She's 13mo.

[Lucretia Borgia]

Could be.....she's quite young though isn't she....14 months or so? No harm in trying though....

[Carmen02]

no harm seeing how she would go! Ill buy a potty and see if she shows much interest in it

[G.K]

I deliberately left that out, because I think others will think she is too young. She's 13mo.

She's a clever girl getting her nappy off at 13mth.
Can you tell when she's about to poo or urinate? That would help in the tt process but you could try introduce a potty and just be really casual about it. You never know until you try!

[noi'mnot]

Take this with a grain of salt, because I think the memory has been tinted rose-coloured over the years... But anyway, my mother in law swears that by the time my partner was 10-11 months old she had him pooing on the potty every day. He was apparently as regular as clockwork, "you could set your watch to him, I swear to god!", and didn't mind being sat on the potty so every morning that's what she did. She's not sure how much longer it took to get him to wee in the potty, but she thinks only a couple of months.

Setting aside the extraordinarily precocious toileting abilities of my infant partner ( he was gifted, don't I know that???), I am of the understanding that it's possible to get them to at least regularly poo in the potty if they have a regular, set time. I have friends who have had mixed success with this strategy. Why not give it a go?

This post has been edited by noi'mnot: 07/01/2013, 08:06 PM

[Riotproof]

You could have a look at elimination communication ideas. I don't know if she'd sign to go, or you'd need to read her cues.

[libbylu]

My DS told me a few times from around 15 months 'poo' just as he stopped toddling and proceeded to do a poo in his nappy. We didn't bother starting toilet training then as it seemed to soon and life was hectic at that point with starting childcare and me going back to work, but he was trained at right on 2 years of age for both wee and poo, so at the very least it may bode well for early TT success.

You could always buy a few potties and leave them lying around and leave her nappy off and see what happens.

[Stoked]

Take this with a grain of salt, because I think the memory has been tinted rose-coloured over the years... But anyway, my mother in law swears that by the time my partner was 10-11 months old she had him pooing on the potty every day...

I think your MIL's memory is absolutely fine . Have you heard of elimination communication? It's a fancy name for teaching babies to go on the potty in places where using disposables and waiting until the child 'is ready' is not a cultural norm.

You could have a look at elimination communication ideas. I don't know if she'd sign to go, or you'd need to read her cues.

Reading cues is enough - most mothers know their child's 'poo face' and there will be obvious grunting as well if the poo is solid enough.

OP, your child is clever. Go for it!