Has anyone tried Infant Potty Training?

Question

A european friend of mine had both her kids potty trained by their first birthdays (they're teenagers now.) I believe that practice is now called Infant Toilet training. Sounds ambitious, but the proponents say in the end it's easier than trying when the child is in their terrible-two's. Has anyone tried this?

Answer 1

I never understood why parents were in such a rush to make their children grow up. It does not matter when you toilet train your child in the grand scheme of things.. My oldest now 15 was toilet trained at 1 and a half , she had more accidents and it was a pain in the butt to be honest..
My youngest now 11 I did not toilet train her until she was 3 and what a breeze... She was old enough to communicate and she was old enough to understand me.. If i had any more children I would do the same, that toilet training so young is more work than its worth. Its not worth all of the stress and aggravation. And Guess what ( big surprise) both although toilet trained at different ages are just fine now LOL... so see it doesn't matter.

I feel like moms are pressured by other moms, relatives , friends to toilet train their children too young. Don't let the pressure get you !!!

Answer 2

I personally think that having an infant eliminate in the toilet is only a matter of having the parent or other adult care-giver "trained". I am a mom of 4 and have provided daycare in my home for 20 years for 50 children. I believe being potty trained is more than just not wearing diapers. To me, a child is potty trained when he/she can announce that they have to go, walk to the bathroom on their own, be able to pull down their pants and get on the toilet themselves. Wiping, flushing, washing, and pulling up pants will require adult help or at least guidance and a reminder for awhile. It has been my personal experience that the most successful age for potty training is 3. It all depends on how long you want to be in the "working on" potty training stage. I prefer to wait until they are good and ready and be in the "working on it" stage for a couple weeks when they are 3 over starting at 18 months and be working on it for a year or more. Most children are not able to attend to their toilet needs before age 3 without a lot of adult supervision. So, while I have heard of infant potty training, it is not something that I would find workable for me. I think it can be done successfully, but requires a lot of intense and consistent focus on your baby. As with any issue surrounding raising our children, there are many pros and cons to consider.

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Has anyone tried Infant Potty Training?
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Answer 4

No way! If you wait till they're 3, they practically do it themselves. The only reason parents try this garbage is because it's more convenient for them. Kids younger than 2 might be able to go in the potty, but they are not aware of how or why they did it. I have 2 kids, 11 & 9, and I know what I'm talking about!
Parents who try to potty train infants get kids who shoot at student nurses from a clock tower with a high powered rifle.

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I know moms who did this, and it is very common in other cultures (India, I think). BUT, you have to be really dedicated to it. You have to be in tune with baby and watch for the signs, becasue they can't tell you when it's time. Even the moms I know that did it, still used diapers. And, they still had to go through the more formal potty training steps once baby was old enough to control bowels and bladder around age 2. To do it full time, you have to be in an environment where you are home ALL the time. That is why is works well in third world cultures - they do it outside in the dirt and don't have to worry about going to the grocery store. IMO, it's kind of a waste of time, but don't be afraid to try it and see how it works for you. If you are looking for a really useful skill to work on with baby, try baby sign language. I did this with both my boys, and it has worked wonders and helped them develop verbal communication skills at an early age. You have to be consistent with it, but it is very rewarding when your 10 month old can tell you he wants more food or has a dirty diaper, long before he can say the words. Start early, but don't get discouraged - most babies won't sign back until they are around 10 months old.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

I applaud you on wanting to potty train your child early. Most parents are lazy and rather let the diaper take care of it as long as they can. I hope it works for you! I was potty trained by the time I could walk which was about 9 months old. My child is only 6 weeks old, and I hope to potty train him as soon as he starts walking. That shows a good parent wanting to potty train ASAP. I hate seeing kids who can walk running around in diapers!!! Parents can be so lazy!

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Answer 9

Yes, I do this with my 3 1/2 month old. We love it! It's called elimination communication (EC). She wakes me up every morning to pee and poo, and she always does so in the potty. It's really not as hard as it sounds. It's all about communicating to eachother. She makes noises and uses body language to tell me she needs to go, and I take her. I use a verbal signal to let her know when it's okay to go. It works great for our family and we all love it.

Contrary to popular belief, babies ARE born with an ability to hold their urine and feces. Ever wonder why babies like to pee when you take their diapers off? It's not the cold air! No other animal expects their babies to sit in their waste, only humans do. My baby always gets very agitated before she has to eliminate. Once she's gone, so is the agitation.

It's not about convenience for the parents, that is simply silly. EC is not easy OR convenient. It takes some dedication to learn to communicate elimination needs with a baby! And it's not all about putting the parents on a schedule so they can "catch" the waste. There are dozens of times in my experience with potty training my baby where we have been gone for a while, she starts acting agitated, and the second I tell her it's okay to go pee, she goes!

EC is not dangerous. It is a great option for parents and families to choose. I chose it when my baby had a horrible rash that just wouldn't go away. My 2 year old had the same thing and it only went away with potty training. Not willing to battle a rash for 2 more years, I started potty training. It works and I couldn't be more pleased!

Answer 10

I bought a book "Potty Training in One Day" and trained my oldest son in one day at the age of 9 months. But my second born couldn't be trained until he was 3.5 and I used the same book. It all depends on the child and if they are ready.

Answer 11

I am using this with my baby. Having experienced the "joy" of potty training the usual way, I was ready to try something different when #4 was born. He loved it, I loved it, and it went so well I am doing it with my 4.5 month old girl.

I have done: potty training a 3yo boy who was scared to DEATH of the potty.
Training using the "One day" method with my girl at age 2.
Gradual training of my 2nd girl at age 2.5.

I prefer EC.
It is not about the parents as one poster accused. It is all about my baby, and respecting her body, not making her sit in her own waste. She very happily lets me know when she needs to go, and I respond by taking her to the potty. Yes, she does have control. Sure her bladder capacity is smaller, and she can't "hold it" all day, but she CAN release her bladder when I take her potty, and she IS aware of when she has to go. It's not like the nerves of the bladder suddenly grow in at age 2, babies are born able to feel the sensation of a full bladder.

Based on my experience it IS a lot easier to start out the way you intend to continue. If the baby is already familiar with the potty, then when the 2yo "independent phase" hits the potty is not a struggle at all, except that now instead of mom doing most of the work, the child learns to do more of it himself.

Sure, it's parent-training. I am a trained parent. I am trained to know when my baby is showing hunger cues, and I feed her. I am trained to know when she is getting sleepy, and soothe her to sleep. I am trained to know when she needs to go potty or have her pants changed (Hey, I never said I was perfect at catching everything!) and change her. So are most parents I know trained in how to care for their kids. Why do people keep saying that like it's a BAD thing?

How many of the people here clucking their tongues and saying "let the babies be babies" are the very same people who post on the bedtime topics "Oh you gotta start NOW! Let that baby just cry until it falls asleep. If you don't start young they'll never learn they have to sleep in their own bed. etc. etc. etc."

Allowing my child the opportunity to use the potty is much less traumatic to her than a night of "ferberizing" would be to her emotional well-being. Yet somehow if I were to post that I was planning to ferberize her I suspect the responses would be mostly positive. Yet on a topic about responding to her needs and allowing her the chance to use a potty instead of sitting in her own pee and poop, everyone says "Why would you PUSH a baby like that? Let them be babies!" (I never push anything, we are a team and we work together on this.) It just seems like such a double-standard to me.