Please bear with me on this one! I just feel so unsure of myself. Please tell me your thoughts on potty training readiness for these two kids.
1. Dcg will be 3 mid-March. Dcm started potty training over Christmas break. This week I've been taking her every hour or so. For the most part she's dry, but if it's over an hour, she's wet and doesn't say anything. She's in a pull up. Today I let her wear underwear under the pull up. She went about an hour and half dry, then was wet after an hour and 15 minutes and never said anything. So I guess I'm going back to every hour, but sometimes she just goes a tiny bit, so it seems like she should be able to hold it longer than an hour. She also stares at me blankly when I take her like she has no idea what she should do, but if I don't go in with her, she does what she's suppose to. How long do I let this continue? Do you think she's ready?
2. DD will be 2.5 mid-March. For the last few weeks she's been screaming, "I'm going potty! I'm going potty!" When I say scream, I mean like, "Ahhhhhh I'm going potty in my diaper oh no!" At night she'll come out of her room screaming she's going potty. When she says she's going, she really is each time, it's never been a false alarm. I've started to potty train her. I figured if I'm doing dcg, I might as well try DD. I wasn't originally going to start her now b/c I'm due with baby #3 in 53 days, but she seems ready? She's wet sometimes when I take her, but I usually wait for her to say she's going potty then take her (she won't go potty if you just put her on every x minutes). When she says she's going potty, I'll tell her to stop, she'll stop, run to the bathroom and go. Sometimes she'll tell me she's going, stop on her own, and then head to the bathroom. Do you think she's ready? What should I do when she comes out of her room at night b/c she's going potty (those times she's already gone)? Should I change her or just send her back to bed? With the baby being here in less than 2 months, I just can't imagine being up all night between the baby and DD saying she went potty.
Usually I think a kid is ready when they can go 2 hours dry, wake up from nap dry, or can tell you they are going (like DD is). It's not a big deal to me if DD is trained before the baby is here. I figured there would be regression after the baby arrived and I'm not sure if I want to deal with that. But the I'm going potty scream gets a bit old. I can't believe how indecisive I am about this whole thing! I'm just going to blame it on the hormones
I know potty training can be a hot topic, so I'm looking forward to everyone's thoughts!
1. Dcg will be 3 mid-March. Dcm started potty training over Christmas break. This week I've been taking her every hour or so. For the most part she's dry, but if it's over an hour, she's wet and doesn't say anything. She's in a pull up. Today I let her wear underwear under the pull up. She went about an hour and half dry, then was wet after an hour and 15 minutes and never said anything. So I guess I'm going back to every hour, but sometimes she just goes a tiny bit, so it seems like she should be able to hold it longer than an hour. She also stares at me blankly when I take her like she has no idea what she should do, but if I don't go in with her, she does what she's suppose to. How long do I let this continue? Do you think she's ready?
2. DD will be 2.5 mid-March. For the last few weeks she's been screaming, "I'm going potty! I'm going potty!" When I say scream, I mean like, "Ahhhhhh I'm going potty in my diaper oh no!" At night she'll come out of her room screaming she's going potty. When she says she's going, she really is each time, it's never been a false alarm. I've started to potty train her. I figured if I'm doing dcg, I might as well try DD. I wasn't originally going to start her now b/c I'm due with baby #3 in 53 days, but she seems ready? She's wet sometimes when I take her, but I usually wait for her to say she's going potty then take her (she won't go potty if you just put her on every x minutes). When she says she's going potty, I'll tell her to stop, she'll stop, run to the bathroom and go. Sometimes she'll tell me she's going, stop on her own, and then head to the bathroom. Do you think she's ready? What should I do when she comes out of her room at night b/c she's going potty (those times she's already gone)? Should I change her or just send her back to bed? With the baby being here in less than 2 months, I just can't imagine being up all night between the baby and DD saying she went potty.
Usually I think a kid is ready when they can go 2 hours dry, wake up from nap dry, or can tell you they are going (like DD is). It's not a big deal to me if DD is trained before the baby is here. I figured there would be regression after the baby arrived and I'm not sure if I want to deal with that. But the I'm going potty scream gets a bit old. I can't believe how indecisive I am about this whole thing! I'm just going to blame it on the hormones

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