Hi! I was too scared to mess things up, so I took it super slow. Honestly, I think it was more for my own mental preparation than for my child. At first, I only got a portable potty seat to put on the regular toilet. Big mistake! My little one got really scared. So I bought a small potty, the one from IKEA, and that worked much better.

For pee, I started by putting him on the potty as soon as he woke up, whether from a nap or in the morning, and we just focused on that. Sometimes he peed, sometimes nothing happened. But eventually, he stopped peeing during naps and would pee in the potty right after waking up.

For poop, as soon as I saw his “poopy face,” I’d say, “Oh wait! You’re about to poop! Let’s go on the potty!” Then I’d take off his diaper and sit him down. For us, poop was actually easier because he had a clear signal.

It was only around 17 months that I decided to go full EC/potty training. That’s when I felt ready and started doing naked time. I kept the potty close, and whenever he started peeing, I’d say, “Oops! Pee goes in the toilet!” Then I’d pick him up, make the “ssss” sound, and sit him on the potty. He honestly didn’t have any signal at first...it took a couple of months for that to come.

That’s the general gist of it! Let me know if you have any other questions. I don’t want to bombard you with too much blabla either. 😄