No More Dirty Diapers!

Yuck! Dirty diapers! What parent doesn't look forward to the day when they won't have to deal with them any more? As a cloth-diapering mother, I sure did!

When I read in The Baby Whisperer Solves All Your Problems about a method of potty training that begins at 9 months, I decided to give it a try. Ms. Hogg recommends adding "potty time" into Junior's routine after mealtime.


So I sat our son on his insert in the big potty for about 5 minutes and read him a book after each meal. At first, it did feel a little silly, but after a week or so, he began to do his business in the potty!

Now, at 10 months old, he almost never has dirty diapers. If we are out running errands or there's a lot going on with the holidays or what not, he might go in his diaper, but that is pretty rare anymore.

I expect he'll continue to have wet diapers for a while yet as those muscles tend to mature closer to 18 months, but that's OK with me. Potty training, just like walking, is a learning process. I just wanted to share our success with this step in the process to encourage other parents. While beginning later works for many parents, you don't have to wait until your child is 2 or 3 to potty train.

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The Baby Whisperer Solves All Your Problems

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