Potty train over Easter or wait until summer?

Not sure she’s ready now… she understands what she’s meant to do but does wee on the carpet during nappy free time and then say “uh oh!” But summer feels a long time away…

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We are going to give it a go over Easter! No idea if he's ready either 😂 my first trained when she was almost 3 and it felt like a very, very slow process..

We first tried just after Christmas, it was a disaster. Lasted a morning 😭 I think she had got a scare on the toilet and she was so upset but we didn't have a potty so we took a break. Tried again in February - I was questioning whether she was ready but she got it really quickly. I won't lie though, day 3 was HARD!
We started reading her Potty Superstar a few weeks before attempt 2 and we were talking loads about it. We stayed pretty much in the house for 4 or 5 days. I'd say go for it

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