Potty training

Daughter is just 2 and thinking we will potty train soon. Feel super overwhelmed with all the choices and stuff available as always. Can anyone tell me super simply what worked for them/ what we need? Special potty training pants? Just one carry potty so they are familiar or one to keep and home and one to travel with? Any tips welcome! ❤️

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You're not the only one feeling overwhelmed, I'm so anxious about the process for my boy. I really dont want to mess it up lol

I feel the same. I feel super nervous about being confined to the house for days. I also get such decision fatigue and overwhelm. Like what do I actually need- why is there so much choice 😂

I’m the same. I think I’m just going to choose a couple of days to stay at home. Take the nappy off and go for it. We’ve had a potty in the house for a while and have a stool and toilet seat (I’m hoping to use the toilet seat most of the time). Just need to buy a travel potty. I’m thinking of putting knickers on then a nappy if we need to go in the car so she still feels the wetness but it doesn’t soak into the seat

I got 2 different potty’s because they are all slightly different heights and she does prefer one to the other but we started when I had 5 days A/L in May and did the whole bare bottom staying at home and we had lots of accidents. Now she is potty trained during the day and only has her nappy for sleep and if we are out. She got really good at potty with bare bottom after about 2 months in the evenings and days at home between nursery etc and then we focused on knickers and taking them off (she didn’t want to take knickers off but sat on the potty with them on but about a month later with lots of accidents in knickers she now takes them off. Next step is offering potty when we’re out and then transitioning the nap and bedtime sleep. I feel like in the beginning I’ve taken a very relaxed approach. She actually finds it really rewarding helping taking it to the toilet to empty and pressing the button to flush

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I need to vent cus I think I’m going to crash out 😂

My husband and I been together for 5 years , married for 1 1/2. When we first got together I went with him to a quince ( his cousins ) that’s where I met everyone ( his whole family etc ) . I got a long with his cousins.. this one girl that I assumed was his cousin came up to me complementing me whatever. Ig his cousins seen that n told me that my husband has something with her years ago and I was in shock because I’m like umm how come he didn’t tell me?? I told him about it and he told me that yes they did things ( sexually) but it was never nothing outside of that. I had my questions and he answered. Fast forward to now! She comes around because her parents are close to my in laws . I keep it respectful but I don’t go beyond that. She came to our baby shower which whatever but wtf?? I feel like she keeps it respectful too but she throws things at me. Like current words she says are specifically for me.. whatever I let it go. Anyways yesterday people came over to the house because there was a soccer game on . Her parents came but not her. It’s night and my husband and I are outside with her parents and my in laws. We are just talking giggling.. mind you his dad is drunk n he’s so dumb when he’s drunk. He was talking about something and he told her parents “ everyone knows my son had something good with your daughter , it ended and now he’s with Angelica , which is good cus she’s a good person “ and I’m like huh?? Something good? So I’m just there but I am heated and confused. I look at my husband in a weird way n he just puts his head down and I go inside. He follows me.. but I just told him I needed space. Am I wrong? Am I over exaggerating. I know that they did something sexual YEARS ago. But I asked him if they ever dated , went out with eachother or if he liked her and he told me no that they barely talked and that he fucked her a couple times. That it was nothing outside of that. He told me when I first found out when I had my questions. So he lied to me. Because obviously it was something if his parents knew about it.. I’m upset because why didn’t he tell me? Why did he lie about it?? Why did his dad do that ? I feel dumb because she comes to all our parties and talks to him n everything. This morning he brought it up and told me that it shouldn’t bother me because it was years ago. I’m upset. So upset. To the point where I’m going to give him the same energy back. Someone help

Pausing potty training.

I am considering taking a break from potty training.
My son has chronic constipation and I think that needs to be fully resolved before we continue. We started training him 3 months ago and he's still having multiple accidents a day. It is causing a lot of stress. However, my worry is this will make things worse in the long run as he will get confused.
Just wondering if anyone else has taken a pause in potty training and why? Did it work out in the long run? Do you regret it or was it the right choice?

Pooping in a potty

Last night while playing and having some nakey time without a nappy on my little girl who’s just turned 2 said “I want my potty” so I told her to go get it. She bought her potty into her bed room, sat down and went poop. I was shocked because she’s only been playing with the potty up-to now, she’s never done a wee in it and if anything she usually would get nervous whilst sitting on it as I think she was worried she wasn’t aloud to do a wee or poop despite my encouragement.

It’s has been sat in my bathroom for weeks not being looked it never mind used, so for her to actively go fetch it as she wanted a poop AND use it correctly, I’m shocked! 🤯

I gave her loads of praise, big smiles but she looked worried she’d done a “stinky” on the potty and was upset. Yet she’s the one who wanted to do it??? Im confused what to do about it. Personally I don’t think she’s ready to start potty training but the kid just independently took herself off to use it so perhaps I’m wrong?

How would you play these next steps? Or would you do nothing as it might have been just a one off?

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Can anyone recommend a tracker/gps type thing? I have android

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What to do on a 8 hr bus journey

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