Hi, I'm Ali and I'm new on this board but I have been all around sheknows boards for about 4 years or so.

I have a husband and two kids (boy 5 and girl 2 yrs) and am pregnant with #3 (23 wks along).

I'm wondering about potty training my daughter--my original plan was to just wait until she was really ready and not rush it at all, but for the past few months she has been taking off her poopy diapers and playing in them and consequently the poop gets EVERYWHERE and I am totally sick of cleaning up poop. We've tried taping them up with every type of tape and she just figures it out eventually. I think she does it because she doesn't like sitting in poop (can't blame her for that) which I think would really help with potty training once the initial idea sets in.

I bought a potty seat and training pants and we are in the process of acclimating to the toilet (i.e. she sits on it naked but hasn't done anything else yet). I'm nervous though because I don't want it to turn into a battle, so I'm dragging my feet a little. Plus she just seems so young, DS was 3 when we did this, and he seemed so much more verbal and I could explain the process to him.

What do you all think? Should I just do it and plow through a week of hell? Do you think she is ready enough? Any tips or advice?

Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it!

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