Is it OK to poop with baby in bathroom?

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asked Sep 8, 2022 in Baby/Newborn by theotherleg (940 points)
Is it OK to poop with baby in bathroom?

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answered Sep 22, 2022 by Daltonthreet (11,170 points)
It is OK to poop with baby in the bathroom.

If you need to poop or pee and use the bathroom and you have your baby with you then it's perfectly okay to use the toilet when your baby is in the bathroom with you.

Having your baby in the bathroom with you when you're pooping or peeing can help get your baby ready to potty train in the future.

When potty training you should not say bad things or mean things to the child and do not belittle the child for having accidents.

When potty training keep assuring the child that everything is okay and then clean up any messes and tell them they will do good the next time.

Things you should not do when potty training are.

Forcing or making your child sit on the toilet against their will.
Punishing your child for not using the toilet.
Treating accidents or bedwetting like bad behavior.

If your child is not going potty on the toilet then revert back to diapers and try again a few months later.

If you don't potty train your child the child will eventually learn to use the toilet once they get older and see you and others going to the toilet.

My sister gave up on potty training her kid when he was 3 years old and could not get him to use the toilet.

He finally potty trained once he was 8 years old and decided he no longer wanted to wear diapers.

So kids really do not need potty training and they will eventually get it and some eventually potty train by 4 and some by 5 years old or even 6 or 7 without potty training them.

Boys are harder to potty train than girls.

Girls usually potty train at least a year or 2 earlier than most boys will potty train.

However sometimes a boy may potty train sooner than a girl as it depends on the child.

The average boy is potty trained around 2 and 1/2 years to 3 years of age.

However some boys may take longer to potty train and not be ready to potty train until near their 4th birthday.

Some boys may also potty train as early as 18 months as every kid is different.

Boys are typically harder to potty train than girls.

If the kid is not potty trained by 4 and 1/2 then you will need to start forcing the issue as kids cannot go to Kindergarten wearing diapers and not potty trained.

The average age for potty training kids is between 18 months to 2 years of age.

That is for most kids who are ready to potty train at those ages.

Some kids are ready to potty train and get out of diapers as early as age 18 months and are fully potty trained by 2 years old.

The child may still need to wear diapers at night for bed wetting but they should be able to go all day without a diaper.

Some kids may not potty train and be out of diapers until age 3 years old to as late as 4 years old.

A kid will eventually potty train when they are ready.

It's normal for a kid to need to wear diapers for bed wetting from age 3 to as late as age 8 years old and even older.

Some kids will continue to wet the bed for quite awhile and it's normal and some kids may wet the bed until age 17 or 18 years old and some people wet the bed all their lives and that is also normal.

Forcing potty training too early can be harmful to the child's health because they may try to hold in their poop or pee and that can lead to kidney and bowel issues.

There's really not a set age when a kid should begin potty training or for them to be potty trained.

A kid should wear diapers until they are ready to use the toilet.

Some kids are ready to potty train by 18 months while some are not ready to potty train until 3 years to 4 years old and in some cases some kids may not be ready to potty train until 5 years old.

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