# @pooandtheloo on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DQZT0WPDaP9
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/63355229-pooandtheloo-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-10-29T13:51:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Poo and Toileting Expert - Ann Costigan (@pooandtheloo) — https://gondola.cc/pooandtheloo

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FOLLOW & comment PREP for my FREE PREP guide.
If you have a little one who is in and around 2 years of age then toilet training has probably come into your mind and maybe you are thinking- ah shor I’ve loads of time to tackle that.
But preparing yourself and your little one in advance can really help the whole process.

Key areas I think that need to be looked at first are…
1. Knowing their normal pattern - how often they wee, is their nappy day for a couple of hours? how often they poo- is their poo a type 4 and what do they do when they need to poo ? IF THEY ARE STANDING TO POO OR ANY POSTURE OTHER THAN SQUATTING THINK ABOUT WHY YHIS IS HAPPENING- this usually occurs due to the passage of a hard/large poo at some stage- even as a baby and now they have learnt to poo by trying to control the force and speed it is coming out at after initially trying to stop it from coming out at all. This is so important to address before starting potty training. I’ll do a separate reel on this. If you don’t address this Whay tends to happen is that they will master the wees really quickly but won’t poo in the potty. 

2. Are they showing interest and how are you responding to this - reading books, playing with teddy on the potty, explaining about where wee and poo and how you feel when you need to go for a wee or poo. 

3. Do a bit of research to see how you are going to teach your little one- there are ‘methods’ that ‘guarantee’ nappies will be gone in 3 days etc - these may work for some and not for others. There is also the more gentle approach that includes starting with very simple things like standing them up in the bathroom to change nappy from as young as 18months. 
You know your child best and you know what will suit your life.

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health, toilettraining, toddlermom, constipation, gp, child, pottytrainingsuccess, toddlerlife, pottytraining, parents, poowithholding, toddler

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