I started potty training my baby at six weeks, but she’s out of nappies at seven months…everyone should do it

A MUM has revealed that she started potty training her baby at just SIX WEEKS old - and suggests ditching nappies sooner could make their child happier. 

Winona shared that she opted for the ‘elimination communication’ method, and so tried to get her daughter used to using the potty before and after bedtime or meals early on. 

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Now, she claims the seven-month-old only wears a nappy at night. 

Known online as @winona_wyborn, the content creator regularly shares parenting tips and family updates with her 974 followers. 

In a new reel, she said: “We started potty training our baby when she was six weeks old. 

“We started by taking her to potty after naps, after feeds, every morning when she woke, and every evening before bed. 

“She is now nearly seven months old and only wears nappies at night time. 

“She knows that the potty is for wees and poops. 

“It might sound crazy, but the truth is babies don’t enjoy going to the toilet on themselves. 

“It’s not about them being ‘smart’, it’s about tuning into their cues and allowing them to thrive.”

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Below the video, she added: “Formally known as EC (elimination communication), this form of potty training from newborn age might sound crazy but what’s more crazy to me is that we put our babies in nappies, allow them to soil themselves (whilst disregarding their wants/needs/cues) and then when they turn 3 telling them that actually, we don't poo or wee in nappies anymore, we use a toilet. 

“The working backwards is strange. 

She added: “It’s fun and rewarding, and my baby looooves it (much more than she enjoys nappies).”

Her revelation attracted plenty of attention online, gaining more than 25,100 likes and 998,000 views. 

On Instagram, other parents shared their reaction to her approach - however many were divided on what they thought.

Some explained why this isn’t guarantee to work for all kids, with one writing: “The reason it is two to three years old is that humans aren’t capable of holding their bladder or bowels before that age the body just releases it when it needs to it isn’t something babies are developmentally able to do. 

“And it’s not all of a sudden one day you force them to go to the toilet, the process of toilet learning is a learned one that takes time. For both child and parent when they are showing signs they’re ready.”

Another said: “Tell me you have one child without telling me you have one child.”

A third argued: “Would also have to be a stay-at-home parent to do this.”

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Others agreed, and shared their praise for the method of potty training, with another adding: “I started this a few months ago with my baby. It’s amazing how quick she picked it up and she really does seem happier without a diaper but we still have so many accidents during that time. 

Someone else put: “I will definitely be trying this next time. Maybe later than 6 weeks for me, maybe around 6+ months, but I definitely want to give this a try… it makes a lot of sense and seems like it would take a lot of pressure off of both kiddo and parent as they get older and into full-on potty training.”