I definitely think stand alone potties are best to have at first.

Quoting texas/born and raised:“ We started about 19.5 months because when she goes to the restroom she sometimes comes and ask to be ... [snip!] ... if she is preoccupied she wont say anything but I just noticed the older shes getting the more shes becoming alert to her body.”

My daughter will be 19 mths next week and wont talk (shes attending speech therapy twice a week) although she makes sounds and puts them together. So far she has said fish, duck, and smurf (idk where she got it from so im hoping she was just making sounds!)  Ive tried to take her potty with me and she just runs around the bathroom trying to climb inside the cabinets. She wont say potty or pee pee or poop or anything so I dont know when I should try to start with her? Maybe I should wait til her speech is better?

Depends on the age you are trying to potty train.. A young toddler probably will have a hard time using a step stool and sitting on a big potty. But if your training an older toddler who can use the step stool and sit on the big toilet without problems, Id go with that...

Quoting Gabriela's Mom {BBM}:“ My daughter will be 19 mths next week and wont talk (shes attending speech therapy twice a week) although ... [snip!] ... pee pee or poop or anything so I dont know when I should try to start with her? Maybe I should wait til her speech is better?”

i think that a big milestone that should be met before potty training is knowing how to say the things she has to do on the potty and putting a couple words together. If they can't do that, it's harder for them to tell you that they have to potty.

Quoting i love my sunshine:“ i think that a big milestone that should be met before potty training is knowing how to say the things ... [snip!] ... the potty and putting a couple words together. If they can't do that, it's harder for them to tell you that they have to potty.”

Thats what I was thinking. Its hard enought 2 figure if she hungry since she wont say the word "eat" or sign it to me. The therapist tries to teach her some sign language 4 now until she can say words. Shes at least babbling now but nothing that makes any sense to the adult ear. I know she doesnt like being in a dirty diaper cuz she brings me a new diaper if she sees one to put on her but she wont tell me.

Quoting Gabriela's Mom {BBM}:“ Thats what I was thinking. Its hard enought 2 figure if she hungry since she wont say the word "eat" ... [snip!] ... know she doesnt like being in a dirty diaper cuz she brings me a new diaper if she sees one to put on her but she wont tell me.”

you would be able to practice EC, but not fully potty train. The two are completely different.

There's no harm in introducing the potty now.

Quoting i love my sunshine:“ you would be able to practice EC, but not fully potty train. The two are completely different. There's no harm in introducing the potty now. ”

what does EC stand for again? I was to google it..

Quoting i love my sunshine:“ you would be able to practice EC, but not fully potty train. The two are completely different. There's no harm in introducing the potty now. ”

I wouldnt even know where 2 start

Quoting Robin expecting #2:“ what does EC stand for again? I was to google it..”

elimination communication. it's basically reading your baby's cues that they have to go. more potty training the parent than the child

Quoting i love my sunshine:“ elimination communication. it's basically reading your baby's cues that they have to go. more potty training the parent than the child”

Gabi just poops as shes walking around. She never stops moving and walking. Shes super active unless Blues Clues is on so I dont know what clues to look for....

Quoting Gabriela's Mom {BBM}:“ Gabi just poops as shes walking around. She never stops moving and walking. Shes super active unless Blues Clues is on so I dont know what clues to look for....”

This is a good age to start building associations.

Bringing her into the bathroom with you to watch/observe....and maybe even help...will build a foundation/frame of reference for when you PT.

You can even use a form of EC by making noises when you use the bathroom. Like a "ssss" when you pee and a grunt when you poo. Then when Gabi is ready you can do those sounds, she'll have an auditory/visual reference and more than likely makes the grunt herself when she poos already.

G'luck!!!!!

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 If it were private, it would be in a PM.  

Quoting Animal Guardian:“ And I'm still glowing! I wonder how long I'll glow.”

 I think for 30 posts or something like that.
Also I hav enever seen a 10,000 red numbers before. A few mins ago I saw a 20,000.  it used to start at 30,000..

Quoting i love my sunshine:“ I definitely think stand alone potties are best to have at first.”

 I do too.  Adison's little butt would fall right through a regular potty.  And I just don't like those mini seats that clip onto the regular seat. I do'nt know why I just think they are weird..lol.

Quoting Gabriela's Mom {BBM}:“ My daughter will be 19 mths next week and wont talk (shes attending speech therapy twice a week) although ... [snip!] ... pee pee or poop or anything so I dont know when I should try to start with her? Maybe I should wait til her speech is better?”

 You can intro the potty to her, tell her what you are doing when you go (have her in the room w/ you) and let her sit on hers if she wants to.  I find (and a lot of parents do) that Adison will sit on the potty longer if I read a story to her. She hasnt' done anything on it yet, but she will sit on it calmly for a few minutes.
You could get a couple potty books (or even non potty themed but just something she loves) and make them designated to read only on the potty so it's something for her to look fwd to.

I just think focus on teaching her ABOUT the potty, what toilet paper is for, washing your hands, etc  Don't worry yet about her actually using it or even sitting on it if she doesn't want to.  You can let her do fun things like hand you toilet paper (they love to unroll it), say bye bye when you flush, get her some cool foamy soap to wash her hands with, etc.