Having Two in Diapers – Ugh!
When you think about trying to conceive with a toddler at home, the topic of diapers is bound to come up. I promised myself I would start trying to conceive baby number two when baby number one was potty trained. My idea was the cost of diapers would not be an issue because one was out and the other was in. That didn’t exactly work as I ended up getting pregnant earlier than expected and gave birth to baby number two when baby number one was just 18 months old. She did not potty train until she was three and a half. Baby number two potty trained at almost the exact same time. 

Having two in diapers was more costly, but having my toddler in diapers when baby number two was born was actually easier. I didn’t have messes to worry about and by the time my first child was ready to potty train, she was emotionally (not just physically) ready for the change. 

No two children are the same and no two couples feel the same way about potty training. I am a hands-off parent. I never weaned my children from the bottle or bothered with the hassle of formal potty training. My pediatrician told me, when my twins were three and still in diapers, you don’t see children in kindergarten in diapers because they know how to potty train on their own. My twins potty trained at three and a half without help.