You might remember I recently announced we’re all set to potty train Mini Madam. This coincides with a summer-long partnership with Huggies Pull-Ups and their newly devised Huggies Pull-Ups 6 Steps to Potty Success program. They’ve worked with renowned child psychologist, Dr Heather Wittenberg, to create practical, helpful and science-based tips to help you support your child through this exciting, yet often messy, journey.

At just 26 months, it might seem early, but believe me this little girl is raring to go. She watches us go to the toilet intently, knows where the potty is, and will sit on it when instructed. She’ll also regularly whip her nappy off and pop it in the bin.

This is much earlier than we started with Dexter, who had some early training experiences bordering on horrific. Let’s just say we came within inches of replacing the carpet for the entire upstairs of our then home.

So this time, we’re excited to have the expert tuition of Dr Heather Wittenberg on our side. She’s pulled together a 6 stage plan to cater for tots of all ages & abilities. On the website pottytraining.co.uk you’ll find hugely helpful advice, printables and coupons for Pull-Ups. As if that wasn’t enough, Huggies have also sent us a huge box of goodies tailored to Heidi to help her make the transition - check out my unboxing video below!

If you’re looking to join us on our journey, here’s the contents list - you might find some of these helpful in your own preparations. Highlights for us are the musical potty that Heidi has fallen a little bit in love with, the super cute Disney Princess-inspired reward chart, and the egg timer. We’ve found this infinitely helpful as a way to gently remind Heidi that a visit to the potty is due.

As you can see from her reward chart, Heidi has really hit the ground running with her journey. She was already exhibiting many of the key indicators that she was ready to train, and we felt confident enough to ditch the nappies last week. We made a big thing of this and threw her a Little Big Girl party so she fully understood she was on the cusp of something momentous - more on this in the next few weeks.

It hasn’t all gone to plan but we’re soooo proud of her and can’t wait to update you in our next vlog in a few week’s time. In order to follow her progress, and see the toll it’s taken on poor old Craig and I (trust me you’ll see a few G&Ts consumed) head on over to the My Mills Baby YouTube channel and hit the subscribe button.

You can also follow the progress of my fellow ambassadors (and join in yourself) by following these hashtags across social media #6Steps #PottyTrainingConfidence

Remember also that Huggies Pull-Ups are also currently discounted at ASDA stores nationwide at just £2 a pack, so do stock up on your child’s favourite character while you can!