Which type of potty did you buy?

[idag]

Really boring question I know but I am just overwhelmed with the choice and am not sure which to go for- ones shaped like animals, ones which play a tune, winnie the Pooh or Barbie, you name it.

Have you found your little one just as happy to sit on a plain white one or do you think it is worth getting an interesting one?

We are just about to start potty training because my 22 mo DD has started telling us when she has done something, laying out her mat, fetching her nappy, wipes and cream, and laying down!!!! Bless!

Thanks! x

[Blatherskite]

We got a cheap one from Boots. Cost a couple of quid. It's very plain but that's good as it makes it easy to clean and keep hygenic.

DS also had some potty training books which we read when he sat on there. They were fun for him to read so meant he was happy and eager to sit and be read to and waiting for the story to finish meant that he sat there for long enough to do something.

He had the boys version of this one and this one I'll be buying the gilrs versions when DD is old enough beacuse they worked so well.

[reallytired]

99p Wilknson potty, seven years ago. I believe there has been a bit of inflation since then.

If they want to use the potty they will not care what it looks like. It is for catch cr@p rather than decoration.

I found that it helps to read my dd books while sitting on the potty. She does poo and wee on the potty, but she does not give us much warning when to go. She tells us when she is in the middle of a poo or a wee.

"We are just about to start potty training because my 22 mo DD has started telling us when she has done something, laying out her mat, fetching her nappy, wipes and cream, and laying down!!!! Bless!"

I'm surprised you let her near the nappy cream. My 21 month would have great fun finger painting.

Your dd sounds cute.

[thisisyesterday]

none of mine would ever sit on the potty. it happened to be a white one with a duck on the front

they went straight on the toilet.

[mylifewithstrangers]

Neither of mine liked the cheapo potty, they hated sitting on it and it left a mark on their poor precious derrieres

I got this one, which has a shaped seat that is removeable to go on the loo, and converts to a step. It's a bit bulky, but we've had our moneys worth

[fairimum]

a potty chair worked best for us - dd wouldnt sit on the normal shaped ones nad still won't but was more comfortable and happy to look at a book etc on the chair chaped ones

[Maria2007loveshersleep]

this one. Very convenient, simple, straightforward. Does its job & easy to get clean. And comfortable too.

I dislike potties that play music or have lights or whatever. It's a straightforward thing children are learning to do in a potty, so no need to make a big production of it I think.

I would go for a simple one, as I said the Baby Bjorn is great, and I'm sure there are cheaper ones in that style.

[munstersmum]

Chair shaped also. He was quite tall & a standard small one meant knees under chin & clearly not comfortable.

[reallytired]

Goodness that his an expensive potty Maria2007loveshersleep. It does look practical though

All in one pottys like what mylifewithstrangers recommends are useless for boys. You need quite a high lip at the front for boys otherwise they spray everywhere.

I think its a good idea to have a couple of potties. For example one upstaires, one downstairs and one in the car.

Hopefully the potty stage is short lived and you can move on to a toilet seat.

[HettyAmaretti]

Plain and boring Baby Bjorn Little Potty (white), from Kiddicare IIRC. DD trained early so had a little botty and these potties don't have a massive hole like many others so were comfortable for her. White is handy because you can see the wee ore easily when peering in between little legs.

[HettyAmaretti]

Little potty. DS is also fine on it, no splashing incidents so far anyway but he's not full on training yet, more playing (20mo).

[countless]

we used baby bjorn but found for about £16 on kiddicare site.. excellent and sturdy. dd age 3 keeps in her room for middle of night wees..

[NotJustKangaskhan]

I first bought a little cheap chair one for them to use, but neither of mine seemed to really "get" potty training until we got a 2-in-1 toilet seat (which are much easier to clean and keep clean than the ones that lift completely out in my experience). Ours is very similar to this one - cgi.ebay.co.uk/CHILD-ADULT-FAMILY-TOILET-SEAT-/200416116711?pt=UK_Baby_Potty_Training&hash=item2ea9bb3fe7 and works very well for us.

[DancingLola]

I've got this one which ds seems to like. It's handy as it's quite high up & there is more room for ds (who's bit for his age) to sit on it. Plus it's cute!

[Maybee]

My ds hated the normal potty so I bought the duck from Argos £17.99!!! mamas & Papas make it. The beak squeaks and he loves it. I was at the end of my tether and am quite a frugal person but it was a great buy. :)

[blueberryboybaitonSafari]

We were given one of these when DD1 was tiny and I went but it is great, now she is trained she uses the step. The seat bit was great when she moved onto the loo. A friend has just bought one for her DS as when he sits his legs are apart so his bits point down and no peeing over the top!

[SingingSands]

We bought the cheapest potty in Asda, 5 years ago. No colour choice, lilac was all they had. I'm sure it was about 99p. Neither child has used it more than about twice, preferring to go straight to the toilet! I'm not sure we got our money's worth...

[DewinDoeth]

Cheapo tesco one, but it's really good - like reallytired says, it's got a high front so DS doesn't spray. (But boy, does he love it when he does. )

My Mum has a late 1970s vintage number! My very own little botty was trained on it, and my sister and brother after me. (Why on earth she got rid of all baby paraphernalia but kept the potty, I don't know.)

[susiey]

cheap asda for my girl she got a sticker everytime she wee'd to stick on it

an ikea potty for my boy as it has a really high front and back so doesn't matter which way round he sat on it the wee still went down!
did the same thing with stickers for him and they soon have a customised potty!

[GwendolineMaryLacey]

Green In The Night Garden potty from Mothercare. Bought a selection of cheapies to place strategically round the house but dd wouldn't touch them. She uses the toilet 99% of the time but if she asks for a potty it has to be that one. The cheapies look all well and good but don't look particularly comfortable.

[TheMonster]

We had one of this style and, although we tried other types, DS was most comfortable on it.

[Wigeon]

White one, cost £1, from Asda. In the case of my DD I'm sure it was a combination of her being ready and us being patient. She wouldn't have sat on an all-singing all-dancing fifty quid potty if she wasn't ready.