Anyone skipped the potty and gone straight to the toilet

[treetime]

Just that really? Pro's and con's tell me all

[QueenDoria]

My son did this. He was my third one though so is kind of bringing himself up... don’t know if it was different cos he’s a boy but he just started sitting himself on the loo...

[treetime]

Should probably say child is 20months and able to get on loo on own

[Ohyesiam]

Yes, dd said she wanted to use the loo not a potty at about 20 months. We got a small seat and she only had 2 accidents that I remember.

[NoFancyUserName]

Us. DS just didn't take to the potty at all. He couldn't understand it, as he'd not seen anyone else use one, but happily used the toilet with a child toilet seat and a little step without any issues.

[SoyDora]

We never used a potty. Toilet trained one at 2.4 and one at 20 months.

[sardinesontoast]

Yup both of mine.

[SoyDora]

No ‘cons’ at all, it worked great for us.

[fblake]

I did, I got one of those seats with the steps. He just used that and got on really well with it x

[RemoveAllPicturesOfRon]

Yes, we did. DD was late to start, and was too tall to sit comfortably on a potty, plus (as others have said) she didn’t really understand what it was for when everyone else was using the toilet. Hardly any accidents from day 1.

[RomaineCalm]

We did. Never used a potty at all.

I bought some little sets of steps for the toilets at home and a couple of the padded toilet seats from Mothercare. Nursery had small size toilets so it was easy there.

Just kept encouraging him to go on the toilet like mummy and daddy do. It took about a week for him to be reliable

[Littlebelina]

DS never took to a potty, just used the loo. Was relatively late to train though (just over 3) as wasn't ready before

[RaveOn]

Yes I did this with my DS, on the recommendation of the continence nurse.

We had training seats with handles and steps.

[villainousbroodmare]

Yes. Seat with step, worked well.

[SolitudeAtAltitude]

Yes.

Pro's: loos are everywhere, so no lugging around of potty. You do not have the clear the poo out of the potty, you just flush it.

Negatives, none

I don't really understand the concept of potties tbh , just get one of those seat seats for toddlers

Mine were about 2 when toilet trained

[RaveOn]

Pros = if they've watched you use the toilet then they immediately know what it's for, no pottys to empty / clean, don't have to then transition from potty to toilet

Cons = pottys are easier to have around the house and to quickly sit them on if they show signs of beginning to go, you can take pottys out with you to other people's houses etc, but toilet seats with steps are more cumbersome.

[DramaAlpaca]

Yes. I found DS1 aged 2.2 perched on the loo one day having taken off his nappy, so I figured we might as well carry on what he started. We had a potty as well, but he preferred the toilet with a child seat & a step stool in front. Did the same successfully with his brothers as well, but didn't bother with the potty for DS3 as he was 2.6 so a bigger & taller child who was more comfortable using the toilet.

[RaveOn]

Oh another con is some children are scared of toilets, especially when they're very little.

[KenDoddsDadsDog]

DD did , she wouldn’t use a potty. We got one of those little Peppa pig slot on seats.

[Digestive28]

Yep, worked fine but so much easier if in a house with a downstairs and upstairs toilet or a flat as stairs and potty training aren’t great when you have seconds to get to the toilet