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Why has my toilet seat started to slide to the side?

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eeek88 · 11/01/2022 00:38

It never used to but now I’m noticing that it seems to have become a recurring problem (across a range of toilets), which has coincided with pregnancy and the birth of my baby last March.

Which is the best explanation?
A) I’m fat now. Can’t tell you how fat because I daren’t weigh myself but I don’t fit into my old jeans
B) I changed wiping position when pregnant and never regained my original style
C) my toilet is old and my parents’ ones are new but probably cheap rubbish ones or very expensive over-stylish ones, can’t decide which, but certainly unsatisfactory in various ways (eg if you flush with lid open you get splashed in the face!)
D) who cares, but call it a loo not a toilet ffs
E) other

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Unreasonabubble · 11/01/2022 00:45

Ha ha ha! You are in a sleepless good mood.

Anyway. Toilets. Go onto "You Tube". Put in that your toilet seat has moved and watch the videos.

I think you will be very pleasantly surprised that it is not YOU, it is a part of your toilet seat that needs adjusting.

Hairyfriend · 11/01/2022 00:47

E) A thread at the back has snapped/cut through/broken making it slide and loosen, allowing the seat to slide across!!!

halloweenie13 · 11/01/2022 00:50

It might be a bit of what the above poster has said but also a combination of A and B, after getting pregnant and my body and weight changing I have been forever wrecking toilet seats and I'm not overly huge at a size 14-16 , there's a running joke on tiktok in the plus sized community about people with 'large behinds' damaging toilet seats x

JustWonderingIfYou · 11/01/2022 00:51

Are you twisting ypur hips to get the paper or wipe? When before pregnant you could just twist your upper torso?

HunterAngel · 11/01/2022 07:24

Something has come loose/broken where the seat attaches to the toilet. Probably fixable with some tools, bit of gymnastics and some swearing.

NewYearCalavicci · 11/01/2022 07:28

Have a look for a thread active yesterday called something like
What is broken in your house that you just put up with .

Your not the only one Confused

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