To wonder what, apart from the obvious, anyone would do in a toilet for 45 minutes?

[DrSeuss]

DH, daily, 45 minutes in loo, door locked, only toilet in house, no admittance during this time. I, meanwhile, do it all as fast as possible, frequently with an audience, tampons and all and don't lock the door when having very quick shower as someone else will always need the loo. DS is 6, DD is 1. In summary, he gets to lock himself away in peace with a book for three quarters of an hour daily, I get to have a shower with a six year old shouting POO!

Quite a few of the 'I-pooers' on a recent thread (mostly male) said they felt they had to go at least twice every day and would go for a nana royle style try several times a time, staying on the 'porcelain horse' (phrase stolen from that thread too :)) until the actual 'event'

Still baffles me where so many people men got that idea from?

Most of the women said they go when they feel the urge and are in and out in minutes (same here)

LiegeAndLief. I did tell OH that I needed the loo, but I'm not the kind of person who would loudly admit to their OH that they need the loo desperately for a poo and I usually pretend I'm desperate for a wee instead.

(I have issues!)

I dont know about sitting on the loo but I have been known to go "in the bath" for a good hour and a half with a book but decide to start reading before getting in and realise a hour later that not only is the bath running cold now, but Im not bloody in it but book was great!