Best toilet 'trainer seats'

[boo64]

As I am squeamish about wandering round with potties full of wee and poo and cleaning them in the sink after emptying, someone on her kindly suggested we go straight for the loo.

My ds is only 16 months but is showing signs of readiness BUT I have no intention of ditching the nappies until at least late Spring when will be nearly 2.

He keeps doing a poo when I am on the loo for example and it's not a coincidence.

My questions -

• what should I look for when buying a trainer seat and which ones does anyone recommend
• how can I start preparing him for toilet training later or should I just wait until nearer the time
• if the idea is he would poop when I am also on the loo which he does, the trainer seat idea wouldn't work as I would be on the loo not him!

Could I try the Tommee tippee potty with disposable liners given it is only going to be used occasionally for now?

Advice would be great

p.s. also how do you wipe their bums after?!

cant help with the seat bit, ds2 just got straight up onto the toilet, but with regards to wiping, we bought the wipes that are flushable like kandoo. hope this help.

My DS won't sit on any of the seats I have bought. He stands to pee anyway though. Poos are still not happening in the proper place, gah!

Those Tommee Tippee potties are fab. DS won't use a public loo but will pee in one of those in the boot of the car! A good tip once those expensive liners/pads are used up it to use cheapie sanitary towels and nappy bags (it's trial and error with the nappy bags though as not all are big enough).

I'd say though if you are that squeamish why rush? He's still very young. But still continue with telling him about it. Mum is doing a pee, mum is wiping her bum etc.

Good luck, M x

The Tommee Tippee portable is great, but it is a bit low to the ground - I'm never convinced my dd looks terribly comfortable on hers, but it works out cos she's only ever done a wee on it. The opposite is the case with a seat to go on the loo - little feet dangling in mid-air, just the worst possible position for trying to do a poo! If you can find a step that will actually allow your ds to have his feet on it while sitting on the loo, for leverage, that would be good.

On the actual seat front, we have a Baby Bjorn seat which doesn't get a huge amount of use due to using the potty instead (more independence) but is a really nice, secure, solid bit of kit. Expensive though.

Bum-wiping - have trained dd to 'assume the position' for this, she bends over! Pretty much the same position that worked for two and a half years for cleaning up after a poo in a nappy, only vertical instead of horizontal. And it's so much easier to get her clean now that she doesn't sit in it in a nappy.

HorseM

Don't know whether you've tried them but the Tesco nappy bags (the standard ones in a blue pack not the value ones) are bigger than all the other nappy disposal bags I've tried. I think the Nature Boy and Girl ones are quite big too.

Thanks for the advice all.

I'm definitely not going to start proper training for ages - like next Summer but just want to start laying the foundations well since he is showing an interest/ the signs.

trainer seat was brilliant - soft padded one with handles (for them to hold on to) i found fantastic - everything you need is here
or mamatoto have a "potty training pack" which is great value: kit

Hi Horsemadgal!!! Fancy meeting you here!!
We have been using a potty seat with a lifty-out seat bit, which is little and very easy to put right down the loo to empty and swish.
Lackofgravitas and twickersmum could I nick your reviews of potty training aids for my nappy blog here . I added a potty training category, but nobody (but me) has posted anything there, so it's not very helpful at the moment.
I loved that mamatoto link, that seat looks really good. I always worry DS will fall off sideways, because he only a little nipper, but the handles would really help.

Thanks boo64, will get those bags, the value ones are def too small. I used to get mine from Savers but they have changed them!

Hey maisiemog, good to see you here.
M x

of course maisiemog! happy to help
the great thing about mamatoto.co.uk is they only sell the one they recommend after it is tried and tested by lots of mums. So you don't have to work out which one is best to buy!

Oh yes, feel free.

I'm also a big fan of the Toodle Loo portable seat, very useful thing - DD will just about sit on a conventional loo with one of us holding onto her tightly, but is much happier on her folding seat.

We have just retired that potty seat in the photo of your DS, well, it's gone from the living room to upstairs. Got a bit fed up with it hanging around in public when a conventional one could be stashed in our (tiny) downstairs loo, plus she got far too comfy on it. Would sit for ages watching telly and then get up with a big red ring round her bum, daft child. Never wore it as a hat though.