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Would you let your toddler wee in a bush if they were desperate?

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tulip27 · 08/04/2008 21:33

We let our children, if we are out and miles away from a loo go in a discreet bush but just wondered if this was acceptable or considered bad parenting?

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PrettyCandles · 08/04/2008 21:42

My LOs call it the emergency toilet.

madamy · 08/04/2008 21:45

It's called a 'dingle dangle' here!!!

moodlumthehoodlum · 08/04/2008 21:48

Absolutely. DD did a 'country one' in the middle of nowhere last saturday and was chuffed to bits. DS miffed that he didn't get the chance, and now I can't go anyway without "look, there's a tree, lets stop for wee" (I have toddlers, not teenagers)

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madamez · 08/04/2008 21:52

Well sometimes it's unavoidable for adults due to the general shortage of public toilets. As DS is newly potty trained I am currently selecting all our afternoon parks by whether or not there are loos available, but would certainly point him over a drain if need be.
It is, after all, bioldegradable.

skyatnight · 08/04/2008 22:03

Yes, no problem. It was good enough for me so it's good enough for dd.

But I would prefer it to be at least a little discrete if possible. I have a bad memory of a holiday in France when I was an au pair. The German father of the little girl I looked after hoiked her up by the legs and aimed her at a lamppost. It was directly in front of a busy street cafe on a busy square full of tourists on a hot day, and it was a long wee. My teenage self was a little embarrassed. Oh well needs must.

terriblyashamed · 08/04/2008 22:53

Lol at "country one" .

MicrowaveOnly · 08/04/2008 23:10

ooh go for it, wee is very environmentally friendly. Dedicated gardeners have been known to wee in their compost heap to add nutrients. T'is true.

UniS · 09/04/2008 22:03

in the OPs circumstances - I will pee in a bush myself. Boy will too as soon as hes got it worked out.
Thanks for the reminder about wee and compost. must remember next time potty is used ingarden.

Monkeybird · 09/04/2008 22:07

of course! who wouldn't and why?

barnstaple · 09/04/2008 22:08

Absolutely. Many times. (been known to do it myself)

Divastrop · 09/04/2008 22:18

yes,and have done,although boys have an unfair advantage

derah · 10/04/2008 14:24

'Bush wees' and 'bush poos' are very common while we're out dog walking. The only time it wasn't a great option was when DD1 decided it would be fun to squat on the neighbour's immaculately maintained lawn!! I quickly pulled her around the corner to a less consipicuous spot.

winebeforepearls · 10/04/2008 14:29

It's a 'countryside pee' around here.

essential part of that country experience as far as mine are concerned

derah · 10/04/2008 14:29

Just saw the question about potties while out shopping etc.... while DD1 was potty training we had the potty in the bottom of the buggy and used it wherever she needed to. I saw lots of other buggies with potties in them too; must have been a good week for potty training!

Just remember to take along some method of emptying the potty afterwards if you're not using it in a loo!!! We were caught short in the changing rooms of New Look with a full potty and nowhere to empty it. I ended up mopping it up with a terry nappy which I luckily had in my bag.

ChasingSquirrels · 10/04/2008 14:33

wee yes, I wouldn't think once never mind twice.
poo is more difficult (technically), but ds has once. I do think you should dispose of it though (in the same way as you should with dog poo), ds poo'd into an empty tesco bag and I took it home and binned it.

I remember being at the park when a small child needed a poo and the mother just kicking some leaves over it. Yet the same motehr would have been in up-roar at dog poo left in the park.

contentiouscat · 10/04/2008 14:35

I would as long as the bush wasnt part of someone's garden, we werent near a loo and no one was about.

If you are out in the country then it has most likely been peed on by foxes/deer/rats/ squirrels so a little bit of child wee isnt going to hurt.

gogsi · 12/04/2008 08:52

Peeing behind a bush doesn't require gallons of water to wash it away,so is enviromentally friendly and with the largely organic diet most kids have is probably pretty good for the bush too!

FrannyandZooey · 12/04/2008 08:54

ds needs a big poo every ruddy time we go to the woods

he waits till we are about a mile from the toilet then announces he has to go NOW

it is a good job we don't go more often tbh

YouCantTeuchThis · 12/04/2008 08:54

of course...reminds me of being dangled above a drain in the street, between cars, when small.

Although my brother did take that opportunity to follow through once...

YouCantTeuchThis · 12/04/2008 08:55

harpsichordcarrier · 12/04/2008 08:57

good lord, yes
round here it is called "a wee walk in the woods" i.e I am going for a....
someone on mn calls them jungle wees
dd1 hates them though and I don't blame her. it really isn't easy for girls to wee without wetting their shoes.
penis a marvellous advantage in this respect

ladytophamhatt · 12/04/2008 08:58

Blimey...would anyone really concider it bad parenting???

I've wee'd in a bush many many times, especially when PG.
When you've got to go, you've got to go....

harpsichordcarrier · 12/04/2008 09:00

there is a big park near us, where the loos are only open May 1st - Sept 30th
which is a long time to hold on

FrannyandZooey · 12/04/2008 09:01

wth girls you need to hold them in a kind of sitting position, otherwise the shoe thing happens

BitLessTiredNow · 12/04/2008 09:05

it's not a normal walk without a wee - ds1 waits, I am sure. I had no end of trouble trying to get the hang of helping him to point and shoot at the start - not having a willy myself it really was the blind leading the blind - not just wet shoes - wet trousers, pants, etc etc.

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