Quick question on travel potties

[2Happy]

Thinking about getting one - ds1 is finally making some headway with potty training (he's almost 3), but have scanned the threads about travel potties and reckon even if I use it once, I'll probably be glad of it.

But I'm wondering whether to go for a potette type with liners (though know from reading the threads to go for DIY bags + sanny pads), or non-lined types. A deciding factor for me may be which one is bigger/sturdier - ds1 has left it so late, he barely fits a potty at all. TIA for any advice.

Forlorn bump...

Don't know from experience - I started a thread yesterday asking about the potette type ones.

The second one you have linked doen't look too portable tbh although if you want it to be sturdy might be better? Perhaps email the seller asking how big it is.

If he's too big to go on the potette fold down ones though I would probably be tempted to take a normal potty and put a liner in it - just not convinced the second one would bemuch smaller!

Let me know if I'm wrong anyone though!

Good point, alicet, maybe a normal potty would just do the trick. Mind, he's so big, he's practically grown too big for a normal potty too (suspect he may be still using potties when he's 18 at this rate )

I bought the potette type for DS1 and never used it. I found he wees into trees/bushes if we're out. If he needed to poo I got him to squat over a nappy sack . However, I have used it with DD in the early stages of toilet training, so I did find it useful in the end. She is 3.5 yrs and able to use it fine, but TBH we have only probably used it twice as she can usually hold on until we reach a toilet or I dangle her over a bush.

I bought it from our local chemists.

oops have namechanged for another thread I am not normally so morose!!!

I've never had one. My 2 boys hust peed in a bush if we were out and there was no loo about. In public loos I either sat them on the seat, or held them up high enough for their willies to point in! (TBH did this at home too - saves washing potty!)

Ah, an advantage of boys - being able to pee standing up. There's no way on earth my back'd stand holding him to pee . I want to try and get him to learn standing to pee, but when I suggested it to him yesterday he gave me a right dirty look and said "no!".

Haven't seen the thread in question, but I hope you're ok, feeling.

Thankyou 2happy it's not that serious in the grand scheme of things, but just a bit sad for me IYSWIM. I posted in relationships about a friendship I feel might be peetering out.

RE. peeing standing - up DS1 enjoyed peeing in the great outdoors standing up but took longer to stand up when using a toilet.

get the potette, they're sturdier than they look - just make sure you lock the legs in properly

Think it depends if you have a dd or a ds.

I have a dd - and use a potette - make sure you get a supply of liners - as there are a bugger to find on holiday.

My friend has a ds - and he just wees against a tree.

I suppose it depends on where you are going - may not be appropriate in a town centre.

(HTH)

Do you want mine, 2H? TBH I don't rate them though, only used it once and they're not that sturdy - I think your ds might implode one if he sat on it .

I've got a potette one and it is very handy. DD is just turned 3 and she uses it quite happily - I call it her portable potty and I think she finds it quite novel.
I've used it out and about and in the car when she has needed to go on a long drive.
As squeaver says - make sure you lock the legs in properly otherwise they might capsize!

Charliemama
Liath - I didn't know you had a portable one. But you know how stubborn ds1 is and how he hates anything different to normal, so I just think if caught short he may refuse to go where he's not used to IYKWIM. And I'm thinking about our trip in Novemeber specifically (because he WILL be out of napies by then......won't he?!!).
Hmmmm, from what you're all saying, maybe I would do well to ditch the potty/toilet training, and just make use of the summer to teach him to pee in the bushes