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going out when potty training

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rosiejoy · 10/06/2009 20:50

i am about to start potty training in earnest, but one thing that has held me off so far is i cant work out what to do when we go out, and staying in for more than one day is really not an option! i have ds 2.9 and dd 18ms (who are both ready really but thats another question!) so i honestly couldnt take staying in the house with them for days on end....

any advice MUCH appreciated!

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thisisyesterday · 10/06/2009 20:55

it really is worth staying in for the first few days at least, tbh.

but when you do go out, just make sure you know where the public loos are, and take every opportunity to use them! that's about my only advvice.

oh, take an old towel and a change of clothes for mopping up etc in case of accidents.

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rosiejoy · 10/06/2009 21:12

ah i see. i dont drive so i think thats going to make it harder too, since difficult to just 'pop out' the same way.

oh i dont think i can face it, is gonna be hell

i spose i could buy a 'cushion'insert thingy for the toilet and forget the potty and go straight to that at home. then i can easily chuck that in the bottom of the pushchair to go out, and wont be a big deal to use public toilets when out compared to if they were used to using potty...

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thisisyesterday · 10/06/2009 21:14

absolutely, we went striaght to toilet with ds1 as he wouldn't use the potty at all and i reckon it was much easier.

the main problem is that they don't get that much warning at first, so it is often a mad dash to get to a loo on time.

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rosiejoy · 10/06/2009 21:30

ok, thanks!

also reassuring that you have a boy too, since they since to be tricky in this area! my dd has been wanting to potty train since she was 14 months! she is tiny for her age though, so will put her on potty at home.

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Karam · 10/06/2009 22:24

Buy a pottette. They're great - just leave it in the bottom of the pushchair, pull it out when needed and then throw the contents away.

With my Dds, I only stayed in for 2/3 days because then we used the pottette (athough I did take lots of changes of clothes!)

Paleodad · 12/06/2009 00:52

i'll second that, the potette was great in those early days. Sometimes we didn't even bother with the whole bag thingy, and just say DD in the gutter ...

Paleodad · 12/06/2009 00:53

SAT (sorry, very late!)

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