potty training- but what about public transport?

[BKD]

I am planning to start potty training with my DS who is 2.7 pretty soon. We are talking about it and getting him to just sit on the potty or the loo (with one of those seat thingys). I am prepared to have a weekend at home and get things started. My problem is that I am at work four days a week having just returned from maternity leave with my DD (9 months). Both kids go to nursery at my place of work and we all leave the house at 7am to get there. We live in London and are lucky enough to use the thames clipper (which does have toilets on them). If all is going well with potty training over the weekend how do i get him to nursery which is an hour's journey door to door? Do i just expect acccidents to begin with? Do i whip out the travel potty or race to the loos on board? It could add to the current fracas that is the growing number of toddlers on board

Make sure he tries before you leave house. Invest in a travel potty. You don't want to be wrestling your way down a busy train with 2 kids.
Expect accidents and be very calm and matter of fact about it. "oh nevermind, next time try and get it in the potty"
Once he's getting the hang of it you could think about using an empty drink bottle for wees? Use the fact that he's a boy to your advantage! Good luck!

What about a happypee ?

You'd have to be pretty confident that he wouldn't want to have a poo though. A portapotty would cover both eventualities but would be a lot more cumbersome to use on crowded public transport.

Thanks for the advice. I'm sure we will both get the hang of it once I bite the bullet and get started. I love that the happypee is 'also useful for mum and dad'. Hmm, now that would be something to whip out on a crowded train

I can recommend pampers changing mats (intended as disposable changing mats for babies).
We've never had to put one to the test, but use them in the car seat. If you have those and a change of clothes, you would just whip the clothes off and ball the whole thing up in a nappy sack to deal with later,