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Potty training

Is your child ready for potty training at nursery? Here's the place for all your toilet training questions.

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tigerlillyd02 · 14/02/2012 23:39

This seems stupid. I think DS is ready but I dread taking him out!!!! What do I do? Take a potty out with me? His putty is one of those throne types and not something to carry across the playground with you or take to Asda....

He was trained at 14 months but then relapsed a few weeks later and stupidly, I stuck him back in nappies as I just assumed he must be too young. Since he turned 2 I thought I'd try him the odd day here and there again and each day we've tried he's been fine. Today was one of those days and he's had 9 wees on the potty today, 1 poo and 1 change of pants for a near miss.

So, I know I need to take the plunge, be brave and keep him out of nappies. But, being silly, I don't know how I go about taking him out anywhere. He doesn't let me know he needs to go until he really needs to go - like that second! I don't think we'll have time to head for toilets etc just yet.

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frankie3 · 14/02/2012 23:45

We used a potette , it was brilliant, kind of travel potty with a plastic disposable liner.

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tigerlillyd02 · 15/02/2012 02:53

OK, I'm all for getting a more portable potty! Thank you!

This might sound ridiculous but do you just let them go wherever they are? If we're in the middle of a supermarket for example and he wants to go, do I just whip out the potty and let him go there and then??

That's quite a bad example as obviously with places like that I could take him to the toilet before we shop and then again straight afterwards which would hopefully reduce him needing to go then, but there are going to be plenty of times when we're out and there's no toilet around.

I've never seen a child go on a potty when I've been out and about so I wondered what parents did in these situations. I may have been walking around with my eyes closed for the past 27 yrs!!

It's my first time dealing with it - can you tell? :)

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frankie3 · 15/02/2012 10:44

I wouldn't use it in a supermarket as not very hygienic for other people! I would use it in the toilet or in the corridor area leading to the toilet. Or find somewhere in the car park area outside. I'm sure you will have a few minutes warning and he will have to learn to hold it in!

TalkingTwins · 15/02/2012 10:59

I bought the pottete with the disposable bags as well, and its been one of my best buys. And the bonus is that you can use it as a seat instead of sitting on and touching a dirty public toilet later. I didn't buy the official bags as they were very expensive (especially with twins!) so I just bought pedal bin liner bags instead. I have to agree I was always worried that I never saw anybody else with a potty when out and about, but atcleast my girls never wet themselves when out and about :)

Nevercan · 15/02/2012 13:03

I just used a small potty from asda that cost 95p and carried it around ready to get out when needed. I try and move near a toilet or behind the car or behind a tree. My dd1 has even sat on her potty in the car on the passenger seat when it was snowing outside as she was desperate. Lots of people do it you might just not notice. I then tip it out in the nearest bush or drain, loo etc.

wolveschick · 15/02/2012 16:12

I saw someone putting her ds on one in the middle of wh smith on Saturday! O suppose it was in the children's section

girlywhirly · 15/02/2012 16:23

I recommend potettes. They are really useful in the early stages of training. DS used his outdoors lot especially if the nearest loo was a long way away, we used to use the pushchair to screen him a bit, or behind the car if in town. I think people can be quite discreet helping DC use potties, certainly more so than when holding them over the ground to wee. (Not that I'm against that, just that some could choose a better location where their child wees, not right next to people having a picnic in the park for example, or in a shop doorway!)

babybouncer · 15/02/2012 20:48

I'm only on day 4, so definitely not an expert, but I've bought some training pants (similar to brightbot but mothercare version) which are not nappies, they're pants, but they have a little bit of toweling in and are a bit waterproof. It doesn't catch everything like a nappy would, but it has meant there's a bit less mess!

This week I've avoided taking DS to the local farm shop - couldn't cope with an accident there! - but we visited a local nursery and the duck pond taking a change of clothes and a potette with us. And this weekend we have friends visiting so we'll need to go out then so we'll just have to cope!

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