what to do if its not convenient to put on a potty/toilet?

[sneezecakesmum]

I guess its giving mixed messages to sometimes have a wee on the toilet and others (out and about for instance) to go in a nappy? Do children get confused or can they distinguish 'the right time and place'?

What do you do at the beginning of toilet training when its very very hit and miss? Sometimes a loo is just not available and we are in a situation where (2 weeks in) where asking for the toilet hasn't been learned yet. Today was the first successful day with 2 wees on the loo!

We are taking the potty everywhere.... Potty in the car park before going into the supermarket, park, etc. Total pain but I think its got to be done until DC knows when he needs to go. Not sure what the other options are - putting a nappy on seems like a backwards step!

Thanks. It doesn't seem right to keep a nappy on. I've got a baby Bjorn big potty so will try him on that. At the moment we are managing a toilet rather than a potty but have a bumbo seat which is portable so can start trying that for out and about.