How do you go out?

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We've just been throwing a nappy on her and asking her if she needs to wee, when we go out to the store, etc. She always says no and then will wee in her nappy or wait until we are home to wee in the potty.

At home we just let her run around naked and she likes to sit on her potty for ages. We introduced the potty to her around 18 months, just to get her use to it. This summer when she turned 2, we thought it would be a good time to try and potty train her, but she refused. However, last week she asked to use the potty and she has been weeing and pooing on her potty ever since. We are going to Disneyworld in the beginning of October, so kind of horrible timing, but she decided she wanted to start using the potty.

Basically I want to know how we can get her to go out and wee in the toilet. She has only ever had one accident, while we were at MIL's house and she was very upset. When you go out do you take a potty with you? Let them wee in the middle of the aisle, or rush to the toilet? What if you're in a store like IKEA and the toilet is a huge trek away?

thanks for any tips or tricks.

I potty trained my DD a few weeks before her 3rd birthday. Tbh, if they are ready to potty train, they should be able to hold it in long enough to find a toilet so I never really had that problem.

Maybe ask her if she needs the toilet every time you pass one. If you know you are going somewhere far away from a toilet, make sure she uses the toilet before you go.

And obviously make sure you've got spare knickers/trousers with you incase she does have an accident.

yes, I knew to take extra set of clothing. It's a good idea to ask her if she needs the bathroom everytime we pass one. thanks.

Hi there
I used to take my children's potty with me everywhere and used to often abandon the shopping trolley in the middle of asda as I ran to the toilet with them and the potty!

Also used to have a change of clothes with me for them and a spare t-shirt for me and spare carrier bags to tie all the wet stuff up in.

Good luck!

As the others have said, his potty came everywhere with us for the 1st couple of months. My son has pee'd in more bus stops Tha I've had hot dinners! Lol

We use a Potette portable potty when outside, eg on the school run, park or beach, but inside I just make a mad dash for the nearest toilet, you're rarely too far from one. I also use any available opportunity if we pass one. And lots of spare clothes

I used a portable fold away potty when ds was little. Meant he could go for a poo in the middle of debenhams. Also good for long journeys too.

A poo in debenhams! Please say you're joking?

We found it easiest not to go out unless absolutely necessary during the crucial few weeks of potty training. Frantic dashes to toilets with buggy, toddler and other children in tow were recipe for disaster!!

No idea if donkir was joking but we certainly had a poo in the middle of Early Learning Centre. But agree with the PPs' suggestions re asking frequently re toilet if near one - but be prepared for DC to swear they don't need to go until they are at furthest point away from toilet. Hence poo in ELC.

If you do "dare" to leave the house during potty training beware of being judged - was a thread on here a couple of weeks ago with many shocked by the fact that you might do that rather than go mad cooped up at home or, shock horror, might have to leave house to go to work or pick up older child.

Defo the potette portable. It flattens to make a toddler seat on a normal loo, and then with the sides down it's a handy portable potty with a disposable bag. So if your LO is really caught short, you can use the potty in the corner and throw away the contents easily.

Yes flipflop in debenhams! Shock horror. Not that I need to explain myself but my ds had issues which meant he couldn't hold it so he could go where he needed to go. Or for your benefit should I have kept him home just so not to embarrass anyone else?

its a mixture, ime between potty taking and bribery. Chocolate buttons as you are passing the toilet. Whatever the 'train at 3 and everything's perfect' brigade say they are at least 4 before they really can take full responsibility for themselves and understand that there isn't a toilet when in the fast lane of the m6. Children in dd's class had accidents in reception.

If a child had a poo in a nappy in debenems no one would turn a hair. It's not ideal but hey ho.

Chocolate buttons are your best friend seriously. I've also got training pants which would hold poo if the worst happened.

That potette sounds like a great idea. I guess I'm going to have to be brave and give it a try. She's never had an accident at home, but we've gone to MIL's twice and she had an accident each time and was very upset, so I can imagine she would be even more upset at a store. I'm not sure why she doesn't want to use the potty while at MIL, but has no problems at home. Will try and get that potette soon, in the meantime, I bought some Pull Ups to try. Thanks for all your tips.