Potty training while in shops

[Lucy090]

Hi there, been potty training my near 3 year old for 4 days now and has been going better than last time I tried months back.
Want to go round shops but worried that she will have an accident as she doesn't always tells me she needs to go and ends up wetting herself. I usually ask here here and there which is working.
I have been told to take the potty into the shops and use it in the aisle if she needs to go. But other people have said this is not right and shouldn't be done as it apparently disgusting and unhygienic. I don't want to use training pull ups as she thinks they are nappies.
Can anyone advise me on what to do or whether it is acceptable to use the potty in middle of shop
Thank you

People asking what would you do with the potty once used, have you never seen the potties which seal up until you get to a toilet to empty them? We had one and it was great for park trips, where there is no loo and we might be out the house for a couple of hours. Also in the boot of the car for on long journeys where there is no toilet when they need it NOW.

that said, I agree using it in a shop or cafe or anything is gross.

I never took a potty anywhere either. Loo before leaving home and at intervals whilst out. Occasional weed in the bushes or over a drain but generally once ready to wear pants the child could manage.

This. Imagine demanding respect for someone saying no, your kid shouldn’t do a shit in aisle 4 of Tesco 😅

I did take a potty with me for 1 of my dc but we used it in the baby change toilet.

God could you imagine 😳😃

@ThickSkinnedSoWhat I'm saying is have a bit of respect to a parent who is trying to learn something new instead of rude comments. They could of just said no like other people have.

I can go for several months without going to the shops. Could you just not go for a couple of weeks.
I was once at a cafe attached to soft play and a father had a half full potty under the table. It was gross especially as the toilets were about 20 paces away!

So gross

Another vote for utterly gross. Just because it's a child doesn't make it acceptable. Who wants to shop with someone peeing in there? Get your priorities straightened out.

Oh come on now. You don’t need to be a parent to understand that having a child pee or poo in a shop isn’t the done thing.

You can't use a potty in a shop, that is ridiculous and skanky. Go before DC leaves the house, pull up pants on, in case of accident. Check where toilets are at the shopping centre before you shop, then offer DC the toilet before you go into each shop. If they can't wait that long keep them at home until they are trained.

At this stage you don't go to shops.
I trained mine over the Xmas break so I always had someone who could stay with them when I ppopped out.

If they're weeing that much leave it for a couple of months and try again. Use pull ups and a toilet trainer seat so they get the idea.

Who gave you that advise OP? They must be deranged. It's very unhygienic and disgusting a shop is not a toilet plus you'd be humiliating your child expecting them to go on potty in public. What would you do if they poo'd? Wipe their bottom in front of everyone and stink the shop out?

No way to ysing potty in a shop. In the street outside the shop - sure, do you what you need to do.

With potty training you have to accept not going to places like that for a bit. You’re probably nearly there. I trained mine at just turned age 3 and for 5 days they had no idea and then suddenly got it and by day 7 we were done.

Good luck!

Everyone here is being a bit harsh, OP was just asking. I've potty trained 2 DCs and would regularly take a travel potty out with me (as would most of my friends with kids similar age). Ok so maybe not in the aisle of the supermarket but in the loos or outside. Surely the wee going in the potty is better than it dribbling down their leg and making a puddle on the floor?! Or even worse a poo.

What you could do as an emergency options, is buy some huge freezer bags and put a couple of scoops of cat litter in and stretch it over the potty when she needs to go, zipping it up and disposing of it when you get home. Not great for landfill but it's an option.

You need to be taking your DD to 'try' 30 mins after drinking, before leaving the house and when you arrive at a venue.

Travel potties are available which are completely sealable. I've used mine many many times. Never needed to take it all the way home, usually find the nearest toilet.

My Carry Potty - Dinosaur Travel Potty, Award-Winning Portable Toddler Toilet Seat for Kids to Take Everywhere amzn.eu/d/2Rk8oPc

Please don’t allow that. Stay home, and if you really need to shop, go to a big supermarket where they have a toilet. I’d avoid shopping with 3 YO anytime!

Thank you for all the kind advice and comments really appreciate it I will probably give it a couple of days then try. I've just become a single mum to 2 and it's hard sometimes. I try to do online delivery but in my area they get booked up for the whole week so sometime I have no choice but to go out to shops as I need nappies and formula etc.
I don't understand why some people have to be harsh and just plain rude to someone who is struggling with something and who just asked a simple question. They could of just said no instead of bringing someone down. If that type of stuff was said to wrong person they might not ever ask for help again. Just wish people would think and if they can't say something helpful then don't say anything at all.

If she is still in a pushchair then lines it with one of those bed pads / puppy pads with a towel on top, dress her in something easy to change like a dress and take spares and if she has an accident just quickly change her outfit.

What it will he useful todo is find out where all the public toilets are in your town, often there's more than you think, fast food restaurant, coffee shops, department stores, library and supermarkets. If toilets are for customers only take her to the toilet first and buy a drink afterwards.

@Lucy090 we also used these reusable potty training knickers. They're thicker than normal knickers and more absorbent so if the child does start to do a wee, they have the wet feeling enough to say they need to go to the toilet, but it's not such a big wet situation as knickers would be.
They just go in the washer too so a lot better than nappies.
They really helped DD, especially when she was in nursery

https://www.bambinomio.co.uk/products/potty-training-pants?currency=GBP&variant=42739073319112&utmmedium=cpc&utmmsource=google&utmcampaign=Google%20Shopping&gclid=Cj0KCQjwib2mBhDWARIsAPZUnnlrwYxXkwbr11ErzFXBBqsGzh7uM2NNj2qLEoagUY-AngKK7zk2YaAqkkEALw_wcB

Of course it's unhygienic and disgusting for there to be someone urinating or defecating in the aisles of a shop.