Going out and potty training

[gollyimholly]

I just wanted to ask what is acceptable when it comes to potty training.

We are on day 4 of potty training DD. I am trying to follow an intense 3 day method as I felt DD was ready... There have certainly been fewer accidents today and she can hold in a wee most of the time long enough to get to the toilet/potty but not always.

We have a medical appointment for DD tomorrow morning and I am pretty sure there will be an accident en route. It's 20mins and we're taking our own car. However whilst at the health visitor, if DD needs to go, can I whip out the potty and just get her to do it in the appointment or in the corridor or the reception area? Is that socially acceptable? I feel almost certain that she won't be able to hold it in if we go to the toilets. It's a large children's centre and nursery so I wondered if out of any setting, this type of setting wouldn't be awful to take the potty out.

If relevant, it's a carry potty (in the attached photo) and has disposable liners so once DD is finished I'd tie the bag up and dispose of it when I got home.

It's a needs must situation.
Not ideal but if she has to go she has to go.
I've held my girls over a grid before not great but needs must situation.
People probably judged that saw who cares likelihood of them remembering now 10+years later is slim.

Just be mindful DD may not be able to 'go' while in view of others.

Just take her to the toilet as soon as you arrive.

For a brief appointment I would put her normal underwear on, with a nappy or pull up over the top of her pants, with a spare change for when you get there or need to get back.

She will feel wet still if she does have an accident but if will be contained, but it also buys you time to take her to the toilet.

Toilet on arrival, toilet on the exit, toilet when you get back home.

I used to work in a children's centre and they still very much try and focus on privacy and dignity for children, and modelling appropriate behaviour so even though no one would judge you if it was an absolute need, it's better to plan ahead.

I think the appointment is about an hour long. It's one of those developmental questionnaire appointments for 2 year olds.

I'll try the toilet on arrival and exit but so far when I take her to sit on the toilet when she hasn't expressed a need, she usually doesn't do anything... And then a minute after pulling up her knickers she wets herself.

They won't mind if you say can we take a 5 minute toilet break. It happens quite often in clinic.

Hi all,

Thank you for all your replies. We took her to the toilet upon arrival and during the appointment and managed to avoid any accidents.

I think because I was only on the fourth day of training and it was the first time we were venturing out I had no idea what to expect. But it's day 7 now and the progress is so much better.