Choosing a potty

[Jenbot]

I was thinking of buying a potty for the summer, and had a look online...

I didn't really understand before the range of potties there would be to choose from.

Are they all gimmicks, with the extra doodas and bells and whatnots?
Should I just get a plain £3.99 potty, or will it really enhance and help the whole potty training experience for my DD to have a duck shaped potty that makes a flushing sound, with a little toilet roll holder and star chart and heated seat?

DS likes the Ikea ones best. They are a little higher than most and the seat is bigger.

They are all gimmicks.

My mums advice to me was don't bother with the potty - go straight to the toilet. It saves on cleaning the potty and you don't have to 'retrain' to go from potty to big toilet. We got a step (cheapy from ikea) and a seat with handles for the loo. So far so good.

If you still want a potty get the cheapest one, and see if that does the trick for your little one.

We had one from poundland but more or less did as weebump said and used the toilet a lot from week 3 onwards.

Buy 3 or 4 cheap ones, rather than one expensive one! We have 1 upstairs, 1 downstairs, 1 in the car, 1 at dad's house.

day 1 today and 2 wees in the potty, none in pants!! Very chuffed!