Baby Bjorn Potty travel with potty trained toddler who still uses the little potty?
I am traveling from the US to Sweden for a two-week trip in a couple weeks. My 2-year-old is recently potty trained, about a week ago using the Dr. Phil One-day method (it's actually a lot of prep before that big day!) and uses a little baby bjorn potty seat that is emptied into the toilet each time it is used. Does anyone have any tips for traveling, both on the plane and when on vacation, with this kind of arrangement. I do expect some regression is possible, anything I can do to make it better?
Should I introduce one of the small potty seats that goes on top of the regular toilet seat so that I don't have a pot to empty and clean in places where this will never be convenient or hygienic?
I have both the above mentioned seats, and my personal opinion is that the travel one is probably your best bet. Since either will be a new introduction to her, the travel one will serve a couple different purposes, at least the one we have, called the Kalencom Pottette (see links).
It's very small (ETA:compared to many of the travel pottys out there) and easy to throw in a diaper bag or back of the car so when you're out and about with no bathrooms in sight you can flip out the legs, pop on a bag, and instantly have a bathroom for your child. The bags really are absorbant and tie up basically like a diaper, so unless your kid goes gallons, you won't have leaking everywhere. The other cool thing about it is, flip those legs up flat and put it over a toilet seat, and you have instant kid-sized potty seat with handles for your daughter to help balance herself, without touching nasty public toilet seats. Anyway, we're really pleased with it. We have one of those fold up travel ones too and that one is garbage but this one really does work well. Have a fun trip!
One more thing, you could pick one up and introduce it now at home on your regular toilet, getting your daughter used to it now (and going on a regular toilet vs the potty) so it's not such a big deal while you're on your trip too. Just a thought...
US $15.90
