https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:01:24 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-out-during-the-early-stages-of-potty-training#post-2265631 Mon, 17 Aug 2015 23:17:23 +0000 araneidae 2265631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We keep a little ikea potty in the car and I hold her up on the toilet in public washrooms. The mall near me has a family bathroom with tiny little toddler sized toilets which is awesome! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-out-during-the-early-stages-of-potty-training#post-2265364 Mon, 17 Aug 2015 16:37:00 +0000 bunnylove08 2265364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have dd sit on the big toilet. She balances on it and we have her hold our leg to steady herself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-out-during-the-early-stages-of-potty-training#post-2265253 Mon, 17 Aug 2015 14:45:11 +0000 littlejoy 2265253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I keep this little potty in my bag: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kalencom-2-in-1-Potette-Plus-Red/dp/B0016KV73W" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Kalencom-2-in-1-Potette-Plus-Red/dp/B0016KV73W</a> </p> <p>I just bought a cute backpack from Target to use as my purse. The toilet is super convenient!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-out-during-the-early-stages-of-potty-training#post-2264772 Mon, 17 Aug 2015 03:10:27 +0000 lemondrop 2264772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He wore diapers out until he started standing to pee. We went super slow and it has been about a 3 month process as he got comfortable with everything. At home he was bottomless pretty much all the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-out-during-the-early-stages-of-potty-training#post-2264734 Sun, 16 Aug 2015 21:46:32 +0000 Pepper 2264734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for all of the tips! For now, it sounds like bringing the potty seat in a tote bag might work for us. If not, I'm going to try one of these travel potties, like the one @hilsy85: mentioned! Hopefully he will eventually just sit on the actual toilet once he gets a little better about going in public. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-out-during-the-early-stages-of-potty-training#post-2264689 Sun, 16 Aug 2015 20:01:16 +0000 travellingbee 2264689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I line the toilet seat with toilet paper and he just sits on seat and I hold on. He does fine. Even poops in public. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-out-during-the-early-stages-of-potty-training#post-2264686 Sun, 16 Aug 2015 19:50:20 +0000 beloved 2264686@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We also just sit him on it and let him hold himself up. I'll help hold him up if he needs me to. Then we wash hands like crazy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-out-during-the-early-stages-of-potty-training#post-2264667 Sun, 16 Aug 2015 18:36:52 +0000 FannyMae 2264667@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD miraculously decided she would be pooping in the potty from now on, so this weekend I took a mini foldable potty seat with me and it has been great. I've taken her to the parents room toilets at the shops, which have both an adult toilet and a child toilet in the one stall. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-out-during-the-early-stages-of-potty-training#post-2264665 Sun, 16 Aug 2015 18:31:57 +0000 Truth Bombs 2264665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is oretty small but has no problem propping herself up on the big potty </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-out-during-the-early-stages-of-potty-training#post-2264645 Sun, 16 Aug 2015 17:42:32 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2264645@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just have her use the big toilet. We have a ring for our house, but she prefers to not use it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-out-during-the-early-stages-of-potty-training#post-2264641 Sun, 16 Aug 2015 17:35:05 +0000 Finfan 2264641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are in the same stage and have brought a folding potty seat with us. I learned she is afraid of the big multi-stall bathrooms but luckily our grocery store has a family option in a quieter part of the store too. She did great in that bathroom. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-out-during-the-early-stages-of-potty-training#post-2264633 Sun, 16 Aug 2015 17:14:49 +0000 blackbird 2264633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I brought a fold out seat for awhile, but we can sit her on and she can hold herself up now, so she just goes. I just have to lift her up </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-out-during-the-early-stages-of-potty-training#post-2264599 Sun, 16 Aug 2015 15:46:10 +0000 MrsF 2264599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I brought my daughter out to stores that are close by and had her sit on the big toilet (I would sort of crouch down and put my hands on her shoulders or around her waist to make her feel secure. Even if she didn't pee I would make a huge deal and reward her for sitting on the grownup toilet. Eventually she started actually using them and now she has no problem. Much more convenient than a little seat and not as hard for her as I expected it to be! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-out-during-the-early-stages-of-potty-training#post-2264568 Sun, 16 Aug 2015 14:34:45 +0000 coopsmama 2264568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, someone I know brings and keeps a little potty in her car while training her kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-out-during-the-early-stages-of-potty-training#post-2264566 Sun, 16 Aug 2015 14:33:10 +0000 hilsy85 2264566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bring a portable stand alone potty. The potette! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-out-during-the-early-stages-of-potty-training#post-2264546 Sun, 16 Aug 2015 13:56:08 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2264546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think most people bring a portable seat, but we just sit on the big seat (and my lo is very small). I hold his knees and he puts his hands on the seat to hold himself up. It's kinda gross but it gets the job done. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/going-out-during-the-early-stages-of-potty-training#post-2264540 Sun, 16 Aug 2015 13:44:10 +0000 Pepper 2264540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is 2, and we are about a week into the Oh Crap Potty Training method (the one where they don't wear training pants/underwear under their pants for awhile). So he has been going to the potty at home with minimal prompting, and we've been taking short trips out on walks, the store, etc. I obviously bring an extra pair of shorts in case he has an accident, but what do you do if they have to go while you're out? My husband took him to the grocery store today and he refused to stand on the rim of the big potty and go. He held it until they got home. (He's too little to sit on the seat, and he's not really used to a big potty anyway, we use the little one at home). </p> <p>So when you're out, do you bring a potty seat? Make them stand on the toilet? Am I overthinking this? </p>