https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 30 May 2026 02:01:26 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/outings-with-potty-trained-kids#post-2263704 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 13:33:42 +0000 mauxie 2263704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, we just got LO to use the public restroom. I thought about buying a portable seat thing but didn't want LO to depend on it for all our outings. </p> <p>But, we do keep a potty chair in the backseat of the minivan for super emergencies if there is not a bathroom nearby or something. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/outings-with-potty-trained-kids#post-2263701 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 13:32:06 +0000 Smurfette 2263701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: I consider the pooping a huge success so she is doing great if you ask me. Good luck this weekend. R keeps asking DH if he is done with her bathroom. Ha! I can't wait for it to be done and then we get going with this. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/outings-with-potty-trained-kids#post-2263698 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 13:30:47 +0000 JoJoGirl 2263698@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: Pretty well? She had a pee accident today and two yesterday, but no accidents for 2 days before that and all poops have been in the potty. We're going on a 4.5 hour road trip tomorrow though, so that'll be fun... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/outings-with-potty-trained-kids#post-2263691 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 13:21:57 +0000 Smurfette 2263691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: well pain/gross. Maybe I want to just keep her in diapers forever. How is she doing? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/outings-with-potty-trained-kids#post-2263689 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 13:20:28 +0000 JoJoGirl 2263689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: Totally not a pain :) I've only done it once so far (our playground with no public bathroom), and it was just a pit stop before we got into the car in the grass near the parking lot. No big deal! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/outings-with-potty-trained-kids#post-2263687 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 13:20:00 +0000 kodybear 2263687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we bring the soft potty ring around. shes small for her age so its hard for her to sit on the toilet without some kind of ring. and also i don't have to worry about wiping the toilet seat! when we go out tho we usually bring the stroller so its easy to carry around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/outings-with-potty-trained-kids#post-2263683 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 13:15:31 +0000 Smurfette 2263683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: @hilsy85: This makes me glad that we have to drive everywhere and our park has a bathroom. It sounds like a pain! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/outings-with-potty-trained-kids#post-2263680 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 13:12:07 +0000 hilsy85 2263680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: I generally trybto go to a quiet corner or the park, but if he has to go and were on the sidewalk I will pull the stroller in front of him so he's somewhat shielded. Or I've done it in the car as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/outings-with-potty-trained-kids#post-2263678 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 13:11:35 +0000 JoJoGirl 2263678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: Not on the sidewalk - if we're at the playground or a park, we'll go into the woods or behind a tree or something. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/outings-with-potty-trained-kids#post-2263677 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 13:10:48 +0000 Smurfette 2263677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: I get that but is LO just going on a sidewalk in front of everyone? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/outings-with-potty-trained-kids#post-2263672 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 13:06:06 +0000 hilsy85 2263672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: no there's a little bag that you hook around the legs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/outings-with-potty-trained-kids#post-2263671 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 13:05:00 +0000 Truth Bombs 2263671@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO has never had an issue holding it long enough to get to a public restroom. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/outings-with-potty-trained-kids#post-2263667 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 13:02:03 +0000 Smurfette 2263667@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: So she just pees on the sidewalk in the potty? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/outings-with-potty-trained-kids#post-2263577 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 11:13:05 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2263577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lion: nope, I don't wipe it down. I just am very stern with her not touching ANYTHING (I have her hold my hands because she's tempted to hold onto the actual toilet seat) and we both just wash hands really well after. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/outings-with-potty-trained-kids#post-2263572 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 11:10:33 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2263572@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travelgirl1: I can understand that! I grew up in/live in the heart of child friendly suburbia....our bathrooms are always pretty clean here (thankfully!!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/outings-with-potty-trained-kids#post-2263569 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 11:08:22 +0000 birdofafeather 2263569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamasig: TMI, I've definitely peed in it before on a long trip. But there are travel-johns that are meant for adults. Ha. </p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Travel-John-Portable-Bathroom-pack/dp/B000QCN298" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Travel-John-Portable-Bathroom-pack/dp/B000QCN298</a></p> <p>@Mrs. Lion: yeah, I'm not really sure how people do it without the bags? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/outings-with-potty-trained-kids#post-2263566 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 11:07:52 +0000 travelgirl1 2263566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: Yeah I am worried about get ability to hold it in at the start. I imagine pee soaked stroller seat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/outings-with-potty-trained-kids#post-2263565 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 11:07:06 +0000 travelgirl1 2263565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks guys. We are out and about a lot and honestly, I don't think there are that many public bathrooms that we can get to quickly when she is so recently trained. </p> <p>@Beehive: Ahhhh yes random restaurants is a good idea! </p> <p>@Mrs. Lion: public restrooms gross me out :silly: But I will obviously have to overcome that for my kids' sake. I think the ones around here are especially gross.</p> <p>@JoJoGirl: Similar for us, long outings with walks or transit, hard to find bathrooms. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/outings-with-potty-trained-kids#post-2263561 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 11:04:09 +0000 hilsy85 2263561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: I have actually broken one of the little knobs off but it still works fine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/outings-with-potty-trained-kids#post-2263559 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 11:02:49 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2263559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: I'm definitely glad this is an option! I didn't realize it came with bags. I always wondered what you did with the contents afterwards! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/outings-with-potty-trained-kids#post-2263558 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 11:01:51 +0000 Mamasig 2263558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: @JoJoGirl: I'm thinking these are great for Mardi Gras parades! Note to self for next year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/outings-with-potty-trained-kids#post-2263557 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 11:01:01 +0000 hilsy85 2263557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Potette!! I love it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/outings-with-potty-trained-kids#post-2263556 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 11:00:14 +0000 JoJoGirl 2263556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For us it's a lifesaver for long outings - we often walk for 30 mins to a playground play for an hour or more, then walk 30 mins home. There's no public restroom there. It would be IMPOSSIBLE without a portable potty. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/outings-with-potty-trained-kids#post-2263550 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 10:56:06 +0000 birdofafeather 2263550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rainbow Sprinkles: @BlueWolverine: @Mrs. Lion: @Mamasig: we travel a lot, my kid has been potty training for what feels like her whole life and that pottette plus with bags has been a lifesaver for us. we don't use it as a potty seat on public restrooms, but as a potty in the back of our car. it comes with bags that absorb the pee and then you just toss the bag out. i WISH my kid could hold her pee consistently or would tell me when we were in the store, but she doesn't, so this gives me another opportunity for her to go that's not me holding her up over the side of the road. i also have a really small bladder, so i'm prepared that this is just part of life. luckily, she doesn't have a problem going in the public restroom either, but this is just another spot for us. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/outings-with-potty-trained-kids#post-2263547 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 10:55:06 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2263547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Even though I would call myself something of a germophobe I don't bring anything special. I've used a Clorox wipe. But usually I just cover the seat up well and help hold her up for now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/outings-with-potty-trained-kids#post-2263544 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 10:54:06 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2263544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BlueWolverine: this makes me feel better :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/outings-with-potty-trained-kids#post-2263535 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 10:48:17 +0000 BlueWolverine 2263535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lion: I don't. I pick the cleanest one and we just make sure to wash hands. I figure that if it doesn't hurt me, it won't hurt her. I might have put some TP on the seat of a questionable one for her, but only once. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/outings-with-potty-trained-kids#post-2263534 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 10:47:27 +0000 Mamasig 2263534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had no idea people carried around portable potty seats. I just always assumed use the normal bathroom! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/outings-with-potty-trained-kids#post-2263533 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 10:46:11 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2263533@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BlueWolverine: @Rainbow Sprinkles: I'm glad this is possible! The idea of carrying around a seat or potty grosses me out for some reason. Do you wipe down the seat or anything? I don't usually worry about it for myself but I feel like maybe I should bust out a clorox wipe first or something? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/outings-with-potty-trained-kids#post-2263531 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 10:45:54 +0000 autumnlove 2263531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO used public restrooms. I bought a Potette but she never wanted to use it. </p>