toilet seat for toddlers (for lack of a better word...)

[karli_ratte]

Dear parents, 

 

we will be cruising with our 2,5 year old this August. She's extra-slim (9,5kg) and just decided 3 weeks ago to forego diapers from now on. I wouldn't have minded if she had waited another 2 months until after the holiday 🙂 So now we are in a situation where we are not sure if we should bring our own toilet seat for her as she simply slips through any adult-sized toilet. Are there any alternatives for travelling that I might not be aware of? I don't necessarily want to waste a lot of space in my luggage for her toilet seat.

And no, a potty chair is not an option as she only uses what we grown-ups use… 🙄

[cb at sea]

I'm sure there are travel potty seats, that won't take much space or weight....google it!   They don't have anything onboard for your use.

[Itchy&Scratchy]

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Disney-Princess-Unlock-My-Heart-Soft-Potty-Seat-with-Hook/50013159

 

this won't take up much space in your luggage - you may have similar products in Austria. I'd, however, worry more about her pottying on the go, at the airport, in the car, etc... on the way to the cruise. Destinations as well. I still recommend putting on a pullup on her during travel.

Edited July 8, 2019 by Itchy&Scratchy

[chengkp75]

Yes, an inflatable seat would likely be best.  Just so you know, the toilet in the kids club onboard will have at least one child sized toilet seat.

[karli_ratte]

Dear all, thanks for the ideas. I didn't even know about inflatable toilet seats :-) And yes, ANY toilet outside of home is super exciting right now and keeps me on my toes... 

[figgarro]

This worked well for us.

 

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071D5B3X4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[Jon_Jen]

We brought one of these when our dd was younger would certainly recommend

 

 Potette Plus 2-in-1, Folding Travel Potty & Toilet Trainer Seat, Pink/Purple https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001RH1A9K/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_c_api_i_ArMjDbS7WRHAA

[karli_ratte]

oh wow! Thanks for the ideas. I've gone ahead and bought one of those folding seats. Were visiting the grand dads for the weekend at least once a month and instead of buying a separate seat for each place (that was the plan until just now), we will just use this one. I love these forums. All this wonderful advice! thanks!

[VicRock]

On 7/10/2019 at 5:48 PM, figgarro said:

This worked well for us.

 

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071D5B3X4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

My kiddo would never have sat on that seat.  Hed have bee terrified!  LOL!  Having said that, we have a similar plain white one I used to carry in my purse for outings.  

[VicRock]

On 7/11/2019 at 8:04 AM, karli_ratte said:

oh wow! Thanks for the ideas. I've gone ahead and bought one of those folding seats. Were visiting the grand dads for the weekend at least once a month and instead of buying a separate seat for each place (that was the plan until just now), we will just use this one. I love these forums. All this wonderful advice! thanks!

The folding seat was great when a bathroom was available but on longer trips we carried his potty seat in the back of the car in a garbage bag with a diaper in it.  If we needed to pull along the road (we did a lot), wed pull the bag down, hed go & we cover it back up.  We changed the diaper at the end of the day or for BM.  Waa great for those "I gotta go NOW!" moment's

[Ashland]

We've cruised with not only a small flat type fitting potty seat but also a flat folding step stool. Worked out fine.

[karli_ratte]

We have a folding toilet seat now plus plenty of paper toilet seat covers as DD simply looooooves normal sized and public toilets even though she's much too small (great workout for my upper arms :-)). So far she loves the seat we bought, though she has only seen it, but not actually used it. She simply refuses her potty seat since she's discovered "the real thing", so no use taking that along... 

 

As for longer journeys in a car… we still put a towel on her seat, just in case, but 3 hours are doable for her. The only fully scheduled days for us are the 2 days in St. Petersburg, so I might just put a diaper on her for those 2 days…