I know, not a situation anyone would actively look forward to but if we’re miles from a toilet, I need a girl-friendly solution. Together we've visited Europe, America, the Caribbean, Africa and Asia, tried a cruise and a road trip, and survived countless long-haul trips. It is very likely that you will want to take My Carry Potty on an aircraft from time to time, and if you do, please ensure that the potty is left slightly open at take-off and throughout the flight. If you use wipes or toilet paper, then make sure you put it in the base of the potty, where it cannot break the leak proof seal. The award winning design is leak proof, hygenic and light weight making it easy for your toddler to carry.

My Carry Potty - Ladybird Travel Potty, Award-Winning

This award-winning potty designed by Amanda Jenner, the UK's toilet training expert and author of potty training books. The soft training seat can be removed and used on a toilet for security and comfort, with a lid being added to the base as a slip-resistant step. There was the Potette Plus, which had the advantage of converting into a toilet seat, but also had plenty of reviewers cursing its fiddliness, expensive bag attachments and fondness for pinching fingers. A sturdy and lightweight design makes this potty a good fit for quick outings to the park or longer road trips and other journeys.The high back and armrests, along with a higher distance from the ground, will make a child feel as if they are sitting at their regular chair reading a book.

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It’s also very lightweight at under 700g,with a little handle, so that even Minnie can carry it around. I can’t imagine the number of hours I’ve spent changing nappies, trying not to be kicked in the teeth by a smallunwilling girl along the way. This is why the Pourty Potty is so popular, developed by two parents who couldn’t stand the mess of potty training so they created a potty with a unique pouring duct and anti-drip lip. As the NHS advice says, there’s no “perfect time” to begin potty training, although many parents will start thinking about it when their child is somewhere around two years old.UPDATE: As a toddler travel potty, this was one of the most useful products we owned – and even after the potty training stage, it lived in the boot of the car for years… just in case. It includes a lid that opensand closes and a flush handle that makes realistic sounds, as well as a tissue holder that slides in and out.

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The Strata Deluxe Silver Lining Potty Chair uses this to your potty training’s advantage and is essentially a comfortable and secure chair with a removable bowl. My Carry Potty does not require liners or bag inserts making it easy to use when you are out and about or at home - it can even be taken to nursery or pre-school. A number of potties are designed to help overcome this and the Bumbo Step ‘N potty is one such product.

To help, we’ve sifted through the entire potty market and picked out the best options for getting your child out of nappies and the changing bag off your back. Designed to look like a miniature toilet, this product has a flip-up seat lid and includes a flushing button with lights and sounds.

Ladybird My Carry Potty®

I’m also mum to the mini traveller – aka 11-year-old Minnie* – and trying to work out how to cling on to normal life by my fingernails.I know I’ve been fortunate with how smoothly it’sgone but at times I’ve wondered how we can everleave the house between toilet stops [ Non-parents, this post may not be for you…]. To encourage children to engage with My Carry Potty and want to carry it around, it comes in a range of colourful animal designs: cat, dinosaur, cow, bee, ladybird, fox and penguin. Simply open My Carry Potty while holding it horizontal and pour out the contents, then clean it before next use. It’s only available in one colour – bright green – so might not fit with all home aesthetics, but for sheer functionality the LILLA is definitely worth consideration, especially if you have several bathrooms in your home and would like the option of multiple or “backup” potties. If you can’t empty it wherever you are, the potty is also leakproof and odourproof when you close it.