by Lawyerish
We recently went through (and are kind of still going through) the joyous process of potty training with our two-and-a-half year old daughter, and a couple of items have helped immensely.
The Prince Lionheart weePod toilet seat:
This adjustable toilet seat is smooth and soft and fits on both of our toilets (which are, for unknown reasons, different shapes). It seems very comfortable for a child to sit on and feel secure; it doesn't move around at all, which is important since one doesn't need the added excitement of a shifty seat on top of everything else going on with a toddler in the bathroom. We went with this seat instead of training our child on a kid-potty and then having to transition to the adult-size toilet, and I think it's made the whole process go more smoothly -- the fewer variables involved, the better. While this isn't a seat that I'd travel with, it does stash alongside our toilets easily, and my daughter has had no trouble making the leap to child seat-less public toilets after learning to feel safe on the big potty thanks to this seat.
iPlay Green Sprouts cotton training pants:
We have Pull-Ups on hand for naps and nighttime, but once my daughter seemed ready to venture out in public sans diaper, I wanted her (and me) to be able to tell if she had an accident, so that she would start to understand the sensation of being wet. Disposable diapers and Pull-Ups are so absorbent that it can be tough for a kid to know if she's wet or not. Nonetheless, I didn't want to have a deluge on our hands when accidents did occur. I got these cotton training pants and they have been perfect. They have a thin water-resistant lining sandwiched between two layers of thick organic cotton, so they're soft and gentle on delicate skin, and they hold back the flood, if you will -- but it's also clear to the child when they're wet. A win all around.
How about you -- did you rely on any great products to get you through potty training?
{Photo credits: diapers.com; iplaybabywear.com}
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