Newly PT'd, going places that doesn't have a toilet

[lmb5109]

We are going to look at Christmas lights tonight in a neighborhood that is about 30 minutes from our house. We are going to a restaurant first that is 5 minutes away from the Christmas lights, so I will make sure DD uses the potty before we leave but I have no clue how long it'll take to walk this block with all the lights. 

My thoughts are:
1. Put her in a pull up and pray she can hold it for 2 hours, or change her into a new pull up if she has an accident. She hasn't been in a pull up during the day in about 2 weeks. 
2. Keep her in undies and high tail it back to the restaurant if she has to go potty

DH's thought:
3. Keep her in undies and bring a bucket, her toilet ring and a garbage bag and have her go in the back of our SUV

What would you do?

[dulcemariamar]

I would keep her in underwear. I am a bit confused about the setup. How far is your SUV in comparison to the restaurant?

I know it is too late for today but I have this and loved it the first few months of PTs.

www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0016KV73W/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1449954894&sr=8-2&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=potette&dpPl=1&dpID=51IX-OXkENL&ref=plSrch

[smm5623]

If it is going to be over an hour, we still do a pull up. Less than that, undies and know where the closest bathrooms are

[thebreakfastclub]

We each have a potty kit in our trunks - $5 Ikea potty, pack of wipes, some garbage bags. You never know.

Anyway, for things like this, I will use a pull up. I told DS they were "special learning underwear" and we don't pee in them.

He was fine in them and they did not undo the potty training.

[cherry1111]

I would do a pull up. We were flying last week and I put him on one both flights. He didn't pee in it but when we were starting to land and he told me he had to pee I didn't have to freak the fuck out.

ETA: I would still try to get her to a bathroom if she says she needs to go, it just won't be as much of a panic for you.

[lmb5109]

Dec 12, 2015 16:17:49 GMT -5 dulcemariamar said:

I would keep her in underwear. I am a bit confused about the setup. How far is your SUV in comparison to the restaurant?

I know it is too late for today but I have this and loved it the first few months of PTs.

www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0016KV73W/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1449954894&sr=8-2&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=potette&dpPl=1&dpID=51IX-OXkENL&ref=plSrch

We drove to the light display from the restaurant. If she would have to use a potty, it would have been about a 10 minute drive.

I kept her in undies until we left the restaurant and then I put a pull up on her. She held it until we got home, so it was about 2 hours that she held it! But I do need to buy a portal potty ASAP. 

[sunshineandpinot]

Dec 12, 2015 22:14:20 GMT -5 lmb5109 said:

Dec 12, 2015 16:17:49 GMT -5 dulcemariamar said:

But I do need to buy a portal potty ASAP. 

This was a life saver for me. I kept a bjorn potty in the back of my car for a good year after my girls were pt'd. Honestly, it was sometimes just easier to use vs. using sketchy public restrooms. 

[af1212]

Car potty for sure! My kids are 6 and 3 and we have had one for years. With my youngest just 3 mos it will still be in there for years to come

[af1212]

Car potty for sure! My kids are 6 and 3 and we have had one for years. With my youngest just 3 mos it will still be in there for years to come

[karinothing]

Dec 13, 2015 9:31:22 GMT -5 af1212 said:

Car potty for sure! My kids are 6 and 3 and we have had one for years. With my youngest just 3 mos it will still be in there for years to come

What do you do with the pee?

[DarcyLongfellow]

Dec 13, 2015 9:42:35 GMT -5 karinothing said:

Dec 13, 2015 9:31:22 GMT -5 af1212 said:

Car potty for sure! My kids are 6 and 3 and we have had one for years. With my youngest just 3 mos it will still be in there for years to come

What do you do with the pee?

We have the potette plus. You buy special plastic bags for it that have an absorbent pad at the bottom. The pads aren't very big, but they do absorb some of the pee. If I'm by a trash can, I just tie it up and throw it away (it doesn't leak). If I'm not right by a trash can and I have to keep it in my car for a bit, I tie up the potette bag, then put it in a dog waste bag and tie that. I've never had a leak that way.

There's a different travel potty that you place a diaper in. I thought about getting that one, but I was afraid that DD1 would regress on the potty training. It probably would have been fine. But -- I used the travel potty for DD1 long after she was done with diapers, so it would have been a pain to have to buy diapers just for the travel potty. The potette bags are cheaper -- plus, in a pinch you could just use a plastic grocery bag and a folded paper towel instead of the "official" replacement bags.

[kaycee]

I have a car potty. I dump pee in grass. That might be flameful, but I figure dogs pee in it.

[quesyrah]

I keep the potette plus in my car. My 5 year old recently used it in a pinch lol.

Instead of the replacement bags I use a target bag with a maxi pad. Then I tie it off and put it in another target bag and throw it away as soon as I can.

For pee, I always have a plastic water bottle in my car for DS.

[suzubell]

We have a car potty that seals up until we get home and dump it in the toilet and wash it out.

[lmb5109]

Dec 13, 2015 14:50:24 GMT -5 suzubell said:

We have a car potty that seals up until we get home and dump it in the toilet and wash it out.

Which one is that?

[Deleted]

We had a car potty for a while
But I also did use pull ups in some cases like this

[suzubell]

Dec 13, 2015 15:37:08 GMT -5 lmb5109 said:

Dec 13, 2015 14:50:24 GMT -5 suzubell said:

We have a car potty that seals up until we get home and dump it in the toilet and wash it out.

Which one is that?

Something like this: www.target.com/p/my-carry-potty-red-ladybug/-/A-16871874#prodSlot=_1_3  

I got mine at Target years ago when DS1 was PTing.  They don't carry the exact one anymore.  Works great and seals up tight -- no issues with it ever.

[af1212]

Dec 13, 2015 9:42:35 GMT -5 karinothing said:

Dec 13, 2015 9:31:22 GMT -5 af1212 said:

Car potty for sure! My kids are 6 and 3 and we have had one for years. With my youngest just 3 mos it will still be in there for years to come

What do you do with the pee?

Dump it in an "off the path" place - like at a tee ball game behind the bushes at the way back of the field or somewhere like that. We had the potette but it's soooo tiny that my kids always felt unstable in it, plus then you have to make sure you have the bags which is a pain to remember.