Step up stool and potty - recommendations?

[amydown]

I feel a bit silly asking for recommendation on these items :)) but hey, I've made so many mistakes buying baby/ toddler gear that I can't afford to waste any more money!

Do the most basic ones do the job or are Baby Bjorn stuff more expensive for a reason (other than the funky colours)?

[Polly D]

Step up stool - ikea do a great one for about ?1. And potty, boots do them cheap.

[Pickle]

Don't waste money on expensive potty training kit... if your kids are anything like mine they'll use a potty for about 3 days before deciding a toilet is MUCH more fun :)

[amydown]

Thanks both.

Incidentally, has anyone come across a training urinal for potty training boys?

I'm from Korea originally and it seems potty training urinals is all the rage over there. They are small plastic urinals that can be stuck on a wall/ taken off again, etc etc. I thought it was a really good idea but hubby thinks I've gone bonkers... (Hubby's probably right).

I've attached a picture in case anyone's wondering what the heck I'm talking about :))

[Belle]

I'm thinking of getting one of those toilet trainer seats as son not wild about potty but when we try on the loo it's clearly uncomfortable.

ikea step stool thing looks fab - if you can't get out there, I've seen John Lewis do a budget one for ?3.99 I think it is.

[sharls]

I would go with a baby bjorn potty every time for boys - only one that seems comfy and boys can sit far enough back to tuck it in. We also opted for the whole change toilet seat with integrated toddler seat as we have 2 tiny boys - brilliant!

[Belle]

Amydown - you could prob improvise by holding potty up if your little boy wants to stand to pee - I think someone on here was saying that is often easiest? Must admit am a bit confused as to whether to encourage mine to sit down/stand up, so am just kind of seeing what he does.

[crystal7]

We bought E one of those eco potties and she refuses to sit on it- seems a long way down. We got her a potty chair from Mothercare instead (?8 I think) and she prefers it as you sit rather than squat on it. Think it's like the Baby Bjorn one mentioned above.

[susyp]

have to say I got one cheap potty and a baby bjorn one with a comfy back was given to us (worth about ?25 - not sure I would have bought it!) - and my daughter far prefers the baby bjorn one. But then it's taken us ages to get her to use the toilet instead so guess it has downsides.

Susyx

[The Nappy Lady]

For the step up stool I have a couple, but the best used one is just a plastic step I got from Farmers on Lordship Lane. It wasn't expensive, and I was able to choose a colour to match our bathroom. It is higher than the usual step up stools, which means it works at both the sink and the loo, even for a dinky 2 year old.

Hope this helps.

Molly

[amydown]

Lots of good recommendations. Time to get shopping I say!

[Gubodge]

I'd third the Baby Bjorn potty. #1 child was happy on anything, but #2 was really uncomfortable on any of the smaller pottys and didn't settle at all until we boght the baby bjorn. We have two step stools, the ikea one and one from AJ Farmers. I'd recomend the ikea one if your bathroom floor is at all slippy but otherwise anything would do.