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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 21351810  United States03/07/2015 11:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm looking for alternative opinion on this, so I figured I'd ask GLP, and I know there's lots of mom's on this thread, so I figured it was worth an ask. Woman's public restrooms are friggin nasty. I'm sorry, but women are not dainty little flowers, they can be downright pigs. Nasty, disgusting pigs (you men just have no idea). I've gone into public restrooms where there's blood on the seat, used tampons and pads, and diarrhea splatter all over the toilet (I could never for the life of me understand why people would leave this nastiness behind in the stall without feeling totally mortified. Do people have no shame?) Anyways, I dont know how to tackle the idea of having my newly potty-trained child use a public restroom. The thought of it sends chills down my spine. I'm not even a germophobe...but seriously. I don't even sit on the toilets myself, I squat. How have other moms handled this?  |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 12000336 United States03/07/2015 11:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Lol... ...yeah, well I put a diaper back on my toddler every time we go out...because I haven't been able to face the dreaded public restroom with them yet. Obviously, I can't avoid it forever...so I don't know what to do...  I did that with mine. He actually trained at night first on his own and then with the days it was easier. We stayed home for first couple of weeks and being a boy I actually taught him to stand very quickly. I was able to find a little step stool that folded completely flat and carried that in my diaper bag. That and timing our outings made a big difference. Have you considered keeping a potty chair like one made for camping in your vehicle and just using that. They make them and it actually gave me piece of mind on long drives because you didn't have to worry about getting stuck between rest stops. |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 21351810 United States03/07/2015 11:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Lol... ...yeah, well I put a diaper back on my toddler every time we go out...because I haven't been able to face the dreaded public restroom with them yet. Obviously, I can't avoid it forever...so I don't know what to do... I did that with mine. He actually trained at night first on his own and then with the days it was easier. We stayed home for first couple of weeks and being a boy I actually taught him to stand very quickly. I was able to find a little step stool that folded completely flat and carried that in my diaper bag. That and timing our outings made a big difference. Have you considered keeping a potty chair like one made for camping in your vehicle and just using that. They make them and it actually gave me piece of mind on long drives because you didn't have to worry about getting stuck between rest stops. There's a friend we go camping with that has one of those fold-up toddler seats. I commented on it when I saw it, because I hadn't seen one before...I'll have to look into getting one, I think. I've tried the whole standing up thing with my son. When he's on the stool, he's so high up, that the pee just goes straight down (it's like he's 2-feet above the toilet, and his ding-a-ling points straight down). But when he's not on the stool, his boy-parts are just below the rim of the toilet. I guess we're going to have to practice more. A friend suggested to me to have him arch his back, so it sticks out more (rather than straight down). Lol. I guess there's an art to it? lol. |
jennilicious
 User ID: 66251022 United States03/08/2015 12:00 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "Don't touch .. no stop don't touch let mommy put you on the potty don't touch." "No don't touch the sink. Here have some hand sanitizer let me get the door." It is what it is. Last Edited by SugarSand on 03/08/2015 12:00 AM When the shit hits the fan and the end is just nigh, will you cry out to Heaven? Will you lie down and die? Not me, my dear one - THIS IS MY SACRED LIFE - to no one nor no thing I'll surrender. For how does one know where when dead she will go, or if sweet Mother Earth he'll remember? - Sug |
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| jennilicious
User ID: 66251022 United States03/08/2015 12:07 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "Don't touch .. no stop don't touch let mommy put you on the potty don't touch." Quoting: jennilicious "No don't touch the sink. Here have some hand sanitizer let me get the door." It is what it is. Lol. I guess I'm just going to have to suck it up and just do it. Ugh!! Yep. Don't even bother with the etiquette. In and out and "Don't touch". You do all the touching of everything. Good luck and godspeed.  When the shit hits the fan and the end is just nigh, will you cry out to Heaven? Will you lie down and die? Not me, my dear one - THIS IS MY SACRED LIFE - to no one nor no thing I'll surrender. For how does one know where when dead she will go, or if sweet Mother Earth he'll remember? - Sug |
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| jennilicious
User ID: 66251022 United States03/08/2015 12:10 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "Don't touch .. no stop don't touch let mommy put you on the potty don't touch." Quoting: jennilicious "No don't touch the sink. Here have some hand sanitizer let me get the door." It is what it is. And then they mop the floor with there hands crawling around and mom likes to die right there :D I carry my 3 year old in. Repeat the "Don't touch anything" mantra 100 times. Carry her out. "Hanitizer" Public restroom education starts when they have to use the school bathroom, lol. When the shit hits the fan and the end is just nigh, will you cry out to Heaven? Will you lie down and die? Not me, my dear one - THIS IS MY SACRED LIFE - to no one nor no thing I'll surrender. For how does one know where when dead she will go, or if sweet Mother Earth he'll remember? - Sug |
| Whiskey*Tango
User ID: 62416357 United States03/08/2015 12:20 AM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have a 5 year old girl. I still take her in, lay toilet paper or triple seat covers, hang her With as little leg touching the side as possible, so she doesn't fall into the center hole on the seat, "don't touch the toilet" the entire time. Then washing her hands, "don't let your face or chin touch the counter" after " don't touch the garbage can" and finally on my way out "don't touch the door". We adapt and do what's comfortable for us and the children. 11 years and 3 kids later, I still cringe at the thought of any of my children using a public restroom. |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 21351810 United States03/08/2015 12:33 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have a 5 year old girl. I still take her in, lay toilet paper or triple seat covers, hang her With as little leg touching the side as possible, so she doesn't fall into the center hole on the seat, "don't touch the toilet" the entire time. Then washing her hands, "don't let your face or chin touch the counter" after " don't touch the garbage can" and finally on my way out "don't touch the door". We adapt and do what's comfortable for us and the children. Quoting: Whiskey*Tango 11 years and 3 kids later, I still cringe at the thought of any of my children using a public restroom. I was thinking I am going to have to adopt a "multilayer" approach too. And I have a feeling...11-years from now, I will still be cringing about it as well!!! Lol. I told my husband...maybe you can teach him to use a urinal? And he was like, they rarely have urinals that go to the floor anymore :( |
| jennilicious
User ID: 66251022 United States03/08/2015 12:35 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have a 5 year old girl. I still take her in, lay toilet paper or triple seat covers, hang her With as little leg touching the side as possible, so she doesn't fall into the center hole on the seat, "don't touch the toilet" the entire time. Then washing her hands, "don't let your face or chin touch the counter" after " don't touch the garbage can" and finally on my way out "don't touch the door". We adapt and do what's comfortable for us and the children. Quoting: Whiskey*Tango 11 years and 3 kids later, I still cringe at the thought of any of my children using a public restroom. I was thinking I am going to have to adopt a "multilayer" approach too. And I have a feeling...11-years from now, I will still be cringing about it as well!!! Lol. I told my husband...maybe you can teach him to use a urinal? And he was like, they rarely have urinals that go to the floor anymore :( At least he doesn't have to sit to pee!!!!! I feel your pain, mama. Sadly, there is no end in sight. Be strong. When the shit hits the fan and the end is just nigh, will you cry out to Heaven? Will you lie down and die? Not me, my dear one - THIS IS MY SACRED LIFE - to no one nor no thing I'll surrender. For how does one know where when dead she will go, or if sweet Mother Earth he'll remember? - Sug |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 67483259  Norway03/08/2015 12:37 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 38503414 United States03/08/2015 12:44 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have a 5 year old girl. I still take her in, lay toilet paper or triple seat covers, hang her With as little leg touching the side as possible, so she doesn't fall into the center hole on the seat, "don't touch the toilet" the entire time. Then washing her hands, "don't let your face or chin touch the counter" after " don't touch the garbage can" and finally on my way out "don't touch the door". We adapt and do what's comfortable for us and the children. Quoting: Whiskey*Tango 11 years and 3 kids later, I still cringe at the thought of any of my children using a public restroom. I was thinking I am going to have to adopt a "multilayer" approach too. And I have a feeling...11-years from now, I will still be cringing about it as well!!! Lol. I told my husband...maybe you can teach him to use a urinal? And he was like, they rarely have urinals that go to the floor anymore :( At least he doesn't have to sit to pee!!!!! I feel your pain, mama. Sadly, there is no end in sight. Be strong. Well, he does sit to pee, right now. We've been struggling with the standing up approach. He has very little control, and it usually just goes straight downward when he stands, lol. His thingy just hangs downward :/ But he's mastered using the potty on his own, at home. He puts the trainer seat on the potty on his own even and climbs up, does his business, then climbs down. It's no worries, at home...the public restroom is the next level :( |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 21351810 United States03/08/2015 12:57 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If you put a diaper on the baby they will revert back. Get over it, it wont kill them. Avoid messy bathrooms and stalls or use the lesser frequented family bathroom that alot of places have. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 67483259 I've actually considered getting a tiny travel spray bottle to carry in my diaper bag, and spraying the toilet seat down with bleach beforehand. That's probably doable, and I think I might try that. True that some places have cleaner family restrooms, but most other places are pretty nasty. It's kind of hit-or-miss, and you never know what you're going to get. The mall that's nearest to us has nasty restrooms, as do places like target, and family restaurants. Usually with a little one, we tend not to go to nicer establishments where you know they'll have a clean restroom (like nice restaurants), because they're just not places appropriate for toddlers. We go to parks, or shopping...some larger malls have nicer family restrooms, that's true. But at the playground, camping, or most other public places, it's just gross :( |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 67483259 Norway03/08/2015 01:23 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If you put a diaper on the baby they will revert back. Get over it, it wont kill them. Avoid messy bathrooms and stalls or use the lesser frequented family bathroom that alot of places have. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 67483259 I've actually considered getting a tiny travel spray bottle to carry in my diaper bag, and spraying the toilet seat down with bleach beforehand. That's probably doable, and I think I might try that. True that some places have cleaner family restrooms, but most other places are pretty nasty. It's kind of hit-or-miss, and you never know what you're going to get. The mall that's nearest to us has nasty restrooms, as do places like target, and family restaurants. Usually with a little one, we tend not to go to nicer establishments where you know they'll have a clean restroom (like nice restaurants), because they're just not places appropriate for toddlers. We go to parks, or shopping...some larger malls have nicer family restrooms, that's true. But at the playground, camping, or most other public places, it's just gross :( I think a spray bottle or wipes is the best idea. It won't send mixed messages that its okay to poop in thier pants sometimes. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 33435073 United States03/08/2015 01:24 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 60624052 United States03/08/2015 01:24 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm looking for alternative opinion on this, so I figured I'd ask GLP, and I know there's lots of mom's on this thread, so I figured it was worth an ask. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 21351810 Woman's public restrooms are friggin nasty. I'm sorry, but women are not dainty little flowers, they can be downright pigs. Nasty, disgusting pigs (you men just have no idea). I've gone into public restrooms where there's blood on the seat, used tampons and pads, and diarrhea splatter all over the toilet (I could never for the life of me understand why people would leave this nastiness behind in the stall without feeling totally mortified. Do people have no shame?) Anyways, I dont know how to tackle the idea of having my newly potty-trained child use a public restroom. The thought of it sends chills down my spine. I'm not even a germophobe...but seriously. I don't even sit on the toilets myself, I squat. How have other moms handled this? If you feed your child before you go out, feed it a smaller meal than a larger one, that way they are less likely to need to use the bathroom. Don't let them have a lot of fluids before going out either. I'm not a mother, but I use that trick to not have to use a public restroom. |
| jennilicious
User ID: 66251022 United States03/08/2015 07:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have a 5 year old girl. I still take her in, lay toilet paper or triple seat covers, hang her With as little leg touching the side as possible, so she doesn't fall into the center hole on the seat, "don't touch the toilet" the entire time. Then washing her hands, "don't let your face or chin touch the counter" after " don't touch the garbage can" and finally on my way out "don't touch the door". We adapt and do what's comfortable for us and the children. Quoting: Whiskey*Tango 11 years and 3 kids later, I still cringe at the thought of any of my children using a public restroom. I was thinking I am going to have to adopt a "multilayer" approach too. And I have a feeling...11-years from now, I will still be cringing about it as well!!! Lol. I told my husband...maybe you can teach him to use a urinal? And he was like, they rarely have urinals that go to the floor anymore :( At least he doesn't have to sit to pee!!!!! I feel your pain, mama. Sadly, there is no end in sight. Be strong. Well, he does sit to pee, right now. We've been struggling with the standing up approach. He has very little control, and it usually just goes straight downward when he stands, lol. His thingy just hangs downward :/ But he's mastered using the potty on his own, at home. He puts the trainer seat on the potty on his own even and climbs up, does his business, then climbs down. It's no worries, at home...the public restroom is the next level :( For the standing up approach, try putting cheerios or fruit loops in the toilet. They float. Get him to try to sink them ;) I never did this, but a friend of mine did, lol. When the shit hits the fan and the end is just nigh, will you cry out to Heaven? Will you lie down and die? Not me, my dear one - THIS IS MY SACRED LIFE - to no one nor no thing I'll surrender. For how does one know where when dead she will go, or if sweet Mother Earth he'll remember? - Sug |
