how do you clean your bblp?

[kfillmore]

How do you clean your potties? We (for poo) fill with water and dump in toilet which dribbles down the front and then on the way to the tub where I wash with my hands and Dr Bronners. I think there may be a better or at least a variety of ways.

thanks!

[pixiepunk]

i have a diaper sprayer hose thingy that attaches to the toilet. i've had it for about 6.5 years, and it is awesome. for cleaning the little potty, i just spray the inside of the potty (right over the toilet) and then wipe it out with a piece of toilet paper. i do that for poo and for pee. maybe once a week i take it to the sink and spray it down with citrasolv and wipe it down and then rinse it out to really clean it. but the rinse out/wipe down method gets it clean enough for my comfort during regular use.

i also have used the hose to clean off a poopy diaper prior to putting it in the laundry bin (haven't had to do that in a very long time, thanks to EC!), and i also use it to spray off clothes if they get really muddy or one of the kids makes a total mess with spaghetti or something, prior to washing. it's a handy little gadget!

[montrealmama]

Gross, I know, but the dog sometimes gets to it before I do. Practical...

But I've been doing the same rinse,dump,leak,rub,wipe the floor routine so I look forward so hearing other mamas tips

Funny story, my SIL's dog liked eating the poo out of her ds potty so much, I caught my nephew doing his business directly into the dog bowl! hihihi!

[hrsmom]

I know, what is it with dogs and baby poop?

I fill with water and dump in the toilet then rinse it out again in the sink, occasionally wipe with a wipe if I can see poop that didn't swish away. I think I poured some vinegar in there the other day, but only because I had a cup with some vinegar in it on the bathroom counter.

I'm getting a diaper sprayer if I have another baby!

[kfillmore]

i know i am the original poster but OMG I was mortified the other day when I realized the potty was clean because one of our dogs ATE it. Yuck. It made me feel weird.

[curiouscanadian]

Hmm, our potty lives beside the toilet, and I've never had issues with dribbles (or at least never noticed )

But if you're talking about the actual cleaning (ie.disinfecting) part then I had a lightbulb moment the other day about this... I had an extra peri-bottle hanging around and I filled it with a mix of water & pine-sol. Now when he goes potty, I add water to it from the sink, dump & then rinse with the peri bottle solution. If necessary, I wipe with TP. You could also use tea tree oil for the disinfecting purpose (instead of the pine-sol), I just don't care for the smell of TTO.