So I tried to let DS go potty at the mall today....

[Harmony96]

It was a 20 minute ride there, then we were there for nearly an hour (through a nursing and everything) and he was still dry, so I took him to the bathroom to let him go. It would have been great.

Except DS is sensitive to loud and/or sudden noises.

And the toilets at the mall automatically flush.

Loudly.



The first two flushes (as I waited for him to go) startled him slightly, but he didn't start crying until the third flush. So then I just took him over and let him lay on his unpinned diaper on the counter, and I asked him to go ahead and go in that, and he did.

[sgmom]

HAHAHA! Cute!!

[elisent]

Keep a post-it note in your purse and put it over the sensor next time!

[Sheryl1678]

I am so frustrated by automatic potties that I rarely try to EC in public. Fantastic idea about the post it note!

[theboysmama]

we were at disney world this summer and the automatic toilets, the echoing and all the flushing going on scared the crap out of dd. If I sat the reg way on the toilet instead of facing the back and didn't move too much that kept mine from going off. After the first day I carried the potette in our back pack and just let her go while we were waiting in ride lines or hanging out in a nice shaded area, etc.

[dogretro]

Yeah, carry post-it notes. DD really hates the hand driers and anything automatic like soap and paper towel dispensers.