I saw a little girl poop at the park today

august06mom

DS is still in the very early stages of potty training, so forgive me if this is common practice. But it was the first time I'd ever seen it. The mom had a potty seat next to a bench, and the little girl ran over, holding her butt (which was pretty cute), and her mom whipped off her underwear and coached the girl through pooping, Then she wiped her DD with a flourish, put her underwear back on and they carried on. I have no idea what she did with the potty or its contents.  

Is this what I have to look forward to in a few months? I really can't see myself toting around a travel potty to use at the playground.

minnasmommy

OMFG! PLEASE, say it isn't so!?

(lol at "wiped with a flourish") haha?

cnybride2be

pooing in public like that!  wow.  i thought maybe you saw an accident happen but it was planned? wow!

Marce921

Um, yeah, I don't think we'll be going anywhere without a bathroom for a while once we start PTing. That's craziness....

zacook

haha!! I don't think that is normal... although Bentlie has pee'd by a tree in our park... the bathrooms where locked and she had to go... so we walked down to the wooded area to pee by a tree... She loved it I was embarassed but hey she had to go!!

cokt

Potty seats gross me out. We don't have one at home, so I certainly won't be bringing one with me out in public. That is super weird IMO.

lsufan

Wow! ?At least she was prepared, right? ?We have several parks near us with bathrooms, so we pretty much stick to those now.

lilysmom1015

I think on Jon and Kate plus 8 they showed them bringing potty seats with them places.  DD isn't PT yet, but I guess if I HAD to use a potty seat at the park, I would at least bring her to the car to go instead of doing it right out in the open. 

magnoliablossom

lilysmom1015:

I think on Jon and Kate plus 8 they showed them bringing potty seats with them places.  DD isn't PT yet, but I guess if I HAD to use a potty seat at the park, I would at least bring her to the car to go instead of doing it right out in the open. 

Exactly!  You take the kid to your car where you have the travel potty.  You don't do it in broad daylight for the whole world to see. 

Sweet&Spicy

I have potty trained 2 kids and would NEVER do that. I have to say too that I think it is totally wrong to have a child half naked at the park and going potty in public for everyone to see.

penguingrrl

That's disgusting and humiliating for the child!  We're not there yet, but we'll just be using a potty ring because I find the small potties just nasty.  I certainly wouldn't be letting my child go to the bathroom in public like that!

Dougsgirl4ever

We just started this week but we plan on taking the potty chair with us & DD can use it in the car not out where everyone can see her.

Amanda&Chris

I'm hoping not to have to do it, but I do know people who travel with potty seats in their car.  Especially when they have older kids in activities.  But, I've only seen people take kids to the car to use it, not next to a park bench.

Rebekah1021

I keep a potty in the back of the Jeep and when she has to go I put her in teh back and let her go.

ClarissaDarling

Uh, omg EW! That is ridiculous! Bring her to the bathroom and wash her freaking hands when she's done!