Saturday 27 November 2010

Travel Potty Chairs and Toddler Bibs - What Goes In Must Come Out

What goes in must come out

It never ceases to amaze me how such tiny little people can produce so much stuff that needs wiping, removing or mopping up. I've heard that humans are made up of 70% water but I honestly think babies are 110% puddle! If it's not coming out of one end and needing a bib it's coming out of the other and needing a pottie.

The thing is, as cute as some toddler bibs can be, they're not exactly what we dream of dressing our little darlings in are they? Personally I dreaded the moment when I'd have to cover half of the gorgeous outfit I'd chosen with a piece of terry towelling to catch the constant waterfall of dribble, even more so if we were visiting someone that had gifted us the outfit in question. Having said that, I'm well aware there's quite enough laundry without changing babies clothes even more times a day, and a damp chest is neither healthy nor attractive.

Turns out a loving and rather clever granny had similar thoughts and designed a completely new solution. The Dribblebuster is a neckerchief, it looks cool and catches drool at the same time as allowing the clothing bought for your little one to be seen and cooed over. There are even matching t-shirts for a fully co-ordinated dribble dressing solution!

It's not only dribble of course. There's, y'know, the other end. Toilet training is a time when we need to be relaxed in order to help our toddlers learn this important new skill. Of course it can be tough to be completely chilled when you're mopping up the thirty-twelfth accident of the day (seriously, where does it all come from?!) but the real hard work of toilet training is (insert dramatic music...) GOING. OUT.

Routine and familiarity are vital to a child that's learning a whole new set of rules about controlling their bodily functions. All of which goes out of the window when they need a wee outside the house and all the sights, smells and feelings are totally different to home. A lot of children find this so distressing they simply can't go and toilet training is prolonged causing frustration all round.

The Potette Plus gets over this brilliantly. These travel potty chairs are designed to be a doddle to take out and about and quick to set up ready for those urgent moments. The disposable, bio-degradable liners make tidy-up a fuss-free experience and, for bigger boys and clever girls, it turns into an already familiar portable potty seat.

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