Today it seems an almost essential article to help the child in the diaper operation, but it is not as necessary as it seems. You may not conceive of another way to make the transition from the diaper to the toilet, but according to my own experience, you can leave the diaper without using the potty.
Precisely Eva wondered a while ago if the potty is useful, and told us that she believed that she would not use it with her second child, considering that it unnecessarily lengthens the process of going to the bathroom.
Of course, each father does what he deems most convenient, there are those who go with the potty in the backpack everywhere, but if you're interested I tell you my experience with my three daughters so that you consider another possibility: urinal-free diaper operation.
My OPLO experience (urinal free diaper operation)
With my first daughter, when it was time to leave the diaper we bought a potty, as it should be (with the first we do all the homework.) It was a useless investment, as it was uncomfortable and ended up using it only a couple of times. It is not that it was a great loss of money, but hey, with children there is a lot of expense and we are not like to buy unnecessary things.
So with my second daughter I decided to change strategy. We put the potty in the bathroom as an option and although he tried it once, he preferred a WC reducer (so as not to sneak through the cup) and did it directly in the toilet. We found both more comfortable and hygienic.
With the third, which just left the diaper very recently, I opted directly for the reducer, among other things because the potty was lost in the move, but we wouldn't have used it anyway.
Why it is not necessary to use the potty
Today we can find a wide range of potty models. There are from the most normal (from 6 euros) to sophisticated designs of musical urinals that make lights and sounds when the child pees or poops (around 50 euros).
Is an item that will be used shortly, only during the transition from the diaper to the toilet. At the end of the day, at some point they will end up doing in the toilet anyway, therefore the previous passage of the potty is not quite clear as a method. Has no sense get used to something that they will then have to leave to get used to something else.
The only point in favor is that the potty is at its height and is transportable, although precisely because of that the child ends up using it in the most unusual places in the house and sometimes it ends up being more a game than anything else. Not to mention the disasters they can do if we are not there once they have finished.
The issue of accessibility is solved by placing a stool or a ladder next to the toilet so that the child can sit without problem.
On the other hand, there are children who pee in the potty without problems, but They are reluctant to poop. Many are scared to see "that" that has come out of them, causing them to endure the desire and sometimes even shatter.
It is true that it can also happen in the toilet, but it is something you will do anyway. On the other hand, if we get it done in the potty, then the same process Repeat again when you pass the toilet.
Outside the home is another world. There are parents who take the potty everywhere and install it where necessary, but it brings complications when cleaning it and it is also good that they gradually begin to get used to hold a little until you reach a bathroom.
By teaching him how to do the toilet from the beginning then it will be easier for him to do in public toilets when we are away from home.
In conclusion
Although in many cases it can help make the transition from diaper to toilet more bearable, you can leave the diaper without using the potty.
Urinal It is not necessary as a learning method and unnecessarily lengthens the process of learning to go to the bathroom. At some point the child will have to learn to pee or poop in the toilet anyway, so the use of the potty is an unnecessary previous step.
A WC reducer and stool allows you to access the toilet alone, so at the beginning we will accompany you, but over time you will be able to go to the bathroom independently.
Photos | ToddMorris, ikeX and oddharmonic on Flickr On Babies and more | Tips to help you leave the diaper, Small steps to leave the diaper
