She Did It!
I bear good news.
Our 2-year old daughter, who will be 3 in a couple of months, is now toilet-trained. Yipee-ya-yay!
And so a new dilemma begins.
I am now dreading going places, as I have no idea how I’ll make her do her business without her bottom grazing the toilet bowl.
This part of toilet training was a breeze during my son’s time - there were clean urinals for little boys in most women’s restrooms. Not to mention that the boys’ way is much, much easier. No choice but to use a toilet bowl - no problem.
But with my daughter - I’m stumped. How can I make her avoid sitting on a toilet bowl when she’s barely 3 feet tall? Squatting on the floor is disgusting. Wiping the rim upon entering the cubicle even more so. I cannot imagine cleaning someone else’s mess (*shivers).
Unless I bring disposal gloves with an arsenal of tissue and toilet spray. But the idea of doing the whole santizing process is too cumbersome and my daughter will most likely fail to wait for me to finish.
Please, please advise! To parents and guardians of little girls, how do you assist your princesses in using a public restroom?
Thanks in advance 
Kongkong622:
I buy disposable toilet seat covers in Watson’s. Also antibacterial wipes. Yep, I have an arsenal of stuff for toilet duty in the mall. And your best bet are those Pay Toilets. They’re cleaned after every use by an attendant.
Congratulations to Dora!!
LC: thanks cookie! mwa! i’ll check watson’s right away!
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25 March 2008, 9:02 pmmitch:
Cess, alam mo, may nakita ako dati na foldable (hence, portable) na kids toilet seat. I am not sure lang saan meron available. Ganito itsura nya, o: http://www.amazon.com/Mommys-Helper-Cushie-Traveler-Potty/dp/B000F1O8T8/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=baby-products&qid=1206464443&sr=8-2
LC: hmm.. this looks neat. will look into this, thanks mitch! mwa!
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26 March 2008, 1:01 amann:
Hi Cess! Si Tin2 ko, hindi ko na matandaan eh. basta dito kasi malilinis ang mga public toilet. May bantay kasi lagi na naglilinis.
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26 March 2008, 1:47 pmjho:
I buy disposable toilet seat cover. I also have wipes. Galing naman ni dora!
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26 March 2008, 2:31 pmraqgold:
hahahaha, congrats dora! cookie just told you, you need an arsenal of stuff talaga. lalo pa if she’s used to tabo washing like my two girls
buy a bigger bag, cess!
LC: oo nga pala, tabo pa! ayoko na yata umalis, hahaha!
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26 March 2008, 4:04 pmTappy:
Congratulations to Dora!
What an achievement!
Thanks for sharing, Cess. I am taking note of all these mommy tips so I will know what to do when the time comes that I have to toilet-train my baby :).. err, btw, how did you toilet train Ipan Jr?
LC: pants down, aim, fire
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27 March 2008, 1:02 amsasha:
Ang hirap din pala ng little girl ano? I cannot remember how we were taught. Hehe… Congrats to your little girl!
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27 March 2008, 1:12 amtikey:
ay aantayin ko ang mga sagot nila at sayo ako hihingi ng payo pag nasa ganyang stage na si Bebe Carl ko! hehe!
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27 March 2008, 7:01 amfeng:
congrats to Dora! and to the Mom, that’s really good news!
agree ako. mas madali paihiin in public toilets ang potty-trained boys, kasi no need to worry to sit, kasi naman pwede nakatayo.
great tip there by Cookie, Mitch and Raq. I’ll remember these tips. alam mo na, baka someday magka girl din ako. heehee.
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27 March 2008, 10:44 amjulie:
Have her go to the bath room before you go anywhere else.
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27 March 2008, 11:28 pmev:
yan na nga talaga siguro sinasabi nila na if only there’s a school for parenting.
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28 March 2008, 6:16 pmThet:
Hi! was blog hopping and i came across yours… congrats to your little girl.
well no choice talaga tayo when it comes to public toilets. kahit na ayaw ko din mag sit
ang little girl ko sa toilet bowl eh no choice. so i always have antibacterial wipes and toilet paper
and clean the rim before she sits. it’s a good thing that she can hold her pee. i just keep
saying wait lang baby mama’s just making sure the toilet’s clean etc.. nice advise re
disposable toilet seat covers.
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29 March 2008, 5:38 pmauee:
Since Kelvin graduated from his potty training, your dilemma has been at the back of my mind. I will the tips in mind they might come in handy in the future. Tuwang-tuwa nga ako (kahit dyahi) kasi kapag ihing-ihi na sya talaga, kahit saan sige anak, the world is your toilet…
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30 March 2008, 2:02 amnona:
Hi mommy cess, mga kids ko kasi natuto during our stay in other country eh, doon may mga squat toilet bowls for toddlers and adults…with water hose na kaya ang lagi kong dala sa bag ko is liquid soap.
Mahirap nga iyan siguro gayahin na lang natin ang style nung isang artista lagi siyang may dalang tabong maliit sa bag niya and soap iwawash niya kid niya down there after happy pupu, anyway congrats to little Dora and of course to you for the best trainor hehe..
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31 March 2008, 8:08 amkimchiland:
what a good news! at the age of 3 that was really a hard thing to do but your daughter did it. congrats!
btw, i linked you up here..hope you’ll the same..thanks a lot! mwaaahhh…
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31 March 2008, 11:27 pmchesca (exskindiver):
yes, like what mitch said, if you can find one of those foldable seats, they are real handy.
or just purell the toilet before you use it and know that a little bit of toilet germs won’t hurt.
hi cess,
its been a while.
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1 April 2008, 6:19 pmRach (Heart of Rachel):
Hi Cess. Before anything else, thank you for your birthday greetings. I really appreciate it.
Congratulations to Dora’s latest milestone. I also buy disposable seat covers and keep them handy. Even though I have a boy, I keep one handy just in case he needs to do no. 2 in a public toilet. Pardon me for saying that. Anyway, I also buy anti-bacterial Flushable Paper toilet seat cleaner (the brand is Freshening). I buy it at S&R. It comes in small boxes with 5 individually wrapped sachets.
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1 April 2008, 6:23 pmWenchie:
Hi friend, congrats to Dora…Kaya when you go out again, carry a big bag ha for the disposable toilet seat cover, sanitizer, baby wipes, tissues and bottled water. Pero ako pag daming tao sa mall or magtatagal kami, I sneaked a diaper, he he…tamad ng nanay noh…
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1 April 2008, 10:26 pmZherwin:
whew, i didn’t realize that potty training (for girls) can be this hard, puro lalaki kasi ang mga pamangkin ko. at meron palang foldable seats.
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2 April 2008, 2:09 pmtoni:
Pasensya na wala akong maibigay na advice.
Pero.. psst… I tagged you.
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3 April 2008, 12:20 amannamanila:
Thanks for posting the problem .. ang daming suggestions. May disposable toilet seat cover pala. hmmm sa Watsons.
During my time .. how did i cope. I guess I wasn’t so finicky and paranoid (am not saying you are … haha) and I guess what chesca says is true … a bit of unclean won’t hurt and may be immune the young kids. Kasi pag masyado antiseptic ang conditions … baka mas mababa ang resistance. That’s the rationale for immunization di ba?
But don’t take it from me. haha
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3 April 2008, 7:05 pmsoloops:
I was just reading this the other day when my hubby texted me that Faith had an “unfortunate incident” in Megamall. She has long been toilet-trained, but bec. I also have your predicament, I let her wear diapers when we go out.
I can’t help but be proud of my husband (parang gusto ko syang bigyan ng medal), for handling the incident with aplomb. I knew how nerve-wracking it was considering that Faith won’t let her bare feet touch any surface in any restroom other than our own.
Thanks a lot for the tip, I’ll be going to watson’s shortly.
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4 April 2008, 9:13 amJO:
you’ll just have to make sure you have bundles of tissue so you can wipe the seat before you let your daughter sit on it. And you will just have to hold her hands while she went potty.
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9 April 2008, 6:33 am