What to buy when preparing for potty training in London

When I had two ladies from renowned Swedish baby equipment brand BabyBjorn visiting me at home the other week to discuss family lifestyle in London one of the things I mentioned was that many of us end up buying more than one potty, step stool or toilet seat and there’s a very good reason for that – if you live in a tall, narrow London townhouse, you can’t constantly be running up and down the stairs when a little one needs the toilet.

Here are my top tips for what to buy when preparing for potty training in London:

1. Potty
I received a Potty Chair to review from BabyBjorn last year, and we later also bought a BabyBjorn Smart Potty. I soon realised we needed more than one potty – initially to have one on different floors in the house, but also to have a compact potty for use on the go.

I looked at potties that were specifically designed to use on the go too, but I decided on the Smart Potty because it has the removable inner bowl, which makes it easy to empty, and I like the design. I now keep the Smart Potty in a bag in the car together with Dettol anti-bacterial wipes for cleaning and a pack of Andrex toilet wipes. All set for any little emergency potty stop!

2. Step stool
I also reviewed the step stool from BabyBjorn last year, and after potty training we soon bought another BabyBjorn step stool. There’s no point carrying step stools all over the house, and I think it makes sense to have them in the bathrooms Baby Girl use. One of ours is downstairs, and Baby Girl can easily carry the compact BabyBjorn step stool and regularly moves it to the kitchen. She likes standing on it when we’re baking, when she wants to see what I’m cooking and when she wants to help do the dishes. Very convenient!

3. Toilet trainer seat
When starting potty training I had read it was useful to have both a potty and a toilet trainer seat, and I definitely wouldn’t have wanted to be without the toilet trainer seat. I think it makes sense to get children used to both to make it easier when out and about when a potty is not available, and now we have a toilet trainer seat upstairs and a potty downstairs.

I read the potty training book by Gina Ford before starting potty training, and this is a really easy read – ideal for a quick introduction to potty training.

Tags: BabyBjorn, Books, Gina Ford, Potty, Potty training, Step stool, Toilet trainer seat