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I like the thought that it would blend in to our bathroom, rather than being an eyesore. But if it's too delicate, that's a deal-breaker. My 3-year-old daughter is 37 pounds and pretty rough on stuff.
I don't understand the "did they or didn't they go" thing, though. I always just asked her. Or waited until she got up and looked. Is this really a problem for people?

Considering what goes IN it, I'm not sure clear is the way to go.

When it's time for our little one, we're going with the Baby Bjorn toilet trainer seat so it's simple, minimal, and there's nothing [much] to clean - hopefully we can skip the whole tiny potty stage!

I agree with Machete. It's gross.

oh lord no. I don't need to see it happening. It's easy enough to hear the liquid or solid material hitting the bucket in the potty chair anyway. We used a little seat for a short time, switched to a toilet trainer seat where you can hear the "results" hitting the water in the toilet. If you have a small child and are training them, keeping this "clear potty" in the loo isn't going to fool anyone anyway, sheesh...

wow...I can't but think that's totally nasty.

disgusting!

Oh carissima mamma mia. This clear plastic potty is more of an eyesore in the bathroom than the Bjorn Potty. If you want something that blends, then get a white flip-n-flush or some other toilet trainer on the adult potty that you can cover all day and not see!

Also, it's pretty silly to try to hide the fact that you have a training child at home. If your friends think it's gross or whatever, wow, what does that say about your choice of friends...

I think I had a clear Baby Bjorn potty when I was little. I didn't think anything of it.

weve had this potty for the last year and really like it. i like the concept cause my daughter is a dribbler and with a noisy baby its hard to listen. i dont think theres anything disgusting about it. its not like you let it sit there with stuff in it for all to see. well, hopefully you dont.

Not disgusting. Is looking at excrement gross? Yes, but who does that? As soon as it's full, you empty it.
I've had two for a year. They aren't fragile. And I love not having to look at another piece of plastic in my house.

Okay, I said "As soon as it's full, you empty it." I meant, of course, as soon as something it's in it all, you empty it.

I have the baby bjorn little potty in white and have been using it with my 8 month since she was 2 months old doing EC together. The clear potty would have definitely have been a good thing in the early days when she wasn't very loud, now it isn't as much as an issue. I don't imagine it would be a nice thing to look at a three year olds excrement.

But then, I am spoiled, for as much of an investment in time EC is in the beginning, I haven't had to change a poopy diaper in 3 months, and there may have only been 3 or 4 "misses" in the 3 months before that. (And yes, she is very regular) It's amazing what a baby can learn and communicate if given the chance. Which is where this potty comes in. :-)

felis? your baby was potty trained at 5 months old?? but, but how?

Hamro-
She is trained for poo, we are still working on catching all the pee's. We do really good on some days, and then other days not so great, but she is used to going on our big potty with the Baby Bjorn insert, or if we are out on the potette plus travel potty. It's totally normal for her to go like a big girl. :-)

It's called Elimination Communication, you can wiki it, and there are some great articles on tribal baby that will come up. It's also called "infant potty training", and "diaper free", but she does still wear little pants.

The EC store, where this potty is sold from also has a lot of good info. The basic premise is, you can learn to hear in their cries and signals if they are hungry or tired. Well, when they are very young they also cry that they have to pee, so if they get used to you responding to them when they have to go they become very aware of the process in the same way that they get used to crying for food and getting fed. It can be done part time too, so even if it seems like an all or nothing thing, it isn't. It can be practiced for just a few hours a week and still benefit you in the long run. Hope this helps!

A clear potty!?! eeeeewwwww!!!!!!