Maybe it was because I had two of them to train at once, maybe it was because the idea of worrying about finding a
bathroom at a moment's
notice when we're out
in public freaked me out, or maybe because having them
in diapers was just so much easier (albeit, you know, kind of icky), but I really had no desire at all to push potty training on my kids.
STEP 4:
Notice that baby's all done (he got really still and didn't seem to be actively peeing or pooping at that point) and do the following: clean his bum (if necessary - with EC, poos are generally pretty clean); replace his pants; empty the potty
in the
public bathroom (there was one teeny tiny
bathroom on this boat... so I did have to wait
in line while carefully balancing the potty); wipe out the potty with a paper towel or baby wipe, or rinse it if you can; put the potty back
in the plastic bag, inside the carry - on; and enjoy the fact that you just avoided another nasty blow - out - diaper - clean - up job... on a boat.