ursula_b's Full Review: The First Years 3in1 Learning Potty
I bought the 3 in 1 Learning Potty because it was the least expensive and seemingly most reasonable potty available at the store. I couldn't bring myself to spend extra money on a toilet that cheered when when my child peed. Isn't that my job as a parent? Armed with my pompoms and a potty cheer, I took this potty home and set it up next to my toilet. My daughter hated it. She was 2-1/2 and short for her age. When I seated her on the chair, her feet couldn't touch the floor. She didn't seem all that interested in potty training, so I went out and bought her a BabyBjorn Potty Chair that fit her much better.
The Description
The 3 in 1 Potty Seat is made up of a bulky blue base, detachable white seat with green handles, and a small, white, round bowl for catching waste. The seat can easily be removed from the base by pressing the buttons on either side of the seat and lifting it out. The bowl slips in and out and does not attach to the seat.
Use 1 of 3: The Step Stool
The first thing I did with this, was remove the seat from the base and use the base as a step stool so my daughter could reach the sink. Washing her hands is an important part of going potty and I was going to make my investment in this potty seat worth something.
It makes a reasonable and sturdy step stool. My daughter liked to flip it over and sit in it or fill it with toys. As a multi-use item, I could never find it when I needed it. It was in her room, in the living room, in the hallway, but never in front of the sink!
Use 2 of 3: The Potty Seat
After 9 months of the BabyBjorn, my daughter started refusing to use it. Instead she started trying to use the top of the 3 in 1 as a potty without the base. That wasn't going to work, so I found myself converting it from potty chair to step stool every time she needed to go. This got annoying after a while, so we just bought a dedicated stool.
My daughter is now a potty pro. She'll use the regular toilet, but she also still likes to use her potty (because of the handles, I think). Here are my complaints:
What's that on the floor?
If my daughter sits on the seat for too long, the bowl can get stuck to her legs. When she stands, the bowl comes with her and then falls onto the floor and I'm left with a puddle on the bathroom floor.
Frequently, and I'm not exactly sure how this happens, my daughter manages to pee in the bowl, in the base, down the front of the chair and onto the floor. It just gets everywhere. I find myself washing the entire potty chair and the floor every time she goes to the bathroom.
I keep a can of Clorox Wipes handy for wiping down the potty, but one wipe ought to do it and sometimes it just can't handle the mess!
It's hard to keep clean
It has so many little areas where pieces connect that it collects dust like nobody's business. You can just wipe it down and move on, as you can with ultra simple and sleek 2 piece BabyBjorn. Keeping this thing clean is a major project that takes numerous wipes and some Q-Tips.
It's just plain ugly
This isn't really important, but it's true!
Use 3 of 3: Stick It on Your Toilet
The seat can be attached to you own toilet, but only if you have a round bowl. It doesn't fit the long bowl toilet in one of our bathrooms.
It snaps in easily, but takes a little effort to remove. When attached it makes the toilet seat even higher for your little one.
Overall, I'm pleased that my daughter uses the potty. If this toilet is what it takes, then I'll deal with it. I just can't recommend something that adds unnecessary clean up to a working parent's already busy day.
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