Friday, January 18, 2008
And Even More Potty Talk
Posted by Missy W. @ 9:01 AM
We have two potty seats that just rest atop the regular toilet seat. One, I am embarrassed to admit, has Dora splayed all over its pottiness. My kid’s a fan, what can I say? I try not to inundate the house with too much Dora, but Sy gets very excited to sit on the big girl Dora potty, so you know, carrot before the horse and all that. At $12.99, it didn’t break the bank, is easy to move when a grown-up needs to sit down and fairly easy to clean. I wipe it down with a baby wipe most of the time and then do soap and water or the occasional germ killing wipe. Downside: no handles.
The other seat we have is plain white (sweet Dora relief) but it does have handles.
The Munchkin Deluxe Potty Seat (why so luxe, Munchkin?) is a padded seat (for comfort and warmth, they tell me) like the Ginsey one. The only difference is that it has handles and seems harder to clean. I am a big fan of handles so the paws stay off the seats and have a place to balance. Of course, don’t submerge it in water when you clean it for the first time like I did, therefore soaking the foam on the inside. I am assuming it seeped in through the holes where the handles are. It took a day or so of hanging it on the bathtub spout before it got a little drier. Total user error on my part. Why oh why don’t I ever read directions?? The Munchkin seat retails at $19.99, but you can often find it at $12.99 as well. I don’t really think it’s all that deluxe in hindsight, and of course I paid $19.99 for all of its deluxe glory. Sy goes for the Dora one nine times out of ten if she has the choice.
When it comes down to it, it seems like all potty seats are pretty much interchangeable, so go for what your kiddo likes. If that’s Dora, swallow your pride and go for it.
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January 20, 2008 @ 3:28 AM
Tara said:
I have the potty seat that’s pictured (except mine has blue handles). My daughter loves it…she’d rather sit on the “big potty” than her little one.