Shown below are our 3 potty seats, all purchased at different times and with different purposes. Each one purchased is with high hopes of making it through potty training smoothly and as quickly as possible.
We have the Freestanding potty, the Cushioned toilet topper seat, and the slimline/ foldable travel potty seat cover.
The collecting potty seats joke came after I went to Lowes for a new toilet seat, and came home with one that was twice the cost of the rest- but this one had a built in potty seat. I felt excited and justified in this new purchase, but knew the Laird would have something to say about it.
When we moved to Redwoodshire last year, the existing toilet seat was the kind made of wood. I like the look of the wood toilet seats, however after time they break down and are very difficult to clean. We had one at our previous home, and by the end of 3 1/2 years of living there, that toilet seat wreaked! I couldn't handle it- and then we moved. So Redwoodshire came with one of those wooden toilet seats, I decided that one had to go! The Laird went to Lowes and picked out a new toilet seat. This is what he came home with. He did not realize there were different size toilets seat/ shapes- round & oval. So he picked this one out. Who buys the open ended toilet seat for their home bathrooms? It made perfect sense to the Laird- no pee on seat without having to lift the seat up. This seat and design practically wanted to swallow us whole. Unfortunately it had to go. We lived with it for a year, but with the bathroom upgrade and guests coming over, I decided that we could afford a new seat (though the other would be wasted).
When was the last time you bought a new toilet seat? I had no idea how many different options there are- probably like 15-20. You can get plastic, wood, enamel covered wood, and then there is oval and round, and then there are normal lids and easy close lids to choose from. I spent a good 15 minutes examining my options. Normally cheaper would be my style, but then I found this toilet seat and couldn't resist it.
This Next Step toilet seat, has a built in child seat that folds down. When not in use, a special magnet in the toilet lid holds it out of the way. This seat also has the "no slam" lid, that slowly and gently lowers down and avoids pinching little fingers.
With 3 potty seats, the Laird questioned why we needed a toilet seat with a built in potty seat. My logic was that we'd be potty training for what feels like the next 7-8 years (by the time we get to our last child), and with the tiny size of our bathroom, having a built in potty is one less thing clogging up our minimal floor space (our current potty seat hangs off the vanity side, but sat on the floor behind the toilet before that).
Installation went perfectly and in a snap (literally as this seat had interchangeable hardware with the other seat we had). Lady genevieve likes it, but still prefers her cushioned toilet topper potty seat. My hope is that she'll eventually grow fond of the big girl potty, and we can get rid of the cushioned toilet topper seat. I love our new, round toilet seat! Now don't get me wrong- I do think we have an excessive number of potty seats- but it just ended up this way so we will figure out which ones we like best and utilize them. Let's just hope for smooth sailing potty training when the little lady is ready. In the meantime, that little cushioned blue/white seat doesn't have to hang out in the bathroom.
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