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Jun 02, 2007 15:54

I am sure this is a dense question, but that's nothing new for me when it comes to parenthood. How do other people clean their potties? And dry them? Do you keep a dedicated tea towel? Do you do it in the bath?

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land_girl June 2 2007, 19:11:09 UTC

Wee is sterile. A wash around with water, or a little antibacterial spray and water, is usually fine. For the other? Well, we didn't use potties for very long : ) But a baby wipe to fish it out with and to wipe afterwards seemed to do the trick. After all, if it's going to get a botty clean, then it should work, shouldn't it?

mockduck June 2 2007, 20:07:39 UTC

That is true; I don't know why that didn't occur to us. We had our first ever poo in a potty today, and there was an awful lot of it. So, yes, we used wipes for the immediate clean-up, and then I thought I'd need somethin more - but thinking about it, more wipes would have been fine. Thanks, experienced mother!

k425 June 3 2007, 16:59:58 UTC

Wee- empty into loo or compost bin, swish round with water from bath tap, empty into loo, leave potty upside down in bath to drain and air-dry.

Poo - empty into loo, wipe with loo roll, wipe again with flushable wipe, swish with water from bath tap, etc.

I never even thought of sterilising the potty. I don't sterilise the loo...

mockduck June 3 2007, 19:18:31 UTC

Air-dry - see, that's part of why we panicked, I reckon. We have a few potties, but only one that she likes (sigh, of course). There again, I can see it's likely to be a while between uses. I also know this is just one of those new processes that you question at the beginning, but which becomes so mundane you can't believe you even had to ask, eventually.

vinaigrettegirl June 3 2007, 21:02:07 UTC

I did what Linz did - loo roll is your friend - and now and again I would rinse it with dilute Chlorox, rinse with fresh water, and air-dry it.

I trust you praised that poo in the potty to the skies. I had to honour my otherwise impossible MOL (now a friend, another story) the day Child toddled up to her waving a prize performance at her when she dropped in en route to a dinner party and she grabbed the potty, gazed, and without batting an eyelash got all wide-eyed and said "YOU did THIS in HERE? OH, WHAT a clever boy!"

mockduck June 4 2007, 20:20:43 UTC

Indeed! We are still praising her now!