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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am amazed at the dedication of parents who would bring a potty seat on this type of journey. As if you don’t have enough to carry around! I picture them as samwise gamgee, carrying a pack with pots and pans and a potty seat hanging off the back.

I had to do a couple of 24h+ journeys solo with a 2 year old. Would not recommend. I put off potty training and just did diapers. Pull-ups were harder for me to manage because it required totally taking off pants.

I packed several changes of clothes in my carryon and dressed my kid in elastic waist shorts for the journey. Shorts were key because they were easier to pull down and didn’t touch the floor as much. When we were on the plane and kid needed a diaper change, I would put on an ancient fanny pack that had a small pack of wipes, hand sanitizer, and a couple of diapers. I took kid to the bathroom, said “do not touch anything” about a million times and put the toilet lid down. If the lavatory was small, I would lift him so that he was standing on the seat and hope it didn’t collapse. If there was enough room, I would position kid away from toilet. I pulled down his shorts, took off diaper and threw it away. Then I would wipe if necessary, pulled a new diaper from my fanny pack, and put it on. If I had to flush, I would flush with the lid down and tell kid to cover ears. Wash hands and return to seat. Hand sanitize because for sure the kid touched stuff on the way out. Replenish fanny pack for the next trip. Fanny pack was great because it helped to be hands free.

If you have long haul flights, your airplane will have a bigger lavatory than the smaller planes. Make nice with the flight attendant and ask them for the location of the largest lavatory. Dual aisle planes have to have at least one that is accessible for handicapped people. Use that one.

Our daughters potty seat folds up smaller than the number of diapers we would have to bring for a long haul flight, but I want the dedication points anyway please.

You get the points!! And extra points because I assume you have to sanitize the seat before you fold it up again.

I would also advise you carry emergency diapers for any kid less than a year out of potty training. After I carted my 2 year old on on long haul flights solo, I also took my 2 potty trained kids a few years later on the same trip. Five and three. Would also not recommend. At least this time, I had family for the return trip. We were in a long line for immigration with no outs when my younger one had to go and luckily I had a few diapers with me and I whisked one on and told him he had to pee in the diaper. Another time, we were waiting for a car service with 6 suitcases and same thing happened. I couldn’t leave the luggage, so I used the diaper.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am amazed at the dedication of parents who would bring a potty seat on this type of journey. As if you don’t have enough to carry around! I picture them as samwise gamgee, carrying a pack with pots and pans and a potty seat hanging off the back.

I had to do a couple of 24h+ journeys solo with a 2 year old. Would not recommend. I put off potty training and just did diapers. Pull-ups were harder for me to manage because it required totally taking off pants.

I packed several changes of clothes in my carryon and dressed my kid in elastic waist shorts for the journey. Shorts were key because they were easier to pull down and didn’t touch the floor as much. When we were on the plane and kid needed a diaper change, I would put on an ancient fanny pack that had a small pack of wipes, hand sanitizer, and a couple of diapers. I took kid to the bathroom, said “do not touch anything” about a million times and put the toilet lid down. If the lavatory was small, I would lift him so that he was standing on the seat and hope it didn’t collapse. If there was enough room, I would position kid away from toilet. I pulled down his shorts, took off diaper and threw it away. Then I would wipe if necessary, pulled a new diaper from my fanny pack, and put it on. If I had to flush, I would flush with the lid down and tell kid to cover ears. Wash hands and return to seat. Hand sanitize because for sure the kid touched stuff on the way out. Replenish fanny pack for the next trip. Fanny pack was great because it helped to be hands free.

If you have long haul flights, your airplane will have a bigger lavatory than the smaller planes. Make nice with the flight attendant and ask them for the location of the largest lavatory. Dual aisle planes have to have at least one that is accessible for handicapped people. Use that one.

Our daughters potty seat folds up smaller than the number of diapers we would have to bring for a long haul flight, but I want the dedication points anyway please.

Anonymous wrote:I am amazed at the dedication of parents who would bring a potty seat on this type of journey. As if you don’t have enough to carry around! I picture them as samwise gamgee, carrying a pack with pots and pans and a potty seat hanging off the back.

I had to do a couple of 24h+ journeys solo with a 2 year old. Would not recommend. I put off potty training and just did diapers. Pull-ups were harder for me to manage because it required totally taking off pants.

I packed several changes of clothes in my carryon and dressed my kid in elastic waist shorts for the journey. Shorts were key because they were easier to pull down and didn’t touch the floor as much. When we were on the plane and kid needed a diaper change, I would put on an ancient fanny pack that had a small pack of wipes, hand sanitizer, and a couple of diapers. I took kid to the bathroom, said “do not touch anything” about a million times and put the toilet lid down. If the lavatory was small, I would lift him so that he was standing on the seat and hope it didn’t collapse. If there was enough room, I would position kid away from toilet. I pulled down his shorts, took off diaper and threw it away. Then I would wipe if necessary, pulled a new diaper from my fanny pack, and put it on. If I had to flush, I would flush with the lid down and tell kid to cover ears. Wash hands and return to seat. Hand sanitize because for sure the kid touched stuff on the way out. Replenish fanny pack for the next trip. Fanny pack was great because it helped to be hands free.

If you have long haul flights, your airplane will have a bigger lavatory than the smaller planes. Make nice with the flight attendant and ask them for the location of the largest lavatory. Dual aisle planes have to have at least one that is accessible for handicapped people. Use that one.

Anonymous wrote:Bring something like this. Get the bags that go with it because there is a substance on the bottom that turns into jell once it gets wet. Keep lid closed and put this on top. Or use the bag, but flip the legs do it fits on the toilet seat. Then have him pee into the bag. Have him practice at home.

I would also do some practice runs with diapers and pull-ups at home to see which is easier. I think diapers or pull-ups with Velcro sides (not just tearable) will be easier. You don’t have to take pants and shoes off.

And I’m rooting for you. I have a NT kid and was dreading a 15 hr flight with him. Autism and 18 hrs?!? I can’t even imagine. You are an amazing Mama and you got this !

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Anonymous wrote:Stop putting diapers and pull ups on him and he will learn.

NP. Clearly you don’t have experience with a child with ASD.

Anonymous wrote:Agree on pull ups. If it makes sense for his activity level, an hourly trip to the bathroom might be a good idea as well. It could be a novelty for him.

Anonymous wrote:NP here. Any tips for getting your kid to use the airplane toilet? My newly potty trained 2.5 year old was terrified and refused to use it. I put her in a diaper for the plane ride and it took about 2 hours of convincing for her to just pee in the diaper since the toilet was a no go. I had gotten one of those inserts for the toilet seat so she wouldn’t fall in but it just wasn’t going to happen. She really had a hard time peeing in her diaper then wanted to he changed immediately. It was rough on a cross country flight. We fly back home again in a few days and I’d some tips.