Anonymous wrote:

Yes. I think it's a very good idea to put small children under ~4.5 in a pull up on a plane regardless if they are potty trained for the reasons outlined above. There are all kinds of situations in airports where you won't be able to get your kid to the potty in time for small kid bladders.

Seriously? My child is 4, has been potty trained since 2.5, and we never put a pull up on him when we fly. No accidents. He can hold it for a bit if necessary.

My grandson is 4.5 and has flown several times and I agree, never had to put a pull up on him either. Same for the numerous trips we have taken to head south. Since he was potty trained. He can hold it and will let me know when he has to go and will use whatever toilet.

OP I think you need to let your kid grow up. Tell him he either needs to learn to use public toilets, or as a PP said, he wouldnt be going out in public. BTW what is your plan for when he goes into Kindergarten?

Anonymous wrote:You are in for a long, long, long childhood if you parent this way. Yikes.

Anonymous wrote:Don't just bring a change of clothes, get some puppy pads and make him sit on one if you won't buy a pack of pull ups.

Don't make a whole plane smell your kid's accident for a 6 hour flight and then delay the next flight while they clean / change out the pee filled seat.

If you can't plan properly for this trip, he should not go.

Totally this.

Anonymous wrote:It sounds like your only options are to
1) drive
2) skip this trip


Honestly, neither having your child use a potty in his airplane seat, nor "screaming bloody hell" is appropriate and your are VERY rude and inconsiderate to consider subjecting your fellow passengers to this.

This x 1000000000000000000

Anonymous wrote:So, I need to take a 6 hr flight with DS who is 3.5 and hates public restrooms. While it is possible to persuade him to use a regular restroom, I imagine quite some problems with using on on the plane (and I think we will need it twice in one ride). Namely, it will take quite some screaming, disciplining, etc.

My question is: is it really really gross if I put up a foldable potty with an insert for him at the bottom of his (window) seat when it's time for him to go, then quickly take out the insert, tie it up and throw it away in the bathroom garbage bin? I will be in the middle seat. My concern is mostly for someone in the aisle seat.

I havent even got past your post to read others replies, but that is downright disgusting and if I saw you doing something like that, as the aisle seat passenger, I would surely complain. Tell your kid he either uses the potty on the plane or he wears a diaper. Seriously, WTF. He is 3.5, not a baby or 2 yo. NOT that I think it would be acceptable to do it with a 2yo either. just nasty!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here, I know he will nap (he still naps if woken up before 8 am), but whatever. If people prefer screaming, then so be it!

I can appreciate your trying to find creative solutions to what you expect to be a dilemma. But for the life of me I can't figure out why you need people to tell you that your idea is wildly inappropriate. But you did and people let you know. And from what I read they were polite about it. But even though you did t get the answer you wanted and your child will have to go to the bathroom in the bathroom, no need to act like it's ok to disregard your obligation to parent your child and keep him from disturbing others on the plane. Trust me when I say no one prefers a screaming child. If truth be told most people would rather you find another way to travel.

I am sure most people would prefer to be alone on the plane.
What about those who snore? I had someone like that next to me. Overweight people?
Ok, I get the answers, but finding another way to travel, really?

Seriously? My child is 4, has been potty trained since 2.5, and we never put a pull up on him when we fly. No accidents. He can hold it for a bit if necessary.

Depends on the kid. I was using 4.5 as a conservative age. Obviously some people are ready a little earlier than that.

I am glad I posted the question because before that I could imagine some stink eyes, but not the outrage predicted by this thread. I wouldn't care if someone changed a diaper next to me, for example, but obviously I am not your typical passenger.

Thank god the OP is not a typical passenger. Otherwise airlines would be besieged with assholes peeing in a cup at their seats.

Seriously OP, the fact that you thought this was in any way a reasonable approach makes me question your sanity. I have 2 crazy kids, they were lousy travelers when they were young, but having your kid pee amidst the passengers - who are paying lots of money for the privilege of being squished into seats to get wherever they're going - is just obscene. I'll cut a harried desperate parent of a cranky kid any break I can - I'll be kind toward new moms who are baffled about how to change an infant in a bouncy smelly airplane bathroom. But a parent who whips out a porta potty at the seat for a preschooler in the middle of a flight??? That's just insane.

Why would he scream so much about going into the airplane bathroom? It's a small bathroom, so what? Sounds like you are controlled by your toddler not the other way around.

How about "Either you use the bathroom nicely or you will wear a pull-up, take your pick." End of story. Screaming on a plane about entering the bathroom for a 3.5 year old is unacceptable, so is peeing in a potty at your seat-why would you even ask?

I agree with the other posters, you need to step up and parent your kid, not indulge the inappropriate behaviors. Does he also only eat specific foods? has to have the ipad in the car? etc etc. Nip it now or you are in for a very long difficult haul.

You may have to stay home or drive if you can get it together for this issue.

Yes. I think it's a very good idea to put small children under ~4.5 in a pull up on a plane regardless if they are potty trained for the reasons outlined above. There are all kinds of situations in airports where you won't be able to get your kid to the potty in time for small kid bladders.

Seriously? My child is 4, has been potty trained since 2.5, and we never put a pull up on him when we fly. No accidents. He can hold it for a bit if necessary.

Anonymous wrote:OP here, I know he will nap (he still naps if woken up before 8 am), but whatever. If people prefer screaming, then so be it!

A 3.5 year old shouldn't be screaming on a plane. Stop acting like he's an infant. Go and have another baby and let this one grow up.

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Anonymous wrote:I totally get why everyone is saying you shouldn't do this and you shouldn't because obviously people will be really upset, but funny thing us that as a fellow mom I would so not care if a 3 year old boy peed in his potty seat on the plane - I would be surprised but hugs to you OP, good luck with the trip. I think if he's a verbal kid I might try explaining the situation to him and ask him what he thinks the solution could be, may be that you can strike on something he'll be okay with, like you go in airplane bathroom, but you'll only flush after he exits

Thank you, I will do just that. I already started talking to him about it.
I am glad I posted the question because before that I could imagine some stink eyes, but not the outrage predicted by this thread. I wouldn't care if someone changed a diaper next to me, for example, but obviously I am not your typical passenger.

How could you not know the reaction? You're an idiot. He is not a baby. He's 3.5. Idiot.

No. Nobody is allowed to take a shit in their seat. I hope they handcuff you and escort you off the plane. He's not a baby.

Can't he go all night without peeing? 6 hrs shouldn't be an issue. Limit fluid intake and have him go before boarding.

Put him in a Pullup. Gross gross gross. Public park yes, plane no.