Congratulations! Your toddler has successfully ditched the diapers. You’re ready for a vacation and YOU DESERVE IT after all of the hard work and dedication you put into the potty training process! But how are you supposed to go on vacation when you need to be attached to the toilet 24/7?! Don’t worry. I have you covered.
The Golden Rule about potty training before a vacation is that you need to commit to the process at least 1 month before the trip. This will give your child enough time to get used to underwear and using unfamiliar toilets and going out and about without a diaper. You should expect the first 1-2 weeks of potty training to be a rocky start and then the following weeks, everything will “click” and you’ll be good to go on your relaxing vacation!
Here are my top 5 tips for traveling with a newly potty trained toddler:
1. Take frequent potty breaks, including sitting to try even if they don’t go.
Toddlers will get easily distracted by whatever is in front of their face and they won’t want to stop playing or watching TV to sit on the toilet. Once your toddler is potty trained though, it’s ok to implement planned potty break times and making them as frequent as every 2-3 hours. Make sure to let your child know that you can pause the movie or save their toy so that they can go right back to what they were doing before their potty break.
If you’re on-the-go, encourage your child to sit on the potty upon arrival to your destination and before leaving each spot.
2. If you’re driving, plan stops every 2-3 hours.
I’ll tell you from my experience with three kids under 3, you’ll be glad you stopped so often. Not only do kids need to pee often, but they need to stretch their legs! Providing them with built-in potty breaks will not only help them keep the car seat dry, but it will help them get some pent-up energy out so they’re more well-behaved on your long car ride!
3. Get a piddle pad for the car seat
Speaking of keeping your child’s car seat dry, you want to invest in a piddle pad. Trust me. Don’t skip this step. You’ll thank me later.
When your child says, “I need to go potty!” it means, THEY NEED TO GO POTTY NOW! When your child is first potty trained, they’re learning what that urge to pee and poop feels like. It takes a while to not only recognize that urge to go, but then to hold it until they get to a bathroom/toilet. Remember, up until now, your child is used to peeing and pooping in their diaper no matter where they are or what they’re doing. So give them some credit for notifying you when they need to go, accept the accidents as they happen and move on. Your child is learning a lot and going through a lot, so expect some ups and downs along the way.
4. If you’re flying, go to the bathroom before boarding the plane.
You never know how your child is going to react to the airplane toilet, so do yourselves a favor and go to the bathroom while you’re still on LAND.
Check out the bathroom when you get on the plane. Show your child that there is a toilet they can use while you’re flying and if they need to go, they just need to let you know. You don’t need to force your child to sit on it or use it, but just introducing your child to the toilet may help ease any anxieties about a different toilet.
5. Bring plenty of extra clothes for your child AND for you.
Speaking from experience, you need to remember to bring extra outfits. Honestly, I’d just keep some extra clothes in a travel bag in the car at all times. And I really do mean it when I say to bring extra clothes for yourself as well.
You also want to bring a plastic bag for soiled clothes. Tie that bag up tight and get it in the laundry as soon as you can, but in the meantime, make sure you have something to put the dirty clothes in so that you don’t have to smell it and you don’t end up mixing it in with clean clothes!
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