Travel potty for airport? 2.5 year old

I think it would be good to take the travel potty to the airport for our holiday incase we’re stuck in a queue/cant find a loo/ our 2 year old suddenly desperately needs the loo as back up

My partner thinks our toddler should just hold it or have to find a toilet and deal with it like an adult but we only potty trained her a month ago…

Im happy for people to tell me im wrong but i need some outside opinions! Is it overkill or unfair to expect her to have the control of an adult when shes only just learned (and still learning tbh) to potty train… we take the travel potty out with us at home so im like why wouldnt we take it on holiday where we’re even less familiar of where loos are…

To clarify id deffo take the potty with us its just whether it needs to be a carry on or not?

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I'm with you on this, the airport is the one place I can think of where a travel potty is most important. My little one trained a month ago so speaking from a very similar situation. The queues at airports are so long and unpredictable I think I would take it for my own peace of mind even if I thought the little one can manage. Last week he had an accident at a shop and it made him so upset.

I just don't think it would be worth it when you don't know when you'll next get chance to visit the toilet.

My son is nearly 3 and we still take a carry potty with us when we're out an about. He can't hold anything in if he needs to go and he can still have accidents in occasion as he doesn't tell us until the last second that he needs a wee. I would definitely take one. Always best to be safe than sorry!

Ok thank you i wasnt sure if i was being a crazy mum! I will break him down 😂

Omg 100% take it - imagine if you’re stuck in a que and he wets himself 😞 that would be far more stressful for you all. My daughter started potty training in May and ours goes everywhere with us xx

this is exactly what i said!

One tip about the carry potty is not to seal it on the flight as the change in cabin pressure can make it really hard to open if it’s locked!

this is a great tip! Thank you

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