A Royal Wee (Fisher Price Royal Potty)

Member Name: wisemind

Product:	Fisher Price Royal Potty
Date:	20/10/09 (98 review reads)
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Advantages: Easy to empty and clean

Disadvantages: My son removes wee defender

I bought my son a royal potty from Argos after visiting a friend when he was one year old and Although I considered him to be to young to consider potty training I did want him to have a potty around so that it was a familiar item.

What is the Royal Potty?

It is a potty that appears to be more comfortable than a normal potty as it is shaped liked a throne with arms and a back. It also has a splash protector at the front designed for little boys more than girls. It also has an additional function that is a fanfare sound when the child passes urine that is activated by the sensor. It is made with plastic that is easy to wipe. It also came with a sticker reward chart

My experience

When I first bought the potty we were living in temporary accommodation so I had to keep it in our room. This was where he was changed. I decided to sit him on it each time and ask him if he had a wee in his tinky. He astonished me that despite been only one year old, the majority of times he did wee. I did find that the batteries did seem to run down quite quickly and I had to remove them as it kept going off intermittently and this was not helpful in the room I was sharing with my son. It takes 3 AA batteries which are not included when you purchase.

One of the really positive aspects of this potty is that there is a pan that slides out of the bottom so is easier to empty than the average potty

This continued for a few weeks until we moved to our house then he did regress as little and stopped using the potty. For this reason I left the potty around but didn't bother until he was a little older.

As he continued to show no interest at all I bought a car potty that he desperately wanted from a charity shop.

This sparked his interest again so we now have the car potty downstairs and the Royal potty upstairs. He is happy to use either potty and each time he has a wee or bowel movement he tips it in the toilet and we flush the toile and wave bye bye. He does find the royal potty as easy to empty but does empty both with equal enthusiasm if not accuracy.

I have found as my son is older that the fanfare is not necessarily a rewards as he has figured that if he puts his hands in then he can activate it without weeing so no longer replace the battery. He also continually removes the guard on the front but I figure that it is inbred that any male has no desire to his the target anyway.

The other difficulty that I am aware of with this potty is that is quite bulky when you reach the point that you need to carry a potty with you.

My son is now dry at home when he has no nappy on but he next needs to learn to manage to remember to use the potty when he is wearing pants .He will happily use either potty so did I need to spend this much money probably not however he likes it so that is that the most important aspect.

The legs are also removable so that it can be used as a toilet seat as well but have not attempted this.

Overall this is a comfortable potty that can be an extra encouragement but it would not be my first choice of potty if I was in the same position but there are some advantages over traditional potties. I would certainly suggest that anyone who has a child who hasn't taken to a traditional potty give this one a try.

This potty is currently available at Amazon for £17.97 with free delivery.

Summary: A Throne for your prince or princess