Baby Bjorn Potty Chair
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Baby Products Reviews of Baby Bjorn Potty Chair
Customer Review: We're stunned at how much our son uses this potty chair!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this potty chair to replace a Winnie the Pooh combo potty chair / step stool which my 3yr old son complained about using all of the time. He would say that the Pooh potty hurt his hiney all of the time. The moment this Baby Bjorn chair arrived my son was ecstatic to say the least. He wanted to use the potty chair right away but it was a bit cold on his tush after having just arrived from the cold UPS truck. After 1/2 hour he was still so excited to use this new chair that he disregarded the cold seat and, amazingly, not only completed his business - both #1 and #2, but also stayed on there for some time afterwards saying how much he loved his new potty. My wife and I were shocked - we had worked so hard each day to try to get him to use his Pooh potty, but he absolutely hated it - he preferred the experience of straddling the regular toilet with the occasional hiney dunking to his Pooh potty. I even purchased the book "Toilet Training in Less Than a Day" from Amazon in hopes of getting him to use the potty, but I've never even had to open the book with this new Baby Bjorn potty chair. This thing is a miracle! I'm guessing it must be comfortable for his tush because he loves to sit on it during the day even with his clothes on. What amazes us even more is that he now tells us when he has to go to the potty and he does all of the work himself - pulling down his pants and diaper, wiping, and yes even pulling up his diaper and pants (or even putting on a new diaper). I can honestly say this is one of the best purchases that I have made on Amazon.com and my wife and I no longer dread the thought of having to potty train our 3 month old daughter when the time comes.
In regards to the regular toilet, I purchased two different types of potty seats that go over top of the regular seat prior to purchasing the Baby Bjorn potty chair but my son rarely ever used those either - on the rare occasion that he did he he would either complain that they were too cold or that his legs would stick to the squishable cushion.
The chair is easily cleaned (I bought the solid white one) and is so lightweight that my son can move the potty to his favorite spot whenever he wants.
Customer Review: The best thing since sliced bread!
Summary: 5 Stars
I had very high hopes for my son in terms of potty training so this pretty and sleek BabyBjorn potty was purchased when he was less than a year old. Needless to say, it stood unused for quite some time until he realized that in order to become a 'big boy' he needed to master the very adult art of toilet training. Here are the reasons why I think this potty served as a positive enforcement in his determination to achieve this complex task:
1. The potty has no useless bells and whistles. I remember going through the toilet isle at my local Babies'R'Us and could not comprehend why a child would need flashing lights and music to sit on a potty. Toilet should serve one purpose and one purpose only (I won't spell out exactly what), and too much stimulation takes away from the real function of the apparatus.
2. BabyBjorn people really understand male anatomy. My mom got another potty for when my son visited and returned it after the first try when her living room rug ended up covered in you know what. Boys need higher tabs in the front of the potty, and BabyBjorn is an excellent example of good design. We've never had an accident at home.
3. The potty is easy to clean. It consists of two parts: the base chair and a removable bowl. There are practically no nooks and crannies for dirt to accumulate making it very useful for a busy mom.
4. My son is very comfortable sitting on it. The high back support and no slip rubbery bottom make it a happy and easy experience for him. It's so durable that he usually just uses it by himself without me present when the inspiration hits. I just leave it in the family room where he plays and he calls me after the deed is done to clean up. Works out for both of us :)
So overall, this is an excellent potty. The BabyBjorn products are usually on the expensive side, but are well worth the extra couple of dollars. The higher price accounts for exceptional design, which other companies tend to forego.
Customer Review: Completely worth the money!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this potty for my 2 yr. old boy after wasting money on a cheaper 3-in-1 potty. I thought I would be saving money by getting something that was a potty, stool, and separate seat all in one, but my son hated it for various reasons. I ended up buying this one after being unsuccessful with the other one for months. I opened it in front of him when it arrived and made a big deal out of it, and he immediately sat on it and stayed there for a while, pretending. Within the next week, he started running to get it and bringing it into the living room so he could sit on it while he watched his Elmo's Potty Time DVD. Within the week after that, he began wanting to try to go potty in it, and did! I should have just listened to the fantastic reviews and gotten this one in the first place!
I love this potty chair because: It only has two pieces, making it very easy to clean immediately after use. It comes in a variety of colors, so you can get it in your child's favorite. It has a rubber-lined bottom edge that keeps it from slipping around, so it is very stable while your child is still wary about sturdying him/herself to sit down onto it. The bump that helps your boy keep his pee in the potty is small enough so there is no trouble sitting down. It has a sleek design that doesn't look too childish sitting in a shared bathroom, yet is still appealing to children. It was small enough so my son fit snugly in it, yet it had enough room so he could readjust to find a comfortable position for his bottom. My boy is very tall for his age and he had no issues with it being too short for him, though he is also lean. If your child is quite thick, Baby Bjorn makes a large potty seat that might be more appropriate.
Customer Review: Sticks to and pinches my son's little bottom.
Summary: 2 Stars
My son is 50th percentile for weight and height, so pretty average sized for a 2 year old. As lots of reviewers have mentioned, the height of this potty is great, the handholds on the side are a help, the splash guard is built in so there are no pinching problems there, and the back WOULD be nice except...
There is about an inch of space between the edge of the bowl and the back of the seat, so that when my son sits on it, the bowl shifts ever so slightly and his bum gets pinched in the back. The reviews have been so positive on the no-pinching thing that I was stunned by this. Even when he does not get pinched, he also ends up with seams cut into his little bum and back of legs, and as a result will not remain seated on this seat at all. Therefore I cannot comment whether the pee goes into the bowl, because we never get that far.
As far as disinfecting, I thought it would be really easy--just pull the bowl out, dump it out, wipe, disinfect with clorox on occasion...BUT several times poop has gotten under that back edge of the bowl, necessitating a cleaning of the rest of the seat as well, which is just a pain.
Finally, the bowl is way too light and often sticks to my son's legs and he stands up.
I cannot say, however, if there is anything better out there--we haven't found the "perfect" potty yet, but if this is the best of the portable potties, I guess we're going to have to go with the seat insert for our toilet, because this has turned out to be virtually worthless to us.
Customer Review: Wish I had just gotten the fisher price one from the beginning
Summary: 1 Stars
I started out my son with elimination communication (EC aka early start potty training, of which Amazon carries great books by 3 different offers on the subject) when he was 6 wks old. We kept it up until he was 4 months old and then I stopped because my mother-in-law thought it was "weird" - I tried to start again when he was 6 months but he was already attached to his diapers. I could really kick myself now that he's 2 and many many poop diapers later! Anyhow we had the smaller version of the Baby Bjorn potty when we were doing EC and it worked great cuz we could manuver him and pee him sitting down. The pee gaurd is in the opinion of more than just our family, TERRIBLE for toddlers! After he bumped it sitting down I couldn't get him near the potty for weeks. I am not usually into frills and over the top plastic toys but I love the fisher price potty we got him instead. I didn't put batteries in it - too much for me. I love it. My son actually uses it. It has a REMOVABLE splash gaurd. Our boy pees standing up anyhow - just like Papa! It looks more like a grown up potty except it has a cartoon smiley face. I thought the smiley face silly at first but since it makes my son like it more it kinda makes me happy now. And the potty seat removes so you can put it on your toiletseat for easing toddlers nerves when moving onto to toilet training. Not as simple-looking as the Baby Bjorn but a much better potty in many many ways.