I used to carry a bag which contained an old towel, some pine o clean spray and spare clothes. If you've ever had a TT'ing child wee in a supermarket or the middle of a shopping centre you'll know how hard it is to find someone with a mop and bucket. And you can't walk away yourself to find them because what if someone slips in the puddle and hurts themselves?! I only needed the 'clean up kit' a couple of times but when I did need it I was sooo pleased to have it. Mop up the wee with one end of the towel, spray with disinfectant, wipe dry with the other end of the towel... move on.
Once my kids were in knickers I didn't ever put them in nappies again during the day. I figured that would just send a confusing message about whether they wore nappies or not. Pull ups didn't work for us as the kids just thought they were like nappies and would wee in them. So, we did a lot of 'Squeezie wees' - the wee you squeeze when you don't really need to go - and I planned our trips according to access to public toilets. Every time we walked past one I would take the kids in for a Squeezie wee.
Like a PP said, my kids refused to wear nappies at night when they moved into knickers during the day. We only had a couple of accidents and I put a Kylie (one of those waterproof mattress cover squares they us in hospitals... don't know any other name for them!) on the bed so the change was easy.
Both of my older kids were TT by 2. My DD because she was ready and my DS because he has renal problems and I was very keen to keep and eye on his urinary flow and function.
Good luck, sounds like you and your girl are doing a fantastic job!
For us it was four days of no accidents at home, then she went to daycare in knickers on day 5. That (the TTing) was very kind of all of a sudden.
For shops, I think it's what you're comfortable with. Our first trips to the shops without a nappy, I took a spare pair & made sure the trip wasn't going to be too long & that there was a toilet nearby, and we went to the toilet before we got in the car (yeah both of us )
If you're comfortable with it, do it as soon as you want; I wasn't particular bothered by the idea of puddles. And like a PP said, I didn't want to confuse the issue by having knickers sometimes and nappies others (apart from bed time when she still has a nappy).
A friend of mine told me I had to "let go" and just go out already! So we went out day 2 of toilet training, and apart from naps and nighttime have not used nappies at all while out or at home. Thought it would be confusing, like other PP. I bought a padded fold up toilet seat and put that in the nappy bag and also had a small potty in the boot of the car, and just went for it. We had maybe a couple of accidents, but the accidents are part of the learning process I think.. oh look I just peed on the floor, next time I should tell mum a bit sooner.
We also went commando for a few days as I read that this feels more "different" to them than undies and so discourages accidents. Seemed to work.
He got used to public toilets pretty quickly and now seems to enjoy the experience!
i am currently training our little girl to, she is 20.5 months old,
hubby made a step for our loo and she has loved sitting on it for months now,
just the last few days now i let her wear no knickers or nappy at home and she comes to me when she needs to go, and i sit her on toilet and she goes,
i am still putting a nappy on her at bed time but will prolly take that away in about a week or 2 cause she isnt waking up with a wet nappy its dry.
she sometimes has no accidents during day, at most she has had 3 accidents they were at kindy though, (she goes to kindy 2 days a week) so i think thye just arent paying attention
our first daughter who is now 8 was fully trained day and night by age 2. we never forced this on them, kids get it when they get it, we have also let them come to bathroom with us anytime dont shut doors and we never use a potty as i think that sometmes stops them using other ppls toilets or when your out a park
even when i go out now i leave knickers on her and take her to the toilet at shops or park each time i go also, (she does need work holding a bit more cause somtimes she doesnt tell you anything just stands holding her legs closed saying mummy mummy, and if im not payng attention by talking to someone else she will start to pee,
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