Top Hat Potty
Want to do Elimination Communication/EC with your baby? The Top Hat Potty is the perfect tool for pottying your baby and can be used from birth up to 12 months of age. Great for nighttime EC, EC on the go, and an everyday potty for a small baby. The Top Hat Potty is made of recyclable, lightweight, and BPA-free plastic, perfect for carrying with you on the go. Available in Grey, Peach, and Sage.
1 x Top Hat Potty with Grip Band and Seat Cover
1 x Mesh Travel Bag
Meet The Top Hat Potty
The Top Hat Potty is a game changer for anyone with a young baby who is doing EC. Our only regret is that we had one from 3 months old instead of from birth!
Using the Top Hat Potty is easy; the non-slip grip band goes around the base of the potty when you first set it up. This means that the potty won’t sleep between your legs. The soft cotton top hat potty cover then goes around the lip of the potty and is where your baby will sit. This makes for a nice, cosy seat for your baby and helps them relax. Getting two covers is great, you can have one in use and then one in the wash.
You place the Top Hat Potty between your legs and then place your baby on top. You then empty the baby Potty easily in the toilet by lifting the cover off and pouring it out - hello no mess! If you need more tips to get started with EC, check out the blog here.
Top Hat Potty Details
Frequently Asked Questions
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Unisex design and 3 colours to choose from.
Recyclable, BPA-free Top Hat Potty.
100% cotton fleece Top Hat Potty Cover.
Includes a grip band made (natural rubber band), to be placed on the neck of potty to prevent slippage.
The mesh cotton bag keeps the potty and accessories in one place and is great for traveling.
For use between birth and 1 year of age.
Makes EC with young babies a whole lot easier!
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Potty your baby easily. The Top Hat Potty goes between your legs with your baby on top. This means you don’t have to get down on the floor or hold your baby over a receptacle.
Specifically designed to sit your small baby on top of it with a soft seat cover for warmth and comfort.
Lightweight for easy traveling, EC on the go, and near the bed.
Makes EC easy and is very useful if you have a young baby.
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1. Place the Grip Band around the neck of the Top Hat Potty, where your legs will go.
2. Place the cotton cover on the top of the Potty.
3. Sit down and place the
4. potty between your legs.
5. Place your baby on top of the potty. You may need to gently hold down the genital area if you have a boy.
6. Follow the EC process
When your baby has finished, you can use a Reusable Wet Wipe to clean their bottom.7. Empty the Top Hat Potty in the toilet by removing half of the cotton cover and pouring the waste. Clean as required.
The Top Hat Potty is excellent to keep handy in the living area during the day or by the bed. It is perfect for taking out of the house or when you need to potty in the car and on-the-go. Please see more detailed instructions on the blog here.
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Potty Dimensions: 17.8cm x17.8cm x 11.4cm
Weight: 141.8 grams
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Top Hat Potty: Recyclable, BPA-free Plastic
Top Hat Potty Cover: 100% cotton fleece
CaliBaby, under CaliWoods, is a bCorp-certified social enterprise that is woman-led, NZ-owned, and a Living Wage employer. Each purchase contributes to waste reduction and ocean conservation here in Aotearoa, NZ.
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No packaging. Comes with a cardboard card with simple ‘how-to’ instructions.
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To Clean:
1. For day-to-day washing of your potty, please use warm water and soap.
2. For additional cleaning, use boiling water and soap or a vinegar-water mixture in a spray bottle.
3. Machine wash the Top Hat Potty Cover on a normal, warm machine wash cycle. Line or tumble dry low.
Care:
The Top Hat Potty is pretty low maintenance and easy to look after just please don’t put it under anything heavy.
End of Life:
1. Donate or sell your Top Hat Potty on a second-hand marketplace. This gives it a second life and helps us to produce less and use fewer resources.
2. If your Top Hat Potty has reached the end of its life, remove the Grip Band and the Top Hat Potty Cover and then place it into your curbside recycling. Please landfill the grip band and the cover.
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Tiny Undies, USA, in their China factory.
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Shipping costs, shipping materials, carbon offsets, and estimates for delivery times can be found: HERE.
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Yes! These are the perfect EC tool if your baby is aged 0-12 months. The lip on these potties makes a great seat that is comfortable and warm.
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Once you understand the basic techniques, EC is easy and slips into your daily routine. The hardest thing is overcoming our notions (and society’s!) of what the newborn and toddler period looks like. In Western culture, EC isn’t the norm, so there isn’t the family and cultural support that you would find in the East.
EC is an option that can be so rewarding for you and your baby! You will likely have nappy freedom earlier, less mess to clean, little to no nappy rash, and could even benefit from a less grizzly baby.
Each baby is different, and so is each parenting journey - commit to learning and have patience and compassion for you and your baby.
Resources:
1. The EC Basics Booklet has everything you need in hard copy to start. It’s an easy read for partners or family members to get them up to speed.
2. The Sustainable Babies in NZ Facebook group is a supportive community we created that has every question and EC-related topic we could think of to help you on your way.
3. The CaliBaby Blog has different posts that will help you get started with EC and the Top Hat Potty.
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From birth to 12 months old.
Some babies will be able to use the potty after 12 months but this will depend on size. Often the behavioural patterns will change too and your toddler could prefer to use a floor potty or toilet.
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You can certainly do EC without a Top Hat Potty, the first year just won’t be as easy. There’s something magic about not having to get down onto the floor each time or being able to easily do EC in the car.
We did EC from birth and for the first few months we had no Top Hat Potty because we had to ship the potty from the States. We knew nobody who did EC before, and we weren’t sure it was actually a thing that would work. Let’s just say it worked really well and having the Top Hat Potty in the first few months would have been really helpful - and we relished it from 3 months onwards to about 12 months!
If you aren’t sure you could use a DIY version to try EC, like an ice cream container to trying holds over the sink or toilet, first.
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The Top Hat Potty is easily emptied when your baby has finished. It’s just a matter of lifting the cover and then emptying the waste into the toilet. Rinse or clean with warm water and soap if required.
You will find that it’s a lot less cleaning than changing a soiled nappy. Please see the detailed cleaning instructions above.
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When cared for correctly, one of these Top Hat Potties will last through the entirety of your baby's first year. The potty can then be kept for other children or be passed on to another family.
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Domestic shipping: we aim for 2 business days, but please allow up to 5 days plus extra for rural delivery. International shipping could take up to 14 business days. Please refer to our Shipping Page for the most up-to-date information.
Due to supply chain challenges and courier delays, shipping times could be longer than usual. We are doing our best with this, so please contact us if you need customer service support for your order.
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All our products are subject to quality control, and we provide a guarantee against manufacturer defects as per the Consumer Guarantees Act.
The guarantee covers any manufacturing, design, or material defect. Please notify us within 30 days of noticing any defects.
This warranty does not cover drops, blows, improper use, or other issues not attributable to a manufacturer's defects. Still, we do our best to help customers use our products for as long as possible. Please get in touch if you have any questions.
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We are an NZ-owned, woman-led social enterprise. This means that we are for-profit, but the main thing we wake up for in the morning is our purpose; to reduce waste and stand up for Mama Earth. We are a certified bCorp.
