Automatic Flushing Toilets Are My Enemy !

The first time I used an automatic flushing toilet was in Disneyland many years ago and I thought they were the greatest thing ever just really cool. Now, fast forward to when I am happy to have a potty trained little girl....automatic flushing toilets are my enemy.

She was doing great on the potty in public places but then we ran into an automatic flushing toilet. She literally jumped off the potty and clung to me as it flused while she was doing her business and her face was white as a ghost. Since then every time we go to a public restroom she asks me "is it a automatic toilet?". I reply "yes" and whip out my post it note to cover the sensor. I show her that it wont flush with the post it note on it, but she still doesn't belive me and refuses to go potty. It is not only the flushing that happens while she is on the potty but how loud they can be. The worst is when there are hand dryers in the bathroom and automatic flushing toilets.

We were at the Folsom Outlets last week and it was uber crowded. There were people flushing and using the hand dryers like crazy (the ones there are soooo loud too). I thought that Lily's head was going to pop off. She was covering her ears with her hands and of course refused to go potty.

I've search on the internet for a solution and have yet to come up with one. I am sure that she will grow out of it one day. Here is a blog I found with some other automatic toilet fear stories

Ahh...just another glitch in the world of raising Lily.