Little Mommy Gotta Go Doll

LITTLE MOMMY REAL LOVING BABY GOTTA GO Doll These toddler baby dolls come with their very own bathroom playset and girls can help their doll go number one and number two, wash her hands and brush her teeth! Complete with potty, sink, towel and everything she needs to wash up and go! Self-contained potty and no water play means no mess, only fun!

Young children love to play at being “grown-up” — in fact, it’s a crucial part of their development. With the Fisher-Price Little Mommy Gotta Go Doll, their role playing is taken to a whole new level. Designed for girls ages three and up, the Gotta Go Doll moves, talks, asks for help — and comes with her own “bathroom,” where your child can play “mommy” by helping her use the toilet, brush her teeth, and more.

My daughter, who is almost four, loves this doll. She is not a doll lover and never showed any interest in dolls until this one. She has played with it every day. It makes her laugh, and she talks to it. It is expensive at $50, but since this was her first doll request I caved in. My daughter loves brushing the doll’s teeth, giving her a drink (and my daughter has figured out that pushing the dolls tongue triggers the drinking sounds and finds it extremely funny that the doll will “eat” the tooth paste or anything else she puts in her mouth). The pee/poop sounds also make her laugh, especially when the doll says “oh that is stinky”. I agree with the other reviewer about the shelves, they don’t stay on. I kept the back drop as well and left the toilet and sink attached at the bottom. This adds stablity. Plus it makes it look like a little bathroom. I wasn’t interested in this doll because my daughter is already potty trained, but she loves it. My daughter has a little trouble with the flushing of the toy toilet, it is hard to push down all the way. Things I like about the toy is that it says please and thank you. The one thing that I have reservations about is that the doll makes a “rasberry” sound then laughs. My daughter finds this hilarous, but now copies it and blows rasberries all the time. I also wish the doll was programmed to ask to play or look at a book with the child. At least some activity away from the toilet, and then has to stop play to go potty (that would be a good potty training skill reinforcer). Our doll seems to loop into the sleep talk a lot, and rarely talks about washing hands. Overall we are satisfied, everything works and my daughter is having fun roll playing.

Interactive Doll Makes Roll-Playing More Fun
The adorable toddler doll comes dressed in a cute T-shirt and a pair of “big girl” panties. She has positionable arms and legs, bright friendly eyes, and curly pigtails and bangs that can be combed with the included brush. The doll comes with her own bathroom accessories: a toilet, sink, and two bathroom shelves that hold the included toothbrush, toothpaste tube, hairbrush, cup, soap dispenser, and towel.

The doll can be extracted relatively easily from the box, but it takes an adult with wire cutters or a pair of tough scissors to do it. Once she and her bathroom accessories are out, you’ll need to install fresh batteries: the doll takes 3 AA batteries, as does the bathroom unit.

Press the button on her tummy to get the doll started. She will turn her head from side to side, move her arms up and down, and begin “talking.” She has a set of randomized phrases, including, “I’m a big girl!” “Hi, Mommy!” and “Mommy, I love you.” And she’ll ask your child for help. For example, she’ll ask for a drink of water, and when you hold the cup to her mouth, and she’ll make drinking sounds. Likewise, she’ll say “Time to brush my teeth!” If you “brush” her teeth with her toothbrush, she will make realistic tooth-brushing and gargling sounds.

Using the Potty
The Gotta Go Doll’s central feature, of course, is using the potty. Sit the doll on the toilet, and it will sound like she is “going” in the toilet — and she will talk about the process, too, humming a tune before she “goes,” and saying “I really have to go!” or singing “Pee pee in the potty!” and other phrases that will be funny and delightful to a young child.

In the meantime, when the doll is positioned on the toilet, the “water” in the toilet disappears, with the expected “potty waste” appearing in its place. Your child can then flush the toilet. The “water” will reappear, while the toilet makes a very realistic flushing sound. Wash the doll’s hands at the sink — turn the right faucet to hear realistic running-water sounds.

Once the fun is finished, your child can simply lay the doll on her back. She’ll yawn, say she is “sleepy,” and the doll will enter a sleep mode. Move the doll to “wake” her up. She makes a yawning sound and is ready for play again.

Realistic Play with No Mess!
The realistic sounds and randomized, interactive phrases from the doll make a delightful stimulation for role playing. And we personally were relieved to find that, unlike other “pee pee” dolls, this one doesn’t require real water — and real mess — to provide realistic, interactive fun.

However, we did find it a little bit difficult to understand some of the doll’s phrases — it took a couple of listens to figure out what she was saying. And our particular doll, unfortunately, makes a tooth-brushing sound immediately after her water- drinking sound, whether you’re brushing her teeth or not. But these two minor inconveniences won’t detract from a child’s enjoyment in taking good care of this little doll.

What’s in the Box

Little Mommy Gotta Go Doll; bathroom with toilet, sink and 2 shelves; toy toothbrush, toothpaste, cup, hairbrush, soap dispenser, and towel