Bowel Movements
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How to Pottytrain for Poop??!
Asked by S.P. from Austin
on October 29, 2008
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my son "pee-pee" pottytrained very easily, however he is yet to go poo on the potty. he will hold it until he is in a pull-up for nap-time or night-time or if he can'...
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- My little boy did this same thing. So instead of putting him in a pull up for nap time, I kept him in his undies. And yes, I did have to change a few sheets for a coup...
- If you get any great ideas please forward. My daughter is having the exact problem. I've try everything!
- How old is he? If he's under 4, don't worry about it, give him a pull up and don't make a big deal out of it. My middle son didn't potty train for poo until he was a...
My Son Won't Poop!
Asked by M.R. from Denver
on September 25, 2006
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My 2 year old son is not having regular bowel movements. A while back, he went 8 days without a bowel movement. He's shown no interest in the potty, even though he s...
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- My daughter has similar problems. The doctor suggested miralax but I wanted to try something natural first. I give her about 1 tbsp flaxseed (from Trader Joe's) mixed ...
- I would contact your doctor before you give him any laxatives. My daughter has had severe bowel problems since she was about 15 months old(she's now four). She has spl...
- Hello... Don't use laxatives, only if the pediatrician recommends them. Otherwise he will need to use them for life. Give him more water. My daughter is the same ag...
Won't Poo in Toilet
Asked by K.C. from Seattle
on June 25, 2010
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My son, who just turned three, has been potty trained (daytime) for over 3 months now. He did great with it all but he refuses to poop in the toilet. He wants a diape...
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- Maybe let him pick out an inexpensive potty chair and see if that helps. Sometimes they need something of their "own" to make it happen. Good luck!
- That's usually how potty training goes. With my son, I bought the $4 Ikea potty chair (super easy to clean and sanitize with no little crevises for germ to hide) and l...
- My niece was this way for close to a year. She knew she had to go, but for whatever reason was scared to go on the toilet. She asked for the diaper, and her parents ...
Holding in the Poo
Asked by T.R. from Kalamazoo
on November 14, 2006
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I need some help, my son is almost 2 and 1/2 and is 100% pee trained even getting up in the middle of the night to go, but he is having a really hard time with going p...
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- Hi, I know just what your going through. My son will be 4 in Feb and just started pooping on the potty 2 mos ago.(I thought I would never see the day!) He too was f...
- My mom would always turn the water on in the bathroom to relax us and get us "thinking" about going potty. Also, someone once told me that having your kid (or you) ru...
- I don't know if this will help, but I'm trying to potty train my 2 1/2 year old and my Mom suggested that I move the potty into the family room and let my 2 1/2 year o...
Poop Painting
Asked by M.F. from Kansas City
on April 17, 2010
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Ahhhhhh! OK Thanks.
I can't seem to get a grip on my 2.5 y/o's poop smearing! Everynight for 3 weeks, now she will poo a bit, get it out of her diaper and smear it ...
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- Buy the Jammies Lisa recommended, and if she does do it again make her clean it up herself. I know you will have to go back over it but making her take responsibility...
- Mine did the same thing during naps at about that age. I also came here to the message boards and someone told me my daughter was screaming that she was ready to potty...
- My son did this when he was ready to stop wearing a diaper. He didn't want the poop on him so if he was in bed he'd just take it off then the poop would fall out and ...
My Daughter Will Not "Poop" on the Potty
Asked by N.K. from Atlanta
on February 18, 2008
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I know this is a common topic for requests - sorry for the redundancy. But, I am at a point of frustration. My daughter will be three in March and still refuses to p...
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- You have just explained where we were with our daughter not even a month ago!!! I completely understand your frustration! Our daughter is 3 1/2 though...we had alrea...
- I had the same problem with my little girl. She was approaching three and still would not poop on the potty. She was even at the point of holding it if I tried to ma...
- N., My memories of this are similar.. I am now 50 and had the same prob w/ both of my 2 children. first of all 3 (years old)was the magic number. Almost to the day of...
3 And 4 Year Olds That Won't Poop in Potty
Asked by R. from Columbia
on September 25, 2006
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Could anyone share ideas how to motivate toddlers that are urine trained to do their bowel movements in the toilet instead of their pants? I have 4 toddlers age 4 and ...
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- I totally agree with Shelly C.,forgr the pull-ups and diapers,they are a comfort tool,and fall back,for the kids.My youngest son held his poop for almost a week becaus...
- Gummy Bears! Sounds funny but someone told me give her a gummy bear everytime she pottied. So.... it worked. Just one gummy bear and I had to see the potty in the toil...
- I was right there with you. My 3 1/2 son finally about 2 weeks ago started pooping in the potty. I tried everything and nothing worked. I finally shut up about it a...
Daughter Holding Her Bms
Asked by K.R. from Dallas
on April 5, 2012
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My 2 1/2 year old daughter graduated to "big girl panties" a couple weeks ago. She was doing great with going pee pee in the potty, and she would stay dry with no acci...
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- My guy took a few months to get the pee training down, then one day it clicked. What also clicked was that he could hold his poop, and he became a master at it and di...
- Make sure that she is getting enough fluids and fiber in her diet. The other suggestion is making sure where ever she goes that she has leverage when she goes, meanin...
- the only thing that worked for me was a really big bribe! I had three boys and one only went for the bribe, I threatened to make the third one clean his own undies if...
Afraid of "Poop"
Asked by J.S. from Portland
on January 19, 2009
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My two year old granddaughter is afraid of her poop. She call it slugs and refuses to poo in the potty. She will tinkle, but not poo. She waits so long and holds it in...
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- There is a book out for children called "Everybody Poops." I would start there. Also, sounds like she has a sister - could be helpful to have her see that her sister p...
- Have you tried an anatomy class? When my brother was 3, he thought "that thing" made him wet his pants, until Mom explained the water-in-pee-out concept at his level, ...
- Have you read the book "everybody poops"? My boys love it! It is all about how everything that eats poops, and how it is all normal.
Poop Training
Asked by J.M. from Canton
on January 22, 2009
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Hello all!
I am stumped once again! My son turned 3 this month and is pee potty trained, during the day at least. He always poops in his underwear, though. It does...
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- My friend's son was afraid to poop on the potty too. It must be a boy thing? When he would have an accident, she would have her son watch her put his poop in the potty...
- Until he associates the feeling with what he has to do, you just have to be patient. It is perfectly normal for a child to get the pee part down before the poop part. ...
- Our son is getting it...we're so excited! (He's our 2nd child, 1st is a girl.) We began potty training a couple of weeks ago. He pooped in his underwear twice, so w...
