Bowel Movements
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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...
Orange Poop
Asked by A.D. from Dallas
on March 28, 2009
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My daughter is 2.5 months old and is mostly breastfed. We are having to supplement her with 4 ounces of formula a day for weight gain purposes.
We have not changed fo...
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- hi, that is totally normal for b fed babies, not to worry!
- My daughter had orange/yellowish poop at 6 weeks, but in massive amounts. She had to be formula fed. My pediatrician's nurse said not to worry. Well, the next day ...
- Hi, Google "about.com cause of orange stool". The short: It could be something that was eaten or it could mean a lack of bile salt.
My Child Refuses to Go Poo in the Toilet. Any Ideas?
Asked by C.S. from Sacramento
on October 13, 2008
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hello everyone, I had a question about potty training/behavior. my daughter is 3 years old. she is very good at going pee pee on the toilet but when it comes to going ...
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- My niece was afraid that she would fall in when she would poop, find out why she doesn't want to. Maybe try a reward for each time she does. For my niece they borrowed...
- i've heard of people having success doing this in small steps. See if she'd be willing to sit on the toilet IN HER DIAPER when she needs to go poopoo. From there you...
- With our daughter we planned a day when big 3 year old girls didn't use diapers anymore (except at night time). We also talked about when this day was coming and we wa...
Help to Get Son to Poo in Toilet
Asked by L.F. from Dallas
on March 29, 2007
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My three, almost four year old son will not poo in the toilet. He knows when he has to go because he will go and get his own pull-up, hide and poo. Then he will let us...
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- I am going through the same thing with my 3 year old daughter. If she can't find a diaper or pull-up to go in, she'll just do it in her 'big girl' panties. I thought a...
- L. - You have gotten a lot of advice, but I'd like to say that I don't feel like waiting it out is the best alternative. I have a 6 year old who still struggles to go...
- There is a little boy at the preschool at my church who has the same issue. I'm not sure what they are doing to resolve it, but some of us were discussing some soluti...
Blue Poop
Asked by A.C. from Detroit
on August 15, 2010
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My son has just turned fourteen months yesterday and before I went to take him swimming in the backyard, I changed his diaper and noticed that his poop was blue. It wa...
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- My Daughters Poo turned Blue when I gave her something to eat that was blue. I recall it being licorice. Is he on medication? did he drink something that was blue in c...
- Did he have any kind of frosting or candy with blue dye? Usually that's what causes blue poop.
- Did you happen to give him fruit snacks or fruit roll ups? My kid's poop turns blue or green when they eat those things. If not, I would make sure he isn't getting int...
Almost 3 Year Old Afraid to Poop.
Asked by C.J. from Detroit
on January 12, 2009
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I have having a problem with my son's BMs. He has always been a bit constipated and has very hard poop. It started to get worse and he would go days without going. ...
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- My 2 1/2 year old son has the same exact problem!! It's been going on (off and on) for almost a year. We were going through 10 diapers a day! We saw his doctor last...
- It sounds like he isn't going to be potty trained until he can comfortably pass a bowel movement. Work on that, and most of your problem will be solved. You might n...
- We have to use Miralax daily, just a small amount (1/2 tsp), or my son will get impacted. We've tried it all with no help. Yes, I am aware of the recent news about M...
Poop in Undies
Asked by K.K. from Las Vegas
on June 15, 2010
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Help!!!! We just potty-trained our three year old son (just turned 3 in May) and he did great with the pee. Got it within a few days. The poop is another issue. It too...
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- He might feel like the poop is "part if him"? Explain poop to him and how it's the parts of food that his body does not need and it needs to go in the potty. Also, t...
- My daughter went through this. She pooped in the potty for over 2 months and then just decided that she didn't want to stop doing whatever she was doing to go anymore ...
- He'll get it. Don't worry. He's still learning. So as with any learning, even for adults, a child will not get it right away. And mistakes happen. Normal. MOST all ...
Poop Stains
Asked by A.P. from Los Angeles
on November 27, 2008
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HI, what is a surefire way to remove poop stains off baby clothes? Once in a while my nearly 6-month old would have a blowout and would stain her clothes, and I would...
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- My son had stomach issues and would have blow outs all the time. I would take his soiled clothes and spray them down with Simple Green and water in the sink. I would s...
- Let it soak in the sink with lots of Oxi Clean for a day and then wash. Oxi Clean gets out all the stains my kids get.
- Zout is fantastic. You can get it at Target.
