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3Yr Old Pooping on Potty Help
Asked by A.K. from Milwaukee
on February 2, 2010
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My just turned 3 yr old boy has been pee trained since summer except at night. We switched to pull ups a couple months ago and as most kids he uses them as diapers. He...
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- Get rid of the pull-ups..they are nothing more than glamourized diapers. Try using big boy pants and get him into the game by saying we are a big boy now and no more...
- I guess my first question is: are you talking about pooping on the big potty or a little chair? If he doesn't want to poop in the big potty (even in one of those chai...
- This is VERY common. We went through it with my now 13 year old son and even sought professional advice. This is contrary to the other poster, but I think your pedia...
Can I Use Baby Oatmeal Cereal in the Bath?
Asked by K.B. from Austin
on May 20, 2009
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My son has a very itchy rash on his legs, arms, and some on his stomach. His doctor prescribed some hydrocortisone cream for the rash, and also suggested I use oatmea...
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- Hi there. I found this oatmeal recipe for the bath. I hope this helps- Cinnamon Oatmeal Milk Bath By: Lisa Hayward Nov 25, 2001 Although it is made with...
- You probably can for the rash (I like the recipe posted below). However, I would be concerned about the residue build up on your pipes. Oatmeal and water create a na...
- I have used regular oatmeal many times in a bath for my children as they have had bad rashes...Cornstartch and/or baking soda also work REALLY well for soothing bad ra...
Dirt Ground into Bottom of Socks
Asked by A.M. from Dallas
on January 16, 2011
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how do i get it out? i have washed her socks over and over in hot water with tide and the dirt wont come out.
3 Year Old Not Pooping in the Potty
Asked by M.E. from Minneapolis
on August 27, 2009
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Hi- my daughter is 3 and is potty trained to a certain degree. She refuses to poop on the potty, insists on a pull-up. I have tried to refuse but she just holds it i...
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- My daughter just turned 3 about two weeks ago... We are in the same boat and what I have noticed if we are around other kids her age and they have to go to the bathroo...
- If my son was having a "stubborn" potty day, I found it helped to tell him that we couldn't go to the park, go outside, whatever --- UNTIL he pooped in the potty. Thi...
- My neighbors experienced the same thing. It will stop being a big deal to her when it stops being a big deal to you. She'll poop in the potty in her own time or when...
4 Yr Old Boy Won't Poop in Potty!
Asked by K.A. from Minneapolis
on March 10, 2010
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My youngest of 3 children is a 4 year old boy. He has been peeing in the potty for about 2years!! Yet, the only time he will poop in the potty chair is when I make him...
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- I feel your pain. As horrible as it sounds, we resorted to a bribe. There was a toy my daughter wanted and we told her she could have it when she pooped in the potty...
- My younger son went through the same thing when he was 3.5 years old. He just did not get used to poo in the toilet, and sometimes scary about it. What we did was boug...
- My daughter was pretty late potty training and even later pooping in the potty. I finally had to threaten her that she could not go to school if she would not poop in ...
Is It Okay to Throw Old Coffee Grounds down the Garbage Disposal?
Asked by T.L. from Detroit
on July 7, 2011
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Does anyone know if this will cause the disposal to break?
Thanks.
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- The TRICK is to never ever EVER put coffee grounds AND eggshells in the same disposal. My parents have been putting coffee grounds down disposals for decades. They'...
- My brother is a plumber. He always tells me only put in the disposal what 'can' be eaten. (That means no watermelon rinds, etc.) So I would probably vote no on the co...
- I would say no because my mom was just telling me last week that their disposal was tore up at work because someone was putting coffee grounds in there-lol! So I would...
Toliet Paper Clogging Toliet
Asked by S.D. from Phoenix
on December 4, 2011
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Do you ladies believe that it could be the brand toliet paper that stops up the toliet ? This is driving me nuts. We bought Charmin and then found costco brand. Char...
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- Yes, there's a huge difference in toilet paper brands, just ask all the people who have to deal with septic tank problems. Charmin is one of the worst brands for toil...
- Our toilets are starting to do the same thing. We are on septic but never had this problem before. I think some brands (Charmin) are way too thick. We started usin...
- I don't know about the Costco brand, but we NEVER buy Charmin, because every time it clogs the toilet.
Getting Rid of Smoke Smell- Ideas?
Asked by B.R. from York
on March 17, 2010
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I just got a huge amount of big chunky plastic blocks second hand for my baby to play with. The price was right, but unfortunately, they smell like cigar smoke. Obvi...
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- I hope you'll save chlorine bleach for a last, desperate move, because it's damaging the environment. In the wastewater stream it comes into contact with paper and oth...
- Not sure if this has been mentioned, but baking soda has done wonders for getting rid of our odors. I would dump at least 1/2 cup in with your cleaning solution. Goo...
- Not sure if this will work or not but I know that when I used to sell Tupperware I would tell the guests at a party to put newspaper in the container (you want just ne...
How to Disinfecting Dishware Outside the Dish Washer?
Asked by J.W. from Portland
on January 30, 2009
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Hi Moms,
Would you share how I can safely disinfect plastic dish ware outside the dishwasher? I found a sippy cup filled with milk that sat for I would guess abou...
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- Please don't bleach. Chlorine bleach is becoming one of the greatest environmental hazards, because when it goes into wastewater and reacts with organic wastes such as...
- Hi J., I have this problem all the time my sons are leaving there cups places I cant find until they stink. I tried it all and what has worked best for m...
- Hi, Don't forget that soda (Arm and Hammer) rubbed on plastic removes a great deal of bad odors. I think I would (after washing very well with Dawn) rub soda all...
Poopy Training
Asked by K.W. from Madison
on July 27, 2011
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Hi moms. We have a 2 year, 8 month old boy who was EXTREMELY easy to potty-train. He went from untrained w/ occasional sits on the potty chair to completely potty-tr...
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- I told my kids they couldn't wear their underwear/panties until they were pooping in the potty. I did not want to deal with what you are describing. Our son was scar...
- Allowing a child to use diapers for pooping is only "going back" in your own mind! If your son has not yet progressed to pooping in the potty, he has yet to "go forwar...
- This is VERY common and you will find all kind of previous posts about it on this website. We went through this with both of my sons. It's very important to remain p...
