Potty Training @ 3 Years Old

Are the meds making her regular, if they are, it should give you some idea about when she may need to go, she may just not realize that the feeling is needing to poop. She could just be being stubborn, but I don't think she would like the feeling of poop on her. You can always try rewards. Good luck and hope you get some results soon.

My daughter was going potty, but recently stopped. Like your daughter, she doesn't even attempt to go #2 in the potty anymore. While my daughter is not constipated, cleaning poopie panties is no fun and the daycare is threatening to kick her out if it continues. We had used a sticker chart to get her potty trained originally, but a rash of changes has got her balking at the reward system. She is having to wear an eye patch for lazy eye, her brother has gone to kindergarten without her and she has moved up to a new class. It is all very frustrating!

well my great aunt lola has a granddaughter that she cares for that has a similar problem. sometimes i think it's easier for them to have a BM standing up the pressure. because for whatever reason the poor lil girl just couldn't go sitting on the toilet and she had lots of boughts of constipation. Myrilax should help with the constipation but something else may be going on i'm sure you've examed her diet. making sure she gets plenty of juice. even prune juice? when my son was a bit younger we had problems with constipation and i started giving him V8 Splash to drink and he never gets constipated anymore.

Hi M.-

My daughter also takes Miralax, and the big thing you have to be careful of is pooping in the potty becoming a power struggle, because she may start withholding, which will be a much bigger problem. Just be really nonchalant about it and REALLY praise when she goes #2 in the potty.

We did use the reward of one M&M for #1 and 2 M&M's for #2. Eventually we phased out to 1 M&M for #1 and then none because she was a big girl who was an expert at using the potty.

We tried to keep books by the potty and encouraged her to sit on the potty- kids that age are just off and running and simply don't want to be bothered by sitting. LOL

In fact, we were recently reminded of the need for Abby to sit and relax- she got so backed up we had to do an enema. It caught us by surprise, because she was still pooping every day, but not getting it all out at each sitting. The enema wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. No fun, but not too bad, either.

This is probably all too much info, but hey, you asked! LOL

J.

Hey M., what I'm about to say sounds crazy, but it worked. When my 3 year old when through a bout of constipation after being on antibiotics, she went back to pooping in her undies and only coming to me after she would do it or when I'd asked her if she needed to go to the pot, she would say no and this would lead to another round of constipation. But what I found that worked is asking her if she wanted to poop with me! Crazy I know,but I'd start the day allowing her a little bit of coffee to drink and after about twenty minutes I'd ask if she needs to go, when the answer was no, I'd say, well lets go try. After putting her on the pot and making her stay there (she would cry and squirm for a little bit) I tell her I've got to go to, let's go together. I'd kneel down in front of her, putting my hands on her tummy so I could feel her stomach muscle clenching.And say are you ready? Okay,(grunt).I'd make all kinds of noises and at the same time I could feel her stomach clenching (trying to go) and a little bit later she'd go in the pot herself. Mission complete, I would praise her for like five minutes with hand clapping, hugs, and a cookie. It worked like a charm and less than two weeks later she's going by herself. Making it into a game and doing it together helped her alot, maybe it can work for your daughter too.