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lilqtpy19	potty training issues		Lead	[-]
Oldtimer Posts: 986 02/22/2010 1:09 PM	Tags : None Remove this ad My 3 1/2 year old son goes pee no problem but we have tried anything most people would think of and pooping is happening in his pants or on the floor or anywhere other than the toilet and we are outta ideas! Its so hard when the baby (7wks) is crying and wanting to eat but I have to go clean poo up! I'm goin insane! Any advice is greatly appreciated. Sandie & Kevin Our new and only baby girl born December 29, 2009 Juliette Marie
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lulu26		#1	[url]	[-]
Oldtimer Posts: 1474 02/27/2010 7:53 PM	This happened (sort of) with Emerson, too. She was scared to go poop in the potty for a few weeks - would start to cry and ask for a diaper when she felt she needed to go. What finally worked for us was just after I put on her diaper to poop, I held her and walked calmly into the bathroom. I held her while she pooped (in her diaper) then took off the diaper and quickly dumped the contents into her little potty. Then I made a HUGE deal out of it - hugging her, clapping, calling daddy and Audrey into the bathroom to see that Emmy had "pooped in the potty". She got caught up int he whirlwind and started clapping, too and felt proud of herself for going. The next time she asked for a diaper, I reminded her that she now poops in potty like a big girl. I brought her into the bathroom and walked her through the steps of what we had done that morning - "you pooped in here" "mommy and daddy were so happy" "everyone clapped" "you got to help dump and flush" "we called Mema and Pop" and for some reason that did the trick!! I hope you find something that works for you!! Every kiddo is so different. Audrey was potty trained in less than one day and Emmy took months.
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denise622		#2	[url]	[-]
Conception & So Much More ADMIN Gold Member Over 10,000 posts !!! Oldtimer Posts: 14631 03/28/2010 9:30 AM Mommy to Michelle & James Find me @ cs.yuku.com!	Michelle didn't think twice about doing both in the potty, she just did it. James definitely needed more convincing, but we found that a nice incentive (i.e. bribe) worked for him :doh I know that sounds bad, but after trying the smaller tricks, we found he just was more stubborn than that. We had planned to get them a big gift in the spring (Xmas was more smaller things) so we decided to blackmail him with that - it is a Lightning McQueen battery car that he can drive. Not to say you have to do that, but I think one day he just 'went' poop on his potty before he realized what was happening. He jumped up and screamed (in a good way) that he went poop and it didn't hurt - and he really was a big boy! Michelle was the first to run over and give him a hug and a pat on the head (She is the potty whisperer in our house ). Just keep trying and encouraging him, and see if he will communicate why he won't go so maybe you'll know how to encourage him better. Good luck, I know it is frustrating.
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gkmt50		#3	[url]	[-]
Conception & So Much More ADMIN Titanium Member Over 40,000 posts !!! Oldtimer Posts: 50026 04/04/2010 1:53 AM	For both kids, what helps me is I put a potty in their rooms. Gabi was one who used to ask for a diaper to poop in and then tell us to change her... so when I put the potty in her room, I went step by step thru it with her, when you need to poop, pull your pants down, sit down, poop, call mommy. This helped them get over their fear of pooping in the big potty (sadly however they still prefer these little potties so sometimes I am still dumping little potties. but better than a diaper!)
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kgcg		#4	[url]	[-]
Oldtimer Posts: 2340 04/28/2010 8:10 AM	I agree, bribes work! We went little with M&M's with Ella and that worked well, over time - she also goa sticker for her sticker chart. Cole worked off a sticker chart that had an end prize of a snow shovel (what HE wanted). He was a snap to train to go #1 but took months for him to consistantly go #2. Ella had a long road making it to the potty for either but once she got it, it was a snap! Good Luck
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