My three year old son just got potty trained to Pee about two months ago. But he still holds his poop all day till I put a diaper on him to go to bed then he lets it out. How do I get him to poop and how long should I continue to put a diaper on at bed.
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Find out if he is afraid of falling into the toilet. I was amazed at how many kids have this unexpressed fear. (going down the drain of the bath tub too-see Mr. Rogers) If he has that fear I'm sure you can find some way to demonstrate how something of his size can't get down the little hole in the toilet. Even if it's not that (if this is your first child) He'll get over it. You'll be praying for problems like this in just a few short years. Luck and Love.
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my son is 4 years old and still does it too. his doctor told me that he will poop in the potty when he is ready. it will take a long while to pass that stage. it is not fun while waitting for him to start pooping in the potty, but it will be worth it. when he goes poop in the potty make a great big dill out of it. like taking him out to eat or go for icecream.
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I was thinking it might be something to do with fear of sitting up on the toilet like someone else already addressed. Do you have a little training toilet his size to sit on? It's been so long since I've potty trained - but it will be coming up again so that's why this question caught my eye. I was just wondering if maybe someone has invented something to put on top of the toilet seat to make the hole smaller for little ones potty training if you don't have one of those small plastic ones. One thing I did that my son really enjoyed when he was potty training was put a blank calender onto the fridge and everyday he went on the potty he got to put a sticker on the calendar for that day. I let him pick out the stickers at the store - and he thought it was pretty big stuff to have all the days in a week and eventually the whole month filled with his Barney stickers. Another fun tip someone gave me back then for potty training boys and avoiding messy accidents is to toss a couple cherios into the toilet bowl and tell him to aim at them when he's peeing.
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You should praise him when he poops in his diaper, NEVER make pooping seem like a bad thing (example "oh no, now I have to clean you up"). When he does poop, take it from his diaper and put it into the potty or toilet, and let him flush it down (like it's a fun thing to do). Taking a relaxed, no pressure aproach is the only way, and he WILL grow out of it.
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My 3 year old granddaughter does the same thing. She is great till she has to go number #2 LOL..The Pediatrician said, one of these days she will just do it, not to worry
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put a plastic bed cover under his sheets and take away his diapers. Our son did the same thing i think they think that is where they have to do it in a diaper. tell them no more diapers and he has to use the toilet.
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Persistance, patience, praise, and time. Most children will be completely potty trained between the ages of 3 to 5, it just depends on the child. This stage, like many others, will be accomplished and then another will come along. Best of luck.
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wow everyone here is making me feel much better, my 3 and half year old daughter is absolutey crazy when it comes to #2 on the potty, i feel so bad b/c she always has had poop problems its constapation or the other.. so i understand she is scared. I have just been positive and secretly pray that it will be the last time..I guess there are way worse thing, thanks for all your advice its such a big help to know others are dealing with the same thing and probably having all those other moms say.. shes not potty trained ?
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Exactly same problem here. Even at preschool she holds it in and only goes when I put on her nighttime diaper. It's like she needs to have some kind of relaxed and alone time to do it. She cries and screams when she has to go and I refuse to give the diaper; she knows where they are and puts them on herselves!! I begged and pleated and asked endlessly what the problem could be, that I could help her, but oh no. Nr 2 in the toilet is a big no-no. Sigh. And then my mom says "at that age you were completely potty-trained, what is wrong with her?" (grinds teeth) I really hope the just grows out of it, one docter told me to give her laxatives and just put her on the toilet. I told him "You don't have any children do you docter?", seriously, THAT is his best advice?
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have you try to sit with when you have to poop put him in there with you on his potty and say this what big boy do.. i potty train my 2 year old boy in a week and he start out on his lil potty but he did not want to use that he want the big potty....but i belive that if you are potty training you should never put them them back in diapers or pull-ups...i think that mess with there head
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He's too big to be pooping in a nappy unless he has some physical problem such as a blockage. You could try rewards and I agree with the idea of putting a plastic cover under the sheets. I think people in general are keeping their kids in nappies too long.
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My son did exactly the same thing. I would put his night time diaper on and within 10 minutes he'd be calling "poopie mummy!" It took him about 3 months to grow out of it.
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Have you tried to put him on the potty before bedtime and maybe do a chart for that or relax in there with him and maybe read him a story or give him a book to look at while trying to go so he will take his time and relax?
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keep him in the same diaper every night for a week. i know it sounds weird but it really does work. try it . hope this helps
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