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Has anyone had this problem

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Last Post Oct 28, 2008 6:51 PM by: sassys1313
sassys1313
 
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Re: Has anyone had this problem

Oct 28, 2008 6:51 PM
That is a very creative solution! Kudos! :)
Adrianna'sMommy
 
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Re: Has anyone had this problem

Oct 28, 2008 11:02 AM
Well I have heard that this tends to be more of a problem with little boys than girls, and I am lucky in that my little one is doing great with both #1 & #2. But I have heard of a way to help them go #2 on the potty. So you can try it out and see if it works. Since they are comfy going in their pull up, just let them sit on the potty in their pull up for a week or so then when they are comfy with that, you cut a hole in the back of the pull up, so they still have a pull up on, but that the poo is going into the toilet. Once they are comfortable with that, you can take the pull up off and they are much more comfortable with it! You will have to let me know if this helps!!! Good luck!
GA_Lilly_Bug
 
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Re: Has anyone had this problem

Oct 25, 2008 4:11 PM
I have heard of this and I have read that sometimes this problem is brought on by a fear of losing the poo. I know it sounds crazy, but some children are scared that it's a part of them that's going down the toilet and unlike pee it's a physical thing, both visually and emotionally. My 23 month old son still poops in his pull up, but I dump it in the toilet and he flushes it and waves bye bye to it. It will eventually pass.
Mom to Garrett & Kallie
 
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Re: Has anyone had this problem

Oct 15, 2008 8:17 PM
Uggh, me too! I was hoping to find an answer here. My son is 3 1/2 and is completely pee pee trained, even at night. When he needs to poo he'll tell me but he'll demand a pull up and refuses to go in the potty. I had the thought that perhaps since he stands to make pee in the potty like Daddy does it, that it is the idea of sitting on it that is scaring him, but I haven't figured out how to overcome this obstacle. Those auto flush public toilets haven't helped the situation any either, he won't even stand to pee in those ones. If I don't get him a pull up he'll hold his poo until he is sick. He also has to go under the kitchen table and squat to make a poo in his pull up. Do I have to build a table to fit over the potty to get him to use it? LOL!

My Aunt a wise mother of 4 children said to just give him time and don't force him, at this age he'll do it when he is ready. Bribes/Rewards haven't worked either.
Loralee
 
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Re: I need help big time!!!!!!

Sep 29, 2008 4:29 PM
I wish I had a helpful answer. I am going through the exact same thing. Peeing on the potty with no problem.....doing his #2 a whole new story. He has been peeing on his potty for 6 months now and to this day won't do #2. He will cry for his pull up if he is on his potty and needs to #2. I have tried all the norms....reading a book (many books) just sitting and talking to try and make him just relax so he will go. I have even tried pushing it and not getting the pull up but then he will just hold it. Sorry I don't have any helpful advice....I just wanted to let you know you are not alone.
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I need help big time!!!!!!

Aug 28, 2008 3:03 PM
My daughter Julia is 3 1/2 years old and she does great with going number 1 during the day or when were out, but with number 2 it's a little different story. She just goes right in her pull-up and then apologizes or she wont say anything at all. Sometimes she lies about the fact that she went 1 or 2 in her pull-up. Julia is getting better on telling us she has to go know and sometime she doesn't know when she has to go and just goes in her pull-up. Please does anyone have any suggestions on why she's doing this and what I can do to help her?
qwho99
 
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Re: Has anyone had this problem

Aug 27, 2008 4:18 PM
I read abt a similar situation (potty dance & all) in a parent magazine recently. The dad told the child he would give him a dollar if he went to the bathroom right then. It worked like a charm. From then on the child wouldn't stall abt going to the potty b/c he never knew what might be in store. (According to the article, they did NOT have to pay him each time to go.)
It's worth a try.
mom4boys
 
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Re: Has anyone had this problem

Aug 26, 2008 9:40 AM
I am having this problem right now. My son is 4 years old. I have been potty training him for the past year. I just cant get him to go in the toilet. I am really pushing this, he is about to start pre kinder care in the next few weeks. My son will hold it in. I could ask him a dozen times if he needs to go. I have tried sitting him on the toilet. I always know when its time. He starts dancing around and walking funny. I know his schedule and I am not always around him to catch him before he goes. I am a single mom of 4 boys so I am sure you can imagine all my running around. I am trying to be patient, my family is suggesting that I take him to his pediatrician. I dont think in my case, it is anything physically but I figured I could at least rule that out.
I can totally relate.
jessica83
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Has anyone had this problem

Aug 26, 2008 6:45 AM
My daughter just turned 3 like a month ago and she does great with #1 during the day, but with #2 it's a little different story. She just goes right in her underwear and then apologizes. Does anyone have any suggestions on why she's doing this and what I can do to help her?