So, I'm sure that many people have asked similar questions, but here's my situation. My daughter is 2 1/2 and does great at peeing on the potty, but she doesnt want to poop. and she doesnt just not want to poop in the potty, it seems she doesnt want to poop at all. she holds it until the middle of the night and then poops. She tells me all the time that she only poops on the potty, not in her bed, but we end up having to force her to sit on the potty for up to an hour sometimes before she gives in and goes poop! This has, unfortunately become a nightly routine. Any advice?
Hi Sara,
I posted the same question a few days ago. Read what the ladies suggested. I will admit I haven't tried any of their suggestions simply because I do work during the day and am not home with her. However, tomorrow is a Saturday so we will see. Good Luck!!! My posting was on 5/18 and stated Pooping on the Potty! You can find it under Requests and Responses.
I could have posted this one :) My almost 3 year old wouldn't poop at all. Finally called the pediatrician & tried glycerin suppositories, and now Miralax. Talk to your pediatrician before you try those though. Is she pooping daily? My daughter was going 4 days between pooping (even with suppositories!), so we were pretty concerned. We just started the Miralax yesterday, but she's already pooped twice in 2 days, so a big improvement for all of us!
I'm going to go read the other thread's responses!
Good luck!!
Do you think she might be constipated or that it hurts to poop? I have several friends who have gone through this. You might talk to your doctor about giving her Miralax daily. THis will soften the stool and make it easier to pass.
Children are usually the best gage when it comes to potty training. They will let you know when they are ready. It sounds to me that if your daughter is holding her poop, that for some reason she finds the whole pooping process unpleasant. I would suggest try asking her why she doesnt poop until at night. Kids are smarter than you think particularly girls, if that doesn't work, I suggest talking to her pediatrician about it. See what he/she tells you.
Do you think she might be constipated or that it hurts to poop? I have several friends who have gone through this. You might talk to your doctor about giving her Miralax daily. THis will soften the stool and make it easier to pass.
Good Morning Sara, If ya wait until you can afford another little one, you'll be waiting a long while.....LOL
Sara, our gr son Corbin did the same thing, holding it in for a long long time, little ole man shuffle told me he was needing to go but knew it would hurt.
Then when he napped he would be relaxed enough to let it pass. He is 4 now, and has been potty trained for a long time. He also said it hurt to poopy, we gave rewards when he would actually do it in the potty. NOW the last two weeks we has reverted back to Poopin in his underwear. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr At least twice a day. His mom gave him half a cup of juice in the evenings before bed time thinking it might help him be more regular and make it softer easier to pass. Well I think it helped alright, he doesn't have diarrhea just lot softer stool. He was used to having enough time to get to the bathroom, now it just seems to take him by surprise and he poops.
He doesn't want to tell me cause he knows Nana will make him change his own under wear and clean them up.
Our other 4 yr old Gr son was here this week playing, and Corbin pooped, they were outside. I didn't know until it was time to take them home. He said he couldn't go home cause he didn't have on underwear!! I said Why do you not have them on? I pooped in them Nana. Where are they? Asher Kyle hid them for me! WHERE? in the sink downstairs. Asher said Yucky!!
Oh really I wonder why...lol He knows he is going to get a talking to and or spanking from his dad when he does this. I don't have to tell his parents he tells on himself.
I never made Corbin sit for a long period of time. If in the first 5 minutes with him trying to poop, he couldn't we waited 15-20 minutes then tried again. Usually we would sing silly made up songs, or read books.
I wish you well, It's a hard thing sometimes to figure out.
God Bless you, have a wonderful weekend
K. Nana of 5
