Sooo.. There are way too many years between my kids for me to remember. My 3 yr old daughter has been using the potty for about a month for both (pee and poop) - wakes up dry, etc. I thought we were going great.
Yesterday she wanted a pull up after we came home from the pool. Without thinking, I put one on her (as she goes to bed with them and wears panties during the day). she pooped.
Today she took her panties off, pulled on a pull up and pooped again. She'll pee all day long in the potty, but the past 2 days she's stopped pooping in it.
Obviously I need to take the pull ups away except for night, but is regression normal? Nothing has changed - other than her older brother (12) is out of school and is home all the time but they don't interact much.
Potty training help...
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I think it is. A lot of children have contipation issues holding poop, for many reasons, but fearing the toilet is one.
I would simply bring out a reward system.
Poop in potty = reward.
I would simply bring out a reward system.
Poop in potty = reward.
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I would take the pull ups away. If she wakes up dry, then put her on the potty as soon as she wakes up. No more pull ups should fix some of the problems.
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Ok she wakes up dry, if she has to use the bathroom in the middle of the night, does she tell you? If so, I’d ditch the pull ups.
Actually I’d just ditch them all together. Dd3 has only had two potty accidents at night and it wasn’t that big of a deal to change the sheets and mattress protector.
Actually I’d just ditch them all together. Dd3 has only had two potty accidents at night and it wasn’t that big of a deal to change the sheets and mattress protector.