Someone else babysitting overnight...Worried about potty methods...

MarknCalsMommy

Last weekend my mom was over in my own house, but mostly in charge of the kids while I had a Tastefully Simple party.  DS#2 is pretty much potty trained after the 3 day method, but having issues with poop.  We're still trying to use the attitude from 3 day, but not stressing ourselves too much about the poop....he is just 2 afterall.

Well, he said he had to poop, and my mom made a really big fuss over it, practically forcing him to stay in the bathroom and really starting a battle of wills.  He acted a little funny about using the potty the rest of the day then, and I think that was why.

In 2 weeks, we were planning to leave the boys overnight with my ILs.  I'm thinking of asking my MIL to read the 3 day potty training book so that she understand our method a little better than my mom seems to (even though I was yelling down the hall "Don't force him!")  We're way past the 3 day stuff, but I think then she'll see our perspective.  I rarely "make him try" at home, but he is required to go before leaving the house (even out in the yard) or going to sleep.

And I guess the main thing that worries me is not getting hung up on the poop issue.  He's already psyching himself out over it so much (he is practically constipating himself because he wants to so bad-as in tells us 6x and can't do it.  But then sometimes won't go for over a day even though he's a 2x a day kid)  Today he had 6 small poops over the course of 2 hours because he would stop the moment he was caught, and try to hold it in again.  I just want others to be accepting of the process, and not force the issue and make it worse!

 

Then there's the whole side issue of my parents having him(them) overnight when the baby comes.  But that's 2 months away...I'm hoping maybe he'll pick up the poop thing by then, or she'll at least loosen up a little.

readyin07

Although I just now ead about the 3day PT from this board, I would definitely ask your ILs to check out the book before they have him so they can get on board with the process and the attitude. What I was going to say was that my friend's daughter had a similar problem to your son; they were always asking if she had to poop so she was always telling them she had to go b/c she thought that was what she was supposed to do. When they stopped forcing,  it got better.

 PS - Is there anyway that you would possibly email me the 3day PT book? I would be hugely appreciative. My email is rhonjfan@yahoo.com? Many many thanks if you can.