RP: Help me to get DD to Poop

JCM

Recently DD has decided she doesn't want to poop at all!  She holds it in as long as she can then has small accidents until we finally bribe her with a dollar store toy, then she will go & poo on the potty.  Well today she's had 2 accidents & is sitting on the potty (which is a miracle) and DH is reading to her trying to coax her to poo; however, she is refusing to participate (PUSH). I've asked her why she doesn't want to go on the potty and she just says she doesn't need to go.  I know it doesn't hurt her because the kid get Miralax every night (has been for 6 months) because she was having a hard time going on her own before but not due to her holding it in.She's been completely potty trained day and night for about 9 months.  Anyone have any words of wisdom for me?

mrsseguin

We used bribery to get DS to poop on the potty.  We made him clean up any accidents he had (which wasn't many).  We made him put the poop in the toilet.  We bought some chocolate kinder eggs (they have small toys in them) for when he pooped in the toilet.  We kept a few in the house at a time.  If he pooped on the toilet, he'd get one.  After a few weeks, we would not keep them in the house and would tell him he'd get one when we went to the store next.  That way he was kinda used to going on the toilet, when we started phasing them out. 

I'd buy a bunch of little toys and keep them out of reach, but where she can see them.  Tell them they are only for when she poops on the potty.  That's what she has to do if she gets one.  If she has an accident, don't make a big deal of it...make her clean it and tell her she doesn't get a toy.  It didn't take long for us...maybe a few weeks and the toys were phased out.  It may not be the 'best' way, but it worked for us.

KatieandMark06

Well I don't really have any words of wisdom DD doesn't have this problem but my best friends DD does and she has to use Miralax so I can just say your DD isn't alone. 

Kim&Jim

Our pedi suggested Legos.  You can get a little Lego packet (they have them at Target in the toy section and by the cash registers for boys and girls).  Each time they poop on the potty, they get to do 1 step on the Lego project.  My boys had a police car that took 8 steps to assemble so it's managable but not a "gimme."