Potty Training POOP (boys)

Re: Potty Training POOP (boys)

• coffeeqween

  October 2009

  So I had this same problem with aiden. he is younger than ur ds but not by much. I stopped all treats and rewards and he wore undies all day and only did pull ups at nap time and nite time. I put a potty in his room bc he would go in there sometimes. after abt a solid week of no rewards for potty and letting him manage on his own he got it. he didn't like the way it felt in his pants even a pull up. we still keep potty in his bedroom for nite time we r trying to wean him off pull ups altogether. be patient it will happen when he is ready. I wouldn't put him in pull ups during day if possible its too confusing for them. gl and hope this helps

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• neverblushed member

  October 2009

  Before my son was born, I used to read about this and think, "No way!"  My daughter was much more likely to poop in the potty and have pee accidents, which makes sense to me -- it's easier to feel when you have to poo, and easier to hold it until you get to the potty.

  But my son did this exact same thing.  I told him that I wanted him to wear underwear and continue to pee in the potty, but that he could still use a diaper for poop.  BUT... he had to be a big boy and tell me when he needed that diaper, and NEVER poop in his underwear.  After all, it wasn't fair to poop on Lightning McQueen and 'Mater, which was his underwear of choice at the time.

  He would ask for a diaper for poop (I made him stand in the bathroom while he pooped, so I could just drop the poop out of the diaper into the toilet) and then wiped him and put his underwear back on.  I tried to make it as close to using the potty as possible (i.e., I used toilet paper and not wipes, wiped him standing but bent over, not laying on the floor, changed him standing up, not laying on the floor like a baby, etc.)

  After about 3 months, out of the blue one day he told me "On Sunday, I'll make poop in the potty."  And he did! 

  High School English teacher and mom of 2 kids:

  
  

  DD, born 9/06/00 -- 12th grade

  DS, born 8/25/04 -- 7th grade

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