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Won't poop in the potty...still...

STP2006STP2006
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So my DS has been potty trained WELL for #1 (except sleep) for months.  (he's almost 3)  Still, every day, he asks me for a diaper when he needs to poop.  If I try to gently encourage it in the potty, (including offering rewards, elmo potty time, read books with him forever on the potty) he has a giant tantrum--every time. 

We've just tried having him sit for  a long time when he usually goes--he will do EVERYTHING to hold it in and wait for the diaper.  I know this is common, but it's getting a bit ridiculous.  I KNOW he can do it.  It's a toddler fear/will thing. 

So--any suggestions that worked for you?  The last thing I want to do is to push so hard that he ends up with stool withholding and chronic constipation--but I don't see it ending anytime soon. 

(Oh, and during the day, if we don't put the diaper on, he just poops when he wears the diaper at night--waking himself up, and making it very hard to get him back to sleep.) 

TIA for any help!

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Re: Won't poop in the potty...still...

  • MadringalMadringal member
    What would happen if you didn't put the diaper on at night?  Other then pooping, does he wet himself during the night?  Is he ready for underwear then too?
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  • pugsgumpugsgum
    we had this too.  we basically let him go in his underwear, since he was refusing to go in the potty.  For a couple days it felt like iwas cloth diapering, but then he started giving in, hating the feeling of soiling himself.
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  • STP2006STP2006
    His diaper is SOAKED in the morning--he definitely isn't ready to go overnight without a diaper yet. 
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  • SummadazeSummadaze member
    Have you tried not giving him drinks after a certain time? My son does the same thing. He doesn't ask for a diaper, but he will NOT poop in the potty. I still put a pull-up on him at night, but he's usually dry in the morning unless he get's a drink after 7:30 or his dad forgets to have to go potty before bed. Sometime you have to set limits for yourself. Tell yourself I'm not going to give in or I'm not going to buy diapers/pull-ups anymore. That's how potty training started in our house. I refused to buy more diapers! And pull-ups are next.
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