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Need some help/advice

MsTammyMsTammy
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DS is 2yrs 4 months old. He started showing some interest in the potty around 2 yo, so we got him his very own. He used a bit here and there and would mainly poop on it randomly, then stopped. We weren't really worried about it because he is still young and want him to be comfortable and ready for it, instead of us forcing him. Most days it would be used as a toy or a helmet.

Within the last week or so, he started changing a bit. You can tell he is uncomfortable with the diaper on, but also doesn't want to go in the potty. He tells me before he poops, and even brings me the diaper and wipes. When I try to take him to the potty, he freaks out and runs and hides and poops in a corner like a little scared puppy.

Then he started taking off his pamper. He doesn't want it on anymore. Yesterday he must have taken it off at least 10 times. 1 time he had it off and we had the potty near by, but he went into my closet and pooped on the floor! We tried re-explaining the potty and all that, but it doesn't work. Another time he pooped in the pamper, took it off and brought it down to me with poop flying everywhere. Gah.

 I don't know what to do. Should we attempt big boy underwear? Stick with the pampers? Positive reinforcement? I'm at a loss here. Any advice and/or tips are much appreciated!

 

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Re: Need some help/advice

  • mrsmikeymrsmikey

    I would put him in underwear and just be prepared for alot of accidents at first.  DS was also the one who decided it was time to be PT not us, and we quickly realized there wasn't much we could do about it.  So we went straight to underwear and it has gone so well, so smoothly.  We still have issues with him not wanting to poop in the potty, but everything I've read says that is common at first. 

    And you have to ask him to sit on the potty alot, and even bribe him.  He rarely asks to go potty on his own.  I don't force him, but he's not to the point of being responsible for it on his own yet.  Get some potty books, M&M's, stickers, etc and go for it!

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  • LaLaSweetsLaLaSweets member
    Olivia also will sit on the potty and say pee pee then get up and then pee a couple of inches away
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  • PeskyPesky member
    I'd probably put him in underwear.  Also, make the incentive for pooping on the potty big -- a big chocolate or 3 jellybeans or a gummy or 4 stickers or an episode of Dora or whatever his preferred currency.  So he gets more for pooping in the potty than going pee.  Also, talk to him about it -- everyone poops (there is a book by this name you can likely request from the local library), how it will make a funny sound in the big potty (ploop, ploop), he can see it and tell it good-bye.  You can take the poop and go put it in the potty and let him know that is where poop belongs and it wants to go there.  Let him wave good-bye and help flush.  First time he poops on the potty, make it seem like man just landed on the moon - big celebration!  Make him look forward to the next time, how he did so great listening to his body and he gets to try again tomorrow next time he poops!  Other than that, just time.  He'll get it.  He's already made the association that he doesn't want the poop on him so he just needs to get where it belongs.


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  • Mrs.SaxyMrs.Saxy member

    We're totally not there yet so this is NOT from experience.

     

    Maybe see if he wants the potty in the closet or in the corner.  Maybe he wants to hide but he'll poop where he's hidden. 

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  • jlw2505jlw2505 member
    I would do 2 things - tyr underwear and see how he does.  If it doesn't work, try the pull-ups even though most will tell you they are worse than anything in the world, with my 2nd, they ahve been amazing.  I have never called them anything other than Pull-Ups, she can get them up and down herself so feels more in control and is doing amazing with pee training (only 2 accidents all weekend not counting naps and night.  She refuses to poop in the potty so I'm not ready to move her to undies just yet but this is working for her.  Second, I would try a potty ring on the reg toilet.  I personally think the potty chairs are nasty and many kids are then scared to use the real one.  He might do better going on the same thing he sees you and your DH going in.  Good luck.
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