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Potty training advice?

NewMrs07NewMrs07 member
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Adrian is almost 3 yrs and 3 months old and we started full-on PT about 10 days ago. He's doing great for the most part... wears underwear all day, even when we go out and he pees in his potty at home and in public restrooms (I disinfect seat beforehand!). The problem is #2. He pooped in potty once at home but he usually goes in his underwear! It's gross and is a big mess. Any tips? I know #2 is more of a challenge but I don't know why he has no problem with #1 and has no interest in doing #2 in the potty.
Me: 44 DH: 42. DS born healthy at 40 weeks 8/24/09. TTC since then with no luck or ART. Surprise BFP 8/6/14... MMC @ 8 weeks 4 days... Miss you everyday sweet baby angel.
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  • aglennaglenn member

    We had some poop drama with DD, too.  Things we did that seemed to help with the motivation:

    1.  She puts on character undies in the morning but if she has an accident she has to change into plain white ones for the rest of the day.  If it's a poop accident, the undies get thrown away altogether.  (I stole this idea from a potty training book).

    2.  She picked out a nightgown she wanted and she gets to wear it only if she has been accident-free all day.

    3.  She gets one M&M for trying, 2 for pee, 3 for poop.

    It took her a couple of weeks but she kind of has it now.  Just last night she went straight to the potty and pooped like it was no big deal, which was huge.  In the past she would strain and try to hold it and carry on for a long time, eventually ending in an accident.  I think having a few successful poops in the potty made it less freaky for her, so hang in there.  I think a lot of it is just time and practice.

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  • DTNZ4EverDTNZ4Ever member
    Ds would always poop in his pull up at nap and at night. We used stickers as a motivator no poop in the pull up he would get a sticker. We went and picked out stickers and made a huge deal about it. If grandparents saw him with a sticker on his had they would praise as would we and daycare workers. It caught on after one day. I knew he could poop on the potty he just chose to to go in his pull up.
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  • mwdmwd member
    We did potty training later (4 years), so I glad to read you're doing it earlier.  Tried the M&M thing, did not faze him, tried the washing the underwear thing, nope. TMI alert!  For him, he was actually constipated, so we used Pedi-Lax suppositories, which work in minutes, so it taught him how easy it was to go.  Then he said, bye-bye,Poop! and flushed.  He didn't go again for a few more days, but when he did, no problem.   GL!
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  • NewMrs07NewMrs07 member
    Thnx for advice but most of that won't work on Adrian, and he could care less what he wears so the plain undies thing won't work either. The only thing he loves is chocolate and the iPad and even bribing with those things doesn't work. I guess we just have to keep trying :)
    Me: 44 DH: 42. DS born healthy at 40 weeks 8/24/09. TTC since then with no luck or ART. Surprise BFP 8/6/14... MMC @ 8 weeks 4 days... Miss you everyday sweet baby angel.
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