Help! Toddler holding poo!!

Nickij · Apr 9th, 2012, 15:13 PM

We are day four into potty training and it has been going pretty well. He has now pretty much mastered peeing in the potty. However after having a couple of poo accidents on the floor he now seems terrified of having a poo and is stopping himself from going. He is jumping up and down and clenching his toes to stop it coming out...... Even with a nappy on!

I am worried he is going to cause himself damage. He is sitting on the potty, but then he can't seem to go!! I think he wants to but he is scared!

polaris · Apr 9th, 2012, 16:12 PM

I haven't had this problem but I think it is important to try to get him to go, even in a nappy, as holding it can cause more problems with constipation etc. I would try bribery/rewards, tell him he can have a new toy or treat if he goes for a poo.

Nickij · Apr 9th, 2012, 16:20 PM

Yeah we put a nappy on and told him its fine to go in his nappy if he wants but he didn't and we have been using bribery already for just using the potty..... maybe I need to tone down the rewards for wees so he needs to poo to get his reward and just gets a sticker for pees for something.....

rwhite · Apr 9th, 2012, 19:15 PM

Could it be that he's constipated? Has he been going regularly? We are having this problem with Lachlan because he has been constipated and his poos were very hard and causing him discomfort

Doesn't help when you want him to do it on the toilet lol.

flower01 · Apr 10th, 2012, 02:07 AM

Willows doing the same, because she feels uncomfortable she is slowly getting constipated. We are day 6 of potty training and she seems to poo in her knickers after trying to sit on the potty but then she holds it and waits until she cant hold it any longer
Not really sure what to do and how to get her to go in the loo!!

x

Scally · Apr 10th, 2012, 02:47 AM

we are having the same problem with pooing on the potty, she cant seem to go in it, luckily she seems to save it up for her nappy at bed! i wonder how we can help them overcome this? x

Neneie · Apr 10th, 2012, 03:49 AM

No ideas either just wanted to say we are in the same situation!

I have been potty training my DD for 3 weeks and she is doing really well with her wees, had a few accidents but to be expected. She initially started off doing really well and pood on the potty a few times but the last few days she just won't do it. She has been dancing around the room obviously wanting to go but wouldn't. Really feel for her because I don't know how to get her to go on the potty?? Lets hope someone has a magic answer!

flower01 · Apr 10th, 2012, 07:12 AM

or is the answer to just leave them an keep clearing up the accidents until they finally just do it themselves?!

dear god, hope not!

my neighbour kindly informed me her son poo'ed in his pants for a year before finally starting to do it in the potty!!!!!

a year?!!!! omg!

tu123 · Apr 10th, 2012, 07:52 AM

We have had a few successful poos in the potty so far. We are a bit gross for most i think though because LO has come to the loo with me when having a number 2 and i have shown her a poo in the loo

Mrsmitch80 · Apr 10th, 2012, 16:38 PM

My daughter won't poo on the potty, it has to be the toilet! At first we just caught wee's and poos accidentally by putting her on the potty regularly. The first poo she looked at in shock and the second was rather runny, she'd eaten lots of fruit! She really didn't like what she saw and wanted to go on the toilet like mummy. Now she's happy that her poo is a long way down! X

Apr 9th, 2012, 15:13 PM	#1
Nickij Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,512	Help! Toddler holding poo!! We are day four into potty training and it has been going pretty well. He has now pretty much mastered peeing in the potty. However after having a couple of poo accidents on the floor he now seems terrified of having a poo and is stopping himself from going. He is jumping up and down and clenching his toes to stop it coming out...... Even with a nappy on! I am worried he is going to cause himself damage. He is sitting on the potty, but then he can't seem to go!! I think he wants to but he is scared!

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Apr 9th, 2012, 16:12 PM	#2
polaris Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ireland Posts: 7,722	I haven't had this problem but I think it is important to try to get him to go, even in a nappy, as holding it can cause more problems with constipation etc. I would try bribery/rewards, tell him he can have a new toy or treat if he goes for a poo.

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Apr 9th, 2012, 16:20 PM	#3
Nickij Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,512	Yeah we put a nappy on and told him its fine to go in his nappy if he wants but he didn't and we have been using bribery already for just using the potty..... maybe I need to tone down the rewards for wees so he needs to poo to get his reward and just gets a sticker for pees for something.....

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Apr 9th, 2012, 19:15 PM	#4
rwhite Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 5,044	Could it be that he's constipated? Has he been going regularly? We are having this problem with Lachlan because he has been constipated and his poos were very hard and causing him discomfort Doesn't help when you want him to do it on the toilet lol.

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Apr 10th, 2012, 02:07 AM	#5
flower01 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Fleet, Hampshire Posts: 3,663	Willows doing the same, because she feels uncomfortable she is slowly getting constipated. We are day 6 of potty training and she seems to poo in her knickers after trying to sit on the potty but then she holds it and waits until she cant hold it any longer Not really sure what to do and how to get her to go in the loo!! x

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Apr 10th, 2012, 02:47 AM	#6
Scally Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Essex Posts: 5,310	we are having the same problem with pooing on the potty, she cant seem to go in it, luckily she seems to save it up for her nappy at bed! i wonder how we can help them overcome this? x

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Apr 10th, 2012, 03:49 AM	#7
Neneie Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Warrington, England Posts: 242	No ideas either just wanted to say we are in the same situation! I have been potty training my DD for 3 weeks and she is doing really well with her wees, had a few accidents but to be expected. She initially started off doing really well and pood on the potty a few times but the last few days she just won't do it. She has been dancing around the room obviously wanting to go but wouldn't. Really feel for her because I don't know how to get her to go on the potty?? Lets hope someone has a magic answer!

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Apr 10th, 2012, 07:12 AM	#8
flower01 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Fleet, Hampshire Posts: 3,663	or is the answer to just leave them an keep clearing up the accidents until they finally just do it themselves?! dear god, hope not! my neighbour kindly informed me her son poo'ed in his pants for a year before finally starting to do it in the potty!!!!! a year?!!!! omg!

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Apr 10th, 2012, 07:52 AM	#9
tu123 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: London Posts: 6,528	We have had a few successful poos in the potty so far. We are a bit gross for most i think though because LO has come to the loo with me when having a number 2 and i have shown her a poo in the loo

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Apr 10th, 2012, 16:38 PM	#10
Mrsmitch80 Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Cheshire, uk Posts: 1,499	My daughter won't poo on the potty, it has to be the toilet! At first we just caught wee's and poos accidentally by putting her on the potty regularly. The first poo she looked at in shock and the second was rather runny, she'd eaten lots of fruit! She really didn't like what she saw and wanted to go on the toilet like mummy. Now she's happy that her poo is a long way down! X

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