TTMA Bedtime Pooping

[rach]

Does he sit on the potty at all yet? Sitting on the potty is part of our sleep routine because AB is a naptime pooper. She rarely actually does anything on it pre-bedtime at night, but I don't feel like it hurts anything. We give her a book to "read" if we're pretty sure she needs to go.

[wineandcake]

Would moving dinner earlier be possible? That way maybe it would come before bed.

[kristhegirl]

Feb 24, 2017 9:42:27 GMT -5 @justinslovo said:

I would try altering morning foods to encourage a bowel movement sooner.

I'd hate to mess up his girlfriend tract, but some more yogurt, whatever makes him poop... for breakfast with hopes of him pooping during the day.

Girlfriend tract.

[kristhegirl]

Feb 24, 2017 11:06:15 GMT -5 lawandorder said:

poop-inducing morning foods!

But the way you change a poop schedule is by having the kid sit on the toilet for 20-minutes at a time when you want them to poop. Are you laughing yet? I LOLed when DS's GI doc told us that when he was 3. Yeah right. In fact, I don't even know an adult woman that will sit on the toilet for 20 minutes, unless she's pretending to poop in order to escape her family.

ETA: maybe try a probiotic as well?

The 30-second poo is woman's super power.

[wineandcake]

20 minute poop breaks save my sanity on a daily basis. I don't know what I would do without them.

[rachydc]

20 minute poop breaks?! Id get so bored!! When I have to go, Im in and out, none of this dawdling around business you all speak of.

[italianmommy]

Feb 24, 2017 15:00:01 GMT -5 rachydc said:

20 minute poop breaks?! Id get so bored!! When I have to go, Im in and out, none of this dawdling around business you all speak of.

Same here. Mostly because there is no point in sitting on the toilet pretending to relax while my toddler is pulling at me or screaming through the door. I feel she would tear the house apart in 20 minutes if I left her alone.

However, when H is home, I frequently pull the "I need some alone time to rest" card because my "nausea is acting up"... being pregnant has its advantages sometimes.