We can finally start going here!! We dedicated the past weekend to potty training and she has done amazing. She still won't poop, but she has had no pee accidents and I'm so proud!!
Still won't poop on the potty and she has been peeing since like May. I don't think it's because she doesn't get it, she really is freaked the F out about it. I picked her up yesterday at daycare and she was screaming and crying but wouldn't get off the potty because she said she had to go. She isn't constipated, she goes every day or two at most and it is formed but not solid/hard at all. She sat there for awhile with her blanket (I know that is gross and took lots of cookies for her to let me was it), but never went.
Post by sugarkissed on Aug 3, 2016 14:29:53 GMT -5
Unknown, DD sits with her blanket too. It has to go EVERYWHERE. So gross. Haha. She actually calls it "dirty corner" because she always sniffs one of the corners and it's... dirty. Haha.
Unknown, DD sits with her blanket too. It has to go EVERYWHERE. So gross. Haha. She actually calls it "dirty corner" because she always sniffs one of the corners and it's... dirty. Haha.
Have you read the story Owen?
They make a stinky corner to get him to try to give up his blankie
Unknown, DD sits with her blanket too. It has to go EVERYWHERE. So gross. Haha. She actually calls it "dirty corner" because she always sniffs one of the corners and it's... dirty. Haha.
Have you read the story Owen?
They make a stinky corner to get him to try to give up his blankie
I know what somebody is getting for their birthday, love this! I never heard of it.
Am I the only one that can't help but lose my temper with the accidents sometimes? I know they say not to get angry with them for accidents, but when he's having a rough day, I get so frustrated. Ugh. It makes me feel horrible but I just lose it sometimes.
I lost it on Saturday. He pooped his pants I had him on the potty. I went to get clean underwear. He ran into the den and peed EVERYWHERE. There was yelling and tears. All me. I felt awful
Am I the only one that can't help but lose my temper with the accidents sometimes? I know they say not to get angry with them for accidents, but when he's having a rough day, I get so frustrated. Ugh. It makes me feel horrible but I just lose it sometimes.
I lost it on Saturday. He pooped his pants I had him on the potty. I went to get clean underwear. He ran into the den and peed EVERYWHERE. There was yelling and tears. All me. I felt awful
It's ok mama. These little people are so frustrating. DD is now telling me "don't rip out of my hands mama" I'm bad about that and I feel awful
I lost it on Saturday. He pooped his pants I had him on the potty. I went to get clean underwear. He ran into the den and peed EVERYWHERE. There was yelling and tears. All me. I felt awful
It's ok mama. These little people are so frustrating. DD is now telling me "don't rip out of my hands mama" I'm bad about that and I feel awful
Yep! I've gotten we don't snatch in this family mama
How is potty training going? DD still refuses to poop on the potty (4 months of pee potty no problem). I've gone back to pull ups. We've seriously tried everything. I decided to back off, but her pedi told me that at this point it's a behavioral thing and I need to be more proactive. Excuse me but we've done everything and all it does is upset and stress her out. When she has to poop and she's on the potty she just cries and holds it in. The only thing we haven't done that was suggested was try to do elimination communication with the baby and try and get her to poop on the potty to show big sister...um I don't have time for that shit, sorry. Let's see what I can think of that we've tried?
Tried her not wearing anything on the bottom-this doesn't work because she does most of her pooping at daycare and she can't run around naked there, and at home she just ends up holding it in (even using her hand if she must).
Tried treat rewards-we went to the grocery store and had her pick out poo poo potty cookies. and they sat onthe counter in plain view until the went stale. she literally didn't even bother asking or throwing a fit because she knew not eating the cookies was better than pooping on the potty.
Tried explaining that she was a big girl and she needs to show baby sister how to do it-She just kept saying she's a baby too and needs diaper.
Tried a present- It sat on our coffee table for 6 weeks before after she pooped once in her underwear and I held her over the potty to have a tiny piece fall in before she flipped her lid and celebrated it as a poo poo potty sucess. She would say I want my poo poo present. I would ask do you want to go poo poo potty..."no". and she would keep on going.
Wore underwear for months-She didn't care and would just poop in them daily w/o any issue.
Tried to teacher her to ask for a pull up to poop in and then work up to pooping in the pull up in the bathroom-She would just hold the poop and become constipated because she seemed confused over what she was suppose to do, and kept asking if I "was happy" because she was getting stressed that she upsetting me by not pooping on the potty.
Tried sitting on the potty 10mins after meals-Just lead to screaming and getting really upset, and she usually poops on the potty at daycare and they don't have time to sit w/ each kid for 10 mins after meals.
Miralex-The girl never had solid poops, so this just causes raging diarrhea and stomach cramps, so nope.
Unknown I'm so sorry she's still struggling with this. I can't imagine how frustrated you must be. I agree that at this point it's behavioral. To me, though, it sounds like a control thing. We all know how much toddlers love to be in control and this is something you really can't make her do and she's figured that out. I think I would try backing off completely for a while, like a month. Put her only in pull-ups, change her with as little fuss as possible, don't talk about it at all unless she brings it up. Then, slowly reintroduce the idea with as many choices as possible. Does she want to wear underwear or a pull up or be naked (at home)? Which color? Where does she want to put the little potty/potty seat? Does she want to use a step stool or have you help her up? Does she want to use wipes or toilet paper? Does she want a book to look at or a toy to play with? Door opened or closed? By herself or with you in the bathroom? Give her as much control as possible over even the littlest aspects. And then when she has an accident, don't even talk about it or show her your frustration.
Does she tell you she has to go? That might be a good place to start if not. Maybe do a sticker for every time she tells you. Then once she's had some success with that, have her tell you and then go stand in the bathroom (like you said you already tried, but maybe when she's already wearing a pull up it won't be confusing). Then try to transition to the potty.
The only other thing I can think of is one of those books that talks about how a potty works and what happens when you flush, etc. It kind of sounds like she might be scared? Maybe that would help. Take the top off the tank and show her how it works.
It's absolutely a control thing. We have backed off, but the pedi didn't like that so it had me second guessing that decision. She use to like underwear, but now likes the pull up because she knows she can poop in it. I do like the idea of giving her more options to make her feel more in control. I try to, but it isn't my goal so I'm sure I could do more.
I haven't tried attempting to get her to just tell me when she has to go, or maybe right after she goes, at least something.
We have a ton of potty books, that she loves them. I know she knows what she is suppose to do.
I tell her when I go and she wants to see, so I let her and she flushes for me and we wash our hands together.
These are some good ideas..thanks I'll give them a try.
Post by sugarkissed on Sept 21, 2016 19:45:56 GMT -5
Ahh I'm sorry Unknown, I know how frustrating that is. We were in the same boat and tried everything. Suddenly a couple of weeks ago she just out of the blue starting going by herself and (knock on wood) hasn't had an accident since.
Our issue is that she'll only go in a tiny potty seat and anything else she just screams. That's fine when we are home... but out and about I have to run back to the car to put her on her seat. Lol. I've tried bringing a seat to put on the big one, but that doesn't work either.
Post by fiveohfive on Sept 22, 2016 10:06:50 GMT -5
Sorry Unknown. I agree that backing off and letting her "control" it might work in your favor.
I CAN FINALLY CONTRIBUTE HERE! We've had two weeks of progress on the potty. Still some accidents here and there but is staying dry for much longer, letting us know she needs to go, and genuinely seems to enjoy having a clean pull up! This thread was started 6 months ago lol
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