![]() ![]() We had considered trying nighttime training, but with the new baby, we just weren’t in the right mindframe at the time. She was still holding on to her poop until she was diapered at naptime or bedtime. 6 months later… (toddler won’t poop…still) I don’t even want to talk about the laundry situation. Looking back, I made so many mistakes and probably could have fixed this problem sooner, but you know what they say, hindsight is 20/20.Īfter about a week, she realized she could hold out for her naptime diaper, and she finally stopped using her underwear as a personal potty. Related: Nighttime Potty Training: Everything You Need to Know So we accepted the fact that she was just going to poop in her underwear for a little while. But for us, the alternative (not pooping at all) seemed a whole lot worse. ![]() She was essentially treating it like a diaper. Pooping in her underwear became “normal” for her. We were overwhelmed by the fact that she had finally pooped, we didn’t care where she did it. We celebrated like she had just won the gold medal. Poop goes in the potty, not in your underwear.” Instead of saying something productive like “ Thank you for getting your poop out. Within the hour, there was a poop…in the big girl undies. So we put her in big girl undies and figured the poop thing would just work itself out. Days went by, still no poop.Īt this point we thought we were done with potty training since she was peeing in the potty just fine. But for a toddler who has never done their business anywhere but their diaper, “pooping in the potty” was like a foreign language. To adults, this lingo is very simple: poop in the potty. What I didn’t know at the time, as smart as this child was, she didn’t actually know what I was talking about. I made up the most awful poopy songs, I begged, I read approximately every book she’s ever owned, I promised ice cream and Daniel Tiger toys.Īs a mom, I had really hit a new low. I tried to convince her in any way possible. I plopped her on the potty again and told her it was okay to poop in the potty, just like going pee. I just wasn’t prepared for this to happen and I totally let it show. The first mistake I made was to panic right alongside her. I wanted to help her so badly, and I didn’t know what to do. Suddenly her behavior changed for the worst. Our little girl was red and appeared to be holding her breath. I’ve never seen such a look of panic on her face before. The first day of potty training, everything was going fine…until she realized she had to poop. When Your Toddler Won’t Poop in the Potty: Battles Fought (And Mistakes Made) My toddler would not poop in a pull-up (or her underwear) forever. Everything I found on the internet just claimed it was “normal” and it would happen “eventually.” Friends would text back saying things like “ I don’t remember, they just did it eventually, I think.” However, when it came to poop, she just could not explain whatever was going on in her head. Zero poop in the $30 Minnie Mouse potty.Īt the time, our 23 month old was extremely verbal for her age, and could pretty much communicate in full sentences. “ Look we got you this special Minnie Mouse potty for you to poop on!” “ Whichever seat you think she’ll like best.” (BIG mistake, although I didn’t know it at the time) 20 minutes later… ![]() It was then my husband called from Walmart (yes, at 6am), “ which little potty should I get?” How is it possible that this very seemingly little thing, has got you completely undone? You have a master’s degree, you gave birth (without any drugs) TWICE. This post is packed with information, so if you can’t read it all now, be sure to Pin it, so you can find it when you most need this advice!Īs I knelt on the floor of the bathroom, head in my hands, begging my almost-2-year-old to just poop, I thought to myself, Marla, pull yourself together. If your toddler won’t poop in the potty, and you feel like you’ve tried everything, I promise I have some solutions for you. For if I can save at least one other parent out there the never-ending struggle of dealing with a toddler who will not poop in a potty, then I have done my job as a mom and member of society. When you become a mom, no one prepares you for what happens when your toddler .matter.what.Īnd yes, I realize this topic is very personal and I’m sure one day when my toddler is all grown up, she’ll say something like: you wrote about my bowel movements…on the internet?Īnd I will say YES. Inside: Toddler won’t poop in the potty? Are you dealing with poop withholding, fear of the potty, or a toddler who just won’t sit on the potty? Today I’m going to share with you some practical, real life tips to help your toddler get comfortable with pooping on the potty. ![]()
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