No clue about number two

[Iused2bewithit]

For the life of me I cannot get DS to sit on the toilet to do a poo! :no: Ive tried bribes, coaxing, being sad, being happy, you name it. He's great with the wee's, but he runs and hides when he does a poo. If I go near him he freaks out and screams.
Id love some ideas on how you got your LO's to sit on the toilet for number two's?

[TickTock]

I'm afraid I can't help....but I am in the same boat! My DS is day-trained for wees, but refuses to even try to do a poo on the toilet. The only time he'll do a poo is when he is in his bed overnight - which is when he still has a nappy as he still isn't dry overnight. It is driving me insane! :hissy:

I have also tried bribes, negotiation, being happy and encouraging, and trying not to make a big deal out of it... but it has been months now and it IS becoming a big deal! If he's on the toilet to do a wee and I even suggest trying to do a poo, he jumps straight off. If I try and ask him why he doesn't want to poo on the toilet, he just starts waving his arms about and speaking in nonsense talk. I don't know what else to try!

Anyway, sorry I couldn't help, but here's hoping someone can help the both of us! :fingerscrossed:At least now you know you aren't alone!

[GirlGerms]

I'm not able to offer you any help either. My DD (who turned 2 in March) had been doing all her wees on the toilet since January, and was exceptionally good at it. She even did a couple of #2s on the toilet, by chance, and we made a big deal out of it. But she hasn't done one since probably February. Needless to say, I'm slightly over it.

I've tried bribing, happy, sad etc. but a girlfriend of mine, who had the same problem, said she had put her daughter back in nappies and it had sorted itself out in a few months. So that's what I've done for the past 6 or so weeks. No change (except I'm poorer for buying nappies). It's a real problem, because her poos are generally on the runny side (i.e. not nice, plump little balls), if we're out and about, it's a disaster if she packs her daks.

Anyway, when you solve this, let me know!!

:ecomcity:

[MrsTiggyWinkle]

Has anyone made any progress with this issue? I am having the same problem with dd1, I feel better knowing that I am not the only one :rolleyes: Do you think its just a developmental thing? That she will do it when ready? Or do you need to keep trying until you find the trigger that will convince her what to do?

DD1 freaks if she has no nappy on and there is a poo coming. I have tried everything, jellybeans, money, reward chart, letting her watch her friends doing it, watching me lol! I threw poo out of her nappy down the loo (she cried!) ... books... we talk about it... nothing works. Today I was telling her that one day soon she will have no nappies left and she will HAVE to poo on the loo, just like mummy and daddy and all her friends do. She said, nooooooo I want to use my nappy. I'm gonna keep talking about that and hopefully it will start to click. I'm out of ideas and I am sick sick sick of cleaning up after her nappy! :crying:

[Iused2bewithit]

Hi everyone :wave:
Yesterday I almost lost it, so sick of cleaning pooey gross undies. I cant stand to touch them I just chuck them in the laundry sink and use the water pressure on them to get the poo out. What a waste of water I know but it makes me nearly want to vomit when they are not formed *yuck*
I talked to Ds about the fact poor mummy has to clean the undies when he poos in them and it was making me sad. Ds said that next time he wanted to do a poo he'd sit on the toilet. Well this morning I saw him run and hide- the sign that he is about to poo- so I reminded him about what we talked about and how it made me sad etc. Eventually I got him to sit on the toilet without a struggle so thats a start. I think Im going to keep on at that angle for awhile and see how that goes.
Good luck to everyone else, I hope you are having more luck than me.

[com com]

My DS did this for many months even though he was confident doing wees on the toilet. Here is what I did that actually worked (simple):

Next time your son does his poo in his pants.....do not change him. Keep him in it while in undies until he complains that it feels yucky or what ever he says. My DS son did it twice without me changing him straight away and never looked back afterwards. I tried about 10 other ways before this one and bingo, he clicked. I also purchased a proper padded toddler toilet seat and decorated the toilet room with thomas tank engine removable stickers that he picked out so he was enjoy sitting on the toilet instead of in a tiny boring room.

Once he started doing poos on the toilet I started acting extremely excited and got him to phone a grandparent or daddy at work to tell him the great news.

Good luck

[ck2b]

DD ( 2.3y) has done it a few times-but otherwise waits for her nappy.
The best info I was given regarding poo's was to have no negativity about it at all. Nothing like poo's are yucky-we do them in the toilet-kind of thing. As all they here is Mum things poo's are yucky-I don't want to tell her when I need to do it. They know if you find it not nice and they feel ashamed of it-don't want to upset you kind of thing. From very early whenever DD poo'd we would say good girl, poo's are good, everybody poo's etc,etc.

[PurpleStars]

DD3 does a poo on the loo sometimes on a monday evening - its daycare day and she doesn't nap there - otherwise at home she'll do it in the nappy at naptime, or first thing in the morning before she gets up.

She goes 'tinkle' on the potty or toilet just fine.

I was getting really frustrated a couple of months ago but am trying to stay cool about it - keep reminding myself there is 6 months til she starts kindy. Fingers crossed it will 'click' by then. :fingerscrossed:

[Kanne]

My nearly 3yo does all her poos in the potty now, but wont do them on the toilet at home. Has told me that she has done one or some at daycare on the toilet though, i think she's telling the truth, but not 100% sure. She is afraid to use anyone but our or the daycare's toilet. She will ask/agree to go, but when she gets there, refuses to go. What can i do? Tried everything. Sorry this doesn't help your thread.

[Iused2bewithit]

Thanks for the replies. Atleast we know we're not alone!




Next time your son does his poo in his pants.....do not change him. Keep him in it while in undies until he complains that it feels yucky or what ever he says.


I did this this morning- and he didnt care! :hair: He was quite happy to keep playing.... oh dear, its worse than I thought :o

Help- any other ideas??