Hi all, posting here for traffic. Sorry!
Dd has just turned 3. She is fine doing wees on potty. She is fine, no problem! Poops are a whole different story. Here is a little back ground.
About a year ago she got a bit poorly, nothing serious but was given antibiotics. She became constipated. The poop she did was huge and so so painful!
Since then she has been scared to poo and will quite easily hold it for 5-10 days - creating more painful poos.
We have been to Drs, they have prescribed Movicol and have told us to keep her on it until she has forgotten the painful poos!
They now don't hurt her, but she dances to hold it still.
In September she is starting nursery and needs to be able to use toilet! She point blank refuses to go on potty for poo!
How can I help her, I have sat and cuddled her whilst she is sitting on potty. She screams in fear, I will not keep her scared like that! I have promised her a huge toy. I have even put potty in front of tv with a ton of yummy food. As soon as she can't keep her poo in any more she jumps up and screams!
Do any of you have any advice? DD is my 3rd child, I was never at a loss with the other 2. I don't want to traumatise her, I don't want to scare her any more than she is! She wants to do it, she has told me she wants to, but is so overcome with fear she can't do it!
Tia