My DS is nearly 2 and it's now a regular occurrence for him to not poo throughout the day and then poo just as we put him down to sleep or, worse, wake up with a dirty nappy a couple of hours after going to sleep. It's frustrating because then it takes him ages to go back to sleep.
He's not constipated, the poos are normal (sorry if TMI!) so I'm wondering if he's withholding deliberately and if this is a sign that he might be ready to start using the potty? My biggest fear is starting him on the potty and then it doesn't work and we have to keep going back to it again and again or he gets toilet-trained but then regresses again. I've heard a lot of people say that this is common with boys and with toddlers that are toilet-trained early in general i.e. before 2.5 years.
So anyone out there with a 2 year old doing this and did you take it as a sign to toilet-train or just something else e.g. related to diet or routine?