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Parting with poo....

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Yorkiegirl · 20/05/2004 17:07

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kalex · 20/05/2004 17:15

My son, didn't want to part with either, and at times had to be forcible held on the potty. He would not go and was in obvious distress as he needed to go, would not put on a nappy, but would not go on the potty.

Eventually I had to forcibly hold him on the potty,(this was utterly heartbreaking) but as soo nas he started, he relaxed and started to smile!!. I think that it was a fear thing.

I had to do this twice, (and believe me I felt like the most awfu mother in the world), theresfter sitting reading him a story while he did it worked.

I don't know whether this helps, becuase it is a horrible thing to do, and I only mananged because my mother was there and she said that I was exactly the same.

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Yorkiegirl · 20/05/2004 17:17

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kalex · 20/05/2004 17:18

Also raise her fibre as much as you can, weetabix and banana's have always helped in my house, coz if she has no been since Monday, it' gonna hurt!

I think that they are worried about the unknown, in a nappy it's a nice squelchy feeling, whereas in the potty it feels different.

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kalex · 20/05/2004 17:20

LOL Binished!, DS has been dry since January but we still have toilet trips where he does horrendous farts and goes "DONE".

The only toilet is up the stairs - and sometimes it funny - but sometimes really annoying

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Yorkiegirl · 20/05/2004 23:48

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karen99 · 23/05/2004 15:50

yippee! [cheeky dh!]

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Yorkiegirl · 23/05/2004 16:11

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karen99 · 23/05/2004 20:12

boo

'fraid I have no advice as ds is only 10mo... but when the time comes I'll be looking for some and hope to see your winning technique!

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Yorkiegirl · 24/05/2004 17:24

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karen99 · 24/05/2004 19:33

Fingers crossed... I won't say anything more!

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Yorkiegirl · 08/06/2004 16:29

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katierocket · 08/06/2004 16:52

yorkiegirl - my DS is the same age and he's fine with wees but he hardly ever poos in the potty (usually does it in pants or nightime nappy).. It's weird because we've always been really "oh, it's fine, just an accident, everyone poos etc" really not made a big deal out of it but he just seems a bit feaked out by it. No advice I'm afraid but if you crack it let me know! we were also on the lactulose this weekend after 4 days of no poo

Blu · 08/06/2004 16:55

Yorkiegirl - would it work if you gave her the option to poo in a nappy? I think it's v common for children to be reluctant to poo in the toilet or potty, and insist on a nappy for ages after they are 'dry'. Then they gradually incorporate going to the loo to poo in their own time. This is what happened with a child I cared for once.

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Yorkiegirl · 08/06/2004 18:58

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karen99 · 09/06/2004 15:58

Honeypie · 12/06/2004 00:09

Sounds the same as my ds3. He's 2 and 1/2, fantastic with wees having only been out of nappies for a week and he has even been dry at night for 4 nights but he will not poo!! Gets really upset and cries, he is also getting constipated which seems to make things worse. It is still early days though but its reassuring to see it happens often.

gettingthere · 20/06/2004 22:42

Hiya - I totally sympathise with this - I had a nightmare of a time with my son. He wouldn't poo, then started going very irregularly, then stopped eating properly because he was constipated. We would then have a day to day and a half of pooy mess - he was 4 by this stage. After consulting both GP and HV, I went on an American website and found out about lactulose which completely turned my son around. What they said was its completely safe, but you need to use regularly for good impact. I used it for about six weeks and it really helped. I don't know what triggered the problem - I wasn't anxious about it initially - as you can see by his age, I hadn't tried to hurry him!!! It will all sort out - but it is really stressful when you're in the middle of it.

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