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How to make him poop on potty??

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Beemommy · 21/04/2019 17:26

Ok my son is in a complete denial of having anything to do with pooping on potty/toilet. I have started potty training at age 3, few months ago and he learned how to pee on the toilet in one day and never had any issue ever since.
But he has never ever pooped on potty, not for once, only diapers or undies. At the beginning of potty training he would try and sit on the toilet and when he feels something is coming he would just jump up and say he doesn’t want to poop. Now he doesn’t even want to sit on the toilet and try anymore at all.

He does not have any medical issue and his poops are always quite soft.

I have tried every single technique which is out there:
Taking all bottoms off- he screams until I put his pants on for him
Seeing him poop and running to the bathroom to carry on on the toilet - he just screams and stops pooping
Letting him dump poop in the toilet and flash - he doesn’t seem bothered by it and he knows perfectly where poop goes
Having toys which are reserved for him for the day he poops on potty - not bothered either

I am just running out of ideas and don’t know what else to do...I wanted him to start school in autumn but looks like he will not learn it anytime soon...

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GookledyGobb · 21/04/2019 17:31

Pretty common issue. Same with both my dd’s. Here’s what we do;
A week of asking for a pull up when they need to poo
Then a week of the same but they must sit on the potty or the loo while wearing the pull up to poo
Then if at this point they won’t try the potty/loo without the pull up cut the majority of the bottom out of the pull up and let them wear it on the loo
Then cold turkey pull ups have gone

Poo goes to poo land (the app/story) is helpful too

GreenTulips · 21/04/2019 17:35

Bribery!! New new that they want!! Plus a magazine to read on the toilet with stickers as a reward

Beemommy · 21/04/2019 18:12

Tried bribery, tried stickers, rewards, iPad, story books. He is just so stubborn, nothing works

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DelphiMum · 21/04/2019 19:26

We’ve had a big bribe toy sitting boxed in the living room for 2 months now.... he just waits for the night time nappy

GreenTulips · 21/04/2019 20:53

The only way I managed to do this was to ‘run out’ of nappies - he had no choice then - took a few days but once he’d been once, he never looked back

Beemommy · 22/04/2019 11:57

@greentulips tried that too! Then he was just ok to do his business in his undies and not bothered by it at all. I even tried to tell him I’m going to remove the undies and then the poop goes inside his pants but he said it’s ok, he will then just take a shower 🤦🏼‍♀️

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teaandbiscuitsforme · 22/04/2019 11:59

Trousers but no underwear?

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