1st potty training trauma ...

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And there'll be more to come I'm sure ...

Dd's been doing very well weeing and pooing on her potty at home bare from the waist down. Mostly though I'm still having to prompt her until today she said she wanted a poo (she was dressed today) and we sat there for 45 mins while she kept saying 'it's coming!' excitedly and then getting very upset and tearful that there was nothing there. She got really mad at me any time I suggested we leave it until later and I tried many things to get her up and in the end had to kind of force her off as it was getting way past nap time and she looked like she'd fall asleep sitting there! She was terribly terribly upset. I think it's emotions about thinking she's 'failing' to 'produce' as she's been incredibly pleased with herself for usingthe potty, especially doing a poo.

Anyone else had experience of this?

Anyone?

Could she be constipated? Ds sometimes does then if he is (which is very rare). If he really won't get off the toilet/potty, we sometimes put a pull up on him, and that can help, because he's not scared of making a mess.

well thsi hasn't happened to me but fwiw it sounds like she was partly so upset because she was tired and it was naptime - always top time for irrational outbursts in our house! She really sounds like she's doing well and I wouldn't worry too much about this episode. Hopefully she'll do another poo soon enough and feel positive about it again!

I agree with others, I would not make a big deal out of this.... try not react to her emotions as you might just be fuelling them,.... as they say it's not worth the show if there isn't any spectator... some children get very upset as it gets them attention (and of course which parent would not comsole a child who is upset?)... does that make any sense.... continue but treat it casually.