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Still pooing at night......

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purpleprincess · 24/01/2008 20:40

My DD (3 yrs 4months) has only just started pooing on the toilet - having been dry since August. She had a real thing about pooing so to avoid constipation let her do it in nappy when she wanted to - which went on for 4 months!! As of last week she is now sitting on toilet or potty and pooing quite happilly and very proud when she does. However after doing a few on the toilet around bath time most evenings she is still pooing in her nappy and this has now become a habit. Last few nights she has done this within 5 minutes of being put to bed. Tonight put up a sticker chart and told her that if she did not do poo in her nappy she would get a star and then get a treat at end of week - but still she did a poo!! She gets upset as she knows we are cross. This is obviously some kind of attention seeking and the only other idea I've had is not putting a nappy on at all when she goes to be (but sneakily putting one on later when she is asleep as nappies usually still wet in morning).

Any other advice please?? I thought we had cracked it but obviously not!!

TIA

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purpleprincess · 24/01/2008 20:41

Forgot to add - she is still wide awake when she does this.....

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purpleprincess · 25/01/2008 11:52

Just bumping - anyone??

THanks a lot

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Dabbles · 25/01/2008 12:03

She is still very young, Tbh, think you should just let her poo in her nappy till she is compleatly comfortable. She is possible holding it in till she has her nappy on at night, which isnt good for her. Just relax, let her poo in her nappy for another month or so, then try agin?

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purpleprincess · 25/01/2008 12:13

I would understand if she was still scsared of doing it on toilet but she is not??

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Dabbles · 25/01/2008 12:24

but maybe she is. but shes just not telling you! kids are strange things!!

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