We started potty training our daughter 10 days ago using the Oh Crap! method and she’s honestly done amazingly with wees – no wee accidents since day 3 🎉 We’ve even had some full days out and she’s back at nursery with no issues.
However… poo is a completely different story 😩
Before potty training she was pooing around 4 times a day in her nappy, so thought this would be easy. But this change has really thrown me as I thought she would get it. At first she went a couple of days without doing one at all. Since then she has done atleast one poo per day - a few on the potty, but we’re still having pretty much one poo accident in her knickers a day.
What’s confusing is that she will sometimes sit on the potty for a bit as if she thinks something is coming, then nothing happens… and then a few minutes later she poos in her knickers.
I’m finding this really hard. Mainly I want to know:
- Is this normal?
- If so, am I literally just meant to put up with daily poo in her knickers for however long it takes?
- How long did it take for poo to click when wees were already sorted?
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She’s clearly capable as she
has done it on the potty, and she’s been brilliant with wees, but I’m not sure what to do differently for poo (or if I should just wait it out).
Would really welcome experiences, reassurance or advice from anyone who’s been through similar. Thank you 🙏