If you have/had kids who were holding pee/poop for whatever reason, how are you/did you fix it? My daughter is newly trained - just a few weeks at this point - and she has a history of holding poop, which leads to pretty bad constipation. We're working on it with OTC meds, giving her the flexibility to use the diaper rather than potty, etc. (it seems to be a psychological issue for her more than physical, though we're not sure why). However, I'm noticing now that she's starting to hold pee as well, even when we put her on the potty (like this morning, she woke up dry and insisted she didn't need to go though she does every morning and after some coaxing and encouraging, she went just fine). She's been very comfortable with the potty (for peeing, anyway) and hasn't had any accidents, and it doesn't seem to be fear based, but I'm worried it's going to become a habit, like with #2, and lead up to UTIs and who knows what else. We've been talking to her daycare to make sure they're encouraging her too, but I'd love any ideas on how to help her with this. Thanks!
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My daughter held her poop when we first potty trained but it kind of resolved itself. There were a few things we did that helped but I think it just took time. What seemed to help the most was lots of water, juice and prunes every day, and The Poop Song on YouTube.
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I think for some toddlers it's a matter of control. They just don't want to be told when to go, even though it's pretty clear they need to (ie: morning pee after staying dry all night).
With DD, instead of asking/telling her to go at certain times, I'd phrase it more like "run to the potty when you need to go" or "tell me when you need to go" so the actual decision to is hers and based on her listening to her body... You have to tell them many, many times to let you know so that they don't forget and it's kind of silly, but it worked LOL.
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@Mrs. Carrot: How old is LO?
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We just started potty training last week and I have been feeding LO lots of berries. He was hesitant to poop on the potty the first few days but the berries got things moving and he just goes no problem now.
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We struggled with this (poop only) these past few months. What helped us was keeping her regular with Osmolax (super mild softener) and rewards charts.
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Also, we watched a bunch of toilet videos on youtube.
The potty song one helped.
I FEELLLLL it, I FEEEEEEEEL it, I feeeeeeel it! I know what to do, when I'm about to poo...
haha. it helps. and she still sings it now!
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@jaguar: Yep! The Poop Song was very important over here for a while
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@daniellemybelle: I get it in my head ALL the time.
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@jaguar: H asks for that song ALL THE TIME.
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@avivoca: You were the one that introduced me to The Poop Song!
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