https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:35:00 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-gone-wrong-help-needed#post-2865619 Tue, 08 Jan 2019 15:29:57 +0000 Adira 2865619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnleaves: Mine would live on milk if I'd let him, but now he understands that milk makes his poop hard and juice helps make it soft. We try to limit him to only 2 cups of milk a day (unless he's sick) and then juice and water otherwise. I definitely think it helps! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-gone-wrong-help-needed#post-2865595 Tue, 08 Jan 2019 14:35:02 +0000 autumnleaves 2865595@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: @ChitownRo: @muffinsmuffins: Thank you! We have tried to stay away from juice before PT but it seems like we really need to have him drink it now and maybe have less milk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-gone-wrong-help-needed#post-2865568 Tue, 08 Jan 2019 13:00:21 +0000 muffinsmuffins 2865568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ohhhh yes we had withholding and constipation like crazy with potty training. We had to give him restoralax every morning and I’m fact we still do a small dose every other day to keep him going a year after we fully trained him. We had quite a few really terrible situations where he would be writhing on the floor in discomfort but wouldn’t go as well as night wakings where he had to go but wouldn’t in his pull up, so we had to try many different things. DS was just over age 3 when we trained and we decided it was time to just do it so we didn’t go back, just suffered for 2 months ha. But after that it has been totally fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-gone-wrong-help-needed#post-2865531 Tue, 08 Jan 2019 09:52:12 +0000 ChitownRo 2865531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We added prune juice(30%) mixed w a little OJ (20%) for taste and with warm water (50%) to help w constipation when potty training. FWIW, I really think the warm part makes a difference. I make my elderly patients warm up their prune juice too ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-gone-wrong-help-needed#post-2865530 Tue, 08 Jan 2019 09:46:59 +0000 Adira 2865530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, my youngest, we potty trained at 3, and he really was NOT into it. It was a struggle and a fight, and eventually bribery worked... partially. We were able to pee train him using bribery, but he refused to poop on the potty and he would hold his poop until his nap or nighttime diaper. As a result, he definitely became constipated, which then made it impossible to even attempt to poop train him.</p> <p>We ended up tweaking his diet (more fiber-full foods, whole grain breads, reduced dairy, some apple juice daily) and that definitely helped. At 3.5, he was regular enough that he ended up pooping on the potty. But now (at 4), whenever he's constipated, he'll blame us "Dada gave me milk!! I need JUICE!" LOL.</p> <p>So yes - potty training definitely constipated my kid. Tweaking his diet helped. If you can't seem to get a handle on it on your own, keep a record of his poop and talk to your pediatrician. I know a few kids who went on very low doses of Miralax to get constipation under control. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-gone-wrong-help-needed#post-2865525 Tue, 08 Jan 2019 09:21:42 +0000 autumnleaves 2865525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We tried to potty train our 2.7 year old over the holidays. He never initiated going to the potty but Days 1 &amp; 2 were OK and Days 3 &amp; 4 he would have tantrums and refuse to sit on the potty and have major meltdowns about it so we decided he was not ready and put him back in diapers.<br /> Now he cries every time he poops in his diaper.I can't tell if he is constipated or wants to keep the poop in because he is scared to poop now. Has anyone seen their LO become more constipated since starting potty training? I can't figure out if it was a mistake to give up on the potty training now or not.<br /> He also is taking his diaper off during naps now. We ask him if he wants to use the potty and he says no.<br /> I have no idea what to do next. TIA for any advice. </p>