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Watermelon?

My daughter just held it like crazy to start. As she got more comfortable out of the house it got better. I still have to say to my son all the time (he’s 3.5) “Ok, we can’t do <next thing> until you go potty!” He drinks a ton of water so pretty much always can go, just doesn’t like to stop what he’s doing. They both can hold it for ridiculous amounts of time without much problem, but I know it’s not a good habit.

During our brief stint at potty training DS did this too. Held it 7 hours and only went 2-3 times a day. Watermelon as pp suggested is what worked for him, and pineapple. He’s just not going to drink more water than he normally does I decided (and he hates all juice).

DS also did this and it was a confidence thing for sure. No matter the amount of liquid, he could hold all day. We had to enforce potty time as soon as we got home and read books until he relaxed and went (A LOT). He did it with poop as well and would be writhing on the floor in discomfort. We just kept putting him on, reading books and relaxing and then it clicked at home. Once we had that he would go at daycare easily. It was a bit of a battle but for us it wasn’t the liquid amount that effected things at all.

ETA: we also played up myself and DW going and making a big deal of it. I would do a silly dance and song for him in the hallway outside the bathroom. We did treats as well. We had to do timed intervals eventually as he was being so ridiculous holding it. That only lasted a 4-6 weeks thankfully. We wouldn’t leave the house until he sat and tried, and we didn’t play until we went when we got home.

It shocks me how long my 3.5yo can hold it. I think he must be chronically dehydrated! He will go all night and then be up for an hour or two and not have to rush to the toilet. Especially when I was pregnant, I was like,,, dang kid I’ve gone 4-5 times since you peed last night !