Potty Training - Sandy, UT

I have the same problem. The pee-pee thing was a breeze, but my 3 yr old daughter simply refuses to use the potty for poop. She has pooped soooo many times in her panties that I have given up the battle and just put her in diapers when I have a feeling she has to poop. She's even gotten good at telling me she has to and to put a diaper on. For me, I'd rather clean up after a diaper poop than a pantie poop. I think it is reasonable to use diapers when need be, but keep using the potty whenever possible. I bought my daughter a few childrens books about using the potty and reading them seems to help when she seems to be slipping.
good luck,
H.

Hello! When I was potty training my daughter I did not use pull-ups. This may sound WAY "old school", but I used plastic training pants. The pull-ups just felt too much like a diaper to my daughter and she just used it like a diaper. I let her pick out some awesome underware, which you have probably done, and then I covered it with the plastic pants. I had been trying to stay close to home, and not really do a lot until the pooping part of potty training was done. Well, you can't stay at home forever, so I took my daughter and my infant boy to the store. My daughter was in an outfit that she loved, and then it happened. She came waddling up to me with a look of sheer horror on her face.....She had pooped in her underware and we were not at home!!! We went to the bathroom and cleaned up, and I had to put one of her brothers diapers on her and we had to go home and change. She had the plastic training pants on, so the "mess" didn't go everywhere. But, being out and having that happen, really helped her realize that it's a lot easier to tell me she had to go so that we could go to the potty.

When she told me she had to go, it was of course my job rush right to the bathroom. But it took just a few more times of her telling me she had to go, and rushing to the bathroom, and "whew! We JUST made it, GOOD JOB!" And it firmly sunk in that going on the potty was better than wearing uncomfortable training pants and having an accident in her favorite outfit. I did keep the very nicest clothes on the top shelf for a while though until we were done.....some things just don't wash out. :) Good luck.

I read a book that suggested giving the child more responsibility by helping clean up when they make a mess. It worked like a charm for our son. Of course, I still had the majority of clean up to do as it was harder than he could do, but it worked. He was potty trained in 5 days at 27 months old. (Totally his idea.) To be honest though, I'm terrified of our next one, since our first was so easy. Good luck, I hear from many friends how frustrating it can be. You'll make it, though.

My son was scared of pooping in the toilet, and I finally figured out that he was having trouble doing it sitting down. We got a little potty, and once he realized he could kind of do it squatting over the potty, he started doing it consistently. He squatted for about a week, then, on his own, started sitting (for about two weeks), and one day I found him pooping on the big toilet. He's been trained ever since. But, like a few other people said, it has to be when they're ready. He trained for both at three years eight months. I thought I was going to lose my mind, but he's barely had an accident since. He just had to wait until he was ready.

V.,
If it helps, my little girl was potty trained with #1 for over six months before we finally conquered #2. She had some instances where she was constipated and I think she was afraid. It really takes a lot more for them to master that aspect so I'd say pat yourself on the back and take a deep breath. Chances are if you relax a little it will help her in the process. Have you ever tried to use the restroom under a tense situation? It usually doesn't work very well. :) Good luck!

my step daughter was the same age and would do the same thing... pee in the toilet but not poop. My best advice is to be patient. She just eventually got. I was told by others that it was totally normal, kids sometimes fear the toilet becasue it's almost like they're flushing a part of them down with the waste. Sounds wierd but it was true in our case. Good luck Mom!

Patience! Potty training takes TIME. It took us a year to get our son fully potty trained. This is a new concept for your daughter and it may take a while. And if you want to speed up the process than you have to put her in underwear. Yes, it is a pain but that is what finally made our son "get it". Good luck:)

You are expecting way too much too soon. My daughter is almost 3 and still has accidents and we still use pull ups at night, underway during the (from day 1 of potty training). We just have her, and I mean her take her Dora backpack that is supplied with clothes, underwear, ziploc bags and her foldable potty seat. At first the accidents were more common. Now they are few and far between. She needs her portable potty seat and we are prepared with extra clothes just in case because restrooms are not close everywhere. If you lower your expectations, you will be quite pleased as she makes progress.

Get her out of the pull-ups/diaper. Take a change or two of clothes and whatever you need to clean her up if an accident happens. Each child will poop and pee in the potty when they are good and ready and not a minute before. I started my daughter on the potty this time last year because she was accepted into preschool. I almost pulled her out because the first 2 weeks of trying was going nowhere but the lady at the school said they understand about kids having accidents and are prepared for that. Thankfully, being in a morning class was good because she only had 2 accidents the whole year in class but at home. More like 2000! It literally was just about a month ago that she finally took a big stride forward and stopped having pee accidents and did her first poop on the potty. It hasn't been perfect and she's back slide a bit but I tried every incentive out there to no avail. When they are ready they will go. I put her back in pull-ups at Christmas time and it set her back again. It confuses them. It has to be clear that you expect them to try to go on the potty everytime. Key word: try! My daughter turned 4 in March! It's not always true what they say, "girls train easier". My son was done completely in 6 weeks at age 3. Anyways, just be prepared to clean up after her and keep your emotions in check. Come up with a simple phrase you can tell her each time she does have an accident like,"poo poo goes in the potty not your underpants." Pray for patience!
J. :)

Unfortunately, my answer is wait it out also. Pull-ups are a cruch you don't want to use. My 3 year old was totally potty trained by 2 1/2. We had many accidents and it took awhile but she is doing well except at night, which is another situation but we are doing well there too. Be patient and your daughter will "get it". Good luck.