Pulling Her Poop Out of Her Diaper During Quite Time...

My daughter did that too. We started taking her toys away. one or two at a time. That seemed to work. Is she potty trained otherwise? If not you should start to do that with her. I dont think you should let her in the bathroom with you since you are at home with her and only her all day. I do agree that you should adjust her bedtime. You could try putting her diaper on backwards and if she has any footed pj's that are too short for her cut the feet off and zip them up backwards. My step mom did this with her children and they cant really work the zipper so pj's and diapers stayed on. I do sypmathize with you! Its not fun cleaning up poop daily!!!
S.

Please, please, please don't make her wear her diaper by either putting it on backwards, putting her in clothing she can't remove, etc. -- because essentially, that would be forcing her to sit in her own poop. And that's just ewwwww - would you want to be forced to sit in yours? No. And what about if you are ever old and have to wear a diaper... don't you hope someone changes you ASAP? Your daughter, at 2 yrs old, is trying to tell you in every way that she knows how that she doesn't want to have poop in her diaper. If she does this at the same time every day, you have *such* an opportunity to help her learn to do this in the potty. And 2 yrs old is prime age for potty learning (it's NOT too young!!!). If you strap her diaper to her now, force her to sit in poop for an hour while you have some quiet time, don't be shocked when you try to potty train her later and she doesn't want to poop anywhere else BUT her diaper. Please know, though, that I absolutely DO empathize with needing some quiet time to yourself - it's super important for us moms to recharge!!! Is it possible to do it at some other time in the day besides prime poop-time for your daughter?

Go pick up a copy of Elizabeth Pantley's "No Cry Potty Training Solution" (http://www.overstock.com/?page=proframe&prod_id=2014698) and follow your daughter's *very* clear signs of being ready to start potty training.

Again, I beg you, PLEASE do not force her to keep a poopy diaper on - instead, offer her to sit on the potty around that typical "poop time" and read some books until she relaxes and goes. Be supportive, relaxed, matter of fact. Don't be afraid of accidents - they help her understand how her body works and accelerate her learning to get to the next level - just supportive, loving, matter of fact. Clean up together. Model for her what it's like to poop in the potty. Watch her for physical signs (farting, grunting, bearing down). Keep her diaperless w/ a little plastic potty nearby. You guys can do this as a team and have fun with it together! P.S. - When she does start to poop in the potty or if you put her in for quiet time and check on her periodically for the poopy diaper then change it, it's very likely that she could fall asleep again for her naps. Again, I vote for trying the potty here, but do what you need to do. :) Also, I second what a previous poster suggested about an earlier bedtime. When my daughter gave up nap, the earlier bedtime was the saving grace!

Dear A.,

My name is A. and i am a single mom of a two year old daughter and a one year old son. My daughter did the same thing for about a month right before she turned two. Her naps stopped and i would always catch her playing in her poop. I discuss this with her physician and other moms and the best suggest that worked for me was i started to potty train her. The elmo potty time dvd really helped alot. It has worked and she has stopped playing in her poop. I also discovered that even though it hurts your feelings i made her help me clean it up and she really hated that it helped alot to get her stop to coloring. Naps are a different story i have no suggestion. She stopped taking them then about 3months ago started taking them again. So good luck i hope my suggestions help.

We have had troubles with our two little ones (girl 2 and boy 1) with this too... we tried the backwards diaper, the footed sleepers, taking things away, and time outs. We didn't seem to have any luck with any of them and had troubles with diaper rash when we put the diapers backwards. So, as a last resort we went out and bought diaper pins... we put one on the front of the diaper to hold both flaps down and on to the main part of the diaper. So far, it has worked for almost a year with our girl and about 6 months with our boy. They started taking off there diapers a little earlier then your little one. Our little girl is now using the potty some now, but still thinks it's kinda a game... only will go when mommy, big sister (12 yr) or another girl is in there going. In time she will get better, but for now they get a pin if they are going to be "alone" in their room for bedtime, naptime or quite time. Cause it is very hard to get all the poop clean up and the smell out of the room, and we did the clean up for to long. Good luck with finding the best way for you and your little one.

My daughter went through this phase as well. GRR! It was so frustrating. We decided at that point it was time to work on potty training. We started pullups at that time and it was too hard for her to get them off so if she pooped and wanted it off of her, she had to come find me. I would suggest playing games and singing songs with her while she just sits on her potty. Read books even. My daughter had a huge fear of the normal potty. She thought that there were snakes in it. So, I would make sure she has a potty of her own that she feels very comfortable with. Good luck.

A. H.
Have her sit on the potty while you are in the shower. What is the harm. She may just want to find out what you are doing in there. Pull the curtain and talk to her. Have it the GIRL time!
My mom worked two jobs when I was growing up, as my parents divorced when I was five. That is the best time we girls-my two sisters and I had while mom got ready between jobs. Plus, it helps to learn about shaving and make-up etc.
Use the earlier bedtime (no Naps bedtime moves up!) to unwind and have alone time or husband time.
Hope this helps.
C.

Ok A. I swear that I was just writing everyone and asking about this same issue. My son turned two in Oct. and he was doing this too!! It is nasty, but I can tell you this...it has stopped. I really thought that it was never going to, and watch now that I have said this he will do it tommorrow!! LOL. No really, it will stop and the reason that I learned he was doing it was because he was mad at me. Almost seperation anger!! Like a Puppy!! I would leave the room the clean or something and come back to it all over the place. I learned to make him clean it up with me and put him right in time out. That was all that I could do and WAIT! Good luck I completly feel your pain just remember there is light at the end of the tunnel!

this isnt really about your daughters habit but about you getting to take a shower, etc...i know that it is important and preferable to be able to take a shower alone every day but on days that you dont want to wait for her to take a nap, just take her into the shower with you. of course it is not relaxing but its better than sitting around in pajamas until 6. i know that from experience. what we do is, first we both take a shower. then i get out and run a little water for a bath for her to play in while i dry my hair and do make up. shes right there with me having fun and i get to get ready for my day at a reasonable hour.

Hello!
Quite the messy problem..I hate cleaning up poop! Unfortunately, two out of my three daughters were fond of this through a "phase" also. If she takes her diaper off, I'd tape it on. Literally, I would fasten the diaper as usual, then use the thinner masking tape (it's about 3/4" wide) and tape it all the way around, making sure the ends were in the back. Also, overalls and one-piece outfits that fasten up the back are well worth investing in.
Good luck!

Hey there. WOW. Both of my kids did that too! lol. People used to say, "i'd beat my kids if they did that". (YEAH..RIGHT). Anyway, they are 12 months apart in age, and they would wait til they were playing in their room, and one of them would always seem to poop, and they would both get involved in spreading it around on everything, including the windows. One time, my son came in the living room, totally covered in poop, and all I could do was laugh. I said OH MY what happened to YOU? and his response was, "AIMEE POOPED". What do you do?? He was a year old, and she was 2. When I was able to stop laughing, I got upset..once again. and cleaned up the mess. I think they were amazed at how it spread all over everything, or something? I don't know what the fascination is! They finally stopped, after my husband and I trying everything too. The final straw was discipline though. REAL discipline. It was hard, because I know they didn't think they were doing anything wrong. But they totally hated time outs....so....it worked. I hope this helps your, or at least lightens your heart. :) God Bless you and your family! By the way, they are 11 and 12 now, and don't do that anymore! ha! ~N.