3 Yr Old Regressing Going Poop in the Toilet

I don't know if this will work for you, or if you'll even want to try this, but my daughter is completely potty trained and she sleeps 12 hours straight without waking up. She's never peed or pooped in her underwear during the night, but my huband and I both feel that going 12 hours without peeing is too long so every single night I set my alarm clock for 1:30 in the morning and he takes her to go pee. Sometimes she's barely awake, but she pees every time! Maybe that's something you may want to try with your son.

I wouldn't punish him. It sounds like his schedule is off. If he is going late at night or early morning, he may be too tired to wake up completely (the same reason he is still wetting at night). If you punish him he is going to think pooping is bad and will make the situation worse. Maybe try making him sit on the potty before bedtime. Maybe try giving him a warm bath before bedtime to see if that helps him.

I agree, punishing with potty habits is a bad idea. It can make the situation worse instead of help. Try positive reinforcement and maybe try taking teh pull-up away at night and see if maybe he was just getting "lazy". My son got lazy and I had to start taking away his pull-up. He goes to the potty when I did. He does have a few poopy accidents every now and then.

Another thought I had was maybe he has a gastrointestinal infection. If his stools are softer than normal, there maybe something there that just needs to run its course. Give it time and see what happens before you make a decision on what to do.

I would have taken away the pullup early on especially if he was trained for 8 months. I took away the diaper when he was dry at night for at least one week. I would start over with rewards. see if that works.