Potty Training - Washington, MO

Yes, it's from potty training. She is learning control. Lot's of kids do this. My granddaughter was especially bad about it. She was an extreme case, and if you really want the details, you could e-mail me, but trust me, she took this holding BM's above and beyond the norm, and we had to get really tricky with her.
I began rewarding her with a small glass of Dr. Pepper when she went poopy. She loves Dr. Pepper, and it was a treat she wasn't allowed very often, so she would practically do handsprings to get it. So, if she went poopy, she got a glass of it. In the meantime, we were sprinkling Benefiber (per her doctor's instructions) in all of her food to help keep her movements soft and easy to pass. After she got pretty good at going poopy for the Dr. Pepper, then I start switching the routine a little bit. I started telling her Dr. Pepper would help make her "go". It didn't take very long before the psychological benefit kicked in, and if she hadn't gone poopy in a while, I could give her a glass of it and tell her "Now remember, this is going to make you go poopy, so be ready!" Sure enough, she would drink it down (sometimes not even finish it) and have to run to the potty to go poopy ! She is 5 now, and it still works.
For those of you that are worried about lying to the child, it's not a total lie, Dr. Pepper always make ME go ! LOL. It really does ! And I would never lie to a child.
So there you have it. Maybe that will work for you, or maybe you don't need anything that drastic, but it worked for us.
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well i can only tell you what i feel from the impression i get. she may just not be ready J.. i wouldn't try to put her in panties if she's only going on the potty once a week. and since it is only once a week, the fact that she's holding and holding (both #1 and #2) kinda makes me wonder if she's not comfortable with it but she's feeling pressure. honestly, if it was me i'd let the issue go for awhile. she's only 2 1/2 so it's not a dire urgency to get her trained right now. i know it would be so much easier for you (trust me i have a 25 month old boy myself) but it's just going to make it worse if you try to push her before she's ready. from what i've heard from other moms on here, and read online, i'm *hoping* that if i don't push my boy, and truly try to do it on his timeline, that he'll tell me when he's ready and it will (again, *hoping*) be pretty easy. it sounds like she's fighting it so to me that would suggest maybe she's not ready yet. just my two cents. good luck with whatever you decide!

I have potty trained 4 girls- we never used treats or bribes. We started putting panties over their diapers- and telling them they were big girls. Have her try to go on the potty a few times a day- if she goes- great- if not- no big deal, try again the next day. Also, I think this is a reaction to her having a new sibling- if you read any of the books on new siblings they tell you to be prepared for an older sibling to regress to having a bottle and/or needing a diaper. She will get the hang of it soon enough- and yes I know the urge to get them out of diapers- I still have a 2 yo boy left to train- the last of 9 kids. good luck

She's still learning what it feels like to have to poop. My Goddaughter did the same thing. Once she got used to the feeling, she was all about wearing big girl panties. Also let her pick her own underwear so that she will want to wear them. Just a small package of underwear. It took my goddaughter about 3 months to get used to it. If you are really concerned ask your doctor. He/She may have a few Ideas as well. Plus more information. Good luck!!!

I like to go cold turkey with my boys. All the diapers disappear & they have to wear underware. We just started training our 2 1/2 y/o (he'll be 3 in Dec.) 1 1/2 weeks ago. He can hold his pee for 12 hours, then when he lets it go he can out pee any diaper available! That is why we started training him. Just like his brother (& most kids) he does not like the feeling of pee running down his legs, so he tells us he needs to go. I ask him every now & then if he needs to go. If he sits on the potty & his underware are dry I give him 2 m&m's. If he uses the potty he gets to choose something from the candy jar (hershey kisses or dum dum pops- he chose the dum dum pops when we were at the store). He still has to wear the 'baby diapers' until he can get up to go at night. He has been dry at night for weeks. He seems to be getting the hang of it, but I expect it to be a long road. He doesn't hold his BM so I don't really have any suggestions to help with that.

God Bless!