Thanks for the advice.
I really appreciate everyone helping me out with David's chewing habit. I don't think he has low iron but I got some vitamins and started giving them to him just in case. They have a small amount of iron in them and I will have him tested as soon as we get the medical coverage going. (see below)
I also found him a teething ring and he just loves it! I am pretty sure it's just a habit since I have the same problem.
Now..........
How do you get them to go poop? He is potty trained, still wets the bed, but is trained during the day. He just refuses to poop in the toilet. I don't think it ever hurt since he only went twice when we started potty training last Sept and was very excited when he did. He will go in his diaper either during nap or at night so he doesn't have to go in the toilet.
I have let him sleep in his underwear for nap and just wet the bed for the last 4 days. He has pooped since then. We keep putting him on the toilet and he just won't go.
Any suggestions? :-)
Thanks again for taking the time to help!
Tawra
www.LivingOnADime.com
I also found him a teething ring and he just loves it! I am pretty sure it's just a habit since I have the same problem.
Now..........
How do you get them to go poop? He is potty trained, still wets the bed, but is trained during the day. He just refuses to poop in the toilet. I don't think it ever hurt since he only went twice when we started potty training last Sept and was very excited when he did. He will go in his diaper either during nap or at night so he doesn't have to go in the toilet.
I have let him sleep in his underwear for nap and just wet the bed for the last 4 days. He has pooped since then. We keep putting him on the toilet and he just won't go.
Any suggestions? :-)
Thanks again for taking the time to help!
Tawra
www.LivingOnADime.com
posted by Tawra Jean at 12:30 PM
5 Comments:
I will tell you what worked for us.My daughter was 3 1/2 when she was potty-trained for #1 but took her until she was 4 to go poop in the toilet.I didn't make a big deal out of it.She would ask for a diaper when she needed to have a BM.I would say things like "I know that when you are ready to go poop on the potty you'll do it!"I tried many other ways but the more things I tried, the more worked up about it she got.It even got to the point that she was starting to have problems with constipation over it.One thing that I do suggest is putting a footstool under their feet so their feet aren't dangling in the air.It gives them a sense of stability and actually aids in their "pushing".Today she is a very well-adjusted 7 yr old with no sign of anal retentiveness!
I am in the middle of this myself with kid #5. What works for us is if someone stays in the bathroom with him reading a book,singing songs, or saying nursery rhymes at the time of day he normally goes #2 and he will often do it. He also has a sticker poster on the wall of the bathroom and we put a sticker on it for every #1, #2, and for every time he tells us he has to go. My backup bribe is either an MnM or a dumdum lollypop when it seems like he is loosing interest. We found a pullups potty training kit in the clearance bin and the best thing in it was a simple little story book that explained using the potty that we read when he is on it. Perhaps the library has a similar book.
My daughter also was not trained until 4 years old, and her daycare provider said it was completely normal, she saw it all the time. Most kids do not have the awareness or control at 2 1/2 to be able to do BM's in the toilet every time. I would just not worry about it - he'll eventually decide when it's the right time. Of course, that means more work for you, but it's worth it not to push them to do something when they're not ready.
All but one of our kids trained by the age of 2 to 2-1/2 years, however the last one decided that he was going to wear diapers. So sensing his lack of enthusiasm, I promptly went to the store and bought two dozen standard fold cloth diapers, a few pairs of rubber pants, some diaper pins, and put him into real diapers. Within 3 weeks he was finished, done, and totally complete. No more diapers.
For many months afterwards those diapers and rubber pants sat folded on top of his dresser, out in plain view, and as a vivid reminder that if he decided to revert back to soiling and wetting in his pants, he could fully expect to put back into diapers and rubber pants again without hesitation. Scare tactics do work.
What a great website Tawra! Lots of recipes, hints, tips, and so many ideas. You have it all and thought of it all. Wonderful job!
Regarding the use of cloth diapers, I wouldn't have considered raising my family in anything but cloth. For me it wasn't about cost savings so much as it was about tradition. So holding true to tradition I used regular ordinary cotton rectangles (the old-fashioned- fold 'em yourself kind), along with diaper pins and rubber pants. This simple yet reliable method of diapering proved itself over and over again in our home- baby after baby, reiterating the fact that old-fashioned still is best!
By the way- great article on the Wichita Eagle! I just came across it on a Simple Living forum I belong to. Margaret.
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