Guys I thought I knew what I was doing. I even wrote a guest post on entitled Potty Traing 101 (when shit hits the fan) for Red lips and darling Adventures. As it turns out I know jack shit about shit. For real. Potty training is a bloody mind game and its doing my mind in. Yes my friends, I’m losing the poop battle.
It’s day 10 and my child is yet to pooh in his potty. With the average bowel movement of once per day, you can do the math. It’s a decent amount of poop to be cleaning out of undies, off floors and out of pants. Yes i hear you all shouting at me “Why on earth are you not using the huggies pull-ups or any other training pants on the market??”
Well thanks so much for asking. You see I just thought I would go with what worked for my eldest son. With Noah, he was the exact same age (almost to the day) And we went cold turkey. He was potty trained in 48 hours and we never saw another daytime nappy again. It turns out Brody thinks it’s all a huge joke. He wees but only when i ask him to and when he craps himself for the umpteenth time he laughs as though he has done it just to piss me off. And piss me off he does. I was not expecting this.
The first time i lost my patience was when i couldn’t get the trampoline zip undone in time and he proceeded to wee all over it while i watched fighting with the zip screaming “Damit NOOOOOOOO…. wait just wait…. HOLD it, oh crap” only to realise our new neighbours were right behind me, speedily walking past me so as not to get caught in the cross fire. The second time i lost it was when those very same neighbours were parking their car and I was having another meltdown shouting “You are a big boy, you can’t poop in your pants, you need to pooh in the potty! Please boy, this is getting ridiculous!” I looked outside our open window to see these delightful people walking passed with horror in their eyes. Mom of the year award right there right?
Whatever they were thinking it was probably along the lines of, “That poor child, i hope he learns to poop in the potty real soon because that nutty woman is NOT going to handle another day of it. She is On the verge of a full-blown breakdown.”
And as much as i love my kid, they couldn’t be more right. I’m going crazy here. I hate poop on a good day, but this is just torture. I’m giving it another 2 days and then I’m adding nappies back to the grocery list.
I’ve tried treats, rewards, reading book while sitting and waiting and sitting and waiting and sitting and waiting. I’ve been patient and loving, I’ve asked roped Noah in to demonstrate the procedure first hand. I’ve jumped up and down in over eager excitement when he sees. I’ve played it so cool like it it’s no big deal. I’ve talked to him.
And now I’ve started to shout at him.
I’m at my wit’s end. Is he too young? Please for the love of sanity, tell me what I’m doing wrong?
This could’ve been written by my own hand – including the bit about the trampoline. I have twin boys… both ‘were ready’ and BOOM, one boy perfectly potty trained within a weekend. The other? Will wee on the loo, in the potty and very happily in the garden plants, but will NOT poop in these places of convenience (minus the garden). Also, will not condone putting a nappy on again. I’ve tried bribery and corruption, praise, nonchalance, begging and pleading, reading books and finally, hopping up and down in frustration. If you find out what works, please tell me.
*I do acknowledge that this was a less than helpful comment.
hahaha thank you kaye, I’m so glad its not just my kid!! Thank you for sharing your experience and at least giving me something to giggle at. I was NOT prepared for this!! 🙂
I know I am going through the same issue with my last born, he will be OK all day at creche but let his little feet walk through the door, he pees his pants! *smashes head on floor* (mine that is)…I will keep reverting back to this post because I am at my wits end.
You are not doing anything wrong. It has taken us about 5-6 months before my three year old stopped pooping in his pants! I nearly went mad, tried everything, took away toys etc but nothing helped. Once I was talking about this problem at mom’s group and I think he overheard and he was good for a week. Then we were back to square one. Then he got better. Then he did it again. I had a full on meltdown. I literally yelled at his bum and didn’t talk to him for the whole morning. I think the thing that got to me was I knew he could do it, he was just being stubborn. After that he did not poop! (He still sometimes pees in his pants though, but at least the pooping in pants has stopped) I’m not recommending a meltdown though. I think different things have worked for different people. All you can do is what my mother said: keep the washing machine going.
I found,personally, toilet training is stressful no matter which way you cut it.
Feel your pain hun,hence why i was so stressed about baby number 2 wanting to start.Check it here, hun:
https://themilkmemoirs.wordpress.com/2015/08/25/the-crappy-part-of-parenting/
Thanks trace 🙂 wow i can’t wait to read your experience…. xxx