Ds2 had some very bad constipation four days ago. It hurt him quite a lot. So, he decided he wasn't going to poop anymore. :thud: Actually, he announced to me in a very angry voice that when he turned 5 he would poop again. He turned 3 last month. So yesterday he screamed and held it and screamed and held it...all day. I tried everything in my arsenal. Finally against his will he pooped a tiny bit in his pants. I cleaned him up, he insisted he still wouldn't poop and we went through it all again. He fell asleep and promptly pooped in his underpants. *sigh*
Today we start the same battle again. I try bribing with everything I know he loves. I explain. I tell him I love him and that I'll stay with him on the potty. Nothing. I even offerred to try a diaper. Emphatic NO from the little guy. He says he just isn't going to poop. Finally this evening he starts to poop his pants again against all of his will and effort. I get him to the potty and go drill seargent on him and...he stays and finishes pooping.
So my question is...what now? I have him drinking lots of fluids to make sure pooping isn't painful. I am dreading going through this again tomorrow. We had to stay home all day because I didn't want him traumatized by having his accident in public. He is a stubborn kid and it is part of his personality to do self harm for the sake of his stubborness. I am open to any and all suggestions....
Today we start the same battle again. I try bribing with everything I know he loves. I explain. I tell him I love him and that I'll stay with him on the potty. Nothing. I even offerred to try a diaper. Emphatic NO from the little guy. He says he just isn't going to poop. Finally this evening he starts to poop his pants again against all of his will and effort. I get him to the potty and go drill seargent on him and...he stays and finishes pooping.
So my question is...what now? I have him drinking lots of fluids to make sure pooping isn't painful. I am dreading going through this again tomorrow. We had to stay home all day because I didn't want him traumatized by having his accident in public. He is a stubborn kid and it is part of his personality to do self harm for the sake of his stubborness. I am open to any and all suggestions....
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