Potty Progress



Here is an idea Jacob had to help him feel better about going in the potty. He thought it would be good to catch it on the TP. Anything, if it will work. At least it was easily flushable and no mess. It really didn't help him much but maybe it helped him feel better in the long run.

I think we have hit a breakthrough!! Max says we poisoned our son (he's joking) but I finally gave him some milk of magnesia after 3 days of not going. He wasn't constipated but we wouldn't let him have a pull-up and he was still too afraid of going. I put the laxative in his hot chocolate and he drank the whole thing. I tried in juice before and he hated it. So we stayed home all Friday and he begged for a pull-up. We tried every way to get him to feel comfortable with pooping on the toilet. Finally, he was sitting at the computer on his potty on the chair and he couldn't stop it from coming. I sat next to him and with all the yelling and screaming (he said it make him feel better even though it didn't hurt) I felt like a Lamaze coach. After that first time it has been all down hill. Of course, he has had plenty of opportunity to practice with the help of the laxative. Only gave it to him the one time but now we are having him eat rice, bananas, and toast as well as yogurt to get him balanced again. He is actually very proud of himself and says that now he is a big boy! All I know is that by Friday afternoon I had had it and told Max I needed a break from the house and potty training. He was so understandably demanding and high maintenance all day and I needed a time out. What an intense experience but I think the wort is over! He will be a pro by the time he is regular.