Then I went to change him and there was only a small smudge.I was now afraid my son was constipated, again. Give your child some prunes.You can give them the dried prunes, prune juice, or prune step 2 baby food. Because when it comes to parenting sometimes you just have to teach your child through examples that there is no reason to fear their bodies natural functions.Your child could be poop withholding or constipated, either way there are a few things you can do to pooping easier on your child.Always check with your doctor. You won’t help resolve her fear of the bath by forcing her to go into it. She had done a poop in the bath in two consecutive night and ever since (2 nights ago) she is absolutely terrified of going in the bath.


We went through something similar with my daughter. Be sure to coat all sides of the toys with the sanitizing solution (), as they may have come into contact with the fecal matter. You could also try bathing in the sink, or from a tub of water. No obligations. As they are drying off you can pull the drain as you distract them or as you are leaving the bathroom.

He may surprise you and just decide he doesn't need the swim diaper one night. You could also try those glow sticks or some clear, colorful, plastic cups. Plus, my heart breaks for her to see her get so upset about taking a bath, something she used to love to do! It’s normal, it happens, this is how they learn to practice balance.

Shortly after that, she pooped in the tub.

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We went thru the exact same thing and it's what got my daughter potty trained. Well the eating of the weird foods with a smile on your face and convincing “MMMM” sounds does not end once they are on solid foods.

Toddler Afraid to Take a Bath After a "Poop in Tub Incident" Updated on July 08, 2011 M.S. You got rid of all the diapers and replaced them with brand new big boy underwear.

We could tell right away L was not pleased about this poop.A few days passed and L had been pooping regularly when he suddenly ran off to a corner and moaned really loudly. "I bought some special crayons and paints for the bathtub, and today my toddler took a 30-minute bath with no fussing or crying. Just because it’s on the internet does not make it automatically true.Additionally, make sure you do your research on MiraLAX if this is what your doctor recommends. Many toddlers begin holding in bowel movements because they had one that was painful and fear the same thing could happen again.

Drain the bathtub and remove any bath toys that were in the feces-contaminated water. Never let your kids sippy cup be empty. I appreciate any insight anyone can offer. Some parents find that it helps to bathe the child in the bathroom but not in the actual tub if that is what is causing the fear.

Ingesting foreign objects like crayons can also change the color of your toddler’s poop. He was so absorbed with his "new" toy I just casually got him undressed and in the tub and he did not even realize the whole time that he did not have a swimmy on! She's old enough to start hearing and talking about what poop is - that it is part of the food we eat that our body cannot turn into energy and nutrition.

Good luck, and please don't beat yourself up anymore!It happens, it's disgusting, and we react. There are things they may know that the internet can’t tell you. We are now swimmy free for several days!

Everything is going great, except your child won’t poop. We did almost everything that I recommend in my list and just before we went to try the doctor suggested MiraLax, L finally pooped.This poop was not a pleasant one as it was pretty firm and would have been difficult to push out. She pooped in the potty one day & it completely freaked her out.

It may have been a coincidence, but when we stopped using it my son stopped getting the rashes.While I’m personally not a fan of using MiraLAX you may find it works wonders for your toddler, there are plenty of parents who swear by it.
Depending on the consistency of the poop, you may need to let the bath water drain before trying to remove it.