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Thursday, July 24th, 2008
i detest potty training
We were only gone an hour. He went pee (or tried) before we left the house. I did, thankfully, bring along one extra pair of pants/undies. So two minutes after Gareth starts his swim lesson, Jonas pees his pants while playing on the play structure. We go change. Then, five minutes later, I notice how quiet Jonas is. How he is on the play structure, but not running around like his usual boisterous self. He's just kinda standing there. Hmmm.... kinda... hiding. Sigh... he pooped. In his pants. Two minutes after we were in the bathroom. Ugh. I don't have another spare set of clothes. We were only gone an hour! I dug through our swim/beach bag and thankfully found a swim dipe for him. But his legs were bare, and it was still foggy out. Grin and bear it, kid. I asked him, "Do you like having poop on your bottom?". "No," he replies. "You know what to do next time." "I forgot." That's his typical response for anything these days... "I forgot." Man, I tell ya, I am so ready for him to remember just this one little thing.
i detest potty training
We were only gone an hour. He went pee (or tried) before we left the house. I did, thankfully, bring along one extra pair of pants/undies. So two minutes after Gareth starts his swim lesson, Jonas pees his pants while playing on the play structure. We go change. Then, five minutes later, I notice how quiet Jonas is. How he is on the play structure, but not running around like his usual boisterous self. He's just kinda standing there. Hmmm.... kinda... hiding. Sigh... he pooped. In his pants. Two minutes after we were in the bathroom. Ugh. I don't have another spare set of clothes. We were only gone an hour! I dug through our swim/beach bag and thankfully found a swim dipe for him. But his legs were bare, and it was still foggy out. Grin and bear it, kid. I asked him, "Do you like having poop on your bottom?". "No," he replies. "You know what to do next time." "I forgot." That's his typical response for anything these days... "I forgot." Man, I tell ya, I am so ready for him to remember just this one little thing.
Good luck with Jonas!
Well, I still have to deal with Bubba more often than I should in this area and he is 5. When he was a baby and a toddler, he had constipation issues really bad. He cried every time he went to the bathroom. We went through mineral oil like crazy. Well, by the time he was 4, I knew that he was no longer constipated (it was some dietary issues) and he should no longer have a problem. Well, in his mind, it is going to hurt. So he holds it. Until he can no longer hold it. He hides, does his business, but then tries to walk around like nothing is wrong (be glad Gareth acts as if he doesn't like the feeling). I have spent many moments crying because I don't understand how to help him. His Dr. has been less than helpful, he swears it is a fiber issue. I think it is a psychological issue.
I really think this boy is going to be 10 years old and I am going to have ask him "Bubba, have you went to the bathroom yet?"
Ericka...for Bubba...my youngest had issues like that. I started giving her a small glass of prune juice. She calls it medicine juice. She had to have a cup every day for a few month and now just on occassion. It totally cleared up her bm issues.