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Thursday, August 28th, 2008
mother's intuition
Okay... stop now if you don't want to read about potential poop.
This may be TMI, but I just had to write it down. Gareth likes to hold his poop in as long as he can. He just doesn't want to stop playing. Now, he's six, so he doesn't have accidents, but I can tell it gets close sometimes. Like today, after he got home from school I could *totally* tell by the way he was standing that he had to poop. I just knew. I told him to go try, he tried to get out of going, but after a little more prompting he finally went to the bathroom. And lo and behold, out it came.
What I find most funny is that I am the only one that can tell he needs to go. Isaiah (dad) can't tell. And of course I wouldn't expect anyone else to. But it is SO obvious to me when he needs to. What a great skill I've learned as a mother.
mother's intuition
Okay... stop now if you don't want to read about potential poop.
This may be TMI, but I just had to write it down. Gareth likes to hold his poop in as long as he can. He just doesn't want to stop playing. Now, he's six, so he doesn't have accidents, but I can tell it gets close sometimes. Like today, after he got home from school I could *totally* tell by the way he was standing that he had to poop. I just knew. I told him to go try, he tried to get out of going, but after a little more prompting he finally went to the bathroom. And lo and behold, out it came.
What I find most funny is that I am the only one that can tell he needs to go. Isaiah (dad) can't tell. And of course I wouldn't expect anyone else to. But it is SO obvious to me when he needs to. What a great skill I've learned as a mother.
Well just yesterday, his Paw-Paw took him off the bus and brought him in the house. He was too busy doing other things that he did not notice the smell. Well, Bubba's aunt walked by and asked him if he had to go to the bathroom. He said no. Then she asked if he already went. He said yes. It was sticking out of his butt because lo and behold, he was still trying to hold it.
I am fed up with it at this point. Every year, starting on his third birthday, I have said that this is the year he will quit. Well, here's hoping that six is the magic number.
We have tried doing everything from making him go at scheduled times (which I am not sure anyone can really do) to giving him shots of mineral oil in his drinks in order to ensure that it doesn't hurt coming out. These are the only thing the Dr. has recommended. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
I'm sorry I can't help you. Gareth is just a good pooper. I can't make him poop; I can only tell when he needs to. Jonas is another story. I may be in your shoes in three years. Have you tried asking another doc?
Good luck to you. Toilet troubles are maddening!