Its crazy how such a good happy thing can turn and change into a scary crisis! I am talking about Mia and pooping. I know lovely subject, but there is something going on that is concerning me.. ALOT!
Like I mentioned before, I am not truly trying to potty train Mia. Infact I wanted to wait until we moved and settled into our new place before I started, but Mia had other plans. Ever since she pooped in the potty for the first time last week, going #2 hasn't been the same for her and now its become an issue.
The first day she went in the potty it kind of scared her but I turned it around fast enough to make it a good thing. She seemed to respond to the positive reinforcement. She did however go poopies in her diaper later that day but it was no big deal to either of us. Then she didn't go the following day but the next day after that she went in the potty again... well sort of it landed on the floor. That scared her too but again I turned it around into a good thing and she was happy again. Then she didn't go the day after that and yesterday we had a crisis!
I was preparing our Thanksgiving dinner in the kitchen and Mia had just come home from eating out with Adrian. She had not gone poopies ALL day and this would mark her 2nd day! (She is pretty regular so this was already a bad thing). Then all of a sudden she said poopies! and started to grab herself. I asked if she wanted to get changed and she said "Change" so I grabbed a diaper and went to change her. When I opened her diaper I noticed there were no poopies. She seemed distracted so I just put the diaper back on. She noticed right away and got mad, so I took it off again and just as I was about to pull it out I noticed she was "about the go" or at least was trying to, so I quickly put the diaper back on so she wouldn't go on the floor. This upset her a bit but soon she got up and went to play. I kept asking if she needed to go poopies and she started to say "no" but I knew she did. I asked about the potty and she refused. So I went back to cooking. Soon she ran up to me complaining about poopies again. I asked her if she wanted to go to the potty and she said yes. So we went to the potty but as soon as she walked in the door she ran back out saying NO!!! This battle literally went on for more than an hour. Going back and forth between wanting to go potty, getting there then refusing and running out. The closest I got to her to go was almost picking her up to place her on the potty then she would freak out and run out of the bathroom. She kept complaining about "poopies" but refused to go in her diaper either. So I was in a dilemma. Nothing encouraged her to go, not even candy! I didn't know what to do. Soon she became so unreasonable and fussy that Adrian had to take her upstairs to bed.
So now I don't know what to do. I am not trying to force her to use the potty yet she keeps asking about it. I am afraid she will make herself constipated and then we will be in real trouble. She hasn't gone poopie in her diaper since the first day she went in the potty. I am concerned she will be traumatized by pooping altogether. I hope things get better, we will see how today goes. Its our Thanksgiving day so hopefully with all the food it will trigger "something" and she will go one way or another... wish me luck!
********** UPDATE********
She pooped this morning! YAY! and yes it was in her diaper and it wasn't pretty! haha I am glad shes ok though...phew
