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Potty training advice

My son is 3 next month (November) and it’s been hard to not compare to other kids and friends his age who potty trained in days.
We’ve tried to not put any pressure on him or the situation and wait until he is ready but I just don’t know when that will be.
He struggles to poo which doesn’t help and I know will delay parts of potty training - struggles so much that he has blood tests booked, has been prescribed laxatives since 7 months as the poo is so big sometimes there is traces of blood, it can shock you the size given he is just a little boy! And he gets very upset and distressed trying to go.

He has started to sit on the potty nappy free for a star ok his chart which is a big step forward for him as that used to be a big no no but he will get so upset and try and pop a nappy on when he needs to wee
He Knows he needs the toilet and will tell us he needs to/or he has been
But will not do it on the potty. Honestly when I say he gets upset and screams and cried and tries to put his own nappy on I’m not kidding. I try and delay it and calmly say shall we try and it’s all ok but he is just so upset that I don’t want to see him that way bless him and he will just hold until the nappy is on!

Any advice for next step? I keep telling myself it’s ok and he won’t want me to be changing his nappy at 18 but we have another on the way and I just want to help him while he has my full attention.

I’ve offered incentives - stars, a reward if he does a wee and gets a star/3 stars he can go to the shop and pick a toy… a screen to distract and relax him sat on potty, blowing bubbles/fake candles to relax muscles… flowing water. I’m all out of ideas.

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