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3 year old holding poop

My 3 and a half year old has started holding poop until nap time and night time diapers. He pees in the potty 100% of the time with no issues. In the beginning of potty training he did poop in the potty and then started holding it. When he poops at bedtime it is sometimes after I go to bed, so he will end up sitting in it all night and get a bad rash. It needs to stop, but he refuses. We have tried offering treats. We have tried going in front of him to model behavior. Taking away tv, music, and toys so that there isn't anything interesting for him to miss out on while he is in the bathroom. Frequent breaks where we sit for 20 minutes and encourage him to go. Increasing fluids. Giving juice. He's not constipated. I'm at my wits end. Is there actually anything I can do, or do I have to start getting up in the middle of the night to change the poopy diaper on 40 pounds of sleeping dead weight?

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My son did that and the only thing that worked was having a little prize been (I'm not talking expensive stuff ! But I got little toys he liked like hot wheels, dollar store toys, trips to the park, or picnic outsode.) And also i would put his tablet in there and have him sit and watch tv or I would go in there and just chit chat with him so he relaxes.

I’d end the diapers and move to underwear only. I know that’s not ideal, but it will get to the point that the comfort of the diaper will be gone. I also gave my son a prebiotic/probiotic to support healthy gut health and that seemed to help withholding. We did experience something similar for about a month. I also bought books specifically about pooping in the potty… and that’s all we read. I also got on teacher pay teachers and printed visuals of poop in the potty and hung those up in our bathroom!

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Yes! I also had a treasure box! Several of the books that Ms Jen suggested were the ones I used!