Pooping in nappy

My son has been potty trained for a year now and is dry overnight but he will not poo on a toilet. He comes to me, tells me he needs a poo then I have to put a nappy on him so he can go off and have a poo. Is anyone else having this problem?

I don’t want to push it as he gets really angry when I ask him if he wants to go on the toilet and I don’t want him holding it in but he’ll be 4 in August so surely this needs to stop but I don’t know how.

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Talk to health visitor they might be able to advise something different but i would try and encourage him with a rewards chart to do it on the toilet say your ran out of nappies and hide them somewhere different if u still have some and then when the chart is full let him have a new toy or treat of some sort

My daughter is the same! This is very recent as she used to be fine pooing in potty or toilet but now she either does it as an accident in her knickers or she asks me to give her a bedtime nappy and she does it in there. If you find a solution please let me know x

Omg this has been us since we potty trained. She’s completely fine with wees but she’s always pooed in a nappy. I’ve tried several times to take the nappies away but it always ends badly- she will refuse to go at all. We end up with severe constipation and when she does go she’s in pain she will then withhold going for both poo and wee and we end up in a worse off situation. So I’ve given up and just carried on with the nappies

Omg this is the same for us too!!!

This is the exact same for us! No matter what I’ve tried he just refuses to use the toilet!😭

We have just been through this! We have managed to get him to poo on the potty but that was by saying we had no pull ups left. And he just agreed(so must have been ready) but still not on the toilet. Xx

I’m glad my boy isn’t the only one! He will hold it in so we’ve just not even mentioned it again for now

in our community

Is it bad of me to think this or no?

My husband has been abroad for work (1 day and exploring for 1 day) for 2 and a half days which means I’ve had both kids (1 year and 4 year old) for 2 and a half days plus cooking, cleaning, taking them to clubs, bedtimes!
He came home late afternoon and said I’m so tired, I just need to chill. I said can you wash up whilst I sort kids dinner out, he said he’ll do it later which means he won’t do it and I’ll end up doing it so I said no do it now please otherwise I’ll end up doing it and he said well you have been home and I’ve been away so you’ve just been relaxing.
Don’t know what planet he is on but having the kids alone for 2.5 days is not relaxing. I was stressed!

When he was away, I did miss him and wanted him to come back but now he’s back, I want him to go away again😂
Is that bad?

Post partum dad

I have a 2 month old. A few weeks ago my husband crashed out because he didn't feel like he was getting to bond with her. I started exclusively breastfeeding around that time and honestly didnt see the big deal. Baby and I left for a few days and when we got back home, everything was fine. He was extremely hands-on. He helped with my meals, her bedtime, bath, stories.....for a few weeks it was great. Then he randomly sounds depressed af. He says our lo is better off without him, he wants to sleep all day , he asks me not to watch tv then tried playing a video game. He refused to reply to me when i asked any follow-up questions. Then he woke up our baby trying to race me to the bathroom first thing in the morning . He's doing a weird mix of crying, trying, and giving up. Im starting to feel like I cant handle him not being able to handle life with baby and just want to be alone. Are there resources for men?

Feeding

My son is coming up to five months and I just started giving him oatmeal and rice cereal. When can you start trying veggies or fruits? I only give him the oatmeal or rice cereal once a day right now which is what the paediatrician had said to do. I’m just curious to when anybody tried anything else with their kids cause my son eats a lot of formula and he’s VERY curious when I eat.

Really bothered by this

A friend posted this and it really bothers me because that is exactly how she parents her kid, and it's rather unfortunate because when our kids hang out together, her kid has a meltdown at least 5x within an hour. We have know them for years and it's only gotten worse. My kids will concede to hers, because they don't want to see their friend crying, but it sucks because they give up so much of their toys and enjoyment to keep the peace. We aren't hanging out as much anymore but it's rather sad to think she doesn't intervene more in her child tantrums and just let's it slide

My 2 year old won’t eat nothing but snacks

Is this normal ? He won’t even try anything I eat .. he really only like pizza fries and spaghetti… nuggets and snacks bananas some other fruit but like anything else he won’t eat if try but I don’t want to force him I’m just I feel like bad I mean he isn’t losing weight I breastfeed mostly still

Is this normal

Let’s say you’re at a softplay with your 2 year old, and some friends & their toddlers.
You buy your 2 year old a kids meal - chicken nuggets, beans, and chips. They’re very happy with it and have almost eaten it all.
They’re sat at the table, fork in hand, consistently eating, and have one chicken nugget left.
Your adult friend comes over from behind you, picks up the last chicken nugget, and eats it.
There was no indication that your child wasn’t going to eat it, and they didn’t ask. They just took it with no warning and ate it right in front of you and your toddler.
How you reacting?