Won't poo in potty or toilet

My baby boy is vehemently refusing to poo in potty, try as I might. He would only poo when I put nappy on.

He would happily go wee in potty or toilet but not poo... when I tried not putting nappy on, he didn't go for almost 72 hours. Is anyone else experiencing this?

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When he's on the toilet for a wee and you think he needs a poo encourage him to blow bubbles, paper etc as that encourages bearing down

Yes, I think it’s absolutely normal.sorry long comment coming!

Pooing is a weird sensation and sometimes it can take time to get comfortable with it. My eldest was completely potty trained (night time too!) but only pooped in nappy until she was almost 4. I didn’t put any pressure on her, i just let her be, and then one day all on her own she decided to use the toilet for poo and we never had an issue since then (she’s 6 now). It’s like something just clicked!

I’m going through the same with my july ‘22 baby. She needs a nappy for poo - and I’m sure in the next couple of months she’ll be fine with doing it on toilet too.

So long story short, it’s okay, you’re not doing anything wrong, he’ll be fine and use the toilet for everything soon :)

I'm also struggling with his! My son will wee in the potty ir toilet all the time, but pooing is a struggle. It's always in his pants so we now just keep him in a nappy to avoid throwing pants away constantly😬🤦🏻‍♀️

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