ARGH - a cra**y problem ;-)

So it seems DD1 has got wee's in the toilet sorted.

The problem now is with #2's :lol:.

She doesn't do like 'one nugget', well sometimes she does but its not all that often. Instead the poo comes out a loose-ish consistency, like that of, um, er, mashed potato...(sorry TMI), and after fixing one dirty pair of pants with major um, skiddies ;), it's fairly common that the same will re-occur shortly thereafter. And it does my head in :rolleyes:.

She knows poo's go in the toilet, in fact she enjoys saying 'bye bye poo' as she flushes on those ocassions they DO make it into the toilet, but its like she has a poo that takes about 5 or so hours to get out (leaving a trail of dirty pants too).

She has 2-4 servings of fruit a day, she has weetbix with milk for breakfast, a sandwich with wholemeal or wholegrain bread for lunch, steamed vegies and fish or chicken / pasta for dinner, lots of water throughout the day....I dunno what else to do to combat this poo problem....

Any suggestions?

Is it more the fact that she feels odd doing a proper poo without the security of a nappy? Is she starting her poo around the same time each day (say after brekky)? I started DD on the potty more doing poo because I knew when she needed to and it was around the same time each day (after her shower after dinner). Do you notice a change in her posture or walk when she needs to go?

Sorry I'm not more help, we're new to the TTing thing here.

Does she know she has to push? Like, if before, with nappies, the poo just 'happened' when she couldn't avoid it...but now, she's touching cloth and not realising that's a sign to push it out? She's just waiting for it to happen?

I remember we sat our kids on the toilet and very classily made 'poo face' and grunting to demonstrate that pushing should happen. Along with the promise of sugary bounty upon successful delivery. We're stylish like that.

Anyway, I might be off track, but it's what came to mind for me. All the best!

She kinda stands on tippy toes and 'stiffens' her whole body (90% of the time) which tells me a #2 is on the way, so when I see that I get her on the toilet.....

And no, she doesn't really have a set time of day when I should expect one either.....

I just dunno what I can do!