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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP here who is currently training DD (27 months). Just finished Day 2 (still on Block 1 of Oh Crap - meaning we are keeping her naked except for naps and nighttime). Here's how it's going so far, for anyone interested:

Day 1: We took off DD's clothes and diaper first thing. DD did not pee for a couple of hours, then peed while drinking water, I reacted poorly by yelling "Ahh" (out of surprise, not anger - she peed a little on me), she cried, we took her to the potty and got a couple of drops in it. Rest of the day she would show signs on wanting to pee, would happily go to the potty and sit while we tried to distract her, but would not pee. Had a couple more pee accidents, one of which we did get her to sit on the potty and get some pee in. No poop.

Day 2: After 3 plus hours of no pee, but periodically showing signs of needing to pee and willingly sitting on the potty, she had a pee accident. Shortly after she said she needed to use the potty, showed signs, she sat, and I put her feet in a bowl of warn water. That helped her release the pee. No more pee accidents that day, she peed in the potty 3-4 times the rest of the day. Last pee of the day she self-initiated. She finally pooped in the evening, on the floor. Unfortunately DH yelled while she was pooping (not in anger, more urgency) to tell her to sit on the potty, which freaked her out. There were a lot of tears, as with the first pee yesterday.

We will continue Block 1 tomorrow and hope to get another poo, hopefully in the potty this time. Will have to figure to out how to guide her without freaking her out since she really likes her privacy for poops.

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Big reward for any poop that gets into the potty!  Remember that pooping on the floor is a good sign.  Just get her on the potty when you see her.  DS had a hard time the first time.  I had to hold him over the potty with knees up as he was pooping and he wasn’t happy.  But then he got two new cars and we did the poo-poo dance and that was it.  He’s pooped on the potty (now toilet) ever since.

And everyone likes to poop alone.  It’s human nature.  She just can’t in the first few days as she needs your help.  [/quote]

Thanks - we will try this![/quote]

No, bad idea. Do not start giving rewards. The book (which you really ought to read as it covers pretty much every single question you've presented) specifically states no rewards. [/quote]

Thanks, I have read the book, and as you know the book says you have to figure out what works best for your child. When I said we would "try this" I meant lifting her up and putting her over the potty when she poops.

Btw, Oh Crap is working for us, albeit slowly, but I know for a fact it doesn't work for everyone. We're lucky DD is within the age range and responding well. There are no studies on it as a method. I think I read yesterday somewhere about a method that depends on rewards that has been studied and shown to work. From what I am observing about DD, I don't think rewards would help her, but clearly they can help some children.[/quote]

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