EC - Poop-Trained?
August 10th, 2007
Since Gavin’s been sick, I have decided to stop EC temporarily except for the usual morning toilet breaks. I have noticed that Gavin is now pretty good at pooping into the toilet. He has managed to poop into the toilet for the last four times he has needed to use the toilet.
His usual pooping time is first thing in the morning after he wakes, although he pooped once in the afternoon. He was pretty good for the afternoon poop because he make a big fuss and I took him to the toilet thinking he might have wanted to pee. When I held him over the toilet and made the usual “ssss” sound I do when I want him to pee, he pooped instead (our designated pooping sound is “mmm” which is sort of like a strained cow sound). Looks like he has come to associate the toilet bowl with elimination even if he doesn’t hear the appropriate cuing sound.
Is it safe to say that he is “poop-trained”?
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Hi! Just chanced on your blog.
Well done on the EC! How’s the progress these days? It’s really good to hear that people are going back to basics.
My little girl is also, thankfully, pooping into the toilet. She has been for many months now and she’s just turned 1 less than a month ago. We sign to her ‘toilet’ and these days that’s what she’ll do when she needs to go. I think being able to tell us she needs to go empowers her and she feels good about it.
Hi Cindy! Thanks! We’re still managing to get him to poop on the toilet but noticed he’s started resisting sitting still so I have to wait until I catch him in the act and then I rush him to the toilet. He’s happy to sit on the toilet and poop then.
I only really started signing to him in earnest over the last week so we’re working on the potty sign. He hasn’t connected the signs to the food but he’s catching on slowly. He poops once every few days so it’s harder to get him associating the potty sign to pooping. Will have to work on it.
Thanks for the encouragement!
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