After trying everything the Dr. says, my 22 month old still has a hard time going potty, what do we try now?
460446
Give her prunes and juice that has prune juice, or apple juice.  Also do not make an issue over her going potty, you can actually give her psychological problems and there are certain complexs in psychology that I can not rememeber the name of, off hand.  I think she may have a bowel stricture.  Have you had this checked?  By the way take her to another doctor for another evaluation also.  Maybe go to 3 doctors.  You can also buy infant glycerine suppositories, or give her metamucil with lots of water, they have orange flavored.  I am a nurse and have a psychology major also
1096564
just keep drinking your fluids!\n\nStart easy and eat some toast and crackers. Get your stool back up to "solid" state. After that, it'll be easier on the anus when you stop wiping so much.  If it's bad, go and get some A&D ointment for diaper rash that they put on babies.  I know it's gross, but put some on your anus (externally) and make sure that you don't have a fancy pair of undies on, just in case the ointment could leave a greasy stain.\n\nHope you feel better.
914925
Financial wasn't a big deal really.  We don't fight about that.  What we fight about is that he is a total slob and I'm constantly picking up his shi* off the floor.....it makes me absolutely crazy.  He stinks up the bathroom.....he releases gas from every orifice....ugh!  it's just gross!  Had I known he would get "that" comfortable, I probably would have reconsidered everything.
79298
If you ask your child's doctor... You can give a baby an ounce of prune juiceor apple juice by bottle. If the baby is on solid foods then you can feed the baby bran in their cereal, give the baby more fruit. Also you can exercise the babys legs in a bicycle like motion to help the baby pass the bowel movement better.  I hope this helps you with the problem.
347369
The Doctor would have also told you to run a few tests to comfirm whether the obstipation was due to an obstruction (like a hernia) or due to a bad case of constipation.\n\nSo, you have to meet your doctor and find out the root cause of the problem.\nIf it is an obstruction, then you should not ask for advice from boards like this.\nIf it is due to constipation. \nConstipation is a very common and frustrating problem in children and teenagers. It is usually defined as the passage of hard and painful stools or going four or more days without a bowel movement. It is most commonly caused by a diet that is low in fiber, but can also be caused by drinking too much milk (more than 12-16oz/d), not drinking enough water or waiting too long to go to the bathroom. \nOnce a child becomes constipated and has abdominal pain and hard and painful stools, he will then begin to hold in his bowel movements to prevent it from hurting again. This creates a cycle that makes the constipation continue and become worse.\n\nTreating Constipation \nConstipation is best treated by making changes in your child's diet. Until the constipation has improved with a non-constipating diet, your child will most likely also be on stool softeners. The goal of treatment is for your to have one to two soft stools each day. \n\nDiet treatment - \n1. Increase fluids - like water and fruit juices.\n2. Increase Fiber - Veggies,(especially beans, sweet potatoes, peas, turnip greens, raw tomatoes and corn)  especially raw, unpeeled ones. Fuits, vegetable soups etc.,\n3.Increase Bran in diet - Bran Muffins etc.,\n\nDecrease Constipating Foods - Reduce consumption of Milk, cheese, cooked carrots and bananas (raw ones are great, don't cook them)\nIf your child is unable to tolerate milk, try soy milk. Ask Doctor for other sources of calcium.\nThe doctor will also most probably prescribe stool softeners. That will also help. Till the child is on medication get her used to a diet that would minimise the recurrence of constipations and she starts passing soft stool twice a day.\nOnce again follow your doctor's advice. That is very important.\n\n \nImportant Reminders \nBe patient. This is a chronic problem that can take time to improve. Avoid embarrassing or punishing your child. \nAvoid the frequent use of laxatives, enemas or suppositories. \nCall your pediatrician if your child is not improving in 2-3 weeks, is regularly needing to use enemas or suppositories, or is soiling his pants because of leakage of stool. \n\n \nImportant Reminders \nBe patient. This is a chronic problem that can take time to improve. Avoid embarrassing or punishing your child. \nAvoid the frequent use of laxatives, enemas or suppositories. \nCall your pediatrician if your child is not improving in 2-3 weeks, is regularly needing to use enemas or suppositories, or is soiling his pants because of leakage of stool. \n \nImportant Reminders \nBe patient. This is a chronic problem that can take time to improve. Avoid embarrassing or punishing your child. \nAvoid the frequent use of laxatives, enemas or suppositories. \nCall your pediatrician if your child is not improving in 2-3 weeks, is regularly needing to use enemas or suppositories, or is soiling his pants because of leakage of stool.
1084027
It’s time to start potty training when your child starts hiding and coming back with a dirty dipper. Also if you can ask you child if he/she is wet and they respond, it’s time. Some people start sooner but for your convenience no later then three, by four they should pretty close to potty pros.
266552
Make SURE that she goes to the bathroom before she goes to bed and try to keep her away from liquids an hour before she goes to bed.\n\nThere's no reason other than them having a smaller bladder capacity and not waking up in time.\n\nDon't use diapers since they'll make her feel infantile. Either slip one of those pads under her sheet or use pull-ups.
693717
Depends on how old she is.\n\nIf she is school aged, you need to talk to the doc. Sometimes there is a medical problem for it.  Sometimes it is has to due with their sleep patterns.  Sometimes it is a result of emotional or physical abuse by someone.\n\nIf she is is younger than school aged, it can be pretty normal.\n\nWhat I would do is set a cut off time for drinking, in our house until they can go through the night without wetting ... we stopped allowing drinks after 6pm.  This gave plenty time for them to empty their bladder completely before bed time.  No drinks at bed time.\n\nPlastic mattress protectors under her sheets will save you a lot of hassle.  Depending on her age, you can have her clean up her mess.  Make her take the sheets off, but them in the wash, clean off the matress, etc.\n\nIf she is a toddler, you can try putting a training potty in her bedroom with a night light next to it.  Maybe she gets disoriented and can't find her way to the bathroom or gets scared.
334539
I don't have any kids, but I have a big family with lots of small children. I know several different ways. My aunt told her son when he did tinkle to tell her next time that way he can use "the big boy potty". And her husband showed him how to tinkle like a man, but then showed him like a little boy would do it (sitting down). My other aunt got a potty that is seperate from the toilet that you'd use. And tell him how much fun it is to potty like a big boy and stuff like that and eventually after a few weeks he went alone, of course he was showed how to take his pants and they used pull ups and easy to remove pants while in the training stage...hope it helped....try parents.com they have many stories!
281697
How old is your child. If he is beyond 6 then find out if something is worrying him or her. If around 3 or 4 try limiting liquids at night, including milk or water. You could get the child up sometime to pee again. It usually works. Also  if a child is cold, they could be wetting the bed.
460528
I agree with the others. Desitin usually works. But if it isn't, it might be what he's eating and the diaper itself. Too much apple juice can cause diarrhea in some infants. My son could not drink it straight. It would give him diarrhea and then, the diaper rash. I always had to mix the juice with water or another juice. Secondly, the baby might be allergic to his diapers. Try changing brands. Good luck, Grandma!!
562243
they do it there own time, just don't give him what he wants till he asks for it in real words. help him when he wants a drink tell him to say drink or baba whatever word you use. when he is speaking giberish tell him that you love him. ask him where his nose is and point to it.  do the same for the rest of his body. when you give him a toy tell him toy or ball or rattle, say it over and over till he says it. don't respond to tantrums or anything like that. it takes time but it works. my 18 month old is speaking well and this is what we did for him.
130526
Are you potty trained yet?  Just kidding!  Parents feel that way for many reasons. \n\n1) Are you acting mature or do you tend to act childish?\n2) They may fear loosing their "little baby".\n3) Your parent were your age once...\n\nDisclaimer:\nAnswerer holds no responsibility to the accuracy of the answer, nor is liable in anyway shape or form to the conduct of the reader of the aforementioned answer, or suggests it be acted upon at any time no matter how true or sarcastic the answer may seem.\n\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhMc1Nh.s357iEE5v.zZWnfsy6IX?qid=1006021806187
1035992
Boys usally take longer to potty-train than girls.  My brother is 8 and still wets the bed at night, but I was completely trained by 2.  What really helped my brother for the daytime was a combination of rewards and reminders.  Give him a reward (something small like a sticker or a spoonful of honey should be fine) and rimind him a lot to "check and see."  Good luck.
352717
bed wetting is a sign of something wrong. take your child to the dr.
177935
My 7 year old does the same.  They get too busy doing something else and they don't want to take the time out to go to the bathroom.  My son tends to have alot of accidents too!  I think the only cure to this is that they will get embarrassed if they have an accident in public and people laugh at them.  I remind and remind and remind my son to use the restroom.  It goes in one ear and out the other.  They just need to grow up a little more I think.  You are not alone with this problem!
72170
Sez who?  I always have to change diapers for my baby girl (and that includes the stinky ones :-) )\n\nI became a first time father less than a year ago.  One piece of good advise that a friend gave me was this:  As a father, no matter how many diapers you change, chances are, the baby's mother would have changed 10 times more diapers than you. So, stop complaining and do your little bit :-)\n\nCongratulations on your baby boy!