Poopy ideas

Some say that all parents of toddlers talk about is poop and vomit...I agree.

A couple weeks ago I gave you our vomit story (which by the way, my daughter is completely obsessed with..."Mommy, my doll throw-up." And after we watched a blurb of Shrek 3, "Shrek baby throw-up." can't tell how many times I have heard that! LOL) So now is my time for my poop story. My daughter has been doing pretty well on the potty, she goes when we are out, she goes at school and is in a good routine at home. We even managed to poop on the potty. Progress! No. Now my daughter has always had constipation issues...sometimes she will go once everyday, sometimes she will wait a full week. Of course by day 3 I am completely freaking out. I am forcing raisins, prunes and pears down her throat. Which she hates. I even tried hiding it in her favorite foods. Our doctor even gave us stool softener for in her juice or water.

Toddlers are always tough to get things into...they sometimes develop favorite foods, like mac and cheese and chicken nuggets (Jelly bean's staples), and will pick and play when they eat. Which never helps the not going poo poo ordeal.

Jelly bean's issue is pure control, she has to go, but won't. But what I can't figure out is why. We never pressure her on the potty or to go potty. We do give her plenty to choose and control in other areas. We always offer fruit and vegetables at meal times. I just can't figure out where we are going wrong. So here is my plead...Someone please offer me something to remedy this!