crying on the potty all of a sudden?

[nukuspot]

We've been doing part time EC for about a month and it's been working so well up until the last 2 weeks. Now whenever we put DD on the potty she cries and cries and throws herself backwards. Why would this happen all of a sudden?

DD is 9.5 months old now. We've been doing part time EC for a month and we've been catching all poops and 1-5 pees a day. DD used to love the potty (BBLP) and clapped every time she went, she was so proud of herself. What happened?

[tri31]

This sounds familiar. My son went through periods like this. The more I took him in to potty the more he resisted. In my case, I think I was overwhelming him, trying to catch every time. My energy was stressfull to him. This is why we did ec part time. Sometimes we needed to relaxing a bit. That isn't to say we stopped, he still pottied everyday. Usually I could feel him tense as soon as I tried to pick him up. So I would take that cue and try a little later.

[nukuspot]

Hmmm...I don't know if this is the same thing that is going on here with us because we only do it part time anyway. But something has really shifted and now when she sees that we are about to put her on the potty (or changing table to change a diaper) she cries even before she gets there. I feel really sad about this and hope someone has an idea.

Do you think that if we got her a different potty or a toilet seat insert it might help?

[hrsmom]

That is an age to start not liking the potty! Have you tried having some toys for her to play with? Even though you're part time, I would try offering even less! If you have the option of trying different potties, you could, but I wouldn't go out and buy anything different.

[theboysmama]

my dd does that especially when she has yeast.
I find that when we switch the elimination place around that helps. If she arches when I put her on the bblp then I switch to the toilet if she doesn't like that then the potty ring then over the bathtub and or the sink or another sink or outside, by then she usually gives up and just goes

[JMJ]

DD is 10 months old and has been doing what you describe almost every time for the past 2 months. We have ECed since birth. I do recommend that you try some of the suggestions to make it more interesting to her in different places, with toys, with nursing, singing songs, etc. Then, I recommend that you be careful not to make it a power struggle. It is really easy to fall into the trap of being results oriented. Work to make the process peaceful. If she cries, pick her up and cuddling with her instead of wrestling her onto the potty. Try another position only when she's calm and only if she is OK with the idea.

[AFWife]

Originally Posted by hrsmom

That is an age to start not liking the potty! Have you tried having some toys for her to play with? Even though you're part time, I would try offering even less! If you have the option of trying different potties, you could, but I wouldn't go out and buy anything different.

Crap. This is the age i"m just starting up again. Ugh

[BirthKathy]

My son is 9 months and he does this sometimes as well. He doesn't arch, but he cries when we lay him down to remove his diaper and then as soon as he sits down on the toilet he starts reaching out like he wants me to take him back off.

But the crazy thing is that it was his signals that took us there! So I know he has to go. I just do my best to entertain him for a couple minutes. Once he relaxes, he goes and then we are on our way.

My methods for entertaining change all the time, depending on what he finds funny. We sing songs, make arm gestures, funny noises and faces, he plays with my rings. We have a phone in the bathroom, and he likes it if I call voice mail and let him play with the phone and listen to the voice mail lady's voice.

If he can't be entertained or soothed pretty quickly, I figure he isn't ready to go and take him off the potty.

[nukuspot]

Thank you, this is all wonderful advice. DH and I read it and we are now putting it into practice.

Ummmm...Can anyone tell me if it will be like this from now on or if she will grow back out of this potty resisting stage?