No, no, no

Douglas started wearing underwear about two weeks ago, and does great at using the potty... for peeing. The other part is not going so well. He decided he is not going to poop any more, ever again. Being two he is not interested in listening to other people tell him what to do, either.

Yesterday it had been 5 days since he had pooped and we started getting really worried. I emailed the pediatrician and he suggested a variety of remedies (milk of magnesia being a last resort, not to be used more than once every two weeks; senakot or a child's version thereof being a less radical helper, along with pear juice, etc.). We had a little luck with the peach juice and senakot, so we'll have to see how it goes.

I've mentioned it to a few people and more than one have said their child had the same problem (reluctance to poop) and it became a long-term problem. My co-worker said her daughter, who is in college, still has issues with it and that it was really a problem when she went to college and had no privacy in the bathroom. Another friend said her 6 year old still retains and will once in a while stop eating and have stomachaches because of it.

Sigh. I hope this is not going to become anything long term.

If it's not one thing, it's another.