Patient's question:
My handsome little one has been with us for over five months, but the issue that has been troubling our whole family since his birth is how to make him successfully go potty when we take him.Every time we try to make him go, he cries and struggles very painfully. But if we don’t, he often wets his pants or the bed, and the chances of him successfully going potty are quite low.
Could you please tell me how to train him to do this?
Doctor's answer:
Hello, since developing good bowel habits is not an easy task, parents will still need to train the baby in bowel movements this month. However, during training, it is essential to distinguish between urination and bowel movements.When a baby has a bowel movement, some may struggle due to hard stools, requiring effort. As a result, they often display different expressions than usual. When the mother sees the baby straining, she can anticipate that the baby is about to have a bowel movement. On the other hand, for babies who have smooth bowel movements without any difficulty, it is harder for the mother to gauge the timing. Sometimes, she only realizes the baby has had a bowel movement when she smells the odor.
If you can, after some trial and error over a few months, master the baby's bowel movement time, or notice unusual expressions, and it's almost time for a bowel movement, you can then hold the baby for a bowel movement.