2006-09-26 07:18:59 · 29 answers · asked by sofiarose 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
i do bath time an hour after feeding... he used to go by then. after the first incident, i waited longer the day after he didn't do a poo before or during (but i did rush it a bit) then today, again i waited a bit longer, and he just waited until i got the other baby out the bath and bam! did it again. it was like he was waiting to do it at the right moment. and when he did it, he just looked at it. didn't care one iota... not even curious really.
2006-09-26 07:30:48 · update #1
OMG my daughter did that a week ago - it was disgusting. One moment I'm daydreaming and thinking what to have for tea, the next, she's holding something up at me with a bewildered expression. I had to pick it all out of the bath plug. Lovely. Can't remember what I had for tea.... perhaps I opted out.
2006-09-26 07:25:14 · answer #1 · answered by Madam Rosmerta 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter did that a few times when she was that age. I think the warm water of the tub and her playing and splashing around gets things moving. When she started to do this I just learned that I needed to wait till after she went and then I would give her the bath. She has not done that in quite a while now and she is 2. In time the baby will develop a sort of pattern for when she goes and you will be able to schedule a bath time better and she will also have a little more self control later on.
2006-09-26 07:25:02 · answer #2 · answered by sooz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't have any control yet of when they have to go, or at least they don't know they aren't supposed to go in the bath tub. Maybe the bath relaxing. My daughter used to do that all the time to me when she was about 4-5 months old. She's now 15 months. She hasn't done it yet (knock on wood), but I just try to keep track of the time of day she has bowel movements and work around it. I give her a bath at night, and she usually has a bowel movement after she eats dinner so I just wait until she goes and then get her bath ready so once I've cleaned her bottom, I stick her in the tub. Good luck!
2006-09-26 07:26:45 · answer #3 · answered by Melissa B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son is 15 months old and has done it a couple of times, i know that people on here are probably right and its because they are so relaxed but i know when he has done it i have been anything but relaxed. I know i prob opened a can of worms for myself because when i was pregnant with my son i was bathing my sons little boy and out of curiosity i asked her if he had ever pooed in the bath and she said no and then a couple of days later while i was there i went in the bath. I thought it was hilarious and was rolling around on the floor laughing while she was ringing everyone she knew in a state.
Well you know what they say about karma eh?
2006-09-26 10:24:46 · answer #4 · answered by Nimsay 06 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water ir relaxing and the time of day is probably her regular time for now....it will change don't worry try leaving her 10 mins longer before putting in the bath or get out of the bath a bit quicker it will only take a couple of days to get out of the habit..... Good Luck..My daughter did it twice to and her 5 yr old brother thaught it was "Gross"!!!!
2006-09-26 07:22:39 · answer #5 · answered by missymouth1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he has no control over his bowels yet and hasn't a clue whats happening, except the water feels nice and warm and well.... all relaxes!! try not to worry too much, change your routine completely if it bothers you, bathe early morning instead, I guess the children are about 2 before they begin to understand 'poo' and before they become aware of a feeling of it coming, they still can't control it though! when they can and it finds it's way into a potty you will be asking us how to stop him playing with it then!! have fun with your baby, a bit of poo at the wrong time of day is nothing to worry about, honest xx
2006-09-27 05:55:11 · answer #6 · answered by pottydotty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The warm water relaxes their tummies!
My daughter did it 3 times (She's 19 months now, grown out of it!)
I don't think it's a serious thing (apart cleaning the bath after... yuk!) but if your worried talk to your Health Visitor or Doctor.
He should grow out of it, until then get your Rubber Gloves on girlie!
Good Luck xxx
2006-09-26 08:40:54 · answer #7 · answered by Kirk_84 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hah my daughter does this occasionally. More so when she was younger. But the warm water and movement in the water (playing sliding around and such) help move the bowels. Thats why you're getting a poopy tub.
Glad to know its not only mine doing it! Break out the lysol!
2006-09-26 08:48:59 · answer #8 · answered by camoprincess32 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their bath is a soothing time for some. My daughter would also do that. After a few times, we brought out the poddy chair and stuck her on it. She went poo in it almost nightly when we turned the water on in the tub. It worked well for us.
2006-09-26 07:22:52 · answer #9 · answered by jazzy6624 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The warm water relaxes the muscles down there. so there for it makes them more likley to poo try getting on the loo before he goes for a bath
2006-09-26 07:43:19 · answer #10 · answered by kt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋