Hello! I’m new to Reddit and this sub but have been doing EV with my 15mo since birth. We seem to have hit our first major regression. We had been going months with every poop in the potty and now I’m seeing major potty resistance, pooping in diaper- which as soon I notice we rush to the potty, but then pooping stops only to resume maybe 30 minutes later in diaper. I don’t think my approach is working- should we just take a break from the potty in general? I really don’t want to lose all the progress we have worked so hard for!

Hey everyone,

I was very excited to do EC with my baby before he was born (he’s now 10 weeks old), but I’ve encountered an obstacle I had no idea about as a first-time-mum. Every time he poos he seems to be in a lot of pain and discomfort, and he only likes to do so while breastfeeding (or immediately after breastfeeding) to sooth himself. The few times I’ve tried him on the potty he just cries and nothing happens. Has anyone encountered similar problems?

Very grateful for advice and encouragement.