[Nathans_Dad]

Oh my Lord, I never thought I would have such a frustrating experience. We are trying to potty train son, who turned 3 in November. This is our 3rd go at it. The previous times we gave up after a couple days. This is day 3. He still has not really peed in the potty. On day one he let a few drops go after my wife loaded him with fluids. It took him over 4 hours to pee on Friday. Then he promptly soaked his pants 5 minutes after "peeing on the potty" (the 5 drops). Ok, try again yesterday. Same story. Didn't pee all morning, despite being put on the potty every 20 minutes, and then soaked his pullup at naptime. Let another 5 drops go into the potty last night before bed.

Today was the coup de grace. Got him up and loaded him with fluids again. He sat on the potty for about 2 hours while my wife and I took turns, reading stories, singing, etc. He actually started to pee once but cut it off as soon as he realized he was peeing. He had to go so bad he was saying his tummy hurt. Eventually we took him off and put a pullup back on him. He's down for his nap now.

We have tried bribing him with M&Ms, running the water in the bathroom, giving him a favorite new toy for going in the potty, etc.

At this point it looks like he is actively holding in the urine instead of letting it go into the toilet and my wife and I are at our wits end.

Any suggestions or comments from those with experience??