Potty Training, Bedwetting, and Childhood Constipation: What This Doctor Wants Parents to Know – Podcast Ep 69
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Potty Training, Bedwetting, and Childhood Constipation: What This Doctor Wants Parents to Know – Podcast Ep 69

Dr. Hodges is the country's leading authority on bedwetting, potty training & childhood constipation. Today, he's answering our questions.

Published September 28, 2021

by Nina Spears

The Baby Chick® | Birth & Postpartum Doula, Childbirth Educator, Baby Planner
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Topics that don’t get as much attention as they should are when our kids have issues with potty training, experiencing bedwetting, and childhood constipation. I can understand because they’re not the most glamorous topics, but some children experience these issues. And when it happens to your child, it can be worrying and frustrating. That’s why we wanted to bring an expert to our podcast for this discussion.

In this episode, our guest is Dr. Steve Hodges, an associate professor of pediatric urology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He is the country’s leading authority on bedwetting, potty training, and childhood constipation. Dr. Hodges has authored numerous journal articles and books for children and parents, including Bedwetting and Accidents Aren’t Your Fault and The M.O.P. Book: A Guide to the Only Proven Way to STOP Bedwetting and Accidents. He is a father of three and on a mission to inform families that bedwetting is totally misunderstood and highly treatable. And it might just be because your kid is experiencing childhood constipation!

We’re grateful to have Dr. Hodges on our podcast to answer our questions about potty training, bedwetting, and childhood constipation. He’s giving us the real scoop on poop and sharing his expert advice and recommendations to parents out there. Let’s welcome Dr. Hodges!

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Nina Spears is The Baby Chick® and the Founder and CEO of Baby Chick®. She began her career supporting families in 2011 after earning her baby planning certification and attending her first births that same year. Since then, she has earned her birth and postpartum doula certifications from DONA International, her childbirth educator certification from ICEA, her perinatal nutrition expert certification through The Professional Perinatal Nutrition Program, and her infant massage instructor certification from Loving Touch, among others.

Early in her career, one of Nina’s birth doula clients affectionately referred to her as “the baby chick — the ‘chick’ who works with moms and babies.” The nickname stuck and later inspired the creation of Baby Chick, which has grown…

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