Night-time potty training?

Julie - posted on 02/17/2012

Hi, I wouldn't worry about it they have a tendency to train themselves just keep encougraging him and let him know that it is his call and your there to support him. My daughter was 4 when she was night trained and I let her do it on her own and my son who is 3 he is just now day trained and I'm letting him do the night thing on his own. Good luck

Amanda - posted on 02/14/2012

just wait for your lil one to be ready, he will do it on his own pase. I was trying to potty train my boy, took off his nappy, put on some underwear, and he was wetting his pants the whole day, I was so furstrated, I put the nappy back on. It wasn't a week, next thing I knew my boy took off his nappy by himself and refused to wear it. He is fully potty trained for a few months now, he only wet the bed twice, and never again, I even give him milk just before bed if he ask me for some.



Both his cousins were 4 years old already and still wore nappies at night time. Not one child are the same.



My advice don't push to hard, children to things in their own time.

Rebecca - posted on 02/04/2012

I am in the same position as you Anastasia. My almost 3 year old is great during the day but has never woken up with a dry nappy even when he goes to the potty straght before bed. We live in a very hot country so I allow him to drink as much as he likes whenever he likes. I even leave water in hi cup in his bed for when he wakes up thirsty in the night. I am not worried about him using nappies at night time ...he will be ready in his own good time.

Bethany - posted on 01/24/2012

not sure where the bashing would come from. Not many kids are completely toilet trained until much older than three. Good on you for the job you've done so far.



My daughter's the same, shes a Feb '09 baby too. Completely reliable during the day in undies, but goes during the night every other night. I put a nappy on her for night time sleeps. Daytime naps, she goes to the toilet right beforehand and has never wet the bed then.



She might go 1 or 2 or even 3 nights with a dry nappy in the morning and then do her wee in the toilet, then the next morning, wet nappy.



I'm just going to keep nappying her for nights until she is dry for a whole month, every morning. Then I'll put protection under her sheet for another little while, and see how we go.



It's one thing for a kid to know they have to wee when their are awake, but to know it in their sleep, that's a whole different ball game to me.



I use cloth, so not in a hurry as it's not costing me anything, so I see no reason to rush her. (her nappies are so cute, I'm a bit sad she's trained at all ;)



If you're in a hurry, the only thing I can think of, is to make sure he has limited fluids within a couple of hours before bedtime, that he pees right before bed. Then get him up nice and early, no sleep ins, and see how you go.



My mum used to get us up in the middle of the night and put us on the loo to pee. I'd never do that as my DD would not be impressed and probably wouldn't cooperate, and I don't like getting up in the night unnecessarily, and I've heard that the bladder gets a 'memory' and it's best not to pee if you don't need to as it learns to only be that big and not as big as it can be.



When I do eventually protect Charlotte's bed, I plan to get a couple of sheets, and layer them with some of those cheap plastic tablecloths with the fluffy cotton backing, fluffy side up. Then in the night, if I have to, I can just whip one layer off and another layer is already there ready to go. Maybe some training pants under her jammies to help stop the top sheet getting wet, but have some more top sheets folded in her room ready too.

Geneal - posted on 01/18/2012

I'm not sure there is really anything you can besides make sure he goes potty before he goes to bed at night and limit his drinking at night. This is what I did with my 5 year old. My almost 3 year old is still in pull ups at night too. They will do it at their own time. Good luck.