21mo old still wakes for a bottle and no matter what diaper or training pants I use he pees through

Jacqueline - posted on 07/15/2009

my daughter was 3 in may this year , she still wakes up in the night

and has a drink . i use huggies night time pull ups and have no leaks

you could give them a go and see if any good ?

goodl luck , let me know how it goes !!

Ashley - posted on 07/15/2009

i was going through the same thing with my 19 month old and started to wean her off the bottle but i use luv's diapers and they work great for me! hope this helps.

Ella-Marie - posted on 07/15/2009

and as for comforting and then going back in after 5 minutes then 10 minutes etc.... that didn't work, whwn they wake up as harsh as it my seem you have to ignore them, you know there's nothing wrong! trust me within 15 minutes thy would've worn themselves out and gone back to sleep, going in after 5,10,15 minutes only makes things worse, trust me please! xxx

Heather - posted on 07/15/2009

Have you tried cloth diapers at all?? I wish I would have used them for my daughter when she was small. But I use them for my son now and I find they are much more absorbable through the night. Try an "all in one" such as monkey doodlez. You can even purchase doublers to insert for even more absorbablity during the night. They are wonderful and you will find you will have a easier time training when the time comes because he will know when he is wet. Wish you all the best. Don't stress the bottle issue. Every mom knows whats best for their family.

Ella-Marie - posted on 07/15/2009

I have a 20 month old and he's only just got out of that habit! What i did was stop giving him the bottle in the night, he didn't need it! don't give juice an hour before bedtime and if they wake up in the night (i know it's hard) but you HAVE to ignore them until they go back to sleep, the first few times it took about 15 minutes then it went down to 10 and within the week it was down to 5 minutes. now he doesn't wake at all, i know it's hard and i never thought he would ever sleep through the night but if you're strong you will get there and have full night's sleep!

Emily - posted on 07/15/2009

There used to be something by Huggies for night time. My oldest girl had the same problem around a year too and they worked great. It was crazy! I kept wondering "where is all of this coming from!" LOL I think you can still get the old fashioned plastic covers, I'm not sure how they work. That always seemed like it would be uncomfortable, but I lived through them. My mother used them on me because she used cloth diapers even up to potty training. By the way you seem like a loving, smart mother and I'm sure you're doing a great job with that beautiful boy you have there.

Marcia - posted on 07/15/2009

There was just a great Dr Phil episode on the other day about this. I thought it had wonderful advice even though i usually think Dr Phil's butt has better things to say than what comes out of his mouth..

Maybe give that a look and see if you like the advice as much as i did

Risa - posted on 07/15/2009

As long as he has the bottle he won't potty train. And two bottles in one night that's a lot of fluid. All I can suggest is to keep a regular diaper on him because the should hold more. Make you could start giving him like a before bed time snack with a cup of milk and he won't wake up. Some children do wake up in the middle of the night because they are hungry. Just a suggestion. If you try it I hope it helps.

Katrina - posted on 07/15/2009

I would move from bottles to soft spout sippy cups...it's easier to get them off the bottles. And if he must have a "bottle" at night than change his diaper at the same time you get up to give him the "bottle"...these two suggestions have helped us with our 15 month old daugther.

Kayla - posted on 07/15/2009

i would try getting him weened off the bottle reduce the amount of liquids a little at a time and my son pees alot during the night and would pee all the way through i used huggies overnight diapers or pampers diapers work great to the have a overnight as well or it might sound crazy but u can try putting 2 pullups or diapers on him it actually does work

Sarah - posted on 07/15/2009

While potty-training we tried different pull ups and other options for bedtime because our son was wearing underwear during the day and we didn't want to put any diapers on him anymore, even at night (we always used the cheap diapers which always leaked anyway). But the best thing we found for overnights are the Huggies Overnight Pull-Ups (not the diaper, it is actually a pull-up). I have a friend who also thought they worked really well too.

Cutting back the amount of liquids before bed makes a big difference too! And when you are ready to get rid of the bottle try letting him pick out some of the sippy cups he wants, maybe some with his favorite characters on it. I find that my son is much more inclined to try new things if he has a hand in picking it out! Good luck with everything!

Jeanne - posted on 07/15/2009

I have just been able to get my 19 month old son to sleep through the night consistently. As harsh as it may seem I had to go into his room - no lights - comfort him and leave the room again. Let him cry for 5 minutes and went back in and repeated the routine. The second time he didn't cry for the ten minutes. The next night he needed only one visit and he didn't cry two minutes and he was back to sleep. He is peeing through because of that last bottle. One night my son was fussing on his bottle and when I put him on my shoulder to burp him he spit up. I cleaned him and me up and then let him relax for five minutes and then put him to bed - he has been sleeping through since then. I also made sure to only offer my son a sippy cup during the day and I put away the bottles so he cannot see them (and I did this when he was napping so he would not see where they are and point that he wanted a bottle and not the cup. Once his bedtime bottle and night bottle are removed the peeing through should stop. If you think your son is hungry when he wakes in the night then try giving him a heavier snack before bed like some cereal or crackers so that he won't make up hungry at night. Good luck.

Arani - posted on 07/15/2009

i agree with leanne harkins... stop the bottle and if he doesnt wet through out the day and its only at night try not giving any liquids an hour to two hours before bed and make him use the potty before bed as well, i had the same problem with my son and it worked!!!

Ariane - posted on 07/15/2009

I don't really have an answer but my 18 month old frequently does the same, so don't feel you're alone! Have you tried reducing the amount of liquids he gets before bed? I try to make sure my son has his last drink of water about an hour before his notional bedtime and at least 20 mins before his bath so he could pee it out in there (!). Then am not giving him a huge bottle anymore. I try to make sure he eats lots at dinner time, so not dependent on big bottle of milk before bed, though of course that is easier said that done... Sometimes he wakes up around 2 or 3am and after a drink of water goes back to sleep no problems and without need for a nappy change, other times his nappy is already leaking or does so when he wakes so have to change and that get's him riled and wide awake. So then he often starts asking for some milk and won't settle till he gets it. I am using Pampers Easyups, but the sucess rate is variable as I already mentioned. My mother suggested big double thick terry nappies and plastic pants as the solution she used for my sister and I as babies, but not so keen on that idea as he will end up feeling very wet and probably sore. Bit of a dilemma and I know how you feel!

Leanne - posted on 07/15/2009

You need to stop giving him the bottle. You aren't helping him any. You know bottles are for babies and by the look of his picture he is a gorgeous little boy. Be strong for him and take it away. He doesn't need it. He may cry FOR A LONG TIME, but it is what he needs. He needs you to say no more bottle. Let him grow into a boy. He will be potty training soon (usually by 26-27 months) and this will cripple his attempts. I hope this helps. Sometimes we try to keep our babies as "babies" I encourage you to help him abd it will even build his confidence.