Getting your child out of night time nappies??

Karen - posted on 04/08/2009

My oldest finally stopped just before he turned 6. My middle one is almost 5, and he soaks the pullup at night still, so we keep it. He's a deep sleeper, so the Dr has told us he'll just not realize he has to go. It just takes time.

Nadine De - posted on 04/08/2009

My daughter is 4 years 6 months and I can't seem to get her trained and with the pull ups she takes them off! once she has gone for a wee before bed time, so I had to get the waterproof matress protectors and my son 3 seems to have a dry pull up most mornings and strangely he actually drinks more that his sister does before bed. both have been daytime potty trained for ages.

Kimberly - posted on 04/08/2009

I have two boys and the first was easy. The second 5 yrs is having the same problem. We just recently stopped the pull-up again at night and he is now down to just wetting once time. When we tried this at 4 he would pee 3 times in a night. He just was not ready. We are going to try to see if he stops the one time if not we will try again later. I was told by the doctor that boys take longer and it does seem to run in our family.

Jinglebones - posted on 04/08/2009

Children's bodies mature at different rates and it is not unusual for a child to need protection during the night up to the age of 7 or even older.  It all depends on their bladder capacity.  You may want to check it out with your doctor to rule out any other issues.  I have a friend who takes her son to the bathroom just before she goes to bed around 10:30, and she hears him go again at 5:30 in the morning.  Also, if he is a deep sleeper, it may be harder for him to rouse himself if he has the urge.

Valerie - posted on 04/08/2009

Yes I agree pull-ups can make it easy for them. Since we moved A LOT, my daughter only went off night time pull-ups at 3.5 years. I told her she'd have to stop using them, I gave her the last drink about 2 hours before sleep time, made her go to toilet right before bed time, placed a mattress protector under her sheets. She gradually stopped wetting the bed in a couple of weeks. It is inevitable she'd wet the bed so I was prepared. At the time we had another bed in her room so when she wet her bed, I simply moved her and dealt with the wet bed in the morning. I also didn't put pj pants on her, just the nappy and shirt, so there's less soaking. Some nights she wet both beds so I had a thick blanket handy - the last thing she wanted was to be fussed over in the middle of her sleep. All the best.

Jacquie - posted on 04/08/2009

Quoting Jacquie:

we get ours up b4 we go to bed to take him to the washroom, hang on tight so they don't take a header in the toilet.

but sometimes I've heard with boys you just have to wait til their bladders grow, we had a relative who wet the bed til he was 10, important to make a big issue about it and deal with it the best you can, mattress protection and pull ups.

good luck

oops left a word out, its important to NOT make a big issue about it!

Jacquie - posted on 04/08/2009

we get ours up b4 we go to bed to take him to the washroom, hang on tight so they don't take a header in the toilet.

but sometimes I've heard with boys you just have to wait til their bladders grow, we had a relative who wet the bed til he was 10, important to make a big issue about it and deal with it the best you can, mattress protection and pull ups.

good luck

Casey - posted on 04/08/2009

I had no trouble with my first. I realised that because she had the pullup on she was being lazy and just wetting because she could. I had about a week where i had to change the bed a few times but then she caught on. My second however is just a wee machine and i am having a hard time with her. I have just got a mat for her bed which holds about 2 lt of fluid and will start with her not wearing her pull up. dont know how it will go but will give it a try. Just know that sometimes pull up make it just a little too easy for them. Good luck

Jenni - posted on 04/08/2009

HI HALLEY ,

I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY DAUGHTERS .

I USED TO PUT THEM TO BED THEN 1 HOUR LATER I WOULD GET THEM UP TO THE TOILET THEN GET THEM UP AGAIN BEFORE I WENT TO BED AND MOST OF THE TIME THEY ARE DRY IN THE MORNING ANOTHER THING YOU CAN USE IS A KYLIE BED SHEET WHICH IS FOUND IN THE NURSERY SECTION AT KMART IT HAS A WATERPROOF SECTION IN WHICH THEY LAY ON THEN THE COTTON MATERIAL SIDES TUCK UNDER THE MATRESS AT LEAST IF THEY DO WET THEY WAKE COZ THEY ARE UNCOMFORTABLE I HAVE FOUND THIS TO WORK GOODLUCK JENNI