Potty Training at Night!!!

You've gotten some good information. In my opinion, there's no such thing as night training at this age. How can you "learn" anything when you're dead asleep? YOu did the right thing by going back to diapers at night. Don't make this a big deal, because it's not. Staying dry at night has to do with the body's release of a hormone that allows them to hold it for that long at night. Some kids get this at 2 1/2 and others don't get this until 6 -- either case is considered "normal". This is not a behavioral problem.

Put a diaper on him at night and get some sleep. Eventually, he will wake up dry. When he does this consistently for maybe a month, then he's ready for underwear at night.

Some kids aren't physically able to stay dry all night. It is something they can't help, no matter what you do. Even limiting liquids before bed doesn't work, your body produces urine 24/7. My daughter is 4 and rarely wakes up dry. I don't stress about it, cause my stress would stress her too.

I use a pull-up at night and we don't make a big deal about it. I refuse to wake her up in the middle of the night to make her go to the bathroom. She is a heavy sleeper, but chances are it may take a while for her to go back to sleep.

Just know that he will outgrow this and will stay dry all night, you just have to be patient.

Hi V.,

Our Pediatrician said not to worry about night potty training until our son was 5 years old.

Best of Luck!

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when i was training potty my child i limit the water,juice he takes after 6 pm
also i wake him up when i went to bed at night and again in the morning
and i was using the pull ups cool alert in the night that way he feels when he was wet

V.,

I know all kids are different, but our son is 3 and a half now and has been 100% dry since about four months before his third birthday. What we do is to limit the amount of water he gets after 7...only a sip if he feels really thirsty. We make him go right before bedtime (around 8:30PM), then we take him one more time right when we go to bed (usually around 11PM). He sleeps right thru to 7AM with no problems at all. You also might just put him in underwear so he knows what he is doing and sees it is bad. We have some friends that did the night diaper with their kiddo and they just get used to it and sometimes don't even know they went. Hope that helps if you haven't already tried that!

V.,

this may be a response you do not want to hear. However I do not think your son is a "bed wetter." I had a similar experience with my 4th daughter. While she was at the sitter she went to the potty great. (she was in big girl panties) When it came to nap time she wore a pull up. At night we would also put her in a pull up. I didn't want the matress to get wet when she would have an accident. I was very frustrated because she was potty trained. The thing is she got comfortable in pull ups because she knew she could have an "accident" and it would be ok with us because he was asleep, therefore she became lazy and we allowed it. I talked to my pedi about it and he let me know right away that i was not allowing her to be responsible (fully) with her being potty trained. I was stunned, but he was right. He told me to get rid of the pull ups or diapers, get a waterproof mattress cover, cut off her liquids at about 7-7:30. If he wets the bed no problem but it is now his responsibility to take off his sheets (you teach him and help him if he needs it) have him take them to the washer and place them in the washer. When they are dry he takes them out of the dryer and together you guys make his bed.
Girl, this took 3-4 times and she was cured!!! My daughter would tell me washing was hard work so I would tell her I understood and that is why it is her responsibility to get up to go potty if she needed to at night.
I also would go wake her at night to get use to the concept of waking up to go potty.
This process took her about nine days to get it but it was so worth it. I totally understand it's a drag to wash bedding when they have acidents but it is part of being a parent. They must learn from us and we can't enable them to be lazy. It takes work to potty train and then to turn around and allow them to be lazy with pull ups and diapers.
It's funny when it was explained to me the way my pedi told me it was like a light bulb went off and I realized where I was wrong and what I needed to do to change.
You don't have anything to lose by trying it, and if it doesn't work you will know one way or the other and you will be able to go from there.
I hope this works for you!

Many Blessing!!!!!
A.

Have you tried pull-ups? Regular or "cool alert"? We called them night-time underwear. That way, our child was still a "big girl" and could go to the bathroom if she woke up, and if she didn't and had an accident, it saved me from having to change the sheets ever time.

We also limited night time liquids and made sure she went on the potty just before bed to giver her a better chance at success.

I am having the same issue with my 3yr old daughter, we went to panties at night and she did great for about 2wks and then BAM back to peeing the bed. I don't know what to do either so I'll be interested in reading the suggestions you get

There is the possibility that your son is a bed wetter. If he is doing fine during the day and he doesn't act like he is rebelling and just not getting out of bed to go it very well may be the problem. If so, he can not help it and NONE of those wives tales about not letting him drink after a certain time will help, in fact it will really belittle him. Talk to him, find out if he knows when he he going pee during the night and if he can try to get up and go to the toilet. If he doesn't even know he is doing it then he obviously can't do anything to stop it. The do have medications out there but it is something he will outgrown. It is a very embarassing problem, especially the older he gets. Try to be understanding and supportive and DON'T let him be made fun of or ridiculed from family or friends. In case you haven't figured it out I was a bed wetter- back when it still wasn't well known as a common childhood ailment, now my son is a bed wetter. Luckily having gone through it myself I am better equipped to help him through until he outgrows it. Good luck to you and your son!

My little guy is 3 1/2 and has been free of night time pulls up for a month now. I make sure he goes before bedtime and first thing in the morning. Also it helps if you can limit liquids after 7PM at night. On the days he does have extra water or juice, I remind him to wake us up to take him to the potty. He does have accidents on occasion (which is expected) but he has also woken up and asked to use the restroom. If he is having wet diapers every night you might want to wait until he can hold his bladder better at night. The main cue for me to start night time potty training were seeing that he would keep his nighttime pull ups dry on most days.

Hope this helps!

We wake our daughter up before we go to bed and have her go to the potty before we go to bed. It really helped with the wettness at night. Once we started doing that it only took about a week before she was in panties.

PLease dont take offense to this,but your son isnt ready to be trained at night-he is ONLY THREE YEARS OLD.The fact that he is trained during the day is amazing and you should feel very proud.Please dont force him or make him feel bad or think that he is a "bedwetter".His little bladder just isnt ready yet.It is perfectly normal to still wear pull-ups at 3 years old and even 4 or 5 and only if they are wearing them at age 6 years do we get concerned-especially if they are boys.You are just making yourself anxious for no reason and probably unfortunately making him a little anxious,too.As long as he goes potty right before bed,you are doing what is right.When his body is ready, you will find him waking up dry every so often ,then more often, then all the time.He might slip up now and again ,but it is NORMAL and depends on his activity level, what he had to eat and drink that day,etc..PlEASe dont make yourself upset about this.He is a perfectly normal 3 year old boy.And,for goodness sakes, a 3 year old does not need to be doing his laundry because he wet the bed.That is the most ridiculous and almost abuseful thing I have heard in a long time.