Night Time Potty Readiness

I know it is very easy to get frustrated with all of the different stages that a child goes through but the best advice I can give you is that most of the stages last only a few months. It may seem like an eternity but the stronger the child is the shorter the stage. Give him praise and tell him how great it is that his little body is working at solving the issue of the night time potty training. Pretty soon I bet he will be able to stay dry all night and not have to wake anyone up. Encourage his personal growth and set him a pull up out so he can change it if he needs to. Maybe you can put a night light in the bathroom and in the hall so he can find his own way to the bathroom. I can remember when my son was younger that it got to be such second nature that he didn't even really have to wake up and things were so automatic.

I just encouraged my kids to go on their own, day and night, but of course I was available for help, lol! With my oldest I had night lights in his room and the bathroom so he had a clear path. I also had clean underwear and pj bottoms in the bathroom for him to make changing easier. I encouraged him to do it on his own and he never really woke me up, though I would hear him and get up if I thought he needed help, and if i didn't get up I wouldn't go back to sleep until he was back in his room. My daughter stayed dry all night from the get-go so we never dealt with it.

i would just tell him he doesn't have to wake you unless he needs you for something, make sure he has night lights along the way, and reassure him you are there if he needs help.

I've wondered about this, too!! My 3 1/2 yo boy wakes up wet about half the time...but my 2 1/2 yo girl who just potty trained 2 weeks ago has been waking up dry almost every single time! I wasn't expecting her to be dry at night...but I'm still afraid to let her sleep in undies.

Just be patient with him, this is a great leap forward. It will pass.
I had to look at your profile to find his age and he is just 4. He will outgrow this and then be dry at night most of the time.

Congratulations!!!

Just keep telling him he is able to go pee himself and be sure to keep dry pull ups in the bathroom so he can access them during the night.

Wow..I was also thinking about asking this question. My 4 year old son has recently started to wake up occasionally to tell me he has to go potty. He is consistently staying dry throughout the night. I limit his liquids 1 hour before his bedtime, but last night we were out past his bedtime and he had something to drink 30 minutes before he went to bed. He still woke up dry. I have been thinking about not having him in his pull ups, but now I think he sill stay in them for now.

I don't think you can. My niece wet the bed for years, until she was 6 or 7. Her parents had her wear Goodnights or something similar. They also both looked for her in the middle of the night when they went to the restroom. If she was at all awake they took her with them and made her go. She grew out of it. You just have to give him time.