Potty Training and Night Bottle

Although I would no longer allow her to have a bottle in the middle of the night, a glass of milk before bed is fine. You will know when she is ready to sleep in undies when she is dry several nights in a row, until than do no push it. Children's bodies learn night dryness at different ages, somewhere between the ages of 2 and 5 is the average (my boys were 24 months and 3 years old), so it varies from child to child. Just worry about day training and when it comes to dry mornings, wait until her body says it is ready.

Night time bottle has nothing to do with potty training.

"Night time" dryness during sleep/naps and them not peeing during sleep... does not even occur until even 7 years old. It is something ENTIRELY different, than daytime potty ability.
Night time dryness, being a biological thing, not them behaving a certain way.

Also, potty training can be a battle or not. If the child is "ready" for potty learning... then it will be easier. It is a process and take a LONG time for them to fully "master" pottying.

For the bottle, try putting water in it, or give her a lovey.
My son, just liked to hold the bottle even if it was empty... he would "twiddle" the bottle nipple.

Don't do both processes at that same time. Too much too soon and it will be stressful on the child.

All the best,
Susan

My daughter is 2.5 and we are probably about 80% potty trained, and she still gets a nighttime bottle of milk. I have found that right now she is going through a little insecurity with the transition from baby to "big girl" (stressed a lot with the potty training). I thought about which one was more important to me, getting her daytime potty trained or eliminating the nighttime milk and having her night trained...running the risk of too much change all at once. I opted for daytime training and I'll deal with the nighttime milk once we are completely up and running with daytime training. I can handle a nighttime pull-up for while. One thing I have done is reduce the amount she has at bedtime. I used to give her around 8oz, but now I've started giving her 4oz with a before-bed snack about 30 min before she goes down, then we go potty right before bed, then she gets 4oz more at bedtime. This has reduced the number of leaked out pull-ups and will eventually move her to all the milk at snack and just her sippy cup at bedtime. I use an insulated sippy and fill it to the top with ice, then water. That way she only gets a little water at bedtime but if she wakes in the night the ice has melted and she has water to drink then. This will work for us for now.

Removing the night time bottle is about trying to get your child to be dry through the night. This is different from potty training. All of my children potty trained during the day, but only 2 of 4 can stay dry at night. If I were you, I wouldn't worry about getting rid of the night time bottle until you know which kind of child yours is going to be. Two of my kids could stop drinking at 3 in the afternoon and still probably pee in their pull-up. The other two could make it through the night dry as long as they didn't load up on liquids right before bed starting soon after they were potty trained.

There's a big difference between 24 mo and lets say 30 mo, so depending how old your daughter is, the answer may change. At 24 mo having that last bottle before bed time is reasonable. She's still growing leaps and bounds and needs that nutrition. As she gets older, the need will diminish as her appetite for solid foods increases. She will probably still want a sippy cup of milk before bedtime, but even as adults we will have a glass of whatever in the evening. Many kids have a glass/drink of water. It's an option you can try.

Potty training at night is different than daytime potty training. Now is a great time to be training during the day, where she has control and awareness. When you get her up in the morning, the bathroom is the first stop, so she can empty her bladder and bowels. Training pants and easy to pul up and down pants (sweat pants or leggings) so she can do it herself are keys to success. When she gets ready for bed at night, making sure she goes to the bathroom before bed will help with her successful nighttime routines. Persistence, patience and praise. Best of luck!!!

She more then likely won't be able to stay dry through the night for at least a couple of years, so I wouldn't worry about her drinking something before bedtime. Potty training really is for the daytime. Staying dry at night will happen when her body is developmentally ready. Often not until the age of 4 or later.

Make sure you are brushing her teeth after that last drink of milk or switch to water instead. My kids both have cups of water by their beds in case they are thirsty during the night.

I don't like to tell my kids they don't have something in the middle of the night. Especially when it comes to nourishment and especially if it quenches their thirst. Try switching to water, but don't worry about potty training at night. Experts says girls take til age 6 to sleep dry. Use pull-ups at night and do potty training for during the day. Go ahead wtih the before-bed bottle, just make sure to brush her teeth right after.

She is WAAAAY too young to be able to hold pee all night even if you eliminate the nighttime bottle, so I'd let her have it. Good luck!

You should be aware that allowing a child to fall asleep with milk (or juice, or anything but water) can be really bad for their teeth. The sugar in milk ferments in the mouth and will rot teeth. I know...my 3-year old neice has a mouthful of rotten teeth and has had extensive dental work done because of this.

Give her a drink of milk before bed, then brush her teeth. If she wants a bottle during the night please give her water.

I would remove it for a lot of reasons, but mostly because potty training is a big girl skill and bottles are for babies. It might be confusing to her. I personally struggled with the night time milk too. We switched to sippy cup at 1 then sippy of water at 2 then nothing at 3...such a long treturous path...
I wish I knew about the bottle fairy when we went through it. I suggest that you have the bottle fairy come visit and get rid of them. Have the fairy replace the bottle with a stuffy (little stuffed animal) to comfort her. My son was 2 when we took the nighttime milk away (wasnt fair to take it away from sister and not him). He threw a fit, but we told him he could have it in the morning. He was fine with that. Now they have warm milk first thing in the morning, every morning! They love waking up to a warm glass of milk and they both sleep through the night for the most part. Good luck! I hope you find something that works for you!

Try offering it about 30-45 minutes before bed. That will give it some time to get through her system before she goes to sleep. In that time gap, try reading, singing, other low key activities on her bed. Then take her to the potty and remind her that this is her chance before morning.

We've been potty learning since November and my daughter still nurses before bed every night. If she needs her bottle before bed but then wets overnight, try letting her sleep in a diaper, but wear panties during the day.

I know that doesn't work for everyone, but that's been working for us for months. Panties while awake, diapers while sleeping.

Frist of all I would remove the bottle. You didn't say if she used the bottle during the day. If she uses a sippy cup during day time there is no need to keep giving her a bottle. If you give milk at bed time I hope you are not letting her take the cup into the bed. You could try lessing the amount you give her so that it slowly is gone. I have 8 grandkids who were off the bottle at 1 . one of them was 14 months with I babysat one night and did not give the bottle to that was the of his bottle and he never ask for it agin