Night Time Potty Training - Reno, NV

Hi A.,

If it's that much work, and you're losing sleep you can't afford to lose, maybe a pull up at night wouldn't be a bad idea. When you start noticing that the pull up isn't wet in the morning, go back to underwear. Also, try no liquids after 6 and see if that helps. Hope this helps!!

Hi A.

Everyone has given you some great advice! I too would like to tell you that you are doing a good job. I have a 10 year old son and everyone is right...they don't wet the bed forever. My mom actually help me get through the potty training. Her advice was don't freak out or stress out about it. She said that he would read my emotions about it and react accordingly. We started potty training at 2 1/2. He had days mastered by
3. Nights...well...that took a little longer. My mom told me that boys are harder to potty train...she would say "Remember that they have different equipment than us girls." So I just kept a cool head about it and kept him in 1 pull up at the night. That lasted until he was 4, that's when he said he ready to "stay in big boy undies" all night. After that we had about two or three accidents.

Hope that helps! Good luck and god bless!

Hi A.,
My 5 year old son wets the bed every night. I have to put goodnites on him. My husband wet until age 7, it can be hereditary. My second son just turned 3 in Feb. He woke up dry this morning but we aren't making any comments because my 5 year old is so sensitive about it. I have tried EVERYTHING with him and am convinced he just sleeps so soundly. At any rate, they won't wet the bed forever. Just put a pull up on him and when his bladder is ready I believe he will stay dry all night.
Good luck.
A.

hi A....

so i've been trying to prep my almost 2 year old for potty training and i have this really helpfull book "the no-cry potty solution" and i just wanted to share with you from what i've gotten from the book regarding this issue.

basically the book points out that night time bed wetting isn't something that you or your child can control until his body is muture enough for it. the author says that night time urinary control is a bilogical process. 50% of 3 year olds and 40% of 4 year olds bedwet and there is nothing that you can do. you can't train him your child over it, it would only make it worse and can be seen as kinda cruel.

that is just some of the things that she mentions but i just thought i'd share that with you. i'm not really sure if it helps.

~D.

Honestly, I think it is the rare three-year old who does not wear a diaper at night. My son was potty trained during the day early, right around two. he still wears a diaper at night (although not a nap time). His bladder is just not big enough to keep up with the pee for his 12-13 hour stretch of sleep. Waking him up at night just makes both of us crabby in the morning. Most kids I know- even those who trained early, still wear a diaper until around 4-5 years, and many do not have bladders big enough to hold all of theiur pee until 6. At that time they start to wake up dry in the morning. Then is the time for night time potty training. You sound like a great Mom! Perhaps a diaper at night would get you and your son some needed extra sleep.

Warmly,

C.

You sound like an awesome mom, and I know everything is learn as go when it comes to children since they dont come with instruction manuals :-) But my son is 4 and he sleeps with a goodnight pull-up at night- he will go for a few days without peeing in his pull up, but most of the time he has an "accident'. Im not TOO worried about it, I know its something he will grow out of, once his body catches up with his bladder, or vice versa. Hang in there, and your doing a great job!

Hi A..
I have a 3yr old son who seemed fully potty trained, but was having the nighttime accidents. Honestly they still happen occaisionally. The thing I did that made the biggest improvement was cutting off liquids (water, milk, juice) a half hour or an hour before bedtime. Now, even when he does have the accidents its typically on the bathroom floor. So when I get up the following morning he has new undies on, I ask him "Did you have an accident last night? " and his reply is "not in my bed, my wet undies are on the floor in the bathroom" at that point I'm sooo happy that he changed his clothes, and at least made it to the bathroom that I'm telling him what a good job he's done.

Hello!

It is very normal for your child to wet his bed during the night. I have done a lot of research on this topic as I am preparing to earn my masters in child development. Parents often cut of beverages around 7 so their child does not wet the bed, in fact it has nothing to do with that at all. Children do great during the day with potty training, but when it comes to night they let it all go. This happens because they are not mature enough to actively control this function. Children reached this stage usually between 5-6 years of age. There is nothing wrong with your child still wearing pull ups at night as it keeps him clean as well as your bed and his. I hope this helps. Dont stress yourself out over this, this is a natural thing just let nature take it course. If you child reaches the age group I indicated above and older and is still wetting the bed then you should seek doctors advice. Thanks C.

Hi A.,

With my experience, I've taken my daughter to be checked out. If you are stopping fluids, it could be medical. The doctor would be able to rule that out. I would try that first. But you are doing the right thing about cutting the fluids off. Just get him checked out to be safe.

Hi A.. Why don't you have him wear some training pants to bed? Then maybe the problem would kind of correct itself. Congrats on the job BTW. I hope that works out for you well.
Hope this little sentence helps...lol. Good Luck and Best Wishes, T.

Hey A.,

I bet you already know but I have some advice for you and a couple of questions.

My children are 9 & 12 and both girls so I don't know if boys are different. Both of my girls were potty trained during the day at 2 years old. Pretty typical for girls. Boys, I have heard that it is normal for them to start potty training at 3 years old. So, your child may be advanced in development (genious) for a typical 3 year old boy.
I decided that at 3 years old, I would remove the 1 diaper/pullup and she could go the whole night w/out wetting the bed. I played it safe. I would make the bed, then cover w/ a plastic sheet/waterproof cover and make the bed over again. When she had an accident, all I needed to do was change her and pull the top covers off and the bed was already made.

The next thing I had to do was ask myself a question? Is she really ready to potty train at night? Who's idea is it? What was I afraid of, that she would never stop wetting the bed. After much consideration, and lots of advice. I decided was 1 diaper a day going to break my budget? Would she be phycologically harmed if she is not completely potty trained by the age of 3? Or, was I just afraid that other parents would brag about thier child being potty trained at a young age. When I put it into that kind of perspective, I decided to let her have her 1 diaper a night and when she told me she was ready to stop wearing it, I weaned her. She used to tell me she loved her 1 diaper a day. She has only had 2 accidents in her lifetime once SHE decided to potty train vs. me deciding to potty train. I don't know if this helps alot. But, you can atleast try making the bed twice and see if it saves you some time at night.

P.s. I wouldn't look at my life and say I am back to work again. When did you stop working? Or is it now you have 2 jobs. Being a mom (full time) and working part time. You have a lot to be proud of.

H. B.