Potty Trainining at Night

I went through it with my son for years. I didn't consider it potty training at night because it was out of his control. I don't think it is considered a bedwetting problem until at least five and my son went past that. We woke him and took him to the bathroom in the middle of the night for years and sometimes he made it and other times he didn't. He was such a sound sleeper I guess he just didn't get the signal he needed to get up and go on his own. His father was also a bedwetter which can be hereditary. I would just let her have a pull-up before bed and not make a big deal out of it. Cutting out liquids didn't help us, and even waking him as I said didn't always help. I always had him sleep on top of a waterproof crib mat. It really helped save his sheets and laundry so we would only have to change him and he would go back to sleep. Good luck it will get better.

I am starting to deal with this with my 3yo son. We co sleep, so what we're done is put our mattress on the floor- no bed frame- and put a crib mattress next to the bed... wedged in between the bed and wall so if he pees, it goes on the waterproof crib matrress, not our bed. It's alot, but worth it to preserve the co sleeping relationship, I think. Plus, I am sort of enjoying having the closeness of him on his mattress, but giving him his (and us) his own space as well. For us, it is the time to start this transition. Good luck!

Give her a very small drink when she asks at night.. she actually shouldn't be drinking at night at all.. but since she does it already it will be hard to break her of that habit.. when she gets her drink.. make sure she goes to the bathroom. make sure she goes to the bathroom before bed and as soon as she wakes up. Also after 7 p.m. limit drinks to like one small drink... this will help too.. tell her we drink big glasses of whatever in the morning.. not at night.. good luck..

Hi There,
My daughter will be 4 in November and still wears a diaper to bed because she pees in her sleep every night. She has been day trained since 2 and 1/2... and can hold it forever. The problem for her and for many kids is that they are deep sleepers, or the connection from the bladder to the brain are not fully developed yet, not allowing her to wake up from the sensation. My husband, his father, brother and sister are all deep sleepers and wet the bed until they were 10 or so. It is hereditary, but I am determined to not let my daughter be wetting the bed at 10. I did find a device at "One Step Ahead" (check out the website), that has a sensor that goes into underwear and is to be worn at night. A beeper/annoying noise sounds as soon as it starts to get wet, training the brain to wake up from the sensation of a full bladdar. I think she is still young, so I am not going to try this quite yet, but will try it when she is 5 if she is still wetting the bed.
Good Luck.

Hi Y.
I am not at that stage yet with my daughter, but when my neice and nephews were your daughter's age, my sister and sister in law did indeed get them up to pee during the night.
If they went to bed at 8 o'clock, she got them up at 11pm or 12am to pee just before she went to bed herself.
She also lined the bed with a plastic liner just in case, but waking them to pee seemed to do the trick.
They did not wear pull ups at night though. (I am not sure if I will use them or not? I guess I will decide when the time comes :)

They also did not really get something to drink during the night. (what you put in has to come out!)
They were allowed a small amount of water about 30 mins before they went to bed and of course peed just before going to bed. They had plenty to drink with their dinner and for them, "getting a drink" was another stall tactic to avoid bedtime. It is so obvious sometimes...and so funny when kids think they are getting over on you!! LOL

The trick was to get them out of bed while they were still really sleepy so that they went through the motions of peeing and then went right back to sleep.
Other than "pee", nothing else was said to them...so they did not wake up and think it was "play time"
Good luck to you.
I know this is a trying time and I am not really looking forward to it, but family and friends tell me it isn't that bad!
I hope waking your daughter at night helps!

P.

Hi Y.,
I would eliminate the nightly drinks. She should be sleeping through the night and not needing beverages at 3 1/2 years. If she's drinking at night, that's probably making her pee - is her diaper still dry when she wakes up for the drink? Also, toilet training at night is very different from day. IN the day, you're teaching them to recognize the signs that they have to go, and how to use the bathroom. At night it isn't about waking up to pee but about the bladder growing to the point that it no longer needs to be emptied during the night. It's pretty normal for it to take up to age six for that to happen. There's nothing wrong with a diaper for bedtime. If she's at daycare though, how long is she napping? If she goes to the toilet right before a nap and the nap is less than 2 hours, she really ought to be able to go the two hours without wetting a diaper.
Does she wake up only once at night for the drink? Does she drink fluids excessively during the day? If so, I'd make an appt with her doctor
Good luck