Should I Stop the Overnight Pullups for This Child.??

I believe that pull-ups are the death of real potty-training. As a daycare provider, I always request thick training pants & rubber protectors. The parents almost always balk at this....but the ones who comply have kids who are trained in 1/2 the time. Been doing this for years now....hate pull-ups! I truly believe they delay the process & become a crutch.

Therefore, get rid of the pull-ups!

Disclaimer: the exception would be a physical/doctor-documented need.

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Absolutely! Your daughter is almost 6 years old. Take the pull ups away, put a waterproof mattress on (or rubber sheets) and let her feel what it's like to lay in a wet bed. That might nip this in the bud pretty quickly. If not, then talk to your pediatrician because some kids have bed-wetting problems throughout their childhood. But since it sounds like you've never let her sleep in underwear, it's probably a laziness thing.

lisa what is your bedtime routine with this child? With our boys we had a pretty rigid routine for about a month.

nothing big to drink after 6 pm. bath and bedtime at 8. when hubby and i went to bed I would "walk" them to the bathroom. they were pretty much asleep but I would still take them into the bathroom to pee. they would pee. when i got up at about 2 to go myself I would again walk them into the bathroom they would pee again. then when hubby got up to go to work at 530 he would take them just before he left. we gradually dropped the middle of the night bathroom breaks one at a time. first the 2am one and then the 10 pm one. they could eventually sleep longer amounts of time without going. I don't think it is laziness. however I would at this age take the pull up off immediately. and if she wets the bed have her help change it. kids hate touching wet sheets. and clothing. good luck

I suspected this with my son too around 6 years old but I was pretty sure that at least some of the time it was happening overnight (his older siblings were 8 before they were accident free at night). We started offering him a quarter for each dry pullup. (That seems like a lot but it's a lot less than the cost of a pullup!) He didn't stay dry right away but this summer he has been dry over half of the time. Another idea is to have her go without a pullup the night before you plan on changing the sheets. See how it goes. Can you get to her as soon as she wakes up and remind her that she isn't wearing a pullup?

Best wishes. Some people just don't understand that some kids take this long to stay dry at night. But you do have to watch out for kids taking advantage of the situation.

I am wondering if when she stands up her overly distended bladder just can't hold it any longer.

Ditch them! I know the thought of changing wet sheets at first doesn't sound appealing, but the payoff will be priceless! I can't believe she pee'd in her pull-up when she was awake, that would tick me off too! No more!!!!

Yes, get rid of them. They are a crutch for her. Buy her a waterproof mattress pad, and explain to her that there will be no more pull ups. Throw what left you have away so she cannot get them. Gently explain that she is a big girl now, and she doesn't need them. Tell her if she wets the bed, that she will have to get up and change her sheets with your help. Have the spare sheets sitting within her reach and show her. Make sure you limit what she drinks before bedtime. Wake her up to go to the bathroom before YOU go to bed. After a week or two if this isn't working, I'd talk to her pediatrician about it and look into the bed alarms. Good luck!

Unless she has a medical condition, you are enabling her by allowing pullups.
Like I said, if there is a medical condition or the child has been through something tramatic (which you havent stated), there is NO reason for a 6 year old to be in pullups. What does the doctor say?

With my 3 year old, we went cold turkey with diapers. I thought I would rather wash pee sheets than him think its ok to pee in a diaper.

My daughter is also almost 6 years old and also still wears pull ups every night. She always wakes up with a wet pull up also. My older daughter had a similiar experience with this. I was very concerned about her when she was almost 5 years old and still in pull ups and wet every night. I talked to her doctor and researched on the internet. Needless to say, when her body was ready, at 5 1/2 years old, she stopped wearing pull ups and has only had a rare "accident" since then. I am hoping that the same thing will happen with my younger daughter, though she is now past the 5 1/2 year old stage. My aunt said that my now older cousins also struggled with staying dry at night until 7-8 years old. I am not trying to make excuses for your daughter, but I believe that it just takes some kids a lot longer than others. I must say, it would have made me mad to know that she was peeing in her pull up while she was awake though!! Good luck and let us know what happens.

Ditch the pullups and get a water-proof mattress pad. They don't like waking up in a puddle any more than you like washing the wet sheets, but it will give her some added incentive.

Depends, if she had not had a pullup on you would have had a floor to mop or shampoo. Do you really have that much extra time on your hands?