My 2 yr. old girl does great all day long going pee/poop on the potty but is still having problems going through the night w/o wetting herself. She was waking up and telling us which was great because we figured she knew what was happening. She's wet the bed 3 times in the past week and a half and not woken up. We don't want to use pull-ups, but the laundry thing is getting on our nerves. We don't give liquids 2 hrs. prior to bed time. Should we go 3hrs? That would mean nothing to drink with dinner... Should we wake her up in the middle of the night? - I don't want to start another bad habit...
J. - she is 2! this is very young to even be potty trained let alone staying dry all night. Use pullups or diapers at night to save yourself the laundry and *relax* :)
hi J. my name is W.. we had this problem with my 6 year old first your doing right by cutting off liquids at a certain time. the other things i could suggest is look at what you are giving her to drink such as juice, koolaid, or milk. my son cant drink pop or he will pee the bed especially rootbear or koolaid. also make sure she is not overly tired. if my son is to tired he will not wake up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom if he needs to. hope this helps you.
2 years old is way too young to expect a child to be dry through the night! In fact, it is early for staying dry through the day--you are very lucky. You need to use pull-ups or diapers at night. A child of 2 is not physically ready to stay dry all night. Some children actually cannot do this until they are 6 or 7. This is a more extreme example, but it is still within the range of normal. She will be dry at night when she is ready. This isn't something you can force. And it is NOT her fault. She truly cannot help it! Most likely she will be dry at night by the time she is 3 or 4, but even if she isn't at that point, don't worry and don't make a big deal out of it. the nice thing about pullups vs diapers at night is that they have those designs that disappear when they get wet, so you can tell for sure if she peed or not. I'd wait till she is dry every day for at least a week before taking her out of the pullups or diapers at night.
I'm with Jennifer, staying dry through the night is a totally different deal in itself and could take a lot longer. Go with the Pull Ups and keep praising her when she does good.
Hi J.! I have 3 boys and they were all different. Fully potty trained by 21/2 but nights were different. My oldest stayed dry at 7, the middle at 10, and the youngest at 31/2. I say just go with the pull ups and don't worry. I really don't think denying a bedtime drink of water will help at all.
I think it's much more common than people think. She'll stay dry all night when her body is ready.
It could just be she is not ready to stay dry all night. I know I wet the bed until I was 12 (not everynight but once a week maybe) I wish they would have had pull ups when I was growing up. It is a very shamefull feeling to wake up with a wet bed knowing you should have woke up to go to the bathroom. Just give her time and never NEVER scold her for wetting the bed that just makes the problem worse.. Good luck
