Toddler Potty Training

my advice is you either have to deal with the tantrums or get over the fact that she doesn't stay dry at night. right? i mean you can't force this - and bottom line, you're giving her the fluids that are causing her to be wet, so you can't really fault her for not staying dry. my advice is resign yourself to buying pullups for her for awhile (or diapers, whichever) and don't waste another moment stressing about it. nighttime dryness is not something you teach, she will grow into it when she's ready. sounds like you have enough on your plate as it is without adding this pressure on yourself (and her, over something she can't control).

I agree with Adansmama....

if you're contributing to the "problem" and not willing to change your habits, the results will stay the same. When you're ready to address the issue is when you'll be able to resolve the issue.

Yes steriods can affect MANY areas of the body and in some it cause them to want to drink more fluids. It can cause more frequent urination (usually cause people are drinking more) and of course it increases appetite. Another side effect that is looked over is it causes irritability (sp??), meaning she will be more difficult to deal with. Not be able to control her emotions as well, and therefore have more meltdowns. At the very least I would NOT worry about this issue until she is done taking the steriods.

I hope this helps!!

You might have to wait until your baby is born to continue night training.

I always heard no more liquids after 7pm.

gl!

Your child is too young to stay dry at night or even know to wake herself up to go to the bathroom. This ability doesn't come until much later, like 5-6 years old. I have quite a few friends with kids ages 5-7 who still wear a pull-up at night. You can't train her to stay dry, her body needs to be developmentally ready. If you want her to stop drinking water at night, I would wait until she is off the antibiotics and feeling better completely before you try to do that. My daughter is 3 and is nowhere near ready to be trained at night. She just wears a diaper at night so it's no big deal when she pee's at night. I understand you wanting to put a stop to the constant requests for water at night, but why the rush to have her dry at night?

It looks like you already have some good input here, I would agree it was little early for nighttime dryness. I do have two other suggestions if you are not doing this already - Specific overnight diapers, I know Huggies makes good ones, they hold more than normal day time diapers. Also depending on how she is getting that nighttime drink, put less in the cup (like for my son his sippy would be only like 1/2 full or less after 8pm) and depending on what's she drinking don't give her favorite. My youngest doesn't really like water - ever - but will drink it if he is very thirsty and no other option. So if I give him water at night he has something he can drink if is genuinely thirsty but can't get a drink just to delay bed time. Good Luck. It will all work itself out in time.