My 2 1/2 yrold is fully potty trained duringthe day now I am needing help for the at night part. He wears pull ups at night because he does not get out of bed to go potty. And in the morning his pull up is not completely wet just enough. Any suggestions or ideas on the night part of potty training? He can take his naps at school and be dry or get up before he falls asleep and goes but it is like I mentioned the nighttime is the problem.
2006-06-16 16:39:21 · 8 answers · asked by cici 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
My son also has severe asthma and gets a really bad cough due to his inhaler so he needs to keep his throat moist if not it gets dry so he needs to have a drink because of this. I mean we take him before bed andif he gets up any in the middle of the night we take him potty. So get rid of the pull ups? and is there any other ideas?
2006-06-16 16:53:39 · update #1
I potty trained my kids w/the help from my girlfriend too. We also made the mistake of the "pull-ups" It gives the kids a sense of secruity to go ahead and make a "oops." W/him having to have a drink b4 sleep..I'd say just keep letting him make the mistake w/out diapers/pullup & he will learn that he dosen't like being damp or wet and will finally get up and go to bathroom. talk to him buy a night light. Give him his fav. toy to take w/him when he goes at night,Tell him he's a big boy when he goes at night. reward him. etc. to encourage him and make it more interesting & that he's learning to be a big boy. The idea is to get him to reconize he's acheieving this "all by himself." I believe he will be getting up soon and going..patience and practice. Afterall,You've made it this far.
2006-06-17 04:56:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
My daughter was having the same problem. While she was in her pullups, she didn't really make any improvements.
I started not giving her much to drink after dinner (of course making sure she got plenty of liquids throughout the day) and then putting her on the potty right before she went to bed.
When I notice she doesn't go much or had more to drink that night than usual, I'll put her back on the potty right before I go to bed. She hardly wakes up, but will usually pee.
We've had a few accidents of course, but she is dry the vast majority of the time. Just keep an extra set of sheets handy for the transition period.
2006-06-17 22:39:01 · answer #2 · answered by Susanne M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son, who is now 3-1/2, had the same problem. The first thing we did was stop his nighttime drinking around 6pm (2 hours before his bedtime). Then, he picked something he really wanted (in his case, a Rescue Hero). I made a simple chart with seven spaces. The rule was that every morning he woke up with a dry pull up, he got to put a smiley face sticker in a space. If he woke up wet, I made a brand new chart and we started at space one. When he filled all seven spaces, he got his reward. We had to be firm, because he made it to five spaces twice, then had to start over, but the third time was a charm and he hasn't had an accident since. Another thing we did was before we went to bed (usually around 10 or 11) one of us would very quietly wake him and take him in to go potty, using only the bathroom night light for light. I think this helped him learn to wake himself up enough to use the bathroom without it disrupting his sleep, and without him needed bright lights turned on. I hope this helps. Good Luck!
To help keep his mouth/throat moist during the night you could use a humidifier in his room...maybe that could help cut down his nighttime drinking.
2006-06-16 23:51:35 · answer #3 · answered by catgirltracy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just be patient. He'll learn in time. My daughter just stopped wetting at 3 years old and hasn't had a accident since, but my 6 year old niece still has accidents occasionally. Just keep using pull ups or overnights, and if he still is wetting after age 4 or 5, talk to your doctor to see what else can be done.
2006-06-17 01:32:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
get rid of the pull ups - he will have to feel that he got wet or he will get in the habit of using the pull ups. don't give him water or a drink an hour before bed, and make sure he goes before getting into bed. he doesnt at school because subconciously he knows there are other people around, so he shouldnt have the "crutch" of the pull-ups.
2006-06-16 23:47:08 · answer #5 · answered by bonbon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it will take time.
if you don't have the patience. then set your alarm to wake him up in the middle of the night and have him go potty. make it a habit so that he start waking up on his own in the middle of the night. also put a night light in the bathroom and leave the door open.
2006-06-17 01:33:04 · answer #6 · answered by Pearlz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
y daughter is going through the same thing. We removed all sense of security in it (diapers, pull-ups, etc) and are just dealing with the accidents if they happen. Some nights are great, others are not so good.
2006-06-16 23:43:41 · answer #7 · answered by KWCHAMBER 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His bladder may not be large enough to "hold it" all night. I'd leave the pull up on for another 6 months and try again then.
2006-06-16 23:48:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋