How do you potty train a toddler not to need a nappy of a nightime (nearly 3 yrs old)?

Question

My son who is 3 in October is good with pants during the day but still seems to have a full nappy in the night (sometimes leaking) even though we don't let him drink after dinner time. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

i called it puppy walking with my son! i used to take him to the loo before he went to sleep then i would take him again before i went to bed and if i woke in the night i'd take him again, he never fully woke up and never remembered in the morning, get a waterproof mattress protector and don't make a big deal if he has an accident, my son is 5 and very occasionally does.

Answer 2

When I thought my son was ready, about age 3 we went out and bought 3 plastic bed covers and some special night time underwear and explained to him that his new pants weren't for weeing in so if he needed the toilet to just call me. I also made it very clear that it didn't matter if he had an accident because of the special plastic sheets and he wasn't to worry that he would get told off. To be honest, it took over a week of changing his sheets at 2 in the morning but he did eventually just stop wetting and he's only had one accident and he's almost 5 now. Do not give up though because once you put him back in nappies just to get a good nights sleep you will have to start the process all over again.

Answer 3

We went through this. My son was potty trained in the day since he was 18 months old, but night was a different story. Continue the no drinking rule after dinner, make him go potty before bed and have him wear pull-ups so he can go to the potty by himself, althought I'm sure he'll wake you up first. He could be a heavy sleeper and not know he's waking up. Also, something that we tried and worked very well. Go shopping together and pick out some sheets that he likes, my son was Spiderman, and get down on his level and make sure he's looking you in the eye and listening and explain to him, "With these new sheets, you can't pee pee on them. These are big boy sheets. I don't think Spiderman would like you peeing on his sheets, do you?" My son was so adement on not peeing on Spiderman's sheets that he woke up every night to go potty. Good luck!

Answer 4

I have a three year old and as soon as she was toilet trained i removed the nappy altogether at night time. she still has the odd accident but she has a plastic sheet on her bed. Your little boy will be so used to wearing the nappie that he See's no reason to go to the toilet at night. Take away the nappie and see what happens. Good Luck

Answer 5

my son is 3 and wears them pull ups for bed.. i know he is not ready for training of a night just yet because his pull up is sometimes rather full so i would imagine he would have to get out of bed rather a lot..lol..he is on the last size of pull ups so he knows that once these dont fit thats it he goes into his undies of a night aswell like a big boy ... you cant force it on him as this makes the matter work
wait a bit longer till the nappys are not as full and make a routine of say no drinks before bed ie: 2hrs before bed maybe?
but of course be prepared for the wet nights..lol.

with my other 3 kids

i waited till there nappys were not as heavy in the morning then gradully limited the amount of drink they had of a evening took the potty into there room by there bed and put a lil light there aswell also the god old plastic sheets were put on (cheap alternative split open a thick bin bag and use this instead) of course teh first week were rather wet nights and loads of changing of sheets but they soon get used to getting up..
also to begin with i used to wake them and sit them on the potty this seemed to help with more dry nights..

Answer 6

My son is 4 and still has the occasional accident.

When we were night training we always made sure he went to the toilet right before bed, and then when we went up to bed (about 3 hours later) we put him on the toilet. He barely even woke but still managed to go. This would usually be enough to get him through the rest of the night.

As he's got a bit older he now usually wakes when he needs to go, and will take himself off to the toilet.

I wouldn't fret about it though. It's just one of those things that kids do when they're ready. Whatever you do though, don't make it a big issue for him, and don't tell him off if he wets the bed. It will only make him anxious about it, which will be counter productive as anxiety increases the likelihood of bed wetting.

Good luck with it though.

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Answer 8

Okay i have a 4 year old boy and a 3 year old girl who are dry by day but my son is not dry by night but my daughter is most of the time we use night-time pull-ups there is no issues going on I was told they will be dry when they can it has nothing to do with their mental inferior or how much fluids they consume i have this argument with my mother-in law about this. It seems you are doing everything right.

Answer 9

As a mother of three I know that It's always a bit hit and miss depending on the individual child. Not letting him drink after dinner time is a bit extreme as that can lead to bladder problems.

I would advise you to take the child to the toilet immediately before bed, and then again just before you go to bed. I know that will mean waking the child up, but usually they will only partially wake and will go back to sleep afterwards.

Eventually this becomes routine for the child and they learn to wake themselves and go to the toilet if they need to.

Good luck, I hope that helps.

Answer 10

Take him to the toilet before you go to bed, do not limit his drinks, a bout of cystitis will only compound the problem.
Praise him when he is dry, encourage him if he has an 'accident'. Don't get stressed. How many adults have you seen walking around in nappies!!! Mum of four, and finally got it right with the fourth; Hee Hee

Answer 11

If hes dry during the day i wouldn`t worry too much about the bedtime nappy , out of the blue you`ll find his nappy will be dry in the mornings , my brother was still wetting the bed at 11yrs old !