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My son is toilet trained during the day and has been for 6 months but we can't seem to get him dry at night, Help!!

2006-11-06 19:53:12 · 19 answers · asked by Garry P 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting Toddler & Preschooler

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Hi i have a 3yr old she is dry day and night and has been since 2 all i did was reduce drinks at bedtime regular knickers and id take her to toilet at about 11pm as i was going to bed they stay asleep but know that if you talk to them calm and gentle they will go to toilet and fall back to sleep try it for 2 weeks and they will get into the habit of doing it for them selves as they will recognise the feeling of needing to go also plastic sheet till your sure they are OK I've got 3 children and it worked for all of mine

2006-11-06 21:57:44 · answer #1 · answered by Black N White Honesty 2 · 0 0

Hi, I am just coming up to potty training my son myself! However I remember in the dim and distant past my now 6 yr old was 3 1/2 before she was dry in the day then she clicked with the nighttime one day and never had a problem since.

All children do things at different times as I'm sure you know, so don't worry or feel pressure to get over this milestone - although I realise it is better for you when your son finally cracks it!

I presume your son is in a bed not a cot, so he can get out to use the potty (he should have one by his bed at this stage) another useful tip is to "lift" him - When you go up to bed get him up and put him on the toilet/potty, this will help him stay dry. Do it without bright lights or talking and it shouldn't disturb him too much. A nightlight and whispering are OK, but should be kept to a minimum to avoid waking him too much, then put him back to bed. If he wakes then just say "time for potty" and don't make a big deal of it.

Hope this helps you and Good luck! It doesn't last forever!

2006-11-06 20:09:58 · answer #2 · answered by Cate24 1 · 1 0

it seems harsh but the best way to do it is throw any nappies away that you have, decide you are not usung them again and then get to grips with the little one!! ok, at 3 he understands, he's dry all day so he knows to 'hold on' and he knows to use the toilet, get a waterproof undercover for his bed and stop any drinks 2 hours before bedtime, if he goes to bed at 7 for example, then his last good drink is at 5pm, then each half hour after take him to the toilet, by 7pm he should have got rid of a full bladder, no nappy, no pants and really encourage him to wake up if he wants a wee and to go to the toilet or call for you to go with him. If he has accidents don't make a fuss but give him the job of removing wet sheet and putting it for wash, also he needs to put another dry sheet on!! it won't be perfect but it will be inconvenient for him, 3 year olds are very able and cunning little creatures, if you can persevere for a few nights I bet he's dry, good luck

2006-11-06 21:09:29 · answer #3 · answered by pottydotty 4 · 0 0

My son was 5 before potty trained at night and the pull ups are the devils work! it's just like a diaper so he would say he was dry when he was really wet. He couldn't feel it. What we did was stop drinks about 2 hours before bedtime. We got a crib sheet that was made for adult beds or a shower curtain liner would work as well and laid that on the bed. Put him in regular underwear. His bedtime was 8:00 and when we went to bed later that night we would wake him and make him go potty. Any time I woke in the night I would wake him to go potty (even if I had to carry him to the bathroom). He had accidents (maybe 2 or 3 times a night) but eventually he got the hang of it and started getting himself up to go. The wetness alarms are supposed to work well also but we never made it to that point. Sometimes its almost like having a newborn getting up numerous times again but consistancy is the key!

2006-11-07 08:23:42 · answer #4 · answered by party_pam 5 · 0 0

Children often aren't dry for years! At three, this is normal. I would cut down on the drinks - I gave my children nothing to drink after 5. My daughter in law wakes her 6 year old up during the night. I also found that my kids were dry at night but on waking in the morning, needed fast help to get to the loo. By the time, you've unwrapped the nappies, etc etc it is too late.

2006-11-06 20:00:52 · answer #5 · answered by True Blue Brit 7 · 0 0

This is just my opinion and what worked with my daughters, but Pull Ups are the worst thing that ever happened to parents. My girls would not get potty trained until we threw them out and used regular undies and they wouldn't get up and pee at night until we did that same. Just put a plastic sheet on the bed under the regular sheet, stop all liquids a couple of hours before bedtime and make sure he goes before bedtime. He may still have accidents. It's very common for a child to have them until they are 6 or 7 but they will become much less frequent with age.

2006-11-06 19:59:02 · answer #6 · answered by lorilou 3 · 1 0

I recently had a problem with my 7 year old daughter reverting to bedwetting,and the doctor told me to try 'double emptying'. Basically,before bed,take your child to the toilet for a wee,then 5 minutes later,take them to the toilet again. Then after they've been asleep a few hours,wake them,and take them to the toilet before you go to bed. Star charts and a 'dry night' piggy bank (where they can put,say 5 pence in the bank themselves when they've had a dry night) work well too,as they can see the rewards.

2006-11-06 21:38:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Hi. My son had trouble at night time with toilet training. What I did was stop any fluids after 5pm. When I put him to bed I would wake him at around 8pm to take him to his potty or to the toilet then again at 11pm. We got into a routine for around 2 weeks and then he started to wake on his own. The times you put him to bed and wake him are entirely up to you but it does work. Good luck

2006-11-06 20:02:30 · answer #8 · answered by lou_cat2006 2 · 1 0

when training both of my children i stopped fluids 2 hours before bed time and then at bed time asked them to go to the toilet even if they said they didnt want to, then it was like going back to when they were babies i woke them when i was going to bed to ask them again to go to the toilet and then i would wake them at around 2 in the morning to go again after about 2 weeks both of them got the hang of it and started getting up and going on their own. although its not a fail safe method cos they can still have accidents, the trick is not to make a big deal of it and say next time remember to go to the toilet, children are fast learners and also learn by example.

You will find the best way of doing this by listening to everyones suggestions and adapting it to your routine, the key word being routine.

hope this helps xx

2006-11-06 20:12:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I recommend television. Something appropriate for young children, like teletubbies, the bearstein bears, etc. and make sure he doesn't watch anything violent or anything that isn't age appropriate. Try letting him play with his toys and playing with him, as too much television will fry his brain. Also, ignore the answer about giving him a gumball, as I woun't recommend giving a 3 year old any candy whatsoever.

2016-05-22 06:43:51 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

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