iv started my 3 year old boy in bed with no nappy, any tips?

Question

well, hes almost 4! should i wake him up in the night to use the loo? if so then how often? i told him that big boys dont use nappys and he seemed ok with that, but if there is any tips you could give me then i would be gratefull, thank you!

also, he wee's standing up in the day, should i sit him down if he needs a wee in the night? or just let him chose?

Answer 1

Encourage him to go to the toilet before going to bed.Try not to get him up during the night,as this will lead him to depend on you to tell him when he needs to go.
Use a plastic sheet on his bed,in case of `accidents`
If he does have an accident,don't tell him off,get him to help you strip his bed,and say never mind,we'll try again tonight.
a reward system is also a good idea for `dry nights`.

Answer 2

I didn't really wake my daughter up during the night. She decided one day that she wanted to wear her new Blues Clues knickers and I forgot to put a plastic sheet on but to my relief she was dry all night. Id say use a plastic backed bed sheet or one of them pads if they still do them, that you can stick under the sheet(or place some old towels under too). Either that or pull ups? I never used pull ups with my daughter though, thought would be too confusing for her. Place a potty near his bed too, so he feels a bit more 'safe' that if he does need a wee he doesn't have to stumble around far being half asleep. Also, don't make a big deal of it if he does wet at night but do praise him lots if he manages it. Also, perhaps look for a story book on similar lines? Might stick in his mind to use the loo/potty during the night...

Either way, good luck, and remember... they all grow out of it at some time!! So it will be conquered :o)

Storm x

Answer 3

hi, my son has just turned 3 he has been out of nappies now 4 almost 8 mths during the day and night what i did was bought a plastic sheet just incase he had an accident but i also put a potty at his bedroom door then gradually moved it into the bathroom so if he did wake during the night he would get up and use his potty, now if he needs to go he goes to the toilet but just by reducing the amount of drink intake before bed will probably stop him from waking during the night wanting the toilet.
hope my advice helps.

Answer 4

congrats. please dont think i am being sarcastic as i am not you have actually asked a sensible question. you have answer your own question.yes do wake him up during the night and get him to use the loo. My parnter and i have a 3yr old and we have been potty training him since he was 18mths old as he started asking to use the potty. when he turn three he suddenly asked to start wearing pants as we have not looked back since. he now uses the potty when he needs to go and have had very few accidents. About two weeks later we started to get him dry during the night and have had one accident. We get him up at about midnight and put him on the potty and praise all the time. yes he will argue with you. We are always getting dont need potty and no with grying but if you say something like i thought you didnot need the potty after he has done something in the potty, even if only a dribble, and leave a potty in his bedroom for the whole of his bed time, maybe even buying another potty may help, will teach him to use the potty during the night. We have often gone to put him on the potty and he has been but we still put hm on there anyway as this will also teach him to use the potty. dont tell him off if he has an accident as this can stop him from learning. just say something like well done for informing me and maybe you should sit on your potty and try to use the toilet or you could just say oh dear better luck next time as that is what her did. After a while you may want to reward him with a present for trying or for staying dry for about 7 nites. good luck if you want more advice please ask.

Answer 5

My son potty-trained himself at 18 months but still needed a diaper at night until he was 4. He spent two full years in pull ups at night until he was able to keep himself dry. How long has be been potty-trained during the day? It takes awhile longer to get them trained at night-time. All kids are different and you can't expect a child who may sleep soundly to know when to wake up to go potty at night. If he does wet the bed accidentally, then there is a certain amount of shame he may associate with that. Plus its worse for you to change a bed than to change a diaper into underwear in the morning. My philosophy is to always let kids sleep through the night -- easier for them, easier for you.

I would honestly recommend pull-ups at night until you see that they are dry for a week or two and then try it without diapers at night. Also, invest in a plastic mattress cover just in case. Just tell him that sometimes even big boys may need some "back-up" during the night. Expect some accidents -- its no big deal.

Good luck to you!

Answer 6

I wouldn't wake him up. If he's properly trained he'll wake up and go on his own. At that age, he should still be getting 11-12 hours of sleep a night, may need 13.

As far as tips... just try not to get him too worked up in the morning, or he'll need to crash in the afternoon. You could try to still give him a quiet time in the afternoon. Be prepared for what I like to call the "witching hour". That lovely time of day, usually around 4-5 pm, when your children, if they haven't napped, turn into little monsters!!

Answer 7

make sure he does or even tries to do the toilet before bed. only wake him if he has wee accidents but if he has more dry nights dont wake him to do the loo or you may teach him that he need's the loo. only wake him if he is regularly having wee accidents then put him straight back to bed without much attention e.g. dont talk to him just quietly lift him and tell him to try a pee pee he wont like getting woke but dont make a fuss just re-assure him but hopefully you wont need to wake him. Dont ever take him into your bed if he does have accidents he may have accidents to get into mummy's bed for cuddles but i think the most important is to get him to try before bed, and just a little juice at bed time till he gets up and goes all by himself through the night

Answer 8

Bed wetting is not always something your child can help. Many children wet the bed because they cannot wake up in the night to urinate or because their bladders cannot handle being full for so long. My daughter was potty trained by day at 26 mo. but wet the bed for naps and bed time. I put her in Pull-ups so as not to confuse her with diapers. I also limited drinks after 6pm and had her potty before bed. She outgrew it after about four months, but my brother wet his bed until he was about 8. Don't make a big deal of it and don't interrupt his sleep. Try these tips and put him in some protective undergarment at night.

Answer 9

make him go to the loo before bed no matter what. get a plastic sheet and lots of clean pyjamas! I think its a case of training - may take a week or two. you could start a game with him whereby for every night he makes it through with no accidents, he gets a gold star and then when he's got 7 (week's worth) he gets some new pyjamas choose himself (like superman ones or something) or some other thing he might like that signifies growing up and night time...I dunno Im sure he'll tell you what he likes! Give him a reward to work towards so that its like a game and fun but a challenge too.

Answer 10

i did the same i put my boy to bed 1 night with no nappy and to this day he has never wet the bed his brother is the same. i have never woke them up through the night as they will get up and go if they need to saying that not all children are the same so all you can do is go with what your child wants to do let him know he can use the loo/potty when he needs to and maby keep the bathroom light on, hope this helped xxxx