We've got daytime down, but he has a full diaper in the mornings.
2006-12-09 12:58:29 · 5 answers · asked by coolmommy 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
If he still has a full diaper in the morning, he's not ready for nighttime potty training. It means that he's not naturally holding it at night yet. Once he starts waking up with dry diapers, you can leave off the diaper at night and put the potty by his bed. Explain that if he has to go, he can get out of bed at night and use it and then he can climb right back into bed. This is what we did with our son and he's completely potty trained and not yet 3.
Expect many accidents for the first while!
Best of luck!
2006-12-09 13:33:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't give him any fluids for at least 1 hour before bed. Have him go potty before he gets into bed and then from there, you will have to wake him up every 2 -3 hours to use the bathroom again. This is how I got my boys night trained. It's hard work and it sucks waking up every few hours but hopefully after a couple of nights of doing this, he will wake on his own to go to the bathroom. Also. Take away the diapers, that will hold him back the most. My oldest (4) had a fit when I did this but I explained to him that he was a big boy now and diapers were only for babies. Good Luck to you!!! Merry Christmas.
I wanted to add that you must be consistent on this or it wont work. He might cry, scream, throw a fit but you just have to be firm with him and tell him that there are no more diapers. Again. Good Luck.
2006-12-09 21:04:20 · answer #2 · answered by Danelle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what i did was stop liquids after 6 pm....and making sure she went potty before going to bed..i took the pullups away cold turkey...i tried getting her up every night before i went to bed and all she did was cry and never did anything...i have her bed made up in layers,so if she does wet all i do is take a layer off...i have a plastic pad,sheet,pad sheet...if she does wet we dont fuss with her,just tell her its ok and accidents happen,if she woke up dry she got a sticker....she has been dry now for maube 7 monthes but did wet during the night on 2 seperate occasions when we were in a hotel..now she is dry every am and will get up at night on her own to go
2006-12-09 21:10:41 · answer #3 · answered by charmel5496 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wake him up every couple hours to pee, put him in pull ups at night too.
2006-12-09 21:30:00 · answer #4 · answered by Baby Julie due 5/12 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
this is normal day then night and then day for good
2006-12-11 21:04:17 · answer #5 · answered by chuy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋