How to get my 2 almost 3 yr old to not potty in her pullup at night so she can wear panties at night?

Question

She knows when to go to the potty during the day and at nap time. She does not have accidents during the day. so I got her pulllups and she wears them at night. What can I do to make her not potty at night and wear panties? And how to keep her from having to have a cup at night. She does at nap time and odes good. HELP PLEASE!!!

Answer 1

Here's what my mother did. She had me in cloth diapers and then in regular panties. No in between. Thos things are a crutch. She'll soon learn to give them up on her if you take away the pull-ups.

As for the cup simply be strong about it. Hide all of them. Gentle but very firm. Refuse no matter what type of tantrum she throws. I had a cup before bedtime and never had any issues at night.

Answer 2

Put her in regular underpants and tell her to potty before bed and tell her if she has to go at night she should get up and go.

When she has an accident, don't change her. Matter-of-factly and with a blank expression (don't scold) instruct her in removing her own wet pants and sheets. You might have to give her one step at a time. Then have her clean up the bed, her body and any spills. Then in the same tone, have her put on dry sheets. Very last, have her put on dry underpants.

As soon as she has dry underpants your expression should change to happiness and delight for being dry. Make sure not to praise her for changing her pants or that will become the focus.

Make sure that she has the ability to go at night so she can start to go instead of changing in the morning. Put her into clothes that she can remove and leave a night light.

She should catch on really fast because she is older. If you have any other problems I would suggest the book, "Toilet Training in Less Than One Day" This may be out of print but it is a book worth finding. I have six kids. All of them were trained before 27 months, day and night. The longest it took was about five hours with my oldest.

Good Luck.

Answer 3

She may not be developmentally ready. Some kids are dry all day, but not at night. Get a matress protector and take away the pull-ups. Give her an open cup of water 2 hours before bed and explain that she can have more in the morning, but this will help her not pee at night. Wake her up to potty once per night. if these don't work, you may just need to wait. its not defiance, is physical readiness.

Answer 4

Don't let her drink anything after 6:00pm. Make sure she goes before bed and then get her up right before you go to bed and have her go again. Some children have problems at night with wetting the bed. I slept so sound that the urge to go did not wake me up and my parents had to rent a machine that had a buzzer go off whenever I had an accident. I was about 5, it only took about a month and I was cured. Usually they grow out of this on their own, though. Try the first couple things I mentioned and see if this doesn't help. Good Luck!

Answer 5

Most kids wet the bed when they're young. The only thing that I can suggest is to limit her fluid intake near bedtime and make sure she goes potty before she goes to bed. Even if she says she doesnt need to go, it will get her into the habit of using the potty before bed. Don't worry about it too much though. She'll probably stop wetting in her own time. She'll most likely still have accidents every now and again but they'll get fewer and farther between as she grows.

Answer 6

The first thing is you need to remember that her naps are only one hour maybe two hours and the problem is she is in a deeper sleep when she is sleeping for eight to ten hours. First stop giving her a cup at nap time. And top giving her liquids at night and if this doesn't help cut off her liquids an hour before she goes to bed. Mother of four. This is not mean but it will help.I never had a child wet the bed.

Answer 7

Cup- just like the bottle you have to wean her off.

Potty- her bladder may not be big enough to go 8 hours with out overflowing. You could try sleep walking her to the bathroom before you go to bed and if you wake up in the middle of the night take her with you. Which ever one gets up first (you or your hubby) needs to take her again. It takes a little while for her to get used to waking up every few hours to potty but eventually her body signal will kick in and start helping her to wake up.

Another option is to put her in panties and if and when she wets she will wake up and you can bathe her and get her resettled after changing sheets in the middle of the night. Eventually her body will adjust to waking up before she actually wets and then she can go.

Option 3 continue using the pull ups until her little body grows enough to handle 8 hours of not peeing and she is staying dry most night then start with the panties


We tried all of the options and even talk to a doctor when our son was not staying dry. The doctor said to not worry about it until after age 7. He said some children just need more time than others and if we pressure them about it ,it will make it a worse situation.

Answer 8

Begin by replacing her fitted sheets with waterproof sheets. This will help keep the mattress dry when accidents do occur. Then replace her pull up with training underwear. Next, in order for her to make it through the night you have to loose the cup. Try giving her 2 cups. One with nothing in it that she can take to bed, and one that stays in the kitchen with her drink in it. You will need to explain to her that she is a big girl and she needs to have big girl responsibilities such as using the potty at night and not having drinks in bed. It takes a few days to get use to, but can easily be acheived.

Answer 9

My daughter used to have accidents at night also. I started just putting panties on at night and used a plastic mattress cover, she did have accidents but eventually none. I think knowing she has the pull up on she will just pea and feel comfortable., but her feeling wet she may get up and go potty. And about the drink before bed, it's a good idea to give it to her at least 1 hour before bed and make her go potty before bed

Answer 10

Well, taking the cup away at night will help w/ the potty thing, but some kids sleep so deeply (especially at that age) that they can't wake up on their own to go potty. Just be patient and eventually she will get there.