how do you get a 3 yr old to go potty in the night?

Question

my child has been potty trained since 22 months old. But still cannot get rid of the pull ups at night. i've tried cutting off drinks 3 hrs b4 bed and having her go potty right before sleeptime, but she still pees at night. I tried leaving her pull up off but then she just wet the bed. she is 3 1/2 now. We tried telling her if she has to go, to get up and go. we leave the bathroom light on all night, but she doesnt do it. any advice??

Answer 1

being one of 6 ive seen my mum potty train all my brothers and sisters and neighbours kids etc and so im guessing thats why i found it so easy with my little girl.
The night time thing is tiring but well worth it, i knew she was ready when she started getting up and taking her nappy off before coming to wake the rest of the house up and so i put a potty in her bedroom, left her with just a pjama top on and no nappy or pants, i have let her have juie before bed as i am told reducing the juice before bed makes a problem worse,, cant remember why but you should look into it but it is reccomended they have a drink before bed, i know it helped my daughter as just as she would be dropping off to sleep she would need a wee and get up, the first step to success was getting up in early sleep.
So she went to bed at 7pm, i got her up around 11pm, sometimes she would have a wee other times she wouldnt but if she wouldnt it still woke her part enough to realise she needed one a little after, then i woke her again at 3am for a wee and then left her the rest of the night.
When she wet the bed, i let her help me change it but never told her off or made a discouraging comment i was always like "never mind lets change it"
a few weeks in she goes to bed and i dont need to wake her, the potty is in her room as well as a night light and you hear her toddling around at about 1am then again at around 4am but she gets up and she gets a lot of praise for doing so in the morning when i have a full potty to empty.

Answer 2

Being a parent myself and going through the same thing, what we did is cut off her drinking at a certain time and we also woke her up 2 times in the middle of the night, it does take alot but we always set our alarms and woke her up, it did work after a period of time and she did start getting up in the night and going on her own, also try a putting a nightlight in her room as well, we also went to our childs doctor and he told us that our daughter was a sound sleeper and is not aware of when she has to use the bathroom, more or less she slept 2 heavy to get out of bed so we woke her up twice during the nightime, if she goes to bed at 9:00 have her use the toilet, and then wake her up at 11:00 and then again at 1:00am, and if she still wets the bed u might need to wake her up more often. Hope this Helps you, GOOD LUCK!!!!

Answer 3

I went through this with my daughter. I finally broke down and took her to the doctor as she is a family friend who knows her very well. She took her into the room by herself, and then came out and said that some of the commercials or the things we watch give her night terrors. I told her I hate scary movies, so that couldn't be a factor, she then said with children, anything can be turned around in their sleep . So about an hour before bed, i started cutting the tv off and started doing other things with her ; like reading, crafts, or just being silly. Helped ALOT problem solved:) Hope this helps!

Answer 4

I gotta agree with the first answer. it's really up to the kids, when it's time to do their own things, when they're ready.

Maybe you should just let her be. She's started at a early age. That's great- Not all kids do the same thing. She's atleast gone that far.

I sister-in -law tells her kids, that if they want the sleep in a clean bed, that they can't pee on their bed.

--Why not buy a potty train and put it in her room, beside her bed. She'll know it's there beside her.

Best of Luck

Answer 5

Get her up right before you go to bed, then maybe one more time around 2-3 a.m. It will stink for a few days having to get up, but it will be well worth it! It usually takes just a few days of doing this...But, odds are, she will not get up and do it on her own just yet.. Still a bit too young in the potty training arena

Answer 6

Not much you can do. Just have patience and soon she will be dry at night. Even limiting drinks at night doesnt really do much at all to help the child, waking them up to go doesnt seem to work too well either. I think that when the child can then they wont wet the bed anymore - children dont want to wet the bed but sleep soo hard and have small bladders.

Answer 7

shes not going to she has to out grow this. she sleeps too deep to get the need to go signal, leave her in pull ups. in time it will stop some kids wet the bed until puberty starts. dont pressure her or worry about it she will out grow it in a few years, my four year old still wears a pull up at night also

Answer 8

I think its ok to put pull ups on at night.My nephew is 3 going on 4 in 2 months and he isn't potty trained yet i know my sister needs to help him

Answer 9

She probably is too tired from playing all day to wakeup! let her have the pull ups. She has lot's of time to master the skill of getting up at night.every child is different,and if she has mastered the toilet during the day, she'll eventually use the toilet at night. Just let her be the judge of when she's ready.

Answer 10

I am of the full belief that potty training is only for the parents...and that the child will stop when they can. There is not really anything but buy time that you can do.