I have a 3 year old that goes on her potty all day but not at nap times.I understand not being able to hold it while sleeping.My question is why does she not go on the potty while she is awake in her room trying to sleep?I tell her all the time to potty in the bathroom or on her tiny potty that I put right beside her bed and she still goes in her undies.I just don't want her to not feel like a big girl.Any help would be great:)Thanks:)
2007-12-20 04:23:12 · 12 answers · asked by superstar 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
I know that she'll have accidents while sleeping.I was simply asking if anyone has the same problem with their child being awake and trying to go to sleep and still not going on their potty?(even when I have it by her bed.)I go in every 1/2 hour to check on her and she'll be wet,so I just say,"Uh oh, you had an accident, remember you should use your potty at naptime too."Also I do reward with a sticker chart she does great:)
2007-12-20 05:31:48 · update #1
Thanks Sally c.I also should mention I take her to potty before nap/bedtimes too:)
2007-12-20 05:33:14 · update #2
Even when you are doing everything right, little girls just have a mind of their own. My daughter loves The Potty Stool http://www.thepottystool.com I started by just setting it at the toilet. This stool makes every toilet kid-sized. My kids immediately climbed up on this stool and discovered that they could safely and securely use the toilet. This got them very interested in using the toilet and they were potty trained very quickly.
My kids like to use what they know mommy and daddy use. And it really is wonderful having your kids independently use the toilet on their own. The handles and sides make all the difference! My son and daughter felt very secure and the sides makes them feel comfortable and closed in when they use the toilet. With this stool, your daughter will love going on her own. I hope this helps you.
2007-12-20 14:23:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have her go potty before she takes her nap? My daughter ususally says she doesn't have to go, but once we put her on the potty she will go. Just tell her if she goes before sleeping, she won't have an accident during her nap.
My daughter is 3 yrs 3 mos and still wears pull-ups at night because of this problem. She is almost 100% accident free during naps as long as we remember to have her go before going to bed. At night she is just now starting to get up during the night to go to the bathroom (sometimes), but we are not pressuring her because she gets stressed out.
She does not wear pull ups during the day, though. In her preschool she got a new teacher that started putting pull ups on during nap time and she started to have more accidents at home, so I think the pull-ups may encourage their going in them instead of holding it.
I guess the most important thing is to call it an accident and not pressure her to go. Just explain it and she will want to go potty and wake up dry.
2007-12-20 05:31:45 · answer #2 · answered by Share1969 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the reason for her nap time accidents is because a child of that age cant feel when they have to go potty when they are asleep, their bodies grow faster than their bladder not being able to feel when they have to go while asleep, she wakes up wondering why she is all wet because she had no idea that she had the accident until she woke up. Just put a pull up on her while she is asleep until her little accidents stop.
2007-12-20 05:01:38 · answer #3 · answered by LILAC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wake her up in the night and put her on the potty, do this for a night or 2 and she will soon learn to do it herself in the night in her potty and get herself back to sleep.
Or nap times make sure she goes before she goes to sleep to stop her wetting.
2007-12-20 04:37:58 · answer #4 · answered by sally c 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i would say give her time. We had such a hard time potty training my son that we didnt want to immediately truamatize him by trying to work on sleep time pee, that we decided while he gets used to the potty thing in general we'll just use pull ups at bed time but still explain he should get up if he has to go. and for a while he still peed in his pull up, and now he almost never goes in it. Just one day all on his own he started waking up dry all the time and getting up at night if he had to go.
give her time while still explaining and im sure she'll come around.
2007-12-20 06:35:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think if you explain that putting a pull-up on her does not make her a baby,and that these pull-ups are "special" for nap/bedtime, she may be okay with it. Luckily, my daughter hasn't had too many accidents. Sometimes she chooses to sleep in a pull-up, and sometimes she chooses to sleep in panties. Usually, at naptime she does fine. But, at bedtime, it's deeper and longer sleep, so more accidents are likely.
2007-12-20 05:24:13 · answer #6 · answered by Lena n 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I just stopped putting pull up on my son at nap time and even at night. Immediately he caught on...and its been about 6 months and only 2 accidents. She might just know that she has a pull up on and just not bother to wake up while she's sleeping for that reason.
2007-12-20 07:45:25 · answer #7 · answered by happy_mommy1245 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A pull is a great idea but only for napping/sleeping-she may not always quite realize when she has to go yet. Do you reward for going? Charts with stars etc. or treats?
2007-12-20 04:40:14 · answer #8 · answered by Lunaeclipz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only thing that will make her not feel like a big girl is your reaction. She will take her cue from you. With regard to the 'pull up' situation, every child is different and equally every adult is different so it's what both of you find acceptable and what will work for your family.
Good luck,
Tara, Ireland.
2007-12-20 04:41:08 · answer #9 · answered by tarasheridan 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
shes probably asleep put a pull up on her at nap and bedtime
2007-12-20 04:30:46 · answer #10 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋