pinkclaire

Hello everyone,

I am popping in for some help for my mum. My little sister is 3 years 4 months and has been potty trained for some time now, but is still wearing a nappy through the night.

She is after some tips that you may have on at least where to start to train them with this!

Thank you in advance xxx

mommyof3co

With the boys we made it where after dinner they couldn't have anymore drinks, except when they brush their teeth they may have a small sip of water. Then they HAVE to go pee right before getting in bed. Just those 2 things and they stopped wetting the bed

pinkclaire

Can I bump this please to see if anyone else has any more ideas? She is weeing in the night but doesn't realise she has done it if that makes sense, if you ask her she will say she hasn't been for a wee as it's done in her sleep.

Freyasmum

Hmmm. We ruled out after dinner drinks too, and I used to lift her out of bed and sit her on the toilet (she never really woke up) when I went to bed for a while.
After a couple of months of that we decided to just leave her (with an absorbant mat!) and see what happened.
We did have a few accidents, but she would wake up when that happened. If she's sleeping too deeply and just can't tell, then maybe she's just not quite ready yet? It's not worth pushing, or making a big deal about it if that is the case.

pinkclaire

Thanks Freyasmum xx

PitBullMommy

Not sure I can help, but didn't want to read and run. Charlotte is 19mos and isn't potty trained yet, though we're starting. She stays dry through the nights and naps consistantly though...kinda weird

sabby52

My elsdest wasnt dry during the night until he was 5-6 years old (and that was with the help of medication). When I was reading up on potty training for my youngest, I remember reading that to start night training you should wait until they have had a few dry nights. We tried everything with our eldest, we stopped drinks before bed, we tried lifting him during the night and making him go and we tried just going cold turkey from the nappy but it didnt work, he was just a bedwetter. I also thought that he was just being branded until I potty trained my youngest, Once Dec was fully day trained he would refuse to wear a night nappy and he would be dry 9 times out of 10 the difference was unbelievable. I would try all the advice the ladies have given but I wouldnt push, if she is a bedwetter she may need a little help, Dan had a little night alarm (it never worked ) then we done some exercises we were taught at the bedwetting clinic (didnt work ) eventually he was given some medication which was amazing within a month he had stopped bedwetting.

Alsoif she goes to her HV she can get plastic sheets and little pads for her bed, it was a great help for me xx

pinkclaire

Thanks it's been 20 odd years since my mum had to do this with us so she couldn't remember plus a lot has changed! Great to here other peoples experiences. Xx

Amy_T

My daughter will be 5 in September and isn't dry at night. She potty trained herself during the day, just said she needed a wee one day, took her nappy off and that was it, no accidents or anything. She wears a pull up at night and it's never dry. She never ever sleeps through the night which you would think might help but when she is asleep she is fast off!

I'm not worried yet, just going to see how she goes - she has asked a few times over the past few weeks to have a wee in the night so hoping it will just happen!!

kiwimama

I was wetting the bed when I was in school (5 or 6 years old I think.) From what I can remember, my mum tried a plastic mat, an alarm thing, and rewards chart. I think it was the chart that did it for me in the end. From what I've read, wetting the bed at 3,4,5 years old is still pretty normal (although a pain!) How far is her bedroom away from the toilet? Sometimes putting a potty by their bed can help as it can seem like a long scary walk in the dark to the toilet at night for little ones. From the sounds of it, she is just a deep sleeper and doesn't realise she's doing wrong.