Ugh...Incredibly over nighttime potty training
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Anonymous
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I apologize for yet another potty training question...but after DS woke me up this morning at 4AM on a weekend, by waddling into our room with a diaper that was about a drop away from turning into a massive gel-bead explosion, asking for us to change him, I've got to ask...
How long is it normal for kids to still be in diapers at night? DS is 5, (FIVE!!) and still pees more like you'd expect a young toddler to overnight. I'm not talking one or two nights a week where there's an occasional accident. I mean like multiple pees, EVERY night, like clockwork. I understand it's normal for kids to have accidents, but I'm growing concerned that DS is maxing out an overnight diaper each and every night. Are we in problem territory? We stop all liquids approximately 2 hours before bedtime, make sure he pees right before bed, and DS has no medical issues whatsoever. Please tell me this is temporary. |
Anonymous
| My stepson wore pull-ups until he was 11. Just runs in the family. Nighttime stuff can’t really be trained. If it’s not working, just wait it out. |
Anonymous
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You’ve got to start doing the twilight pee, OP, for both kids. Get them up to pee around 11 before you go to bed and walk them back to bed. My parents did this with my brother until he was about 8.
Also encourage your kids to get up and pee in the potty (put travel potty in their room) at night. Rewards for a wet potty insert!! |
Anonymous
Your son is 5. That’s way out of toddler stage!! At five, he should be able to put on, take off and change his own pull up. Pull up and no pj bottoms. Potty in his room is a good idea. He absolutely should not be in diapers. |
Anonymous
| Get the Roger wireless pee alarm. It worked with both kids within a few days. The first few nights you have to get up when it rings to bring your kid to the potty. After 3-4 nights the connection was made in the brain and they didn’t need the alarm anymore. |
Anonymous
| Your five-year-old is not a toddler! Get him some pull ups and let him change them himself if he has to. I can’t even imagine a five-year-old demanding his diaper be changed by mom!!! |
Anonymous
Do not do this. It's terrible for a child's sleep. Yes, your son is normal OP. |
Anonymous
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Have him change his own pullup.
Problem solved. |
Anonymous
This. At 5 he needs to take ownership over this. If he can walk himself into your room, he can walk himself into the bathroom and change his pull-up Have you tried no diapers/pull ups? |
Anonymous
| This is totally, totally normal. It is fine to be wearing diapers-- if he's peeing that much at night, a pullup likely won't work for overnight. But you might get some to keep in his room, and show him how to take off the diaper and put on a pullup if he wakes at night and needs a change. |
Anonymous
We had success with a pee alarm, too, although my son was 7. But it took closer to 2 weeks. |
Anonymous
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Is he consistently leaking through later in the night? At around 4 or 5 like you said in your OP?
My thought is you need to start changing him around whatever time you or DH go to bed. He likely isn't ready for pullups if he's able to pee through a diaper at night. I'm assuming that's what he's wearing? Real diapers? You aren't talking about pullups? |
Anonymous
| It’s normal but start having him change his own pull-ups and pjs. If his bed gets wet have him get a towel to lay down until morning. When morning comes have him help you change the sheets. Don’t get angry and minimize your talking during this time. Just gently remind him if he needs to go then use the potty and he won’t have to change his clothes. Don’t make clothes changing fun just routine. If he goes in potty and has dry pull up overnight get excited about it, give lots of praise and maybe do something special for him. |
Anonymous
| Invest in a good waterproof cover and consider moving to underwear instead of pulup, more uncomfortable for him especially if he has to change and clean up after himself |
Anonymous
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1. Why is he in a diaper and not something like a night time pull up or Goodnites? Those hold more.
2. Wake him up and change his pull-up and take him to the bathroom before you go to sleep. 3. Some kids just take longer - my kid was a very deep sleeper and a nighttime pee would NOT wake her up, even if she was wearing underwear. Even a bedwetting alarm did not wake her up. We just had to wait it out. That said, it sounds like your kid, if he wakes up at night and asks you to change him, is ready for a bedwetting alarm. Try it. |