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[quote=Anonymous]If she’s waking you up to go I’m not sure you have a choice here: you need to convert the crib and stay teaching her some independence with the potty at night.

One option since she’s so young would be a training potty in her room or just outside her room so she can go without your help. Though that would mean fudging on hand washing and stuff for nighttime pees. You have to decide if that’s okay, knowing these are probably going to phase out.

If you keep doing potty trips with her, you need to make them as low key and conducive to returning to bed as possible. Keep lights off (good nightlights will also be helpful when she’s fully independent with this), minimal talking, and don’t redo the bedtime routine— it’s straight back to bed, though I might rub her back until she fell back to sleep. All requests for books, songs, or any form of comfort other than a gif or back rub would get “no, it’s too late, time for sleep.” She has to learn how to fall back asleep more easily in this situation.

Speaking of phasing out, you can probably help that along by: limiting fluids after 6pm, ensuring she uses the potty before bed and first thing in the morning[/quote]

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