My 23 month old son has begun to potty train but hasn't yet mastered the art. During the day, he pretty much stays with a dry diaper/pull up but if he does potty in either he immediately takes it off and runs to the bathroom. I have to say, I'm proud of his progress during the day. BUT at NIGHT???? UGH!!!! He takes his diaper off and pees EVERYWHERE, then cries, of course, to be changed. I have tried punishing, duct tape, onesies, one piece pjs...never fails that he finds a way to take off his diaper and pee multiple times...on average I change his bedding 2 to 3 times a night and I'm losing my mind! I'm due with our second child in a week and I'm not sure how to handle this. Its hard for me to justify any type of punishment when he immediately tells me "potty" when I go in his room. He obviously is still trying to potty train at night and I can't fault him for it but I'm really not sure of any ideas of how to make this work. My husband and I stopped giving him anything to drink a few hours before bedtime, hoping this would help but it has made absolutely no difference.
If anyone has gone through anything similar or has any ideas, I would accept them with open arms!
Wow he is young, I would suggest duct taping the diaper, not on the skin. Start in the back and end in the back..
Don't worry about him training at night at this age. Just tape him up and/or put jammies on backwards as mentioned already. The footie pajamas that are zipped up are what we used on our daughter. Then we used an old fashioned diaper pin through the zipper to keep it zipped.
My son did this to, try duck tape...Just kidding.
I used a pair of toddle size under pants over the pampers.
Put a onesie on him. It worked for me.
B.
No liquids after 7pm may help. Also be aware that most children, even if already trained, have a hard time telling that they need to p until the very last moment when it's rainy out. Try making him help clean up after his accidents. He's old enuf to carry (drag) sheets to the washer, paper towels followed by a sponge job on the floor/walls followed by mom or dad with a mop & disinfectant. Most of all, keep telling him how proud you are of him when he makes it to the toilet in time. It could also be that, when the new baby gets here & he realizes that he's not getting "replaced", everything will just fix itself. Best of luck
Have you tried putting his diaper on backwards?
First, think about pulling all fluids about an hour before bed. Secondly, (not sure if you do this or not) have him go potty before(as in 2 min. before) he crawls into bed. Do you have a night light in the bathroom? What kind of potty is he using? If it's one of those child size potty(they can be moved) put it in his room at night(again, close to the night light) and let him know that if he has to go, he can use it instead of wetting the bed. I know how frustrating it is, but just take a deep breath, and try to let it go. Punishing him only reverts him back and makes him feel ashamed for his accidents. You may also want to try waking him before you go to bed, and have him go potty(ex-he goes to bed at 8, you go to bed at 10) or changing his diaper before you go to sleep. That may eliminate atleast one late night wake up.
Is your son in a toddler bed? Is he wearing underwear at night? It sounds like he is attempting to take care of his bathroom needs at night, but he needs to know how to do it. He has to be wearing big boy pants or pull ups that he can get up and own by himself too. You need to teach him how to get out of bed, how to get to the bathroom and put his pee and poo in the potty, by sitting on the potty and going. He will need a night light in the bathroom to help him see his way. If he has guardrails on his bed, he will need to be able to go around those to get out of bed and to the bathroom. After a few nights, he will be able to do it all by himself and the accidents should lessen considerably. Also, after reading ,etc before bedtime, always ask him to try to go potty one more time before lights out. This helped my daughter transition to staying dry all night.
Hope this advice helps.
Blessings to you and yours,
K.
Totally had the same problem with both my girls! And it's so frustrating! Rest assured that they do outgrow this too. I think that it's at that point that they really want to be potty trained and don't like to be dirty/wet.
What I did, as recommended by a genius friend, was to put the diaper on backwards and if necessary and/or possible, put one piece pj's on backwards. It's a little tricky, but it totally worked with mine.
Good luck with this and all of the future crazy things!
About 4 hours after my daughter falls asleep I put her on the potty, 9 out of 10 times she pees. I'm not sure if it will work in your situation since your son is so young, but wanted to put it out there as an option.
