Another Potty Training Question... - Delano,MN

I'd say that's a great sign that she's telling you when she has to go! Yay! If she'd keeping dry overnight, lose the Pull-Ups. As she gets a little older, she'll be able to hold it longer, but hey, at least she's letting you know that she has to go and not just doing it. My son did this rather soon after we started, so we lost the overnight diapers right away. He's done great. It's hard to believe he just turned 3 and has been potty trained for a year now!

Keep up the good work, Mama!
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That is great- it probably doesn't feel like it, but it is!

This is a good thing! She might have the kind of bladder that is small or something. My youngest daughter was the same way and she still can't hold it for long even though she's now an adult. Some people are just this way.

It takes a long time for kids to make it through the whole night without needing to go to the bathroom. My 7-year-old still gets up in the middle of the night to go, but luckily she's able to take care of herself and has been since she was about 3 1/2. My pediatrician said they don't even get concerned about bedwetting until kids are 7 or 8, so the fact that your daughter is waking up and letting you know is a fantastic thing. Little kids have little bladders! I figure as a parent that I just need to count it as a blessing when I DO get a whole night's sleep, LOL -- when they're babies they wake up to eat, when they're toddlers and preschoolers they wake up to go potty, and then there's still illnesses and bad dreams to wake them up for years to come, but luckily that's not most nights.

It is terrific that she's able to wake when she feels the urge – some kids don't get that part till years after daytime training. But her bladder is still very small, and her kidneys just keep on doing what they're supposed to. Try to stay patient, her bladder will eventually increase its capacity, and her sphincter will gradually be able to hold out until morning.

I have two suggestions. You might consider putting a small potty chair in her room to keep the waking time to a minimum. Experiencing less arousal during the event might possibly help her learn to sleep through more easily, but that's more a guess than good science.

Also, sleep happens in cycles, and at the end of each 1.5 to 2 hour cycle, the sleep is fairly shallow and the child easier to wake briefly. Assuming your daughter goes to sleep around 8 p.m., she's probably waking after her second, or occasionally third, cycle when her sleep is shallow enough for the bladder signals to get through.

So you might look for a time around 2 hours or less after she falls asleep to see if you can rouse her and take her to the bathroom; if this coordinates with your own bedtime, that might be enough to get both of you through the rest of the night.

our son did the same thing almost makes you regret potty trainning. Any chance of moving to a big bed we have a twin bed with box springs only and it works great. He'll get up go to the bathroom and some times make it back by himself otherwise I just have get up to tuck him back in.

I wouldn't worry about this. It's a good thing. Her body is telling her that she needs to go. You wake up in the middle of the night when you have to go potty but you don't need someone to help you get out of bed. I would be happy if mine did this, but she isn't nigh ttrained yet. I would say soon that yours might be. Is she waking up dry a lot?