Bed Wetting - Melrose,MA

Night-time dryness... is not something attained until even 7 years old, and this is normal. And per Pediatricians. It has to do with biological development... and is entirely different than day-time toileting.

Your girl is normal.

My daughter, was already 5 years old, when she went from night diapers, to underwear at night for sleeping.
Normal.

My son, is 3 and uses diapers at night too... because he is still wet during the night and for naps. Normal.

Pull-ups, are useless, at night, because it does NOT hold much and it is expensive.
Huggies night diapers are better.

ALSO, get some waterproof bed-pads... to put directly under her at night. That way, it is easier clean up and you won't have to wash all your bedding. I have 4 of them, which I use with my kids... and just rotate them. I got mine from Amazon.

Potty training for daytime... for your girl, is not completed yet. She is not yet ready or able. Common. My son, again, is 3 and he is still learning.... so that's fine. I don't pressure him.

Do NOT expect daytime dryness and night-time dryness to happen at the same time. It does NOT. These are 2 different things. And has to do with the maturity of their biological development/nerve development/bladder and brain connections, too.
Just keep trying... and she will get it. But don't scold for it... or the child will not want to.

all the best,
Susan

I have heard that if you keep your child too dry that they will be hard to potty train. They need to feel the wetness in their diapers, so that they learn not to go. Good luck!

Have you tried the Goodnights overnight specified pull ups for higher volume?

I can't comment on the night diapers. We used Huggies and they worked fine usually. I would cut back on drinks in the evening.

But I did want to comment on the potty training. My DD was very resistant to giving up diapers. She was physically ready but just didn't want to. I thought she never would do it. I'd suggest you try to back off on the day-time potty training and try again in a few weeks, so it doesn't become a battle. My DD after going on and on about how she did not want to use the potty decided one day that she was done with diapers and she was done. She was well into 3 before she did it. Or you could try some cloth pull ups instead of the disposable. She will know she is wet and that may help during the day. Underwear worked for my DD. She really wanted to wear all her pretty new underwear. Good luck! She'll get there.

I use GoodNights for my older children. They work great and never leak!

We did "double-diapering" too, but with real diapers for both layers. We put on a size 5 diaper then a 6 over it. This worked great for our son all through his third year. Sometimes we were even able to reuse the 6, if he didn't happen to go that much one night. Ped's say staying dry overnight is a biological development, not a mental or conscious choice, so I wouldn't link the nightime issues with the day ones. Ours 'potty trained' the day he turned 4. That's when he told us he'd be ready, and he was. No muss, no fuss! He also began staying dry overnight at that time as well, but we're assuming that was just coincidence.
Perhaps you could limit her fluid intake after a certain hour? Waking up soaked every morning could mean too much liquid for her little bladder to handle.
Best wishes!
-L.