Nighttime Potty Issues!!!

Some kids don't train for night time very easily. She may not be able to be trained for night right now. My niece is amost 11 and still having trouble with nighttime wetting. Be consistant and patient. Good Luck!!!

M.,
You said you just moved and things are going great? Well did this start after you moved? I was just thinking that when we moved or things were going, not bad but, just different my daughter would have accidents. Also the stopping liquids after dinner is good. You could give her a sip before bed. Have her go potty before she goes to bed and make her try 3 times she doesn't have to get off the potty but try 3x's. Have her help make the bed and clean up. I just won't buy anymore pull ups. Just keep doing the same thing every night. Keep the routine that is the biggest key. Good luck.
J.

M.,

I think night time potty training is an issue for every parent. I found in order to wake up with a dry bed with my almost 4 year old I have to make sure he does not drink ANYTHING 2 hours before bed, when he brushes his teeth right before bed he is allowed a dixxie cup of water, that is it. He is such a deep sleeper wetting his bed does not wake him up.

I have a friend that still had 6 year olds in overnites until a Dr told her to cut all drinks after dinner with red dye, I know this sounds stupid but for some reason once those were cut her son no longer had issues.

you may have to try waking her up to go. If she goes to bed at 8, then at 10:30 go in and get her up to go. Also, having her clean up her bed in the morning might help impress upon her get up if she needs to go.

We had the same problem with our little girl. What I did is cut her fluids off. Let say her bed time is 8 then at 6 pm I would give her one last drink and nothing else. Then she lets everything out before bed. Then eventually we moved it up to 7 pm. It worked for us. Hope it helps. Just get you some of those washable waterproof pads and put them on top of her sheets.

hi M. i have a 5 yr old daughter and she is such a hard sleeper and does not get up at night ither but what i have to do is make sure shes goes to he bathroom befor she goes to bed and then set my alarm and get her up at 3 or 4 in the morning and make her go again and she seems to be doing fine w that so if that helps try it cuz it cant hurt. S.

Hi,

I had a similar problem with my niece. When she came to live with us she was 6 and she constantly wet the bed. We allow her to stay up until 8:30 on the weeknights, and 10 on weekends. We tried the no drink after 8 and that sort of worked, but then we did not no FOOD and/or DRINK after 8 and the latter works best. I also have a 4 year old. She has only had a couple of accidents, but we also limit her intake. It has worked wonders for us. We tried lots of things before we decided on this. The no F or D after 8 works best. Now the only time we have trouble is if she spends the night with gma or dad and they allow it, then they get to see that I am not being "mean," but doing what works. After the first time she wet at their house they understood. It is all about routine. At 10 minutes before 8 they both have about 4oz of water, no more, and only water, and then they finish their nightly routine. That means brush teeth, hair, and go to the bathroom. If it is a night they can stay up late, then they have to go potty when they brush, and RIGHT before they go to bed. It is all about what works for your little one. The main thing I learned was try it for about 10 days and if it isn't working then try something else. We always reminded them why we were doing it. My niece was very embarassed about what was happening, but didn't know what to do about it.

Good Luck.

Have you tried taking away fluids after a certain time of night? I have been told that works...