Potty Training - Vacaville,CA

Have you tried - night-training her? We put our little one to bed @ her normal time(7:45) and then @ 10p when we would go to bed and take her potty. Keep the lights all out and take her - sometimes she would even sleep through it (while she would go.) And then we would put her back to bed. We did this for 6mths and after a while you could tell that she didn't need it. And now she sleeps through the night virtually dry...

I agree with Michelle - just keep her in the pull-up until she wakes up dry. Maybe it's different with boys but my son wore one at night until he was at least 5 or 6. I can't remember. My girls seemed trained at night sooner. I think eventually they grow out of the night time wetting. I think it's out of their control. At least you can limit fluid intake after dinner and make sure she tries to go to the bathroom before bed, of course. I think LOTS of kids aren't trained at night and I think it's pretty normal development, especially at 3.5 years old.

this is so simple! when the pull ups are dry for a week or so is when we stopped putting them on. i have him go potty just before getting in bed and as soon as he woke in the am i would take the pull up off and put him on the toilet. although my son hated going potty first thing in the am. it was a battle. but once i was sure he knew the urge to go potty i stopped forcing him to sit on the toilet first thing. still to this day he doesnt go until he has been up for 30 minutes or more.

When they wake up dry, they are ready. Each at his/her own pace, of course.

With our oldest, we kept him in Pull Ups at night until they started getting dry. We made the mistake, however, of a couple times having him wear underwear at night to see if he was ready ... stopped doing that after the second time of him waking up traumatized to find himself sitting in a puddle of pee. He's a very deep sleeper and just wouldn't realize he'd peed all over himself and would get extremely upset about it.

With our youngest, she's exactly where your daughter is at the same age. She begged to wear panties to bed one night so we let her and it was the same as what we went through with our son, so not again. We're firmly committed to Pull Ups until they start showing up dry in the morning.

I commented to a pediatric nurse friend of mine that my 3.5 year old was still wearing diapers to bed and both she and her nurse friend said, "So?" They both said my daughter will stop peeing at night when she is ready, and to keep using the diapers or pull-ups as long as needed. They did suggest I start weaning her off of her nighttime sippy cup of milk and encouraging her to sit of the potty right before bed, but other than that, they said to leave her alone and not bother with panties at night until her diapers are drying for two weeks in a row. They said once the daytime potty training is done, just leave her be and the nighttime dryness will happen when she is ready. I have to admit, it was a huge relief because I was not looking forward to more sleep-interrupted nights of wet beds and changing her sheets, especially since she only recently started sleeping in her own bed all night! So, I am just slowly reducing my DD's sippy cup at night, giving her milk earlier and earlier in the night and waiting...Hope this helps take some of the pressure off...

Hello G.,
As many times as this question is asked the thing you must understand that when it is your need it is good to ask once again. That said as the mother of 5 and with several grandchildren, I have learned that the only wasy to really know when your little one is night time trained is when they have a bladder that is mature enough to hold it all night. I still would get teh child up in the night and early morning as encouragement. I just want to say that many ADULTS can't make it through the night and if they didn't get up would wet the bed. Be patient and understand that like learing to poo in the toilet it all takes time. Nana Glenda

I agree with all of the posts to this point. My daughter wore pull-ups until at least five. She is now eight and still has accidents every once in a while, like once every couple of months. We try the potty before bed and no more liquid after seven which only works some of the time. It will all come with time.

God bless

My daughter was still wearing a pull up at night even though she was well potty trained during the day. A doctor explained that if they are still waking up with a full or partially full diaper then their bodies are just not ready yet. She did eventually "grow out" of it and I never put any pressure on her to do otherwise. When she had gone a whole week with waking up dry then I let her wear her underwear to bed and we haven't had an accident since. I figured why keep changing/cleaning sheets every night if she can't control it. Every child is different but if it becomes an issue and as she gets older it's not changing you can talk to your pediatrician for some options. Ours told us that they do have a pill that the child can take but I never inquired further since we didn't need to.
Good luck and just remember these issues don't last forever! =)

I know this is different with every child but I agree with the others. With my son, we waited until his pull ups were dry for 2 weeks straight. He is 4 now and stil ahs an accident here and there. We don't let him ahve anything to drink an hour before he goes to bed and we make sure he goes potty right before lights go out. She will get there eventually. Good luck!!