Hi. My son started using the potty regularly a few months ago, but within the last few weeks it's been cutting into his bedtime. I have him use the potty before bed and then I put a diaper on him, but at the time that he should be drifting off to sleep he sits up and says he needs to use the potty. I take him to the bathroom and the same thing happens in another half an hour. Sometimes he even wakes up at 3 a.m. to use the potty. I'm happy that he's using it, but it's really dragging out his bedtime routine. He's getting to sleep an hour and a half to two hours later than usual and then he's tired and cranky the next day! Last night I started the bedtime routine early and that didn't help--he was still up past nine. I've also been trying to cut down on how much milk he drinks before bed, but another problem we have is that he refuses to eat real food and makes up for it in the evenings with milk. I don't know how to resolve this! Any advice would be appreciated!
M.,
I took care of this with removeable, washable waterproof bed pads. I got 2 of them at One Step Ahead website. Within a week my son was fully trained even at night. This was about 2.5 years ago, but I think they still have them. Hope that helps.
L.
Hello M.! My name is J. I am 30 from Pa and I have 3 boys...13, 9 and 3yrs. My advice would be to put a potty in the bedroom with him. But when he requests to use the potty after you have already taken him and you know for sure he doesnt have to go, tell him no and explain why. I know it is a little harsh but sometimes no works. It sounds like he is really worried about having an accident....does he understand the idea of the pull ups? My 3 yr old didnt understand at first. I pull him in underware and a t-shirt and when he peed in his pants I told him what he needed to do next time and put him in a new pair...he was potty trained in 3 days. That was during the day though...he now goes through the night with just big boy pants. That came about a month after the day. But I hope it helps...Sometimes we forget that no is an opt. or just dont want the fit that goes with it!!! Good luck to you. Let me know how things turn out!!!
I don't know old your son is but I would try not putting the diaper on at night. My children are grown and my grandchildren (7) are past the potty training stage. My youngest grandchild was 3 when he finally was potty trained and my daughter-in-law said once he started using the potty, she stopped putting a diaper on at night and would give him a small amount of water before going to sleep. She did have some concerns since there is a history of children wetting the bed at night for a few years after being potty trained but she said she would worry about bedwetting if it should occur.
Well I do have some advice it's just a matter if you feel like dealing with a mess for a couple days. I was doing exactly what you were doing as far as putting my son in pullups at bed time. He was doing the same thing but I just couldn't take it. I threw the pullups to the side and kept him in undies during the night just like the daytime hours. Now once I did this he stopped getting up in the middle of the night. He may just have that urge because he has that pull up on. It may work for you. Good Luck. Also, cutting down on liquids after 7 helps too.
A.
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Hi M.
if this is any consolation...my son will be 3 in April and he hasn't even started to go on the potty. Can you give me some pointers on how you got him to go??? I am expecting my next child in July so any of your input would be great. I think that you are doing a great job and the milk is okay to give him at night...I give my son one cup and tell him there is no more left until morning. My son also goes to sleep late...I try to get him to go in early but that does not work. He takes a one hour nap in the afternoon and that seems to be ongoing still?? I hope to get some relief as you do to. Take care. Good luck with the new baby.
I wish I could give better advice but I think you might have to say get it all out because this is the last time yo are using the potty until morning. I have a daughter that just turned 2 and is also using the potty but at naps and bed we where a pull up AND SHE pee in it and I'm not sure what to do to get her out of the habit. I guess I just need to put panty's on her and deal with what happens next. But She still some times has accidents because she is just to into what she is doing instead of getting to the potty intime. Any help on that please! Sorry I can not be more help full. Bur also our son was right around the age when he started and he would get up and go him self would that work for your family? WE just showed him what to do and ran through it a couple of times and then went from there it was a good thing for us! Have a great day! Hope it helped!
when my first son turned three and potty trained he was doing the same thing. He was in undies not in a pullup because he was able to stay dry all night, but he still did the one more trip to the bathroom every twenty minutes or so. He knew it was the one thing we would let him out of bed to do because we didn't want him to have an accident if we could help it. We finally had to tell him to make sure to get it all out because this would be the last trip. He understood that and after a few days was used to the routine. We were lucky enough that he was able to get up in the middle of the night on his own and go if he needed to. I only knew because the door would be open in the morning. lol. I hope this helps. I'm getting ready to start training boy no2 and I'm hoping he's as easy as his brother was. lol. Good luck.
D.
Hi, it has been a while since I had a little one, but first of all I would not give him anything to drink 1 hour before bed. That way, he has nothing in his bladder and he will keep drier at bedtime. It is hard at first, but it works.
