Toddler Toilet Training help! (merged)

Anya

purplepatch wrote:

Really my main question is whether anyone has found that nappies have actually delayed dryness at night because of them knowing that they've got a safety net? We could all be waiting ages for that elusive run of dry nappies, and spending a fortune in the meantime! Like I say she's dry 60% of the time, so I know she can do it. I just thought that maybe the discomfort of them wetting themselves could be enough to make them dry sooner.

I certainly don't fancy the idea of lifting her as she is one of those kids that once she wakes up, that's it, she's wide awake and wants to play! Can do without that at 11pm :rolleyes::D

I think it depends entirely on your child but with my little boy it was certainly a case of he knew the nappy was there and so he'd wet it. I read all the books with him being my first and was waiting for a solid week of dry nappies. It never happened, so just after he was 5 I decided to just give him a go and see how he got on. Needless to say he was dry that night and has never ever had an accident since.

Two nights ago I decided to do the same with my little girl - she is now 4 and a half. The first night she was fine, but last night she was wet. If she is wet again tonight, I'll put her back in nappies again for another month or so and try again. I think the later the better when it comes to potty training day or night, don't feel under any pressure to train yours because everyone else is training theirs and is dry at this time and that time etc. Make it easier for yourself and leave it as long as you can.

A load of my friends had their toddlers potty training from 18 months and the majority of them have regular accidents day and night. It is not worth the hassle IMO but then I'd do anything for an easy life!

Rachie_B

i wouldnt worry or force the issue (can lead to more harm than good)

if you are worried about cost then why not use washable training pants ? or like we do ,buy tesco pullups (just as good as pampers!) but only £3.70 ish which lasts a few weeks

nightime dryness can take much longer than daytime (as proved in this thread lol)

its not actually considered a "problem" until they are age 7 and "most" children will be dry way before that anyway

i remember thinking with my eldest son (who was dry in the day at 3) that he would be 10 before he got out of pull ups at nite lol

but in reality it was just after he was 4

at the time it seems it will last forever lol

Rachie_B

Anya wrote:

I think it depends entirely on your child but with my little boy it was certainly a case of he knew the nappy was there and so he'd wet it. I read all the books with him being my first and was waiting for a solid week of dry nappies. It never happened, so just after he was 5 I decided to just give him a go and see how he got on. Needless to say he was dry that night and has never ever had an accident since.

Two nights ago I decided to do the same with my little girl - she is now 4 and a half. The first night she was fine, but last night she was wet. If she is wet again tonight, I'll put her back in nappies again for another month or so and try again. I think the later the better when it comes to potty training day or night, don't feel under any pressure to train yours because everyone else is training theirs and is dry at this time and that time etc. Make it easier for yourself and leave it as long as you can.

A load of my friends had their toddlers potty training from 18 months and the majority of them have regular accidents day and night. It is not worth the hassle IMO but then I'd do anything for an easy life!

me too :rotfl:

there is so much pressure ,from friends who (smugly tell you !!) have their little darlings trained at 17 months etc :rolleyes:

or elderly relatives who say (really helpfully NOT!) that ooh you and your cousin johnny were clean and dry day and night at 12 months :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rotfl:

EVERY single child is different and develops at different rates :mad:
putting pressure on the child to be dry before they are ready just puts pressure on yourself as a parent and puts both of you under stress and upset : (

oops that turned into a bit of a rant there :rotfl:

purplepatch

Well, DD is still wearing nappies. We have definitely seen a reversal of fortune in that whenever she wears a nappy it will be consistently dry in the morning, but if we try without it she usually will be wet!

So carrying on with nappies until my cheap supply runs out. Still got a couple of months worth.

Can anyone recommend any washable training pants? We have a pair from Boots, but they are so tight around the legs, that they left a mark for a couple of hours after we took them off :eek: and I couldn't see any larger sizes in there when I looked.

Anya

Don't worry about it - back to nappies tonight for us too. I'm not getting up changing sheets every night and she obviously isn't waking up needing the loo. So I'm cutting my losses and will try again in a few months. I don't think its nice for them either waking up wet, makes them feel bad for not waking up in time. Like I said before my little boy was 5 before he did it so I've started her "early"anyway!

Rachie_B

purplepatch wrote:

Well, DD is still wearing nappies. We have definitely seen a reversal of fortune in that whenever she wears a nappy it will be consistently dry in the morning, but if we try without it she usually will be wet!

So carrying on with nappies until my cheap supply runs out. Still got a couple of months worth.

Can anyone recommend any washable training pants? We have a pair from Boots, but they are so tight around the legs, that they left a mark for a couple of hours after we took them off :eek: and I couldn't see any larger sizes in there when I looked.

if you dont mind 2nd hand http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3-x-training-pants-in-excellent-used-cond-33-38lb_W0QQitemZ7750272654QQcategoryZ26269QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

have a browse on ebay cos there are lots of brand new ones too http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BNIP-2-PAIRS-OF-TRAINER-PANTS-IDEAL-FOR-POTTY-TRAINING_W0QQitemZ7748677490QQcategoryZ37631QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

SAHARA

purplepatch wrote:

Going to start dropping little comments into conversations - she's very likely to take the bait - quite easy to manipulate at the moment.....

This worked with my three year old, I just dropped hints for a day or two, then at bedtime one night, he said he wanted to be a big boy now.He had one accident, but has been dry ever since. :T

Petal_3

Hi there

This has been interesting reading. My DS has been dry during the day since just before his 3rd birthday. I haven't bothered with night time yet as I wasn't really bothered about it for now. However, OH put him to bed the other night and forgot to put his pull up on...he woke in the night soaking wet and very upset. He asked in the morning why he had wet himself and we explained that it wasn't his fault and that Daddy had forgotten to put his pull up on. He said he doesn't want to wear one at night anymore so we explained last night that we'd put one on, wake him for a wee when we came to bed and then when he woke in the morning to remember to go straight to the toilet. Well, he "forgot" to go to the toilet this morning and so wee'd in his pull up but tells me he'll try to remember tomorrow. Bless....:D

x

YBNB

When to ditch night time nappies?

I'd say between 6am and 8am, depending when they get up.....

No?



I'll get me coat then....

D&DD

My 3 boys have all been different..no1 just suddenly went dry at 2 and no probs since,no2 was dry by around 3 again just stopped overnight,no3 is a different ball game..he's AS and we have eventually got him reliably dry at 5 during the day but nightimes is still touch and go..we have got a cunning plan however which doesnt involve nappies.We tend to put him to bed with no bottoms on and use incontinence sheets(he won't have a waterproof sheet cos of the noise it makes..)since using this and not nappies he's a lot better.Having said this,last two nights he's been getting up running round hysterically giggling (in his sleep :eek: ) and tiddling as he goes...any offers on that one??? :rotfl: