Nappy leaking!

pinkclouds

My own recommendation is the Huggies night time or day time pull-ups (they are exactly the same, except for the pictures on the pull-ups and you get a couple of extra pull-ups in the day time packs). My son is 2.5 years and is now in the extra large pull-ups (mostly for peace of mind to avoid washing, mind you, as he is actually dry). When he used to still "wet", when we were using the medium size, they used to hold everything. Because they are pull-ups, they have a nice, snug, close fit just like underwear - no baggy underhang that you get with regular nappies, which seem to assume your child's bottom is somewhere around their knees!

Btw, I agree with some of the other posters re wetting. Occasional accidents can go on for years. Yes, most babies can sit on a potty and you can "catch" most wees that way. And most toddlers will be essentially dry. But not getting to the potty on time, being really distracted by a toy and suddenly realising you need the toilet, sleeping badly/having a nightmare, being ill, getting to the toilet and spraying wee on to clothes (a particular trick of little boys), and so on... And that's just average, healthy kids! I don't think you need to limit pre-bed drinks as such but insisting that the child sits on the toilet/potty last thing before getting into bed is a must. And, if necessary *and* practical, taking the child to the toilet in the middle of the night, when the child is half asleep - perhaps just before you go to sleep yourself - can help keep them dry. Wouldn't work with mine because they would fully wake up if I took them to the toilet mid-sleep but many moms have told me it works for their kids (including my own mother).

Best of luck, OP!

lilrahi

My son used to do that. His problem was that he wasn't weeing till morning and then doing it all at once and obviously the nappy couldn't deal with it. I used to restrict the amount of liquid he had after 7 which helped.

On the plus side we didnt have a single issue when it came to potty training. From the first day we were ready to go through the night without accidents

ZsaZsa

mildred1978 wrote: »

Shouldn't he be potty trained by now??!

I've only just seen this. I find your post particularly blunt. He is toilet trained, (not potty trained, he's never used a potty, only the toilet) and is dry during day. Being dry at night isnt something you can "train", its down to the physical development of a child, and its far from unusual to find children, especially boys, wearing night time nappies aged 5+.

meganandben

ZsaZsa wrote: »

I've only just seen this. I find your post particularly blunt. He is toilet trained, (not potty trained, he's never used a potty, only the toilet) and is dry during day. Being dry at night isnt something you can "train", its down to the physical development of a child, and its far from unusual to find children, especially boys, wearing night time nappies aged 5+.

I work in the medical profession and the 5+ thing is totally true. Quite a high percentage of children are not dry at night by aged 5. It often depends on the production of a particular hormone (which slows the kidneys down at night-time), which many children's bodies don't produce until later. Trying to make parents feel bad for this is not particularly helpful!:(