Does anyone have advice for getting a 4 yr old who is daytime trained on the road to nighttime training? We are currently using Goodnights pants. She is pretty sensitive about stuff, and I'm afraid if I put too much pressure on her she will get too obsessed with it and be getting up several times before she falls asleep because she won't want to do it in bed. (I'm going by past behavior!) I haven't really been too concerned about it, but I just don't want her to think it's ok to do it in training pants at night forever!
Thanks!
Hollie

Well, I'll be curious if / what people say... I wasn't aware that you really trained them for this, I thought they just grew into it. Dd is 3 1/2 and her diapers at night are dryer more often than not... It's just been a gradual shift.

Most often, it just takes time before nighttime dryness occurs. My son has been daytime potty trained for a couple years, but has just recently been keeping the bed dry more often than not. He will be five next week.

What helps is to have her go potty right before bed, which I'm sure you already do, and limit what she drinks within the hours right before bedtime.

Most often, it just takes time before nighttime dryness occurs. My son has been daytime potty trained for a couple years, but has just recently been keeping the bed dry more often than not. He will be five next week.

What helps is to have her go potty right before bed, which I'm sure you already do, and limit what she drinks within the hours right before bedtime.

While I'm sure this helps some with bedwetting, the reality is we need to be drinking often and withholding water in the evening isn't very healthy. I know when I don't drink enough water at night, I wake up with a headache. :(

While I'm sure this helps some with bedwetting, the reality is we need to be drinking often and withholding water in the evening isn't very healthy. I know when I don't drink enough water at night, I wake up with a headache.
Yes, hydration is important, that is why I only suggested to limit what she drinks, not withhold it. :)

What also helps is making sure your child drinks plenty during the day so she isn't excessively thirsty at night.

I agree with Amyb, just make sure she has enough water throughout the day and then not let her have much after dinner. That last potty trip right before bed helps too. Good luck! [haloed]

It is not uncommon for children up to age 6 to still be having accidents at night. Some children sleep to deeply for them to wake up. With some of them, their brains and bodies just don't get it yet at this age.

My 7 year old daughter still wears pullups to bed at night. She wets the bed 25 out of 30 nights. We took her to the doctor at age 5 (for the regular kindergarten checkup) and he said that this was common and not to worry about it. We just took her to the doctor again (she turned 7 in March) and he took a urine sample, asked questions and checked her out. The sample came back normal. She is a very deep sleeper. We have tried to wake her up and have her go potty when we are heading to bed and she can't even wake up enough to know what is going on. The doc suggested a bedwetting alarm and for us to start with it during the summer (because of it disturbing her sleep). With the alarm, there is a little gadget that hooks to their underwear. Another part of the gadget hooks to their jammas at the shoulder (close to the ear). When the first gadget gets wet a little bit, it sounds the alarm and wakes the child up. But this only works if the alarm can wake the child up.

He ultimately said to not worry about it and that she would eventually grow out of it.

Here is some information regarding this issue - http://familydoctor.org/366.xml

Thanks...I haven't said too much to her about it. I used to wet the bed, probably till like age 9 or 10, maybe, so she may be the same wa . I think she's a pretty deep sleeper.. .we'll just have to see! Sometimes when we tell her to use the potty, or try to, she'll say she doesn't need to, but then she will go. Maybe she just doesn't want to go to the trouble. At 4, it's not a huge deal, but I want her to know that Goodnights are not forever, but without causing her to get freaked out over it. The Goodnights go up to a fairly high weight, though, so they're still an option for a while.
Hollie :wink:

My sister wet the bed until she was 12 or 13. I think I was PT'd overnight by age 3 or 4 but I haven't actually asked my mother LOL :lol:
I will be happy as long as Abby is PTd during the day and when she naps!

Good luck with overnight PTing! I'm sure it won't be long now. I would defitely put a plastic sheet on the bed and use normal underwear instead of the Goodnights. If they feel wet then they are more likely to wake up. Diapers and training pants absorb quite a bit.

Depending on the age... if you think he/she is a deep sleeper then you could try a bedwetting alarm? They can be helpful.

Hi Hollie...

I am not to that point yet, although my Abi is doing really well at actually waking up in the night and telling me she has to go...and most nap times she is dry too...but that is not why I am responding.

My sister has a 6 yr old and a 4yr old both boys. They both have been having the night time wetting problem. She decided that it was time to train them to wake up and go when they needed to so she sets her alarm and gets up like twice during the night to wake them up to go.

I had never heard of doing this but that is what she decided to do...I haven't heard how it is going as of yet, but when I find out I can let you know if you would like. I know it is alot of extra work but apparently she felt is was necessary!

Let me know if you want an update.

Melanie

Hi Hollie...

I am not to that point yet, although my Abi is doing really well at actually waking up in the night and telling me she has to go...and most nap times she is dry too...but that is not why I am responding.

My sister has a 6 yr old and a 4yr old both boys. They both have been having the night time wetting problem. She decided that it was time to train them to wake up and go when they needed to so she sets her alarm and gets up like twice during the night to wake them up to go.

I had never heard of doing this but that is what she decided to do...I haven't heard how it is going as of yet, but when I find out I can let you know if you would like. I know it is alot of extra work but apparently she felt is was necessary!

Let me know if you want an update.

Melanie

Yeah that's what my mother did with my sister. But she didn't have much luck because 9 out of 10 times she would have already wet the bed beforehand (in between when she went to sleep and was woken up). She tried the bedwetting alarm but it didn't work because my sister was a deep sleeper. Eventually at about age 13 she grew out of it.