Any tips re no longer using nappies at night?

[ClareC]

My daughter has been clean during the day for a while now and I've just been using pull ups at night.

Having reduced what she drinks before bed I've now stopped nappies at night. For the first week there were no accidents, we then had two in one week. Problem is she gets so upset, even though I leave the bathroom light on for her I wonder if she just is to little to be clean at night (she is just over 2 1/2).

She has never had an accident during her afternoon nap hence thinking it was a good time to ditch the nappies entirely!

Any advice / tips greatly appreciated.

Thank you

Clare

[mika1336]

hiya, I took nappies away at night when my daughter was around same age as your LO. first few days she didn't have any accidents and was fine but then she didn't want to get up at night and use potty. everytime i was getting up to make sure she makes a pee, sometimes with some negotiations going for a while.now she is 3 1/2 and sleeps through witout getting wet and uses toilet at night when she is very full.

good luck

[ClareC]

Thankyou, bit of a breakthrough last night, she woke me because she wanted to use the toilet :)

I will continue with what we have been doing!

[bumpy]

My boy's the same age and hasn't had nappies at night since January, 8 months on he sleeps through some nights and others he wakes us up for a wee. On the very odd occasion he wakes up having wet himself. I've heard being dry at night has a lot to due with a hormone called vasopressin?? I guess what I'm saying is that it can vary from week to week, month to month. Sounds like your girl is doing great so far. :)

[nozchik]

Ladys please please i need your advise, My son is 2years 2 month we wake up dry at nights, he never says he want to use a loo but as soon as he starts touching himself i take him to toilet and he will happily wee, dry afternoon naps, dry short walks to play ground but not number 2:( he can go for few days without doing number 2 and then he will do it in to his pants. How can i teach him telling me and doing number 2 in to potty or toilet.

Many thanks Dee

[Sol]

Mine didn't leave nappies during the night, until nearly 5 years old, I did not want to get stress or have to get up during the night to change the bed, so just left it until he was ready. My advice is not to get stress, go with the flow and leave them until they are ready, every child is different, some leave nappies day an night when they are two, some take longer. My opinion is that if the child is having lots of accidents, he/she is not ready. I put him back in nappies to take him to nursery when he was 2.5 years old because he was having lots of accidents with number 2, after two months I took them off again, and no accidents at all

[bumpy]

Sol - couldn't agree more - it has to be child led rather than forced.

nozchick - The books Everybody Poos, Zoo Poo & Dinosaurs Love Underpants were a real hit in our house

[nozchik]

Bumpy - Thanks you very much, will give it a go. same thing today no nappy even visited the dentist without nappy, but number 2 had to be done in to his pants at home.

thanks

[esme]

My little boy is still in nappies at night (2.5 yrs old)... he drinks way too much to be out of them just yet and also has sleeping problems generally so I don't plan to take nappies off yet.

I do have a friend who managed to take away nappies at night and used the Pampers bed mats, which protect the bed. I guess your child will have to adjust to how it feels and waking if s/he needs to go to the toilet but as with potty training I imagine all trial and error.

Be patient and I am sure wet bed will be a memory soon! Good luck :)

[etta166]

You sound like you're doing fine and one the right path. No need to change anything (except the bed from time to time :) )

My son was dry at night just after he was 2. We were still putting a nappy on him but he always woke up dry, so after a month we gave up on nappies alltogether. I was given a great tip of putting 1 sheet on the bed, then a bed mat, then another sheet. Then if there is an accident you just have to take off the top sheet and bed mat, but no need to remake the bed in the middle of the night.

We still have the occasional night-time accident one and a half years later, and this is to be expected.

If your little one doesn't mind, you can also do washable training pants at night so you don't have to spend a fortune on pull-ups.