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Son dry over night at 2.5?

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LivingMyBestLife2020 · 23/01/2021 14:52

Is this too soon or just a fluke?

He potty trained at 2 years 3 months and took to it great. Only two accidents in the first couple of days and he can hold his bladder so well (much better than I can!)

He wears pull ups at night and uses the toilet before bed and first thing in the morning but his pull up was always pretty wet.

Today is the 7th day in a row he’s been dry all night. He wakes about 6am, takes off his pull up and uses the potty in his room. His pull ups are completely dry.

He dislikes the pull ups but it seems to soon to be trying him without? I don’t want endless rounds of laundry but if he continues to stay dry, would you try him without? He was 2.5 on 13th January.

Thanks in advance.

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LivingMyBestLife2020 · 23/01/2021 20:09

He chose no pull up so he’s gone to bed without! Argh!

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cautiouscovidity · 23/01/2021 20:12

Good luck Smile

Marcipex · 23/01/2021 20:14

My ds was dry before that age, pull ups weren’t invented so I guess there was a bit more incentive.

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Belfastbird · 23/01/2021 20:19

Brill! My youngest (girl) announced a couple of weeks after her 2nd birthday "no more nappies, big girl pants" - I groaned inwardly but she was on a mission & was dry day & night within a week.

LizFlowers · 23/01/2021 20:32

He will still be your baby for a long time!

It's quite normal for two year olds to be dry at night. Be glad. Perhaps swap the pull ups for ordinary pants for a while.

Well done him and you.

LizFlowers · 23/01/2021 20:33

@LivingMyBestLife2020

He chose no pull up so he’s gone to bed without! Argh!
Just saw this. Excellent.
enjoyingscience · 23/01/2021 20:35

Yep, both of mine were dry day and night by 2.5. It’s just a hormonal thing, so it’s pretty arbitrary when it happens, but it sounds like your boy is there. Hurrah for no more nappies!

I did put a dry nights sheet under their bed sheets until they were about 4 though - just in case.

Twinkie01 · 23/01/2021 20:38

We did day and night with DS at the same time, he was about the same age.

It does make them seem v grown up but saves a fortune!

TempsPerdu · 23/01/2021 20:45

We left DD’s daytime potty training quite late, (2.9) because we wanted to be sure she was ready. Once she we did try it was almost instant and incredibly painless - one accident at home, one at nursery and then done.

A couple of weeks later DP and I were talking about night time training and Dad overheard and asked what it was. We explained - and the next morning DD woke up dry. We did a couple of weeks of pull ups as we couldn’t quite believe our luck, but once we realised she was consistently dry we switched to pants and haven’t looked back. She just ‘got’ it.

Looks like you may be in luck too OP!

Bubnomore · 23/01/2021 20:45

If you have any disposable change mats they act as a good mattress protector. I usually use 2 under the sheet on top of the actual mattress protector and saves having to change the mattress protector unless necessary.

antidisestablishmentarianism · 23/01/2021 20:49

Make a layered bed. So mattress protector, towel, sheet, mattress protector, towel sheet. If he wees then you whip off the top layers change his jama bottoms and you are all back in bed in less than a minute. Dirty sheet and towel in the bath and deal with it in the morning. Meanwhile bed is protected for another accident.

Mine were both totally reliable at about that age, particularly ds2 who wouldn’t tolerate a night time nappy after he was trained in the day

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LivingMyBestLife2020 · 23/01/2021 21:00

@antidisestablishmentarianism

Make a layered bed. So mattress protector, towel, sheet, mattress protector, towel sheet. If he wees then you whip off the top layers change his jama bottoms and you are all back in bed in less than a minute. Dirty sheet and towel in the bath and deal with it in the morning. Meanwhile bed is protected for another accident.

Mine were both totally reliable at about that age, particularly ds2 who wouldn’t tolerate a night time nappy after he was trained in the day

That is an excellent idea! Thank you. I’ll be doing that tomorrow.

It’s all so sudden 🤣

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Wrennie24 · 23/01/2021 21:02

I was lucky that all mine were dry at night around the same time as being dry in the day. Around 2.5 y but all children are different and that hormone has to kick in.

MrsBennettsSecretSon · 23/01/2021 21:04

My oldest was dry by 2.5, and never owed in the bed

My youngest was dry by 3, but had occasional accidents until he was 6!

But yeah, 2.5 is quite normal I think Smile

Sunnysausage · 23/01/2021 21:27

My DS2 just went dry at night as soon as he was potty trained at 2.5. His older brother was 4 and and still in pull ups which were ditched pretty much the same night!

Caterina99 · 23/01/2021 22:44

My DS potty trained very easily and in a few days at around 2 and 9 months. We probably could’ve done it earlier but he didn’t show any interest so we didn’t try. He was dry at night right away although we kept the pull-ups at night for a couple of months as we were scared (and we were going on holiday etc). He would wake up in the night to pee.

My DD potty trained around 2.5 and was dry overnight by 3

Mol1628 · 23/01/2021 22:51

Both mine were dry by about two and a half as well. Think it’s quite normal. They never wet the bed.
The IKEA Waterproof sheets are really good! In the meantime just a few towels would do!

Updatemate · 23/01/2021 23:08

Both mine were dry at night before dry in the day (DC2 still isn't in the day). It's because being dry at night is hormonal where as dry on the day is behavioural/ emotional.

Updatemate · 23/01/2021 23:10

For reference, the above DC2 is almost 2 and has been dry at night around 9 months.

EatingAllTheCookies · 23/01/2021 23:14

All kids are different. Dd was day dry by her 2nd birthday and a week later jn forgot bed nappy and no wet. So we decided as nice weather to risk it knowing could dry washing outside of she wet. And she didn't. All bar one week it was almost nightly but then was ill so guessing it was that

Dsd is 8 and often wets.

Ds now a teen was 3 and 4 months before he was dry day or night.

alexis4theppl · 23/01/2021 23:17

Great need on your son potty training really quickly.

Could you or anyone else on this post that's been thru potty training any tips or advice on when to get started.

My son was 2 in Dec, not showing any interest in the potty. Doesn't let me know that he's had a wee or poo. How can I encourage it other than reminding him.

He has great speech and communication so it's not that side of things. Thanks x

deste · 23/01/2021 23:32

all alexis4theppl Watching also with interest, DGD is dry through the night, when she wakes in the morning if you ask if she needs she says yes and uses the potty. Otherwise we just try her regularly and she usually is dry but will not ask and she hides in corners to poo. Always says she doesn’t need and then does if we sit her on the potty. Any advice welcome. Ours also has great communication.

ZZTopGuitarSolo · 23/01/2021 23:55

I have one who was dry at night at 2.5 but still pooed her pants every day till she was 3.5.

Two who were daytime potty trained at 2.5 and 3 but wet the bed till 7+.

Thank goodness it's all a long time ago now. I don't miss those days.

Thistledew · 24/01/2021 00:12

My DS was about the same age when he potty trained, and in fact it was a week of being dry at night that prompted us to train him during the day. He did regress a bit and for a while would wet the bed around once a fortnight. We used to lift him for a wee when we went up to bed- put him on the potty without waking him properly and he would do a wee. That was enough to keep him dry until morning.

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LivingMyBestLife2020 · 24/01/2021 08:30

Well he was dry! And even better, he gave me a very rare lie in!
He woke up at 7.15 rather than 6. I was awake before him just laid there hoping he was dry as he’d slept almost 12 hours.

So a very happy mummy here!

To the lady who asked about potty training, I can honestly say I’ve been very lucky and it’s just been easy. I tried at 2 with no joy, tried a month later, no joy. Left it a couple more months and he just took to it. I kept him naked from the waist down (his choice anyway!) and left the potty out and reminded him to use it. He weed on it straight away but it was about 5 days before he pooed on it.he had 2 wee accidents in the first couple of days which I think he did deliberately to see what happened.

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