What age did your dc stay dry/ stop wearing pull ups at night??

[AnotherTeacherMum]

dd (will be 4 in Sep) has been out of nappies for about 9 months- still has occasional daytime accidents.

Having no luck at all at night- wets most nights.

Would you persevere or go back to pull ups for a while???

My dd was about 4.6 when she was dry at night. I thought this was quite late but a good percentage of children are the same.

As I understand it, children can't be dry at night until they produce a hormone which concentrates their urine. Some children do this at 3, others at 6 (or more). So there is no point in taking off the pull ups until they are ready. You will know when the time is right because she will have a dry nappy in the morning.

One of my Dcs was 13, another 9, and the last 2. Lotys of children are not dry until secondary school, and there's nothing you can do about it, apart from try and help them manage it and not feel ashamed of something that isn't their fault.

DS1 was 3, DS2 was over 3.5 iirc.

It'd so very much dependant on the child though, with my boys I carried on putting pull-ups on them long after they were dry every morning but I know from my SiL's experience with my nephew this meant that he used to wee in the pull-ups in the morning when he woke just because he had them on and he could.

When he got past 5 she said right no more pull-ups at night you have to get up in the morning and go straight for a wee - first night without them he did just that!

She was kicking herself for not going cold turkey earlier.

Having said all that some children just don't get the reflex to wake before they wee until much later than others.

About four, going on five, for both mine. I never fretted about it. One evening, DS1 just said, "I don't need those anymore" when I gave him his pull ups. He was right. I wouldn't worry if your DD is still only three.

2.3 for DS and 3.3 for DD. I would seriously ditch the pull ups though as they I don't believe they work. DD refused to be dry at night until we stuck her back in cloth nappies, and funnily enough she was dry from then on.

3-ish I think.

dd was 2.8 but she just stopped wetting at night and the I took the nappy away. I would leave him in nappies until there is at least a chance of him being dry. Otherwise it is just more washing for you!

Sorry her not him

Night time dryness is related to the amount of antidiuretic hormone which they produce. They can start producing the 'right' amount any time between 2-ish and 6 yrs old.

DS is 2.4 and has been dry over night for a few months (long before I started potty training him). My nephew was 5.5 before he stopped wetting at night.

If you are sure that the wetting is happening at night (rather than in the morning when he is already awake) then I'd go back to pull ups. You can't 'teach' night time dryness, it will just happen in its own time.

*she, not he! Sorry! Need to read more carefully!

At home - 4 years old
On holiday - 2 weeks ago (aged 7½ years old)
That's for DS who took a lot longer to potty train in the first place.

DD was out of pull ups and completely dry at night at 3 years old.

I would stick with the pull-ups for now until she's having plenty of dry nights. It'll be less stressful for you both.

I'd be seriously worried if they where in secondrey school! Mine where about 3.5?

Thanks for the replies.

Its definitely in the night she wets so maybe stick with pull ups a bit longer :)

2 yrs 11 mths.

Ds is 7 and still sets at night. I took him to the doctor age 4 because all his cousins of the same age were dry. The doctor said that people lie and they wouldn't even investigate until ds wad 7.

Dd was 22 months dry day and night.

Ds is almost 8 and not dry at night yet (dry in the day at 24 months).

Dd1 is 5.8 and still wears pull ups. We have tried removing pull ups for a week or so every 6 months from when she was dry in the day at 2.8. No success yet, but apparently her dad was the same so not unduly worried.

dd1 was 5.1 when out of night nappies
she only had her first dry night nappy at 4.11

we did nothing at all - it just happened when she was physically ready.

ds 3yr
dd 2yr

Ds1, 3yrs. Ds2, before3. Ds3 just turned 6 and not yet dry!

DS1 was 6.6, DD1 "only" 4.8, DS2, at 6.7, has just beaten his older brother's time in night time nappies by a month and shows no sign at all of being dry. His younger sister is 5.2 and has just had a few dry nights in the last month or so. DS3 is only 6 months but I'm not going to hold my breath. At the end of the day provided they are healthy, happy and not bothered by wetting at night. They all know, those for whom it might matter, because DH has been so good about telling them, that he used to be wet at night but when his body was ready, he stopped and that it's absolutely beyond their control and nothing to be ashamed about. I think it's the adults who see problems, not the DC if it is handled reasonably tactfully. At least none of ours will have to put up with the bullying sadistic prep school matron who tormented my poor DH when his father was posted abroad and he had to go away to board when he was not quite 8.

dd was well over 7yrs before being dry at night, even though she was potty trained at 2yrs. She was a good 12hr a night sleeper & even lifting her at 11pm to toilet , she would still be wet in the morning.. she eventually grew out of this but the advice i was given at the time was, that it is not considered a 'problem' untill 7yrs.
As another poster pointed out it is to do with the diuretic hormones released at night, so for some inc my brother now i think about it, it takes a while.
There are some adults who for whom this is a problem

2.1 at the same time as being dry in the day. They need to produce a certain hormone though to be dry at night so there's not much you can do but wait.

Dd1 stopped wetting at night at nearly 7 - I was thinking I'd have to take her to the doctor, then she just stopped. Dd2 is nearly 5 and still wet every night. Not panicking about it, just assuming she'll do what dd1 did.... Both were dry in the daytime at about 2.5.