Toilet training - How did you get your LO dry at night ?

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DS is 3.5 and has been toilet trained for 6 months. But... I can't seem to get the nights cracked. I have tried no fluids after 5pm, lifting him to the loo when we go to bed ( never produces anything as he is in a really deep sleep). Any top tips really appreciated.

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Great advice from Yorkiegirl.

We tried all the things you mention with our older children. Nothing worked but time.

Much more relaxed with the younger children. They became dry at night in their own time. Some sooner, some later(between 2y and still waiting for the youngest at 5y).

thanks yorkiegirl. I wasn't really bothered until a friend came to stay with her daughter last week ( daughter same age as DS) and she said her DD had been dry at night for months. Do boys generally take longer ?

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I know of a boy who was dry day and night well before 3. Every child is different.

My dd was dry in the day just before her 2nd birthday and at night just before her 5th birthday.

The only mistake I think I made was waiting until she had a dry nappy in the morning. It never happened, and I read on here that a wet nappy wasn't necessarily a sign that she wasn't ready.

I gave her a go without nappies about 6 months earlier and no go. 6 months later tried again and she was dry immediately. No lifting, no restricting drinks or anything like that. The second time she was just ready.

Don't worry about what your friends' children are doing. Many of dd's peers were dry at night a good couple of years before dd. They're all different.

I am interested in what you have said, Surfermum. I tried a while ago with my DD and she managed the odd dry night but then got upset when she was wet. Last nights pyjama pant was soaking though she got up for a poo a few nights ago, and then wet when asleep. Should I try her with pants again and do you think siblings are dry at night at a similar age?

We noticed that DD's nappies were consistently dry so just stopped putting the on her - about 2 yrs 4/5 months.

DS was still wet until we got him seen at Eneurisis clinic when he was 7.

Ime siblings can be dry at all different ages. Out of 9, one of mine was dry day and night the week she turned 2y. Another was still just about reliably dry at 9y. 1 was 5yo and we are waiting for the youngest at 5y+. The rest were around 3y.

I agree with all the comments on here, wait until they are ready. Don't stress them and yourself with acres of extra laundry. Just try leaving the nappy off for 2 or 3 nights every 6 months or so to see how close they are.x

dss were both dry in the day before most of their peers.
They were both dry at night way after most of their peers. ds1 was nearly 5 and ds2 was 6 I think, maybe 6.5.

I just left mine until he happened. After a few disturbed wet nights all was well for months until there was a trauma. Then he wet again for several nights (at over four). At this point we put on a waterproof sheet so that at least he could sleep through if he had an accident.

Isn't it actually the size of their bladder which determines when they're dry at night? Some boys' bladders grow slower (and girls', presumably!) and therefore they just can't hold it all night. My DS is 4 and has been potty trained for a year, and still 6 out of 7 pull-ups are wet in the morning. I'm just waiting; far too lazy to lift him and can't be doing with wet sheets.

thanks for your experiences. I think I will leave it for a few months and try again after Christmas. No point in getting stressed over it from what you say.