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Night time training - opinions please

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ETsmum · 08/05/2006 19:42

Ds 2.9 has just potty trained in the day VERY successfully (know it's all gonig to go to pot now for braggiung! Grin) Thing is, he's had I reckon 6 out of 7 dry nappies in the morning for the last couple of weeks.

Do I try nightime as well....as he SEEMS ready. Or as looking at prev threads, will it cause undue trauma and should I be happy with what we have at the mo?

Anyone in/been in a similar situation? Opinions greatfully received :)

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WigWamBam · 08/05/2006 19:46

I guess it's one of those things where you won't know until you try! My dd is almost 5 and still not dry at night ... has never, ever had a dry nappy in the morning and despite wanting to be out of nappies at nighttime just can't manage to stay dry. I would say that the fact the majority of your ds' nappies are dry is a really good sign that he's ready.

Blunderwoman · 08/05/2006 19:48

My DS is 2.7 and I haven't got a clue how to start, daytime or nightime! He's sat on his potty a few times and pretended to do a wee, and he's stood up and imitated daddy into the potty, even though nothing actually happens. Do you encourage them to sit on the potty for a while even if they've not done anything? And how long is a while??

How do you even start??!

lapsedrunner · 08/05/2006 19:49

ds is 3.8 and has only ever had 3 or 4 dry nightime nappies. Like wigwambam I think you might be on to a winner Grin.

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hulababy · 08/05/2006 19:49

Agree that it is one of thpse things that you can't tell when it is going to happen. DD was dry at 24 months during the day, but she has only just managed dry at night this past month, aged 4y exactly. That was because she asked. She was wet 2 days running but has since been dry - about 2 weeks so far. But we do wake her up and make her go to the toilet again when we go to bed. But she chose this, not us. Have tried before and was unsuceesful.

If he is dry 6 out of 7 nights, give it a go, especially if he in interested. Give it a few days and see what happens. If he wets more times than is dry, stop and try again ina few months time.

hulababy · 08/05/2006 19:50

BTW DD was never waking with a dry nappy before we tried this time round (other than a week last summer). We only tried because she asked.

crunchie · 08/05/2006 19:51

DD2 went dry daytime at 20 months and night at about 30 months, so you never know, worth tryin, but if it doesn't work, leave it a while

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ETsmum · 08/05/2006 20:56

WWB - saw your thread re your dd and that's waht made me cautios about rushing into things...

Blunderwoman (love the name) Lods potty training thread has some really good advice on it....we just went for it as he was showing some of the signs of being ready (telling us he was doing something etc) We just went for it, put him in pants, took him to the loo lets....took a few days of wet/pooy pants, then he just got it :)

Lapsedrunner - I just think it's too good to be true! I was really stressed ove p/t - we've had a couple of failed attempts which involved lots of tears from me and ds (silly I know!) I'm just nervous that this will all horribly backfire...(hopefully not literally!)

Hulababy - that's the other thing, I know he would be really young to be dry at night.....it would be fab not having to buy nappies ever again though :)

Crunchie - so it can be done!

Thanks all for your replies (I still feel "new" on here when I see all the regulars replying to ME!)

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hulababy · 08/05/2006 21:02

Not excessively young for it though. Some children manage night training before day training too. And some at the same time as day training. Night training seems to be something that just happens at some point.

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ETsmum · 08/05/2006 21:03

Hulababy, never heard of some getting night before day. I am very surprised!

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hulababy · 08/05/2006 21:05

I don't know anyone in RL. Just read about it on Mn before - the oracle of all parenting information. LOL!

Apparantly night time dryness is to do with some hormone or something that can occur anytime from 18 months and normally before age 7.

LIZS · 08/05/2006 21:05

Nephew was dry both day and night around 2 , but still needed to get himself up in the night to wee. If he is motivated and aware then go for it. If he is happy in a nappy then leave it. You could switch to washable pants to save the planet !

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ETsmum · 08/05/2006 21:11

Had heard that re the hormone Hulababy but had forgotten iykwwim. And your right re the oracle - have lurked for a while, but so wish I'd found it when ds was really tiny....

Lizs might try asking ds and see what kind of response I get. If he seems keen, might just give it a go.....

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