Taking DD out of night time pull-ups.

[Theknitwitch]

DD is 3.5. DH thinks she should be out of them now as most mornings she is dry.
Can anyone please recommend best way of starting this?
Do we just go 'cold turkey' ?

have you discussed it with her too to see if she would like to try without a pull-up? Otherwise, get a mattress protector and keep spare bedding handy just in case. Good luck

I never did this but a friend used to put a wet sheet on, fitted sheet then another wet sheet and fitted sheet. This was in the early days so that if she had an accident in the night, she could strip the bed of it' first layer and then it was already for her lo to go back to bed with no need to put new bedding on - I'll be doing that with ds2 and ds3 when their times come :)

I told DD1 at about that age that her body would learn to stay dry at night and when she was ready she could stop wearing night-pants. One day she announced she didn't need them (about 4yo) and she was dry and has been for over 6 months now. There's been about 6 wet incidents. About 5 times over the first couple of months she asked to wear pull-ups for the night and we just put them on without comment.

We told her that she might occasionally have a wee at night while her body is still learning, and all she needs to do is tell us and we'll get it tidied away.

I'd suggest the talk to her about it several times and see how she feels about the idea, keep it light and brief and give her a bit of control over when she'd like to try it. Good luck.

BTW I like the multiple layer idea, too late for DD1 but DD2 is in potty training.