A quick question: How many of you have 3 yr olds that still wear nappies at night?

[kittywits]

My dd2, just turned 3 ( child no.4 ) has been dry by day for a few months now ( has the odd accident) but still has a really wet nappy in the morning. I'm sure my others were dry at night by now. I'm not that worried, but not sure whether to leave it or try and just take the blooming things off. What have others here done?

DD (3.8) has been dry in the day since she was about 2.5, but still needs to wear pull-ups at night. A few weeks ago, she volunteered that she wanted to sleep without a nappy at night (not at all at our prompting), but I didn't jump at the idea, as her nappy is still usually wet in the morning, and suggested that we wait until she found she was waking up in order to go to the loo. This does happen occasionally, but not regularly. She hasn't mentioned it since, but we are basically taking our cue from her. I can't see any hurry about changing this arrangement.

DS is 3 yr 6 mth and wears a nappy at night time. Lately though, it's been dry and he has been waking me up through the night to tell me he wants a wee!

Not only does my 3yo still wear a nappy at night, but so does my 6yo. We tried to persuade 6yo to try going without the nappy during the summer - in the run-up to this he was very keen to try, but when push came to shove he prefered not to.

Oh well, we just take it as it comes.

DD (4y5m) has been dry in the day since 24 months. She stopped wearing nappies at night as she turned 4 at her request. 5 months later she still has regular accidents - 50/50 at the moment. We have excellent phases, but generally 50/50. But she won't wear nappies now. We have reusable bed mats instead.

Ds1 is 5.3, and has been out of night time nappies since he was 4.9, BUT had a real lapse over the summer, with lots and lots of wet beds. He's much better again now, but we do have to lift him when we go to bed, otherwise he will wet. It's been a very gradual thing - we just noticed a couple of nights his pull up was dry, so tried then, but it was a bit hit and miss to begin with. Invest in a waterproof sheet! Dd is 3.1, and nowhere near dry.

3.6 yr old dd back in nappies at night for last 6 months after having 6 months of being dry

2.6 yr old ds out of nappies at night for last 2 weeks

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longwaytogo that must be very frustrating indeed, do you have any ideas why?

Orinoco, that's strange, how different they all are!

THANK GOODNESS for you all My 4.5 year old DD still wears nappies at night, which didn't bother me till yesterday, when another mum at the school gates said only 1 in 10 at this age did! Then I thought I'd see what mumsnet says, and I found all these mums saying their 2 year olds were dry at night.

Now I've found you, who say things like a hormone has to kick in to wake them up, and that sleep is more important than getting up to go to bed at this age (just started school), so I feel reassured.

I'm going to start cutting down on fluids after dinner (easier said than done)and see if this hormone kicks in soon, but otherwise, I'm going to be laid back about it again. THANKS you lot!

kittywits she started wetting the bed just before we moved house, and not long after found out dh was having an affair, so says it all really doesn't it.

joefromthepmg - dont cut down on the fluids, paed told me only on Tues that won't make a difference, if we cut down their drinks then the bladder looses ability to hold large amounts of urine required for going through the night. The more we give them the bigger the bladder becomes, making it easier to be dry through night. She also said if we cut down on drinks more likely to become constipated then bowl presses on bladder making them wet the bed. Which I think also happens to my dd.

Hope that helps.

yes and a 4 year old.

My DD is now 3.5 and has only been dry at night in the last 2 months despite being dry in the day since she was 2.

My dd does but its always dry in the morning, dont want to risk it yet... must buy those protective sheets!

Just buythe cheap as chips nappies or use a terry towelling

dd was 3.5 before she was out of pull ups at night

Sorry to hear about the home troubles LWTG, hope they are sorting themselves out now.
That's really usful information about the fluids at night. I think, like many others, I would have sytarted to cut down on night fluids, but now I don't have to worry. Infact thanks to all you helpful, kind people, I don't have to worry about this at all

DD1 was 4 before she was out of nappies at night, and even goes to the loo by herself in the night...

I have a 7 1/2 year old and a 4 year old still wet at night. Have a look at Eric website.

Thanks for the advice LWTG, that does help. Like kittywits, I'm going to feel reassured and stop worrying about it.

REALLY sorry to hear about your probs. Moving house and then finding out about DH's affair - that's two of the top five stressful things ticked off (well, three when you count looking after small children.)

I can't think of any good advice, really, except that the odd glass/bottle of wine is no bad thing if it helps to relax you

Just read the leaflets on the ERIC website, and the scales have fallen. Like the woman on the M&S advert a few years ago - I'M NORMAL...although I shan't be standing naked on a hill to prove it (although if it would help keep our kid dry, I'd consier it). Potty training and all that jazz has been so far the worst aspect of motherhood. Having read this thread, I can go back to allowing dd1 who is 3 next week drinks day and night, she can get back to a less constipated routine, and it doesn't matter that everyone else seems to have been dry day & night over the course of a week. We've been taking it slowly for the last year. Nappies at night are vital, pull ups are in favour for pre-school, and when she says 'I need a wee', we RUN. Thanks MN

Just read the leaflets on the ERIC website, and the scales have fallen. Like the woman on the M&S advert a few years ago - I'M NORMAL...although I shan't be standing naked on a hill to prove it (although if it would help keep our kid dry, I'd consier it). Potty training and all that jazz has been so far the worst aspect of motherhood. Having read this thread, I can go back to allowing dd1 who is 3 next week drinks day and night, she can get back to a less constipated routine, and it doesn't matter that everyone else seems to have been dry day & night over the course of a week. We've been taking it slowly for the last year. Nappies at night are vital, pull ups are in favour for pre-school, and when she says 'I need a wee', we RUN. Thanks MN