Help needed! Potty trining 2 year old waking at night

[melrose]

Hope someone can give me some advice on this. Been potty training my 2 yr old DS for 2 weeks. Daytime is fine, he has been doing brilliantly and had hardly any accidents. At night i have been using pull up nappies, for the first few days they were as wet as ever in the morning, then virtually dry. For the last week I have been woken by him between 3-5am with shouts of "Mummy I need the toilet!!". When I get up to him he will get up and have a wee and then wants a cuddle/ drink to settle again.

I am concerned that it will become a habit, as he knows it is a way of getting me to come into him at night, but do not want to leave him and reluctant to tell him to "wee in your nappy" in fear of undoing all the good during the day

Any tips gratefully received

Have you tried taking him for a wee just before you go to bed? In my experience (and that of other mums I know), they're usually too sleepy to wake up properly, but not too sleepy to empty their bladders enough to get through until the morning without waking again.

I ahd read about lifting so maybe that is what we will ahve to do. DH away tonight and soreluctant to wake DS when I go to bed in case he will not gho back to sleep! Feel I need an early night having been up at 3am for the past 3 nights! Any advice on how best to do this???

I ahve tried dropping his nightime milk to about half a bottle instead of a full bottle tonight and he did not seem to notice, so will see if that makes a difference. Any other tips?

aha, mione did this too. As he has a huge cup of milk every night, we ain't' even going to think about getting him thought the night for AGES. We just told him that it was ok to wee in his nappy in the night, and then in his potty in the day. Did this when he wokle up, and also repeated the message when we got him up/when putting his nappy on at night etc. Took a week or so of consistant repeating before he got it.

When does he have his milk? Make sure it's an hour before bedtime, get him to try a wee just before bed and only have a tiny cup of water by his bed to drink if he wakes up. The late night drink he wants is practically symbolic so if he can see there is only a little there he might be happy with just a sip or two.
You could try leaving off his pj bottoms and keeping the potty in a set place so he can try it himself. My dd eventually used to sort herself out in the mornings even after she'd stopped weeing in the night. And boys drip less!
Keep up the good work

My DS has a drink 30 mins before bed, a wee at bedtime, 7pm, then I get him up at 11.00 (generally take his potty in & let him aim) he has woken me a few times at 3.00 but I have let him pee and taken him back to bed - definately NO drink tho, a sip from a bottle of water if hes adamant he MUST have something.

The Nappy is off day & night now and so far only 1 wet bed - I put the bed pad (nappy like thing) under his sheet just in case.

Personally if he is aware he needs a wee and doesnt want to do it in his nappy I REALLY wouldnt encourage him too - poor little chap he is doing really well. Yee hee you could be nappy free soon - what money saver!!

I agree with buckets a potty in his room is a good idea too, but I would put it on one of the folded bed mats too just in case it gets knocked.

Thanks, I agree grumpy I am reluctant to tell him to wee in his nappy as may confuse him and he is doing so well, would rather persevere towards getting him through the night. Other problem is that he is still in a cot, so think we need to move him to a bed asap and then perhaps he will get up to use the potty himself.

Why not tell him that his new bed is a prize for being so grown up at weeing in the potty