Potty training disturbing sleep

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DD (2.5) has been dry in the day for a month and has just started calling us in the night to use the potty. She usually goes back to sleep again without problem.
Unfortunately, if she wakes needing to wee after 5am she won't go back to sleep, keeps coming out of her room to find me. She goes to bed about 7.30pm and before potty training used to wake between 6 and 6.30. She really needs the extra hour of sleep (and so do I!).
Anyone managed to find a solution to getting them back to sleep between 5 and 6?

Or is this the price to pay for her being dry so early? DS (4) wakes up with wet bed every other morning (despite a nappy) because he wees several times in his sleep.

That's really hard to solve. When my dd1 wakes up at about that time, me or dh goes and lies next to her and keep on saying 'shhh' until hopefully she goes back to sleep.

My dd2 is also recently potty trained, and wakes up at night asking to use the potty. I feel like shouting at her 'just use your nappy! I'm too tired for this!'

So yes, sympathies.

Thanks. I've tried returning her to bed. Sometimes she'll stay there for 20 mins but she doesn't go back to sleep. I've also tried lying in the spare bed in her room. Same results.

I don't mind being woken in the night eg at 4am she'll be half asleep peeing and go straight off (and me too!) but when she thinks it's morning and I don't, it's hard.

have you tried leaving her with some quiet toys and explaining it still bed time youve got to be quiet or go back to sleep!
you could invest in a waterproof matress protector or do your ds nappy when you dd wakes you if you can do it without waking him that is! good luck

We've got three waterproof mattress protectors for DS because they take so long to dry after being washed in the machine! It doesn't really bother me changing his bed but changing his nappy when DD wakes is something to consider.

I really sympathise. The earlier sunrises are not helping too I think!!

We had exactly the same problem about a month ago. I started lifting dd when we went to bed so she did a wee and monitor drinks after 5pm (last one given no later than 5.30 (and a small one at that) - it has worked for us so far (she trained in Jan) we are ditching the night nappy tomorrow as a) we've run out and b) we've had dry nappies in morning for weeks. We also had to try rapid return for about 3 mornings. I think it's a normal part of training as they become used to the sensation of needing to go. As you lo gains more control they shouldn't wake as early... Oh, and if they're still in nappy at night don't stimulate them so much at 5am by using the potty, use distraction and straight back to bed or they'll never go back to sleep. HTH from someone who has been exactly where you are!

And make sure bedroom is dark - that helps.

Alexw, do you mean don't let child use the potty at 5am (risking a wet nappy)?
Our bedrooms are pitchblack - we have shutters.
She often wakes up late in the evening to wee which is great because we don't get up so early the next day.

I don't mean deprive potty at 5am, but for us if i said , "no you don't" and dd didn't really, then she went back to bed easily. Equally if she really did need to go then she would go and settle easily. Have ditched night nappies now... DAY 5...

Congrats on ditching night nappies. DD only wakes in the night if she really needs to wee so that wouldn't work. She does sometimes request the potty after being put to bed and we use the 'you don't need it' technique then.