How to potty train when they wee so much in the night the nappy weighs more than them in the am?!?!?!

[alicet]

Well?

Whats the trick? Nappy at night? Or just resign yourself to being up every 5 minutes? We've already tried to restrict the amount he drinks at night but then he drinks the bath water!!!!!

most children day train first, and the majority (I would say) are in nappies for a reasonable amount of time after. some for years.

with ds1 he was day trained and his night time nappy was SODDEN, I make an off the cuff remark about him not needing it and he wouldn't have it on (2.9y). We had 3 wet nigths in the first fortnight and that was it.

If you are looking to day train then don't stress about the nights yet.

Dd (dry since 2.6 ish) is still in a nappy at night (now 4). As are many of his peers (about half I'd say, esp the boys)
I wouldn't expect the day & night time dryness to necessarily come together.

how oldis he?

just tackle day first, night is usually later

Oh that makes sense. I have heard people saying though that if you don't do it all at the same time it can take ages for them to get it as if you put them in a nappy at night then you are saying it's OK for them to wee in their pants (as it were) at night?

Oh and he's 2.4. He goes on the potty a couple of times a day already at his request so I think he's probably ready

my dd was dry by day from 2 1/2 and dry at night just after her 3rd birthday. (she decided she didnt want a night nappy any more and rarely had any accidents after that)

i dont know the an swers and would love to know hear any advice. (not youve left it too late!) my ds is 5 and is so wet at night, i keep trying but he is dry for 1 or 2 nights and then is wet, wets the bed and douvet 3 or 4 times a night, so i have put him back in n appies - that is probably wrong - i should probably stick at it - but all the bed changing!!!!

Night Training is not a matter of teaching them how. They have to be physically ready as there is a hormone which, when produced, stops the bladder filling up so much overnight. until this kicks in, you've not got a hope in hell of them being dry at night.

winegumss, if your lo still wets the bed then it is easier for you (and him) to go back to night nappies. As far as I know night wetting isnt considered a problem till at least the age of 7 and is also linked to production of a hormone that suppresses the urine production in the night. If they arent producing the hormone yet then they arent going to be able to get through the night without wetting.

My step brother wet the bed till he was about 10!! Had a huge alarm bell by his bed to wake him up!

alicet, I don't know anyone who's got their kids dry at night at the same time as in the day, you're not teaching them it's okay to wee in their 'pants' at night, they're unconscious when they do it at night! You can get problems if you put a night nappy on and then refuse to take it off for them to use the potty, saying 'it's okay, do it in your nappy'.

DD was dry in the day at 2.6 and at night at 3.6 - no confusion whatsoever between what was acceptable in pants in the day and in a nappy at night.

dontcallmebaby that makes sense actually - that if he's waking and asking to go in the potty we should encourage it rather than telling him to go in his nappy or ignoring him.