Suitable reward for first dry night?

[milliec]

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We didn't do anything - just praise.

During the day it was 1 chocolate button for a wee on the potty/loo and 2 buttons for a poo.

I don't think they need a reward (other than praise). Night dryness is a natural body function that comes when it is ready.
Lots and lots of praise though - just to confirm to her that it is the right thing to d.
FWIW my ds1 always had a soaking (and warm) nappy in the morning, I jokingly said one night "do you need this nappy" and he was then adamant he didn't. Only ever had 3 wet nights (the first wasn't one of them). I am convinced that he would just wee in the nappy when he woke up because it was easier.

AND I would rather have a child in a nappy at night than one who woke me at 2am! My friend had this with her eldest, he woke to wee (and woke them) in the night for about 2 years.

What are trainer pants btw - are they pull-ups? If so that is a nappy, just a different style.

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we have never used rewards either. In fact we never made a big deal out of potty training. BUT you just do what is best for you! She's doing really well!

sounds a sensible thing for night then, if she is ripping them off then definately, although not god that you are having to wake at night anyway . Hope she cracks it soon.

If she isn't having a night time bottle I am wondering if she wants to get up to go to the loo so much.... because she can!
Usually you would put her back to bed, but now she wants to get up and knows that going to the loo gives her 'permission' to not be in bed.
I am only wondering because she does seem to be needing the loo a lot!
Hopefully the novelty will wear off soon.

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We lift ds1 to the loo at 11pm, he doesn't have milk at bedtime any more (2.6yo). Ds2 is on day 6 of potty training (25m) and his nappy has been dry the last two mornings. We put him on the potty last thing at night and he only had a 4oz bottle whereas before he was having 9oz. Yesterday morning after 12 hours sleep he got out of bed and I said 'do you want to go to the potty', he ran in the bathroom and his nappy was dry! (It was me wetting myself with the shock ).
So it might be the bedtime milk? How much do you give her? We managed to convince ds1 that bedtime milk is for babies (whilst pointing at his brother drinking a bottle!).

I do think it's a lot to need to go twice at night, once they're basically dry.

In my (limited) experience, once dd was dry at night, that was it. She has never got up in the night wanting to go to the loo.

I think you are doing the right thing. If she's waking up to go to the toilet and actually doing something when she's there then she is ready. It will probably settle so that she sleeps through as she relaxes about it.
I don't understand why you think that she needs rewarding though. Ours were always happy about being dry in the morning and the fuss we made of it.

When we had a week of dry nights, DD got new pjs

She was 4 and it was a very big deal to her, I wanted to get her something to show that we knew how much of a big deal it was to her too.

Twice in the night if she is still having a full bedtime drink seems fine to me. We lift DD at about 10.30 (she sleeps too soundly to wake herself, and was getting sore in nappies, hence the joy!), but we don't need to after that - if she has had a lot to drink with dinner though she will wake about 5.30, go to the toilet, and then be awake for the rest of the day

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