How do you know when they're ready to drop night time nappies?

[MrsTriangle]

DD (3) has been potty trained for a few months now and we did try her without nappies a few months ago and it was a disaster.

How will we know when she's ready?

Her nappies are wet in the morning
She doesn't call out for us to take her to the toilet (we ask her to do that if she needs to go) and she certainly won't go by herself (she insist on accompaniement in the day and is terrified of the dark and moving around in dim lighting.

What do we do?

I'd wait until she has dry nappies in the morning.

Ds was about 3.5 and had dry nappies for a good few weeks when we ditched them.

If she is dry in the daytime, I wouldn't worry about it. She is still wee.

DD was potty trained just before her 2nd birthday but she wasn't dry at night until just before her 5th.

The only way I knew she was ready was by giving it a go without nappies. I was waiting for the nappies to be dry in the morning, but they were always sodden. And then I read on here that dry nappies weren't necessarily going to happen, so I gave her a go without. The first time we had no luck, but we when tried again a couple of months later she had no problems and has been dry, bar the occasional wet bed, ever since.

I think it's just a case of suck it and see.

ah ok - and what did they do about weeing at night? Did they call you or go by themselves?

She might get up quite soon after going to bed ... although that might be an excuse to come downstairs - our bathroom is downstairs. Otherwise I think I can remember only one time when she needed me to get up with her.

I waited till dd was nearly 4, when she announced, "I don't want to wear nappies at night any more". And she didn't. Simple!

I'd wait till dry nappies in the morning - seems that night and day are different issues.

My ds was out of night time nappies at 1 year old (no joking) as I noticed they were dry and it would be about 20 mins after waking that he'd do a huge pee. Same with naps - however - he wasn't potty trained till 3 years old.

Wait until dry nappiea in the morning, no big drinks before bed. Both DD's were dry at night a few months after potty training at 2. I think it is a individual thing and every child will do it differently so don't stress!

Just like everyone else. My dd really took to toilet training well and was dry within about two weeks of starting . Night times were a different matter it took about 6 months, once we had about two weeks of dry nappies in the mornings, she went without. she had her own en suite toilet [ooh get us emoticon] so if she needed to she went there. Now I don't think she gets up at night.

My son takes a drink to bed with him and has a drink with his evening meal, so waiting for dry morning nappies would be a long wait! However, he has been toilet trained for about five months now and does "standing up wees" like his Dad. Nursery has given him a bit more independance and having a baby brother I think has made him not want to wear nappies at night any more.

I have been building up to this but was putting off dry night training. However, last night we discovered we had run out of nappies and explained he would have to go into the bathroom if he needed to go in the night.

This morning he woke up in a dry bed and went to toilet immediately in the bathroom. We were so pleased (touch wood). Maybe he has been ready longer than we thought.

DS1 is toilet training this week, and is getting there, but actually he virtually always has a dry nappy in the morning and has for some time. I don't feel comfortable taking his night time nappy away until he's reliable during the day though.

I actually wouldn't wait til you have dry nappies in the morning - because you may be waiting a long time! My son wees first thing in the morning, so the nappy would be wet anyway. It's impossible to tell if they're actually weeing during the night. And even if they are it doesn't mean they couldn't learn/be encouraged to use the toilet in the night.

The other thing is, I think when you're getting rid of nappies to start with is a good time to try and get rid of them competely - the child is aware, consciously and subconsciously, of the change, and I think it sort of undermines the 'no-nappies-during-the-day' pride to have them in nappies at night for a long time after. it can be part of a big, enthusiastic, praised step, IYKWIM. With DS, we had to take him for 'dream-wees' at our bedtime, around 11pm, for a good few months, but he hardly ever wet the bed. And now (he's just 4) he will get himself up or call for us if he needs to wee in the night.

Oh - NB - I wouldn;t advise this if a nightime drink/bottle is still being given - that's too much liquid to be held overnight. Good luck!

My DS has been dry at night since about 18 mths (dont think anyone actually believes me when I tell them this). We make sure a trip to the toilet do a wee before bed is part of his bedtime routine though and I think this helps

My DS announced shortly after going dry by day that he no longer wished to wear nappies at night. I think it was a just before he turned 3. I decided to trust him on it but mentally prepared myself for nights of wet beds, but 3 months later it has only happened once.

I kept waiting for ds1 (3.9) to be dry in the morning and he never was (dry in the day by around the time of his 3rd birthday). A couple of weeks ago I decided to just take away night time nappies. Mixed success so far - he's woken up dry 2 out of 3 nights. The other nights he hasn't wet the bed but hasn't made it to the loo quite in time.

is there a reason you want her out of night-time nappies ?(nappy rash etc). Otherwise I'd leave it. There's really no rush. I know plenty of DCs who weren't dry at night until 4/5/6.

My dd was dry at night before potty training (she was out of nappies just after turning two)I kept her in thick towelling training pants for a couple of weeks and then stopped completely,that was 9m ago,two accidents,one v.minor and the other when she was too ill to wee before bed,so I would say that if they have been dry at night for a couple of weeks then dispense with the nappies.Neither of mine ever wake at night to wee by the way.DD1 was in nappies at night for months after potty training at a couple of months over two, dry every time,because I was worried about a wet bed as we co-sleep.I finally got round to a waterproof underlay,but she has never had an accident.

Don't panic my dd3 was not dry at night until around 7 She is now a perfectly healthy,normal and happy teenager and only last week we saw an advert for child sized dry nites.We both wished they'd been around 6 years ago.
I was however worried about her at the time and was told several times by health professionals that control of bladder function is dependednt on production of a hormone that supresses urine production at night and in turn is related to parent's own age of being dry at night.
Her 3 sibs were all dry by about the age of 4 and woke up dry in the morning.
by the way I'm not medially trained so perhaps the advice I was given was just to placate me

I've heard that too iwas. Being dry at night doesn't necessarily follow immediately after being dry in the day

I bought DD one of those sheets you put on the bed to catch accidents and explained what it was. A few nights later she asked to have her nappy off. That was about a year and a half ago and shes only had 2 accidents in that time. I used to put her on the loo at about 11 but TBH it wasnt needed. Its better for her to just do it before she goes to sleep.

I gave up waiting for dry nappies in the morning, so when my dd was around 3 1/2 I decided to lift her for a wee. Started at 10pm then gradually increased the time to midnight when I went to bed.

One night I forgot completely as I was sick with flu and she remained dry,

Had a couple of accidents, but now she gets up herself (4 1/2) for a wee if she needs to.