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Nappy free at night - too young?

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JessieEssex · 26/11/2012 14:25

Hi all
First up, this isn't a stealth boast, I promise, I just am a bit stuck with what to do.
My DD is 27mo and is potty trained during the day, and has been for a couple of months. The process was really easy, she was so ready for it, and has never really had any accidents.
She still has a pull up on at night, but it is dry in the morning about 80% of the time. When it isn't dry, I'm pretty sure that she is doing a wee after she's woken up. Last night, she threw a huge tantrum about not wanting a nappy on. I put one on anyway, as I didn't want her to 'win' by having a tantrum, and she was dry in the morning again.
However, if she is ready, should I just go for it? If she does have lots of accidents in bed, do you think it will be impossible get her back into pull-ups? I'm happy to stick with them for as long as it takes, but I don't want her to be unhappy.
Thanks...

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MacaroniAndWalnut · 26/11/2012 14:35

My DS started refusing a pull up at night at about the same age. We went with it, particularly as a few times we'd. Heard him get up and go for a wee on his own in the night

We've not had a wee in bed yet, he's almost 3

We bought a rubber backed towelling sheet so it wouldn't be a nightmare if he did have an accident

unexpectediteminbaggingarea · 26/11/2012 14:42

do it. DD was potty trained at 2.5 and dry at night a week later, DS was 2.8 and dry at night a week later. If the nappy is usually dry then take it off. Just make sure the second she wakes up you take her for a wee.

it's hormonal, they are dry at night when their brain does something to make it happen, it's not training, so you can't boast with a clear conscience (even though you weren't, I know).

I am too tight to buy anything as specific as a rubber sheet, so I just put a towel and a fleece under the sheet. She had an accident when she was ill once, and it was fine, didn't go through to the mattress.

jungletoes · 26/11/2012 14:54

Ditto, both of mine were dry at night from 2yrs 3months and they had a handful of accidents each after I removed the nappies at night. Were dry at night before day. Go for it and good luck!

JessieEssex · 26/11/2012 15:03

Thanks all, we'll go for it tonight then!

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RyleDup · 26/11/2012 15:05

Just do it. If it doesn't work you can always go back to the pull ups. My dd was only about 50 per cent dry at night when she decided she didn't want nappies. I wasn't sure, but I put the pot in her room and let her try it it anyway. Amazingly she never had an accident, it worked out fine.

YDdraigGoch · 26/11/2012 15:07

Same here - DD2 was just about 24 months, perhaps a bit more. I realised one day that I couldn't remember when she'd last had a wet nappy in the morning. After an argument with DH, who said she was too young, we left it off for a trial couple of nights, and never looked back. It was as easy as that. DD1 however, is a completely different story!

JessieEssex · 26/11/2012 15:11

She's still in her cot until after Xmas so the only problem is that she won't be able to get out to use the potty...

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macs08 · 27/11/2012 07:51

How are you getting on ? My daughter just turned 2 in October and kept asking to go to pee so we got her off day nappies then the third week I ran out of nappies so I took the plunge and put her without (she had been dry at nights anyway) and cut down the juice and so far she's been fine but I was so scared to do it! I just bought the Huggies dry nights that goes under her sheet incase there is any accidents

JessieEssex · 27/11/2012 09:50

Well, she did it! No nappy, and woke up at 7.15 and said 'I need a wee' into the monitor just like we told her to! I was so proud of her, but more importantly, she was so proud of herself. I'm sure we'll have a couple of accidents, and DH and I have realised that we can no longer laze in bed and listen to her singing in the morning, but it is worth it to see her sense of pride in herself.

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