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Is he ready for no nappy at night?

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DtPeabodysLoosePants · 16/06/2019 16:33

Hi, my ds is 4 and 5 months and has been dry in the day with no accidents for 2 years almost. He has a nappy at night and it's usually very wet by the morning. He has a wee right before bed and then it's nappy, story and a breastfeed. He has a cup of water for if he wakes thirsty in the night but it generally goes untouched.
He's recently started staying in his own bed all night and is consistently sleeping through now.
This morning he'd taken off his nappy to have a poo on the toilet and when I picked it up it was dry apart from what appeared to be one tiny wee that he'd probably done first thing.
About 2 months ago I tried him without a nappy and he wet the bed around 11pm. He wasn't ready so I left it.
Is it worth trying again? I was leaving it until the summer holidays so I'll have more ability to get up in the night to change beds if need be but maybe he's ready now??

My two DDs went from dry in the day to dry at night in days so ds has thrown me really. He's been much later to be dry in the day to start with.

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BestBeforeYesterday · 16/06/2019 19:54

It could be a one off. I would wait until he's been consistently dry during the night for at least a week.

missyB1 · 16/06/2019 19:55

You need more than one dry night really. I’d be looking for a few nights in a row.

feelthefearhaveabeer · 16/06/2019 20:13

I expect the feed before bed is preventing him being consistently dry. Is that how he falls asleep ? If not then I'd just wait for him to wean. If he still feeds to sleep, then I'd try move that feed to an hour before sleep or again wait for him to wean. I had no resistance when I stopped the bedtime feed I just said not tonight and that was it, he asked the next night, but then never again. No tears just seemed ready to except it, but I guess that was just good timing rather than anything I did.

bourbonbiccy · 17/06/2019 07:20

Yes I agree that the feed after his book could prevent him from being dry through the night. So either wait until weaned, or wake him before you go to bed for a wee and then see how he goes.

Although you are probably loathed to rouse him for a quickie wee if he has only just started sleeping through?

Did he take himself to the toilet for the poo, when he whipped his nappy off? Or did I misunderstand ?

DtPeabodysLoosePants · 17/06/2019 08:00

Yes he takes himself off for a poo and takes his nappy off in a morning.
He was wet this morning and hadn't had much of a feed at all last night.
He's heading in the right direction though.

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