waking at night for the toilet

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Hello. Wondering what is best to do as toddler of 3 is waking up each night this week needing to go to the toilet. He is potty trained through the day and wearing nappies at night. Should I now try pull ups at night? Should I reduce the amount of milk he has before he goes to bed and/or give him it earlier perhaphs with his dinner? Last night he was up twice!

pull ups at night sounds like a good idea. It's a good idea to get him in the habit of going for a wee just before he goes to bed. But you probably do that already. This is just a phase, shouldn't last too long. After a week or so of dry pull-ups try him without.

I wish mine would wake up for a wee in the night. He is now 6.9 yo and has always had accidents in the night as he just doesn't wake up for a wee, neither can we wake him up to go to the toilet.
If I was in your position I would just put up with it as long as it takes.
Perhaps cut down on what he drinks before bed to see if that helps.
Sorry not much help but keep up the hard work

I have a problem like you LittleMoosh. Mine is nearly 5 and has been out of nappies at night for about 2 months but since Christmas has been wetting nearly every night and has forced me to return to a nappy much her to horror. She really wants to be dry but simply just does not wake if she needs the toilet, she is upset, angry and frustrated in the mornings when the bed is wet. Sometimes we get away with it if we restict fluid in the evening and pop her on the toilet when we go up but, this is not solving the problem that she never wakes to go herself. I would be grateful for any advice. Someone mentioned a bleeper but surely this wakes the child when the bed is already wet? I feel really sorry for her as she is trying so hard. Is this something that happens naturally at different times for different children and I will just need to stick with the nappy for a bit longer?

Help and advice gratefully appreciated!

I have similar problem my dd is 4 in April and has been dry during the day from her 2nd birthday but nights are different matter.

She still likes bottle (I have tried all ways to get rid of it ) before bed, have reduced milk to less than an ounce, we carry her to the loo an hour after she falls asleep and also when we go to bed, but nearly every night she wets the bed and just lies in it. Even put potty in her room as a standby.

Am washing sheets constantly, thank goodness for plastic under sheet, but am worried how I get her to realise she is soaked and actually wake up. Am I pushing her too soon? I don't want to go back to pull ups as they seem to give her nappy rash, but there again she always got it with huggies nappies too. Any help would be very useful, or suggestions???

I heard once that there is some sort of trigger in the brain that can kick in anytime up to the age of 7 that wakes them when they need the toilet? Not sure if this is true? - I too am tired of washing sheets every day. It's not that my DD doesn't want to - it's just that she can't. DD will be 5 in March and has been dry during the day since 2.4 with no problem. It's so frustrating for me and her!

Why can't she get out of bed? or is she just too comfy in her sleep?

sorry I can't help you as it seems we are very much in the same situation, my little one is also really upset every morning and when she is actually awake hates being wet or felling damp so am really stuck.

Maybe they do have a trigger but everyone I speak to says girls are easier than boys, so maybe I have a boy in disguise!! Joking of course.

My DD simply doesn't register in her head that she needs to wake up to go to the toilet. She explains it that she doesn't feel the wee wee coming. She refuses to put a nappy on at night so I have to sneak it on her when she is asleep and she is most annoyed with me in the morning! I think it's just a matter of waiting until they are ready but she is just so keen bless her. Yes they do say that girls are easier don't they, not so for us! I think I will just persevere and stick with the nappy for now and not worry about it.

we had an awful night, dd soaked bed by 1030, and was still asleep in it, covered in wee and freezing cold but still lying in it.

stripped bed, woke her up took her to loo, after 15 mins back to bed and asleep. Midnight same routine, and half 3 but this time she came in our bed and I went in spare room to get some sleep.

at half 6 she comes in to get me to say she needs the loo and doesn't want to wet my bed, so wh can't she do this in her bed? is she being lazy?

am seriously thinking of getting those pj pants as nappies are too small for her now and leave a red mark on her back from the band of the nappy. I just think it's taking a step back but am shattered today

Nightmare! Is every night like that? What time does she get up in the morning?, perhaps by 6.30 she is awake enough to realise she needs to get up for a wee but in the middle of the night it just doesn't register. I think the main problem is when they are in that real deep sleep. I reckon it's something that we just have to wait for until it happens and they are all different - I know how frustrating it is though - once you have started it's very annoying to revert back to nappies but I have just done it because I felt I didn't really have a choice! Good luck!

yes it's been wet every night but not as much as saturday, but have been thinking we had quite a busy traumatic day - she started swimming lessons and dance class.

we have backed down and have put her in pj pants/pull ups, when she reaches 4 she knows that the bottle of milk at night has to stop so will try the training again then. I think it's best for her and for our sleep patterns, also my mood is going down hill rapidly so I hope it nows gets better.

am so glad not at work at the moment as I would be a zombie, good luck with yours too.