Night training | Imamother

↑ #1cook

Tue, Aug 18 2009, 2:06 pm

mo5 wrote:

#1cook wrote:

I have a son that just turned 6 he is begging me to sleep in underware and as much as he would love to wake up dry he can't.

If a six year old cares so much, I would let them try, even if it means that they have to shower and change in the morning.

A local pediatrician gave me a book called "Boss of my Bladder" there is a section for kids and a section for parents and it helps kids undersand how to be in charge of taking themselves to the toilet at night. So far the ideas there have worked. (6 year old too)

I bought him a protector (like they have in the hospitals) that he sleeps on top of so if he wets the bed I only have to wash the protector but he was waking up every morning wet and the room started smelling and I was washing the floor and linen like every day and he shares a room with 3 brothers and I did not feel it was fear to them so I put him back in a pull up he will be turning six tomorrow.

the last 2 days he woke up in middle of the night to use the bathroom and woke up dry we promised him if he wakes up all week dry he can sleep in underwear.

Meema2Kids

Fri, Nov 06 2009, 3:49 pm

I am very frustrated because although everyone is in underwear during the day, I have FOUR kids in diapers at night.

My littlest girls (age 2 and almost4) occaisionally stay dry at night, anything I can do to encourage them?

My almost 7 year old DS is very upset that he cannot stay dry at night more than maybe once a week. How can I help him stay dry more consistently?

amother ↓

Wed, Dec 23 2009, 5:40 pm

I have no advice - I am just in the same boat and would like to vent. I have a 3 year old who is trained for the night. I have a 5.5 and a 6.5 year old who still wear diapers at night. I am going to try this week to be really good about waking them at night and only limiting water for supper and after. If they can stay dry like that then I will try further. If not - then I will stop for awhile - bec. it just frusturates me and them. It doesn't help that my MIL and single SIL make comments. It runs in my family to have problems with this - so my family doesn't make any comments at all. My 5.5 year old is starting to get embarassed. I am also about to start day training my 2.5 year old - let the fun begin!!!!

↑ amother ↓

Mon, Dec 28 2009, 10:14 am

I would like to take my 6 year old to the bathroom in middle of the night because he really wants to stay dry. The problem is that he sleeps on the top bunk bed. The first night I told him before he went to sleep that I would wake him and when I woke him he got up right away and came down himself and went. The second night he refused to get up.
Any advice?

↑ amother ↓

Mon, Dec 28 2009, 10:56 am

my son is 8 and wets his pull-up every night. when I've taken him routinely, he starts going in the bathroom before his pants are even down! he is a very deep sleeper, like some of my nephews who also don't night train until they're closer to bar mitzvah...

↑ amother ↓

Mon, Dec 28 2009, 11:07 am

amother wrote:

So do they not go to sleep away camp or to friends houses. My 5 & 6 year olds are starting to get embarrased. My nephew also wasn't trained until Puberty - I guess it runs in the family.

↑ amother

Mon, Dec 28 2009, 11:39 am

My son does go to friends houses. He puts his pull-ups in a dark plastic bag & I send him additional dark bags for disposal. He gets dressed/undressed in the bathroom when at a friend's house anyway, so he puts the pull-ups in the garbage there. I always tell the moms, just in case, but I've never had a problem.
Some of my nephews (SILs kids) do this until like 12, but other of her kids were trained by 5. Nad my other 2 boys were night trained by 3-4 years old.