any parents on here? night time nappy and getting dry through the night?!?

rotters

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as title any ideas would be great, my boy is just about to turn 3, he's completely dry in the day in fact takes himself off for a wee, obviously has help when he goes for a poo. but at night he keeps asking for his nappy, tonight we have asked him to wear pants under his pj's but he's just thrown a mega tantrum which is is only his second in his life! so if he's wet tonight any helpful ideas?





rotters
 
Only advice would be not to force anything.

Our boys were both late with nappies. I think our oldest was nearly a year after being dry in the day to being dry all night. We moved on to pajama pants and that was easier.

Would have saved a fortune if both of ours were out af nappies completely before they were three!
 
Might just be worried about messing the bed as even at that age they understand it;s a bit childish and embarrassing. Maybe try to tell him it doesn;t matter? (you've probably tried this and it;s blindingly obvious but it;s the best i can do :p)
 
Can't you be strict with him? I'm not really too sure about 3 year old but if I wanted something i shouldn't have and cause a tantrum i got a slapped bottom and had to go to bed early or similar (although this much have been 5 or older I guess.
 
have you got him in pullups or proper nappies still?
jake is now 3 1/2 and he wees and poo's on his own, we check his wipe sometimes (if we need to (and generally you know!)) just to make sure.

we had him in pullups nice and early and he has been PJ only for about 4 months.

my wife is saying just put the nappy on him as he isnt ready yet (shes a community nursery nurse so I just listen to her hehe)
 
FrostedNipple said:
Can't you be strict with him? I'm not really too sure about 3 year old but if I wanted something i shouldn't have and cause a tantrum i got a slapped bottom and had to go to bed early or similar (although this much have been 5 or older I guess.
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umm, hes going to bed and is tired and in a routine, a smack isnt going to break that routine, it will just lead to an hour of crying for no reason at all.
 
Haven't gotten to this stage yet with ours (he's not even two), but could you maybe try some of those nappy pants for nights (I think Huggies do them) - that way he's getting used to wearing something that's half-way inbetween.
 
Tefal said:
Children are disgusting >.<
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?

he wees and poo's like i do (literally sometimes!), he can wipe his bum fine most of the time and then climbs onto his step and washes his hands.

whats disgusting about that?
 
Morba said:
umm, hes going to bed and is tired and in a routine, a smack isnt going to break that routine, it will just lead to an hour of crying for no reason at all.
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Like i said, i don't really know if a smack works on 3 year olds, all i know is that it worked on me when i was younger.
 
When I used to babysit for a kid next door his parents always got me to wake him up and get him to go to the toilet at about 11pm-midnight. That was the best way to stop him weeing the bed. I just woke him up and walked him in the direction of the toilet and he kind of did it himself in a zombie like state. Eventually they could just leave him though.
 
yup trying to ween off pull up pants (nappy pull ups). we ask him to wee prior to going to bed at 1830, i have been waking him at 2200 to go for a wee as he was waking at 4 and getting upset as he had wet his nappy and asking it to be changed. this hads now stopped, so there is some cognition going on there.
 
Morba said:
have you got him in pullups or proper nappies still?
jake is now 3 1/2 and he wees and poo's on his own, we check his wipe sometimes (if we need to (and generally you know!)) just to make sure.

we had him in pullups nice and early and he has been PJ only for about 4 months.

my wife is saying just put the nappy on him as he isnt ready yet (shes a community nursery nurse so I just listen to her hehe)
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Too much info :D :confused:
 
If he is happily dry through the day then the time will come when he won't want to wear nappies at night. as he is only just 3 don't rush him, he'll let you know when he's ready. My son hated having accidents, he would wear pull ups and they were usually dry in the morning.
 
Jeez - he's 3 and already dry during the day?
Most of the parents I know didn't make any progress on toilet training for boys until the year before they went to school

I guess if he's ok in daytime you are doing the right thing by getting him up when you go to bed. If he's not wetting the pull ups too often I don't see what the problem is.

When mine started being dry overnight we swapped to those absorbent sheet things (well 2 of them actually since they then covered about 3/4 of the bed), so if there were any accidents he just got up, changed his shorts and stripped off the top sheet (have 2 undersheets with the pads between) and put it in the washing basket, and left me to dispose of the absorbent sheet. My kid used to get really upset when he'd wet the bed, but this system seemed to work since he felt he was able to make ammends by stipping the bed and I didn't get wound up 'cos it just involved washing a sheet and a pair of bedtime shorts, and chucking something in the bin - rather than spending 15 minutes in the morning spraying Fabreze over the mattress and shouting at my kid
 
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