I was reading some of the replies to sethsmommy's thread and wanted to focus more on nightime. Thomas is 2 and 3 months and in the last week has gone from diapers to underwear with almost no accidents. He is dry at night and wakes me to go pee once or twice through the night. That is fantastic and not the trouble I am having. Eleanor is 3 and 2 months and in underwear durring the day. She took a couple of months to get trained durring the day and still has an accident once or twice a week. Nightime and naptime isn't happening at all. There was a lot of advice to wait till they wake up dry! she would still be in diapers if we had stuck to this advice. I don't know whether to go cold turkey and deal with the laundry for a while or what!?!? Help me with any words of advice. I never thought that my 2 year old would be the easy one. So much for the old wives tale that boys are slower, not at my house. Thanks, Vanessa
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Yeah on my side of the family boys were always potty trained quicker the girls were, I was almost 3 before I was potty trained, my cousin was 3 and my neice is 3 and still isn't potty trained. My older brother was potty trained at 1 1/2 same for my lil brother. My cousin was potty trained at 2 barely 2 I should say.
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Some kids have trouble with staying dry at night because they sleep so deeply, they do not feel that their bladder is full the way the generally do doing the day.
I'd opt for putting her in pull-ups or whatever you prefer at night and waiting several months before you try going without again.
I have no idea how old I was, but I was a kid who had problems with staying dry at night. I would sleep peacefully all night long, and wake up to a soggy bed. It became a real issue in our house, and every morning I'd wake up, check, and even before I got out of bed, I knew I was a failure once again. To say the least, it was a frustrating time in my life. Every bedtime I was admonished to "Get out of bed and go to the bathroom when you feel that you have to go!" And every night I planned to... but I never felt that I had to go because I was dead to the world!
(I must have been embarassingly old that I remember this so well!)
Every kid is different... spare yourself the extra laundry and your daughter any frustration and just let it go for awhile.
The only other thing that crosses my mind is to wonder: how often during the day does she go to the bathroom? You mentioned that she does not stay dry at nap time, which isn't that long, so it has me wondering how often she has to go. Does she drink a great deal? Is she often thirsty? Type I diabetes is not that common, but frequent urination, feeling thirsty and drinking a lot are some of the signs. I don't wish to upset you. As the Mom of 2 Type I kids and a Type I husband, it just crossed my mind.
I'd opt for putting her in pull-ups or whatever you prefer at night and waiting several months before you try going without again.
I have no idea how old I was, but I was a kid who had problems with staying dry at night. I would sleep peacefully all night long, and wake up to a soggy bed. It became a real issue in our house, and every morning I'd wake up, check, and even before I got out of bed, I knew I was a failure once again. To say the least, it was a frustrating time in my life. Every bedtime I was admonished to "Get out of bed and go to the bathroom when you feel that you have to go!" And every night I planned to... but I never felt that I had to go because I was dead to the world!
(I must have been embarassingly old that I remember this so well!)
Every kid is different... spare yourself the extra laundry and your daughter any frustration and just let it go for awhile.
The only other thing that crosses my mind is to wonder: how often during the day does she go to the bathroom? You mentioned that she does not stay dry at nap time, which isn't that long, so it has me wondering how often she has to go. Does she drink a great deal? Is she often thirsty? Type I diabetes is not that common, but frequent urination, feeling thirsty and drinking a lot are some of the signs. I don't wish to upset you. As the Mom of 2 Type I kids and a Type I husband, it just crossed my mind.
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There are medical reasons why children don't stay dry at night. There is a hormone that our bodies make called anti-diuretic hormone. As we mature, this hormone cause us to make less urine at night time. All children are different, and their bodies can mature at different rates.
I agree with Bliz, save yourself frustration and laundry.
I agree with Bliz, save yourself frustration and laundry.
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Yeah this can be hard. I have a 4 year old who goes through spurts of waking to a wet bed. The key time to keep him dry for us is to get him to the bathroom about 2 hours before he naturally wakes (reg. wake up time is around 8) He is so dead to the world sleepy. We take him before we go to bed and if we wake during the night. If we were to put him in pull-ups (we've offered) he would be really hurt. He's a big boy and those are for babies in his mind. The wet bed is not fun, but doesn't happen all the time and he is proud when he makes it through the night. We use those waterproof mattress pads to protect the bed and do the laundry. He's getting better, but the deep sleep is the culprit in our house. Best wishes.
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