View Full Version : Getting rid of night nappies
connor has finally decided that he does not want to wear nappies anymore at night
since friday he has been nappy free, we have had wet trousers and bed every night, ive cut out drinks after a certain time but has anyone got any tips for me that worked for them??
he sleeps in the wee all night dosent wake at all to tell us hes wet!
have you tried lifting him at night? this worked for one of my friends (not her !! but her son!!)
i tried it but he wont wake up enough to sit in loo, he has a wee before he goes to bed usually gets up a few times before actually sleeping
thats the only thing i can think of!!
it has been so long since i trained niall, but i will have a think as i will have it to go through with niamh soon!!
its the one thing ive been dreading to be honest, the constant wet sheets and pjs are annoying me already!
have you got plastic sheets for his bed? they save yukky matresses!!!
yeah they are brilliant, and im using pampers bed mats, still the duvet cover is getting wet and connor has moved in sleep and missed the mat!!
if only he had waited till teh hotter weather!
they have loads of new things now like nitetime pants which protect him when he sleeps until he stops
yeah they are brilliant, and im using pampers bed mats, still the duvet cover is getting wet and connor has moved in sleep and missed the mat!!
if only he had waited till teh hotter weather!
you can get duvet protectors i think too,
at least in the hotter weather you can open the windows and air the room out, in this weather you will freeze!!!!!
no1abbafan
20-03-2006, 18:59
I would stick with it if I were you, I know it's not easy. I found with my daughter she tended to be dry all night but was wetting as morning came on. If you could get him up around 5ish or that if he is still dry then, he might get into the habit of it. I know it's not easy but don't go back to nappies now, you will only confuse him. I personally wouldn't go the route of pullup pants, they end up using them as a nappy.
I would stick with it if I were you, I know it's not easy. I found with my daughter she tended to be dry all night but was wetting as morning came on. If you could get him up around 5ish or that if he is still dry then, he might get into the habit of it. I know it's not easy but don't go back to nappies now, you will only confuse him. I personally wouldn't go the route of pullup pants, they end up using them as a nappy.
connor wore pull up pants insteaqd of nappies as they fit him better, hes refusing to wear them now. i didint use them for potty training and i wont use them for night training either, they are nappies and to me dont teach them a thing
connor gets up in the morning and will do a wee on his potty, so he is definately weeing in the middle of the night.
Im just about to start traiing sj and for the life of me i couldnt think where to begin,seems such a long time ago i did it with jay..i bought some pull ups - mainly because they had buzz lightyear on but i coukldnt remember if i bought em for j but it suddenly came to me last night that i just bought normal pants and did it like that.those pullups kind of defeat the object dont they,so goin to go and buy him some norm pants tomorrow and finallystart my big task ahead.Why cant we just wait until they are at leat 5 then say 'right now go on the toilet'lol
I've been really lucky with Ci - took him out out of "night time" pants and put him in normal pants just over a week ago. The first two nights he had an accident, but ever since then he's stayed dry. Hes having a drink still before bedtime too and sleeps 12 hrs every night.....I've been really lucky at how well hes doing. I'm fully expecting some more accidents along the way, but so far *touches wood* so good. Hopefully Con will get the hang of it fairly quickly especially if he doesn't want to wear nappies at night anymore.......
crazygirl
21-03-2006, 09:15
when i got my daughter out of night nappies i gave her a last drink took her for a wee then before i went to bed i took her potty to her bedroom and lifted her and it worked for me
last night was brillaint, connor went to bed, had a few wees before actually falling asleep and then woke this morning no damp patches on pants, no damp patch in bed! no wee wee at all! he got a big cheer from daddy and me, im hopong it wasnt just a one off and it will be every night.
last night was brillaint, connor went to bed, had a few wees before actually falling asleep and then woke this morning no damp patches on pants, no damp patch in bed! no wee wee at all! he got a big cheer from daddy and me, im hopong it wasnt just a one off and it will be every night.
I know it might sound silly but buy him something nice to say he did a good job and eventually you can stop buying him something at which stage he will have gotten into the habit. I did it with Charley and she was potty trained very very quickly
twinkle_eyes83
21-03-2006, 16:22
with my 3 i used to wake them before i whent to bed and i would give them a drink bout an hour before they would go to bed that seemed to work
I put sj in his new pants and keep taking him to the toilet but we've had several accidents already so im going to leave it for today until he gradually gets the idea,try again tomorrow as im running out of trousers today..
niamh is 2 on sunday so i think i am going to wait until the warmer weather comes then hopfully it will be easier, thats what i did with niall and it seemed to work, i am really not looking forward to it!! i have been told that its easier to train girls than boys but not sure the truth in that...........................we will find out!!!!!!
RealityGap
17-04-2006, 15:04
Debs how is Con doing now? hoping that he is lovely and dry over night - we are going to start training S over the summer - although will just be day at the minute (she isnt quite 2) - would be nice not to have 2 in nappies...........
well con was soaked night after night and really miserable and unhappy with disturbed sleep, so i dont actually think he is ready for a full nights sleep without nappies! We are going to try and again once it warmer, i cant keep uo with the constant wet pjs and sheets!!
RealityGap
17-04-2006, 15:33
it does seem to be such an indivdual thing - some kids just seem to find it easier than others - I Know plenty of people with 5 year olds that are still in night pull ups
there are bed alarms that wake the kids when they wet the bed so that they get in a habit of waking up - it seems that some kids are just in too deep a sleep
From memory it seems that it isnt till they are 6 or 7 and not dry at night that it is seen as a medical problem. Although if you did speak to your health visitor she might be able to get you some bed mats on the NHS (same as the pampers ones)
Ciaran has gone for a week again without any accidents, although when he has one, its not him, but bobo the bear, or even one night daddy!! lol
Hes definitely getting there though - it just takes time, the number of bed mats we go through, but it saves the mattress etc and we just dont give Ci a hard time about it. I read somewhere that 5 or 6 is the age when they start to concern themselves about it....
RealityGap
17-04-2006, 19:37
we bough a water proof mat from boots it was £15 it is rubber backed BUT is cotton topped so is nice to sleep on - if we have an acident I get it in the machine and it is dry just hanging an an airer by bed time might be a cheaper option than the disposable ones?
used the pampers ones they were brilliant!
i never find cons one dries before bed, he got the rubber backed,c otton topped one. summers coming, seems more sense to me to wait and try him then when i can actually wash evyday. Im not worried though, hell do it in his own time
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