[lucylooo]

Just remembered another question...do you actually "train" for nighttime or just remove the nappy when it has been consecutively dry? DD4 yrs 2 mnths still has a soggy nappy every night. (but day TT at 2 yrs 7 months) She has asked not to wear it a few times without success and she gets quite upset if she wakes up wet. Nappy on..no wetness...no distraght child! How long do you wait before seeking advice?

[mumwith2boyz]

my ds has just turned 4 and has only in the last 6 weeks gone without night nappy he has had a few wet nights but i dont mind he has been tt for day since he was 2and half years old

i couldnt really tell you when you should get advise
does she go to the toilet before bed
i am probably the worest as i look at it they become dry in there own time

[~JAS~]

do you actually "train" for nighttime

According to my GP and a continence clinic that I've spoken to, no, you do not "train" for night time. I don't even call it night "TT".

As for when to get advice - my GP and the continence clinic say age 6 is when you can talk to somebody about it. Before that it's still well within the normal range for night dryness.

Both my 5yo and 4yo's are still wet at night. I use to worry about it with my oldest DS but I've been convinced now that there's nothing "wrong" with him, he's far from alone and I'll worry about it after he's 6.

Night wetting is also genetic, so if you or your partner were bedwetters as children, there is a high chance your children will also wet the bed. My DH wasn't dry until he was 6 according to MIL, so I'm hoping my kids will magically become dry at 6 as well!!

DS1 is using Dry Nites and DS2 still fits junior size nappies. I'll keep using them for now.

HTH

[*blessed*r*we*]

Caleb decided himself just before he was 3 that he wanted to wear his jocks to bed at night. He had been completely day trained for about 6 months and had been waking up dry in his pull ups for some months as well.

If he needed to / needs to go to the toilet during the night, he actually would just (and still does) come down to our ensuite and use the toilet there (so as to not wake his little sister whose room down their end is next to the toilet.)

Very self sufficient and independent. I think since that first time in jocks all night (last Oct/Nov), he's only had about 3 wet beds. I don't know it just fell into place with him, we never forced the issue, did the gradual tt'ing and went with when he felt ready

[MistysMum]

I'm so glad to hear my DS#1 is not alone! He will be 5 in July and still has a sodden nappy at night. He has been well aware of the need to go to the toilet at night for about a year, but has never had a dry night. He just doesn't seem to wake up - at least this is what he tells me, and he is a fairly sound sleeper. Although, he cheekily told me a few days ago that he sometimes wees into his nappy when he first wakes up in the morning - I asked him why and he said he was too cosy in bed to get up!

DS#2 is just over 3yrs and has ahd a few almost dry nights in the last couple of months. He also will get up to go to the toilet at around 10 or 11pm - it will be a little tricky if he can go without a nappy first!

I am pondering going down the path of "special night time undies" for DS#1 (boosted waterproof toilet training pants that look like undies), just to see if he actually can manage it and is just being lazy....

[photomum]

i'm glad somebody asked this as i too have been wondering when to night train my DS who is 3. He has a wet nappy when he wakes but he too tells me that he did the wee when he woke. infact a friend with 5 year old twins told me that most kids will wee at night as long as they have a nappy on. her twins were night trained at 2 and half after a week of wet nights. she reckons i should just take the nappy off and persist. haven't been gaim enough to try yet. anyone have any thoughts on this?