Rylee is pretty much potty trained now. She tells me all the time, even when we are out, when she has to go. I am so proud of her. It took her about 2 weeks and she is now doing great!!!!

How do I do nap time and bedtime? She still wears a diaper to sleep in. When she wakes up, she has soaked the diaper and usually she has pooped too. She has pooped in the potty before, so I know she can go there. I just don't know how to do this.

Any advice is great. TIA.

By Debbie on Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 10:39 am:

Rayanne, I was terrible with potty training, so I am not much help. Both my boys potty trained late.

It does sound like she is holding her bms, and then when she is relaxed in sleep, she is going. My oldest ds became very constipated and got into a terrible cycle because I pushed too hard with potty training(there were also other things involved too) During this time, he often went in his sleep. So, I just wanted to let you know to be careful and make sure she is still having daily bms and does not become constipated. You definitely don't want her to get in the cycle of holding her bms. I wish I could give more advice on how to help. I'm sure someone will step in with some suggestions.

By Vicki on Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 10:48 am:

I never made a big deal of training during the night. When dd trained, she no longer took naps (gave them up pretty early) I just continued to put a pull up on her for night time. She went potty right before she went to bed, then dh or I would take her before we went to bed at 11pm. Sometimes she was dry in the morning, sometimes not. We didn't even attempt night without pull ups until she had a couple of weeks with a dry one in the morning. I just didn't make a deal out of it at all and it happened on its own. She has always been a very heavy sleeper and just wouldn't wake up to go!!

By Dana on Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 11:23 am:

I would just keep her in diapers or pullups during sleep time and watch for when her habits start to change on their own. Not much you can do while they are sleeping. They say it is a terrible habit to start waking the child just to potty. When her body is ready it will change.

By Tink on Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 12:22 pm:

Ditto Vicki and Dana. All three of my kids just stopped going in their diapers at night about 3-6 months after daytime potty training was established. I would just start keeping track of when she does get up with a dry diaper and when it's happening pretty regularly, try a pair of panties with a protective mattress cover.

One question, are you sure that she's peeing and pooping in her sleep or is she waking up and going immediately? I realized my youngest was waking up because she had to go but I wasn't getting her to the potty the minute she woke up so she was using her diaper, still half-asleep.

By Dandjmom on Friday, February 24, 2006 - 10:29 am:

Rayanne,
I am currently potty training my ds, he is not where near as trained as Raylee. He still have accidents in the day time, And he has only pooped in the potty once.

At night time , I take him to the bathroom before he goes to sleep, and again at 11pm when I go to sleep( half the time he is still awake with me). But since he has stopped using the bottle , he has his sippy cup with water for night, but he doesn't drink as much. And I too find that some mornings his pull up is drier then others.
I don't think it's good to wake them in the middle of the night to go potty, I think there body's will adjust on there own.

But at the same time if my son wakes in the middle of the night on his own for a drink , I do ask him if he needs to go potty, and takes him only if he wakes on his own.

By My3cuties on Friday, February 24, 2006 - 10:50 am:

Rayanne, Hailey did the same thing, she would soak her diaper through the night. Here is what I did..

I kept her in panties.. Right before bed take her potty, and get up in the middle of the night (say 1 am) and take her and put her on the potty. Then first thing in the morning take her potty. It took me about 2 week and she was not having to get up in the middle of the night, sure she peed in her bed a couple times, but that helped her learn that it doesn't feel good, and I always woke up in the middle of the night to check on her to see if she had an accident, and would change her sheets immediately.

Whatever you do, I hope it works out!

By My3cuties on Friday, February 24, 2006 - 10:54 am:

Oh and I never had any trouble with getting her up in the middle of the night, she always sleeps through the night. It was just a matter of teaching her where to go. I even get up in the middle of the night if I have to go, so no harm done.

By Rayanne on Friday, February 24, 2006 - 02:31 pm:

Thanks everyone. I think I am going to try and wait a little bit. She has only pooped maybe 5 times in the potty. Today, I knew she had to go and she wouldn't. I put her in a diaper to take a nap, and not even 5 minutes went by and she was telling me that she pooped. She is holding it until she gets her diaper on. UGH!!!!

By Mazoku85 on Friday, February 24, 2006 - 02:48 pm:

I wouldn't make a big deal about night time training. most children can't control they're body functions during sleep, so they wind up soiling themselves. I would just get her some "Goodnites" to wear at night. Some children can't control they're bladder/bowel movements well until they are 7 or 8...so I wouldn't worry about it all.