amyinva Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 You would think I would have this down pat by #6, but my last 2 didn't potty train till they were almost 3 years old, and it was a breeze. I'm too old to remember the other ones. This little guy is 2, and wants to potty train. He has been in his big boy pants all morning and has done a great job. Okay, he pooped in them once but he hasn't mastered that one yet. :D I'm sure that issue is just a matter of time. Although if you have advice related to pooping on the potty, I'm all ears. My main question is, how do I deal with a younger child and training for nap/bedtime? Obviously I will have him go right before he goes to sleep, and somewhat limit drinks in the evening, but anything else? Waterproof pad. ;) I need advice, seriously. My last 2 just stopped wearing diapers altogether, cold turkey, but they were almost a year older. Advice, please! He is just so excited, I don't want to lose this "window" and I'm sick of buying diapers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ondreeuh Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 My older two stayed dry during naps and nighttime as soon as they trained in the daytime, but my youngest wets while he is sleeping about 20% of the time. I just put him in a pull-up before he sleeps. We re-use dry ones, so a box lasts us for months. We do have a waterproof pad as a backup. I bought two on Amazon so I can rotate. They are great for catching puke, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne J Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 I just finished this up with my youngest. All of mine have been three before we started, so take this for what it is worth... I leave dd#2 in her underwear for naps--I have her go beforehand and sleep in her sister's bed (not the crib) with a waterproof pad. Only once did we have a problem. Since she is still in a crib (we are remedying that soon) I feel I can't leave her in pants all night long--it would be awful if she had to go and felt she couldn't since she can't get out of the crib. I put her in the overnight Pull ups style diapers. She has been dry all but 2 or 3 mornings. If the training sticks (good for you!!) you can phase out of the pullups when you feel safe, but I don't think my kids could have gone all night at age 2 without wetting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyinva Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 Thank you for the replies. I've never been a fan of pullups, but if he is too young to make it through the night, maybe I need to give them a try. He got really mad when I put his diaper on at naptime today, but I just wasn't brave enough to let him go without on day 1. Is there a cloth version of pullups? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Thank you for the replies. I've never been a fan of pullups, but if he is too young to make it through the night, maybe I need to give them a try. He got really mad when I put his diaper on at naptime today, but I just wasn't brave enough to let him go without on day 1. Is there a cloth version of pullups? There are cloth trainers, yes. However, if your kid is one who FLOODS when asleep, they are more pricey, as they are essentially an overnight diaper that pulls on. Regular cloth trainers aren't near as expensive. I had the kids wearing a cloth diaper for naps/night, and had a waterproof pad as well, esp when they wanted to go diaper-free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attaboygirl Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Definitely get that waterproof pad. When my 2yo wanted to go to bed in just underwear, it let me say yes. We've had good success with going cold-turkey to underwear, following his lead. We've changed wet clothes and yes, wet sheets a few times, but he's actually doing great. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Coast Mom Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 I had the same issue with my two year old this summer. He was self motivated to potty train because he wanted to go to AWANA like his brothers this year (potty trained required). My older kids were a little older before they were trained. We used the thin plastic "underwear" that go over their cotton undies. They are washable and easy to use. They've lasted through 3 kids and I plan on using them for training the next ones. I used them for naps, bedtime, and times we would be in the car and I thought they might fall asleep. I bought them at target in packs of 3 for around $6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeegal Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 My 2yo was 23 months when we started potty training. She was dry at night almost right off the bat. I did put her in cotton training pants with a plastic cover over it for the first month, but it was rare for her to wet the bed. :001_smile: The real issue was the fact her bladder was tiny. She woke me up every 2 hours to use the potty for a couple months. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhomemaker Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 For naps and bedtime we initially used pull-ups. I told the kids that when their pull-up was dry in the morning 7 days in a row, they could wear underwear to bed (same with naps). They were usually ready to wear underwear for naps a few weeks before they were ready to do it at night. When they switched to underwear, I did put a pad under them, but I think I could count the number of accidents on one hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 You would think I would have this down pat by #6, but my last 2 didn't potty train till they were almost 3 years old, and it was a breeze. I'm too old to remember the other ones. This little guy is 2, and wants to potty train. He has been in his big boy pants all morning and has done a great job. Okay, he pooped in them once but he hasn't mastered that one yet. :D I'm sure that issue is just a matter of time. Although if you have advice related to pooping on the potty, I'm all ears. My main question is, how do I deal with a younger child and training for nap/bedtime? Obviously I will have him go right before he goes to sleep, and somewhat limit drinks in the evening, but anything else? Waterproof pad. ;) I need advice, seriously. My last 2 just stopped wearing diapers altogether, cold turkey, but they were almost a year older. Advice, please! He is just so excited, I don't want to lose this "window" and I'm sick of buying diapers! I still put mine in diapers for naps, and sleep. and I had a couple who were quite insistent upon wearing pants for naps/bedtime. (you know they're trained when they are more upset over an accident than you are) when they wore pants, I used plastic sheet-mattress pad-sheet/plastic sheet-mattress pad-sheet so if I needed to strip the bed, it was fast and there was a new dry sheet already to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momee Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 (edited) Condensing this very long post. Good grief. I am long winded, sorry. Take my opinion for what it's worth... my best advice is to let the children do their own training when they're really ready. Yes, you'll have to help initially with the recognition stage. Helping them notice when it's time to go and helping them get there and do the job. When they're really read and it's not a false start it's much easier. The goal is to get them going on their own, without mistakes and communicating to you that they need to go right? I think staying dry at night is crucial. If he's doing that, he's probably ready. I was not up for cleaning any messes at night so I was very slow to move from diapers to anything else at night. We did lots of experimenting at home during the days. Until she was totally trained and I could trust her it was diapers then we moved to really thick underwear with training pants over. If you're having troubles at night like that, I'd wonder if it's not a false start. The idea of potty training is fun for them and you but if they can't hold it and recognize the need to go your the one being trained, kwim? It didn't take a ton of work with my girls. When it was time we all knew they were done wearing those silly diapers. I was really just an encourager watching them recognize the need to go. Helping them clean up after and rewarding the effort in whatever way I chose (M and Ms for us :) but there bodies were able to hold it until they made it to the potty THEN we switched from diapers. Not all the time but most times. All that said you CAN and many moms do make it happen by learning to watch for clues and catch them before an accident. I was just a bad mom. I'd forget they even had underwear on or not remember how long it'd been since they went :) You're a great mom. I know you'll figure out what he needs. Edited November 9, 2011 by momee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyinva Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 Thanks for the ideas, everyone! And momee, you didn't have to edit, I liked both of your posts. long and short. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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