https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 01:12:29 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waking-at-night-for-potty#post-2151513 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 14:28:34 +0000 lamariniere 2151513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PinkElephant: I think he's a medium sleeper. We kept DS in diapers at night until he had been dry for about 2 months solid. It just naturally happened on its own, but I was fully prepared to keep him in diapers at night for as long as it took since I really had no desire to change sheets at 3am. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waking-at-night-for-potty#post-2151483 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 14:10:08 +0000 Jess1483 2151483@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HabesBabe: @lamariniere: Thanks, ladies. The bathroom is only lit with a night light and is quiet, and we don't talk or engage, but he's still not over it. Maybe I'll try putting it in his room for awhile (maybe with a towel). He'd still need help, but maybe it will be less interesting? I don't know, but you never know what a 2 year-old is thinking! </p> <p>He is also teething (backwards, it seems...), so it's possible he's waking up because of that and then just bored or something. Last night he asked for water all night long (usually he doesn't, but he's had an awful cough and I think gotten used to having the option), which made everything worse. I think I'll have to draw a harder line about that, but it's hard with the cough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waking-at-night-for-potty#post-2150812 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 07:03:50 +0000 PinkElephant 2150812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HabesBabe: @lamariniere: do either of you have heavy sleepers? I'm scared to take daytime potty trained DD out of diapers at night because I know from the one time I tried she can drench herself overnight and not even stir. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waking-at-night-for-potty#post-2150752 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 02:08:37 +0000 lamariniere 2150752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did potty in the room (wood floors). It totally worked for us and he didn't really need the potty in his room that long, we left it maybe 2 months and he would use it maybe twice per week? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waking-at-night-for-potty#post-2150739 Mon, 20 Apr 2015 23:56:22 +0000 HabesBabe 2150739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're doing the "Oh crap, potty training" plan, and the author suggests to wake up the kids in the middle of the night and either have them use the small potty in their room or a red solo cup. Keep the lights down low, and doubt bring your child's into a loud and bright bathroom. </p> <p>After a few weeks of this (and cutting off liquids before bedtime, nothing after dinner), they'll eventually refuse to go in the middle of the night and learn to hold it until morning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waking-at-night-for-potty#post-2150714 Mon, 20 Apr 2015 22:43:24 +0000 Jess1483 2150714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS (2.5) started potty training about a month ago. He's doing awesome and, other than a few small setbacks, has been pretty consistent. Shortly after beginning to potty train, he started to wake at night to pee (I would have been perfectly happy leaving him in diapers, but that's seemingly not in the cards.) Then for awhile, he'd be dry all night, or maybe wake once to pee on a rare night. Now, he's up 2-3 times a night (we go right before bed, DH takes him around 10:30 or 11 when he comes to bed, and then he gets up 1-2 more times). I don't think he really needs to pee, I think he just wakes up and instead of going back to sleep, realizes he could go pee, and so he asks for potty.</p> <p>So, I don't know how to address this. We've generally had pretty strong lines on nighttime wake-ups, and barring illness, often leave him to sort things out. But I don't want to ignore him when he asks to use the potty (and he does use it every time, I just don't think it's totally necessary.)</p> <p>I've thought about leaving the potty in his room, but I truly think that would be disastrous. He isn't great at pulling pants down/up, and occasionally "misses," and I don't think I want to deal with that in the morning...</p> <p>So, did this happen for anyone else? Was it a stage? If so, how long did it last?</p> <p>Otherwise...any suggestions? I don't want to discourage potty use, just its frequency. I don't know how to make the difference apparent to DS. </p>