https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:18:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-wearing-a-diaper-at-night#post-2541517 Wed, 04 May 2016 19:38:51 +0000 PinkElephant 2541517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm relieved by this thread. DD1 is almost 4 and not ready to ditch nighttime pull-ups...she's been potty trained since 2.5 and naps in undies (and stays dry). But I just don't think there's any way to force her into being dry overnight until she's ready. She seems a bit less wet in the AM recently, so maybe it's progress? We'll see! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-wearing-a-diaper-at-night#post-2541235 Wed, 04 May 2016 14:55:01 +0000 rachiecakes 2541235@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is 4 and still wears Pull-Ups. Every time I think we're going to ditch them, he has a night accident (in the Pull-Up). I'm not pushing though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-wearing-a-diaper-at-night#post-2541197 Wed, 04 May 2016 14:33:52 +0000 lovehoneybee 2541197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is 3.5 and still in a night time diaper. He always wakes up wet. He's fallen asleep for naps without one, and if he wets the bed he's so upset, so I'm not pushing it until he's consistently dry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-wearing-a-diaper-at-night#post-2541167 Wed, 04 May 2016 14:16:42 +0000 Pumuckl 2541167@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For us it was within a couple of days after he day trained at 30m. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-wearing-a-diaper-at-night#post-2541081 Wed, 04 May 2016 13:34:27 +0000 KT326 2541081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just asked our pediatrician this at his 4 year appointment. He has been potty trained for about 6 months and he is still waking up with a wet pull up about 80% of the time. She said not to worry about it right now. She doesn't want us limiting fluids at night and it isn't really something we can train him to do. He needs to be able to wake up on his own and go, which he doesn't do right now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-wearing-a-diaper-at-night#post-2541072 Wed, 04 May 2016 13:29:57 +0000 ValentineMommy 2541072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I asked the same question a few months ago!</p> <p>DS1 has been totally potty trained for a little over 3 months (he's 3). We used pullups at night. I told him once he could keep his pull up dry for a whole month overnight that we could switch him to undies and ditch the pullups. It took him 2 months or so, but we recently just ditched the pullups and we've been good so far!</p> <p>That being said, I would just wait until she's ready and already waking up dry. Some kids take longer than others, and I don't think just having her wet the bed is going to help. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-wearing-a-diaper-at-night#post-2541057 Wed, 04 May 2016 13:11:23 +0000 jmarionsmith 2541057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 3.5 year old has been trained for over a year and is still in pull ups. He wakes up soaked almost every morning. Like someone else mentioned, if his pull up ever leaks he gets very upset about it and usually ends up crying, which then takes a while to calm him down to go back to sleep. I'm not going to intentionally make him (and me!) go through that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-wearing-a-diaper-at-night#post-2541053 Wed, 04 May 2016 13:01:34 +0000 misolee 2541053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO potty trained a little before 2.5 years old. but I didn't do nap/night training until much later bc I was scared to. We did nap training first (kind of on accident bc she would fall asleep without diapers) and almost never had any accidents. </p> <p>At 3 years, I bit the bullet and just put her in underwear bc we ran out of diapers, LO2 was coming soon, and why not? She was always consistently dry so I figured why not. In fact, she would wake up in the morning, take her own diapers off (we never used pull ups), and go potty by herself anyways. Well, she wet the bed like every night. I even gave up after two weeks and put her back in diapers bc I pregnant and tired of doing laundry. When she was back in diapers, she was dry. Finally, after a month, something just clicked and she rarely has any accidents. My husband goes to bed kind of late (1am) and he takes her sometimes in the middle of the night, just in case. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-wearing-a-diaper-at-night#post-2541030 Wed, 04 May 2016 12:51:04 +0000 MamaG 2541030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was 6+ months before she got the night time deal. We ditched night diapers are 3y3m. My rule was 7 consecutive nights of dry and I'd be okay with getting rid of diapers. She went 5 nights dry frequently. After getting rid of diapers we had a handful of accidents. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-wearing-a-diaper-at-night#post-2541011 Wed, 04 May 2016 12:42:39 +0000 skipra 2541011@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is also 3.5 and still wakes up with a totally full nighttime pull up. I also put him in a cloth diaper for nap time and he keeps it dry sometimes but usually it is wet. I am working on nap time first but I'm not as worried about it because he'll eventually give up the nap.<br /> My sister recommended getting him up to pee when DH and I go to bed so he gets used to getting up and being dry. We tried it but I think he would pee just before we'd get him because he'd already be wet and wouldn't be able to go more than a few drops. I think we'll try that method again soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-wearing-a-diaper-at-night#post-2541003 Wed, 04 May 2016 12:39:45 +0000 Finfan 2541003@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was actually right after day training because she was waking herself up at night, taking off her diaper and sitting down on the portable potty in her room. She was about 3 years and 2 months when she day trained. Night was probably the next week all on her own. It was probably the only thing about potty training that she cooperated on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-wearing-a-diaper-at-night#post-2541000 Wed, 04 May 2016 12:37:03 +0000 chopsuey 2541000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD naturally stayed dry overnight a week after she was potty trained.<br /> I put overnights on her every night for 2-3 weeks and finally ditched them bc I didn't wanna keep throwing away dry diapers.<br /> She's never had an accident overnight 👍🏻</p> <p>DS was potty trained at 26 months and at 3yr4months still wears overnights. He's been staying dry and waking up to go potty, so I'm planning on ditching the pull-up overnights once we run out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-wearing-a-diaper-at-night#post-2540983 Wed, 04 May 2016 12:29:19 +0000 Ms maths 2540983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO1 is 30 months and started wearing undies overnight a few weeks ago (and hasn't had any overnight accidents.) He does get up a few times a week to pee overnight. </p> <p>He actually started staying dry through the night before staying dry during the day. It definitely seems like something you have to be physically ready for. I can see intervening, though, if your child wakes to pee but just still does it in the diaper rather than getting up to use the toilet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-wearing-a-diaper-at-night#post-2540968 Wed, 04 May 2016 12:20:25 +0000 sandy 2540968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Day trained at 24 months. We didn't night train and I'm of the mindset that it isn't something can be trained. Probably around 2.5 she would consistently wake up dry overnight. </p> <p>We probably used pull ups until she was 3 (can't remember exactly). I just really hated the thought of wet sheets in the middle of the night. </p> <p>We have friends that have been day trained since they were 2 and at 5 they are still in pull-ups at night. Some wake up dry for weeks and occasionally have an accident and others always wake up with a wet pull up. Like pp said I don't think docs start to worry about it until after 6 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-wearing-a-diaper-at-night#post-2540966 Wed, 04 May 2016 12:19:55 +0000 autumnlove 2540966@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO 1 was out of night diapers about 6 months after she was potty trained. She was 2 months from turning 3.</p> <p>LO 2 was out of night diapers 4 months after potty training. She was 3 months from turning 3. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-wearing-a-diaper-at-night#post-2540962 Wed, 04 May 2016 12:19:04 +0000 Anagram 2540962@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO has been totally day trained since before Christmas, and she is still waking up every morning with a soaked pull up. We haven't attempted night time undies yet because she also drinks a lot of water overnight--yes, wakes in the middle of the night 1-2 times for water--and I don't want to force her to stop drinking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-wearing-a-diaper-at-night#post-2540954 Wed, 04 May 2016 12:14:59 +0000 hilsy85 2540954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He just started wearing underwear at night at 3y6.5m, because we ran out of pull ups, and he'd been dry every morning for several months. He's beend oing great so far. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-wearing-a-diaper-at-night#post-2540932 Wed, 04 May 2016 12:06:28 +0000 lamariniere 2540932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son was out of diapers within about 2 months of potty training. It would have been earlier, but he had a broken leg so we couldn't take the risk of getting the cast wet. </p> <p>My DD has been potty trained for about 6 weeks and she is still in diapers at night. We tried diaper free a few times because she initially had a few dry diapers, but she just can't do yet. And I really hate changing sheets in the middle of the night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-wearing-a-diaper-at-night#post-2540886 Wed, 04 May 2016 11:37:14 +0000 birdofafeather 2540886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>R has been wearing a diaper/pull ups overnight for a solid 6 months of being actually potty trained and 1.5 years of potty training ups and downs and has never ever had a dry overnight diaper. Not something I want to push at all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-wearing-a-diaper-at-night#post-2540808 Wed, 04 May 2016 10:58:26 +0000 DillonLion 2540808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bluebonnet: Thanks! 3.5 is pretty far away from 6 :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-wearing-a-diaper-at-night#post-2540802 Wed, 04 May 2016 10:54:42 +0000 looch 2540802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son was addicted to his pullups. He was waking up dry for a year before he decided he was ready to go to bed without them. And I wasn't about to force him because the last thing I felt like dealing with was wet sheets during the middle of the work week! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-wearing-a-diaper-at-night#post-2540793 Wed, 04 May 2016 10:52:11 +0000 Bluebonnet 2540793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our pediatrician was very specific about not forcing night time potty training. I don't remember the specifics - something about may not be biologically ready and not wanting to restrict water at night (which causes other issues related to dehydration). She also mentioned that the developmental marker is that kids be dry overnight by the time they turn 6. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-wearing-a-diaper-at-night#post-2540768 Wed, 04 May 2016 10:43:47 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2540768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine day trained at 30 months and was night/nap trained a couple weeks later. I say a couple weeks but we kept her in diapers over night until she was dry overnight for two/three weeks. She was never a heavy wetter at night and before training very rarely was wet in the morning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-wearing-a-diaper-at-night#post-2540742 Wed, 04 May 2016 10:31:33 +0000 winniebee 2540742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DillonLion: My son has been potty trained for a year and he goes through periods of waking up dry and periods of waking up soaked. For 8 months after he potty trained, he woke at night and peed. Every night. We still kept him in a pull up. But now, he never wakes up at night and wakes wet a lot. Maybe I missed the boat and should have yanked the pull up when he was waking at night to pee....but we had an infant at the time and I did not want to be changing sheets MOTN. He's 4. I'm not worried though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-wearing-a-diaper-at-night#post-2540734 Wed, 04 May 2016 10:25:59 +0000 regberadaisy 2540734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DillonLion: my nephew (same age as M) is still in diapers overnight! We really did not "train" her to go dry overnight. It happened naturally for her. I think she will when she's ready! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-wearing-a-diaper-at-night#post-2540730 Wed, 04 May 2016 10:23:39 +0000 DillonLion 2540730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: I don't want to intentionally make her miserable! She's just an entire year older than yours was at the time, so I feel like surely she should be working towards being ready for dry overnights? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-wearing-a-diaper-at-night#post-2540729 Wed, 04 May 2016 10:23:11 +0000 Mamaof2 2540729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS was a few months after daytime was conquered. It could have been sooner but I was so scared the moment he stopped wearing them he would pee. He had 1 overnight accident ever.</p> <p>DD needed a little budge. It was 4 or 5 months and she was waking up soaked - I got the inkling that she was peeing right when she woke up though cuz her diapers felt warm.</p> <p>So we ditched them and dealt with accidents. They weren't every night but it was a lot over 2-3 months and then one day she stopped. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-wearing-a-diaper-at-night#post-2540723 Wed, 04 May 2016 10:21:10 +0000 regberadaisy 2540723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She was out of diapers overnight by 30 months because she had stopped wetting them. There'd been a few accidents before we got there and she was REALLY distraught. She was soaking wet, shaking and cold. I would not recommend intentionally doing that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-wearing-a-diaper-at-night#post-2540715 Wed, 04 May 2016 10:18:08 +0000 DillonLion 2540715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm getting conflicting suggestions on how to ditch diapers for good with our LO (she's 3.5 and wears diapers only overnight). </p> <p>One one side, the recommendations have been to let her sleep in a diaper at night until she wakes up dry naturally. And that it is totally a physiological thing that can't be forced. She'll start holding it overnight when she's ready. She's been in diapers at night only for well over 6 months now and never waking up dry, ever. </p> <p>Then there's the other side (my DH) who wants to just ditch the diapers and deal with wet sheets for a while and let that be the catalyst to encourage her to start holding it or get up and use the bathroom if she needs to overnight. </p> <p>What methods did you employ? How long did your LO wear diapers overnight only? This seems like a long stretch of time, but I have no frame of reference. </p>