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repost from 24 month, potty questions

mommymegan831mommymegan831 member
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DD just turned 3 last month, she's been potty trained for almost a year.  Every time she needs to go we take her.  At what point do you start making the kids go on their own?  We only have one bathroom and it's upstairs, but there have been a few times I've caught DD going by herself so I know it's doable.

also, DD goes through phases where she does great staying dry at night, and where she has frequent accidents.  For the past week or so she's been wetting her bed almost every night.  Last night I insisted she wear a diaper and at 2:30 she called for us to take her potty.  What's that about?  Is there a way to teach kids not to wet the bed?
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Re: repost from 24 month, potty questions

  • QueSrahQueSrah member

    At 3.5, my DD usually asks for company when she goes, or occasionally acts like she needs help turning on the light or getting her pants down if she waited until the last minute.  She usually will go by herself at naptime (when she thinks she's getting away with something) and will take forever just sitting there singing, or playing inthe sink until we ask her to move along.  So she does still need a bit of supervision to get through the process in under 15 minutes, but technically *could* go alone by now.

    You can't teach kids not to wet the bed.  At 3, it's probably hit or miss whether she can actually wake herself from sleep when she has to go.  Totally normal.  I don't want to deal with wet sheets, so I will be keeping DD in pull ups until she can go weeks at a time without having one wet in the morning.  If it takes a few more years, so be it.

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  • jlaOKjlaOK member

    DS turns 3 in a few weeks.  He can mostly go by himself but gets distracted and can sometimes take for-ev-er.  I usually unbotton his pants and stand out of sight at the doorway and let him go.  I will pop my head in and remind him of the "next step" if I can see him just stalling.  I'll probably keep doing that until he is more proficient at doing everything himself.

    I'm no help for nighttime.  DS still wears diapers at night and soaks them.  I'm going to talk to his pedi at his next well-baby to make sure there isn't anything more we should be doing.

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  • highlightshighlights member
    My DS has been going alone for a while. We have to remind him to wipe and was sometimes, but otherwise he does great.
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  • azuremamaazuremama

    I would start encouraging her to go on her own.  You may still have to provide wiping help for a while.

    My understanding is that it's a physical development thing as to whether they can wake up at night to go or not.  My DS is almost 5 and he still doesn't.  He's such a hard sleeper--I feel bad for him because he really wants to not wear pull-ups anymore.  Our doctor said not to worry about it until 5 or 6. 

    You could maybe start limiting drinks before bed or waking her up right before you go to bed to go. 

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  • Valerie120408Valerie120408
    I cannot remember exactly when DS1 started going by himself but sometime around 4. He still likes the company at 4.5 and dislikes the dark bathroom but is perfectly capable to do everything by himself. DS2 (who will be 3 in August) needs help with wiping so we go to the bathroom together and I anticipate we will be doing this for a while. As for night time, DS2 was hit and miss and wore diapers for about 6 months after being potty trained. One day, he decided he really did not want diapers at night any longer and I told him he could have underwear but he would have to try to stay dry all the time. We had a few accidents but once he said goodbye to the diapers (we tried to make it fun), we never went back and he rarely has accidents anymore (the last accident was due to being sick and overtired). So if your DD is willing, and I would take her lead, I would stop using diapers for good but rather deal with the laundry as it comes and talk about any accidents to see if she still wants to stay in underwear (I assume she would). As long as there is no physical reason for the accidents, I would keep her in underwear and encourage her to keep the good work.
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