Thomas is only just dry in the day now so I'm in no rush to start the nights yet. I'm hoping he'll let me know himself or just wake up dry and ask for the potty but I have a few questions:

When they start to sleep nappyless do you put a potty in their room or can they go a whole 12 hours with no wees?

Do I wake him to wee when I go to bed or will this just confuse/wake him too much? His room is mega dark so I would need to give him a night light if he had a potty in his room which I think might disturb him more

Thomas still has 8-9oz of milk right before bed, do I need to start reducing this or giving him it earlier so he doesn't need to wee a couple hours after going to bed.

Is there a time of night after which I should say no drinks - I don't like the thought of this as if you're thirsty you're thirsty - I don't like limiting his fluid as he doesn't drink that much to start with.

Do I buy those absorbant pad things or a waterproof matress protector or both?

Help!!

xx

Cant be of help but willbe watching this topic.

Did fnd a good site at pottytraining.co.uk

I think it's just a case of leaving them and when you're sure they can go all night stop putting a nappy in him. After becoming dry in the day time they don't seem to pee as much in the night. So let him have his wee before bed then stick a nappy on. Eventually the nappies become less and less wet so you can buy those really cheap ones.
I certainly won't be arseing around with waking her up for a wee in the night.

I honestly wouldn't give it too much thought as there's nothing you can do to make them dry night.

With mine, Charlotte was dry at night at about 2 years 4 months and Paul was about 4.

The potty in the bedroom is a nice idea

No advice and not to put you off.... Just wanted to say that my friends lil boy is 6 and still wears pull ups at night/wets the bed if they trying without. He was daytime potty trained at 2.5. He still wets 4 nights a week and she wakes him up to pee at 11pm most nights when she going to bed.... but still he can wet, sometimes even before she has woke him for his pee. He doesnt even wake when he wets himself, its like he isnt bothered lying in soaking pants and sheet.

Another friends lil boy is 4 and in pull ups at night, not sure how often he wets though. Girls Iv heard seem to be quicker at catching on/controlling their bladder.

Just wanted to say that I know thats maybe extreme examples but dont be surprised if its a long time before he is ready for being dry at night. he sounds like he is doing really well atm anyway!

PS I can remember having a potty in my room up until about 4. It was because I was too scared to go to loo in the night on my own and it meant I didnt have to wake mum. I just got up, did a pee and went back to bed Think it was for emergency's really.

my dad used to wake my sisters up for wees when they were younger... I guess between 3 and 5 probably, I remember the sitting on the loo half asleep having a wee before the rest of us went to bed haha.

how strange i was gonna ask something very similar

Jaiden has been potty trained for a year now and yesterday he had a pj day

He always has pull ups on at night and takes it off 1st thing well as he had a pj day i completely 4got to put his "sleeping pants" on before he went to bed

Whole nights sleep woke up this morning heard him in his room then heard him open his gate but didnt come in to me I heard the biggest wee i have ever heard in my life even from adult !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And then he came in to me i gave him a hug and thats when i noticed he had no pull ups on dry all night so what should i do tonight try again wake b4 I go to bed ???

Sorry 4 the highjack hun XX

Just read in a mother and baby magazine that at 4yrs old 20% of children still arent dry at night and it was saying not to rush things or expect too much too soon. xxx

well we had no sleeping pants on last night i checked him when we went to bed all fine he woke up and came into me at about 730 and just the side of his pj bottoms were wet so i said oohhh dear did u have a wee in ur sleep never mind and he said nohe just woke up and the wee came out so i think we may b all good to go and just tell him to have a wee as soon as he wakes up in the morning (or at night) my big boy

One of my friends little girls is the same age as Chloe and is dry at night already

She said that she thought that her little girl was doing the majority of wee's when she wakes up in the morning rather than at night so just tried it and she was dry.

Is he quite dry during day time naps? I would say leave a potty in his room and encourage him to use it as soon as he gets up, then see how dry his nappies are before stopping them, he is still very young though so don't worry too much

I remember when my nieces and nephews potty trained my sister used to take them to the toilet asleep when she went to bed, and they'd go but not really wake up.

As babymilly said though, there's not much you can do to get them ready at this age, it'll happen when he's ready x

Have a read of this too

http://www.babycentre.co.uk/toddler/pottytraining/nighttimenappiesexpert/