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Night potty training help needed?

My almost 3 year old is mostly day trained and is wanting to go pee on the potty at night. For three weeks he comes in and wakes me up to take him to the potty and is dry in the morning.

Problem is that I am getting very over tired. We have started to try to get him to go to the potty on his own but he will just pee his pullups and need to be changed (because he doesn't like it wet). Has anyone else run into this problem?

Update:

I was wondering if I was delaying him by trying to get him to go by himself... this is why I'm asking you guys for help. Thanks for the answers so far. I really have a clingy child though, if he thinks he can get up to go potty and snuggle then he gets up more than once just to snuggle even though he doesn't need to pee. I also don't just fall right back to sleep. It can take me up to two hours to go back to sleep after being woken up.

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  • ?
    Lv 5
    9 years ago
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    You may want to stop the pull ups since this may delay the night training or cause problems later. Since he goes in his pull up then the pull up is an obvious problem. You need to put the kid in underwear just like all day. If he gets you up to go to the potty then you should be happy that he is doing that. Do not get angry with him or act as though it is an inconvenience to you. This is part of parenting by the way. Be glad that he is not peeing in the bed and calling you in to change his bed and his pants 2 or 3 times a night. He is actually using the potty except for when you are just too "overtired" to take him yourself. Eventually he will begin to go to the potty on his own, but this takes time. I mean he's 3 and most 3 year olds are afraid to get up by themselves. So basically you need to continue to step up and be the mom or dad, put him in underwear, take him to the potty when he needs to go and PATIENTLY wait for him to be ready to go on his own to the bathroom at night. You are delaying the night training, not him. He is ready, you are dragging your feet. My 4 year old does not wake to go to the potty at night. We get him up ourselves twice a night and take him to the potty. His bladder cannot hold urine all night plus he is a deep sleeper and does not wake at the sensation of needing to pee. Most nights he wets the bed once or twice. That is okay, we change him and his sheets while he helps us and put him back to bed. One day this will end and he will get up and go himself. Be happy that yours gets up to go or at least wants to and is able to.

    Source(s): Tired Mom of a 4 year old and 3 year old with one on the way
  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    no.you need to over pass that your being to tried to do that.its a part of being a parent. they will over come that of going pee in there pulll up when they figure it out at night.

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