Am just wondering whether drynites were better than pull ups at night time. I have a nearly three year old who has been daytime toilet trained for 6 months. He has been waking early (like 6am) and we put him back to bed until about 7am. We think maybe his bladder is waking him and when we put him back to bed, maybe he just does the wee in his nappy. He does not go to the toilet until about 11.30am when this happens. So rather than put a nappy on him -- do you think it is a good idea to start the night time training and use Drynites instead. I want something more absorbant than the pull ups. He currently uses Huggies Junior. He weighs nearly 18kgs so the Drynites should fit. What are your thoughts. Is it too early to start trying at night?
Hi Lisa – the time between achieving daytime control and nighttime continence can vary from child to child. While some children will become dry at night within a few weeks or months of being trained during the day, others may take years. One of the best indicators that your child is moving toward nighttime continence is an increase in the number of mornings he wakes-up dry. When he wakes at 6am is his nappy dry? If so, you could try taking him to the toilet then before putting him back to bed. If you are concerned that this would wake him fully and deprive him (and you) of that extra precious hour, then you could just hold off until he shows an interest in going to the toilet himself. When he does eventually wake you should remove his absorbent pants and encourage him to use the toilet. Unfortunately nighttime continence does not work in the same way as daytime training – nighttime wetting typically happens when children are asleep and are not in conscious control over their bladder, making it more difficult to train a child to become dry at night. Time is usually the best way to deal with nighttime wetting; with most children achieving nighttime control on their own. I would certainly recommend using DryNites over Pull-Ups, they are designed specifically for nighttime use and have a much higher absorbency.
Regards,
Dr Cathrine
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