Pull-Up Weaning

So my oldest sone Jeremy has been potty-trained for well over a year now but still requires a pull-up at night. He turned 4 back in October if it helps any - is there a way to break him of having the pull-ups as a comfort zone so that he can start sleeping in his regular 'undie-wears'? He used to wake up completely dry, so I thought maybe it was time... but lately (like the last month) he's been completely soaked in the morning to the point where I'm not sure if the pull-up would of held another ounce!! We get him to use the potty about an hour before bed and again right before and that hasn't helped much.

Is this going to be another 'potty training' type task?

Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks so much!

Mandi

We're in the same situation w/ my son Ryan. He's been potty trained for about a month though but we still put a pullup on him at night. Some nights he'll wake up completely dry then others, like last night, he'll wake up in the middle of the night because he's peed through the pull up. I've noticed whenever he takes naps in during the day in his undies he NEVER wets them. So I'm thinking if we put him to bed in undies he may be able to train himself to not wet the bed. I'm not sure though and I'm kind of afraid to try. That is how we ended up training him in the first place though. We just went cold turkey into undies and he was trained within a few days. Good luck and let me know what tricks you find out!

Kids are different. My nephew is 7, still wears night time pull-ups. I wet the bed till I was nine. I think it is normal. That is why they came out with the "big kid" pull-ups. It is far less traumatizing to wear the pull-ups than have the dissapointment of wetting the bed. I would say don't make a big deal out of it. He will grow out of it eventually. If you want, you can set an alarm for the middle of the night to wake him up and take him potty, but it isn't necessary. I also think that as a general rule, boys take longer than girls, but the biggest thing is not to make him feel bad about it. Ever!

I also agree with the limit liquids. Also maybe he needs to see a bladder doc. (whatever they are really called) I really do think that medically though, they say some kids bladders don't fully develop and have full control till they are older.

My 4 year old has been potty trained for almost a month, I had a terrible time getting him to go potty in the toilet. He still wears a pull up to bed and sometimes he wets the pull up, but most of the time he won't. I make him go potty before he gets into bed that way hewon't have to go in the night. He hates wearing a pull up b/c he figured out that they are just like diapers and he says he doesn't want to wear diapers anymore lol. The first time we got him pull ups he looked at them and then later on that day when he wet them we asked him why did he go in his pull up and he said "Is because they look like diapers" haha
Since that day we decided to just put him in underwear so that he wouldn't think it was ok to go in the pull up. We are trying to get him off the pull ups at night and he is more than happy to do it because he wants to wear his big boy underwear. So I'm hoping it happens soon.
Good luck with your son.

thanks so much, I guess limiting liquid would be the next logical step... he's just so enamored with gatordae lately. But thinking about it, he has a glass of milk or juice with dinner around 6 and then a'sippy' of warm milk while settling into bed around 9. hmmmm

He just loves his pull-ups...

Just remember that day time potty training and night time training are two completely different things! Like another Mom posted, some kids have been day time trained for years before they are night time trained. Each kid is different.

The problem could be enuresis.

http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/children/parents/toilet/366.html

I personally think pull-ups are a marketing ploy, overpriced, and give a child a sense that they can potty and still be somewhat comfortable! If you don't think your child has enuresis, then have you considered big-boy/girl undies and the plastic covers to go over? This way, there will be more of an uncomfortable sensation.

I knew a guy that had issues with enuresis from the time he was a child up until current age. He's now in his 20's.

when we were kids my mom would put us in regular underwear and wake us up at night and take us to the bathroom at least 2 times.. to make sure we didnt wet our selves

my son is 3 and refuses to potty train. we know it's because he can count on his Pull-ups. Why bother when mommy will change you???? Once this baby is born and the house hold settles we will be buying a truck load of underwear and cutting out the pull ups cold turkey during the day. Once we have a good month or two of minimal accidents during the day We'll start cutting back the night time use. First one night a week then two etc. until he realizes he doesn't need them. I think gradual especially when they are a comfort may be best.

My son is 2 and a half almost 3 and has been potty trained for I want to say 6 or so months now. In the last 3 months he has wanted to wear underwear to bed so we let him. I take him to the bathroom before bed and 90% of the time he doesn't wet the bed. He wets the bed when he's cold or drinks something a hour or two before bed. I would just switch him to underwear I noticed my son hates to wake up in pee. I mean who wants to wet themselves. After the first couple of times peeing himself he began to cooperate more and use the bathroom when I told him to. It can take a while just stick with it. He'll get it eventually every child is different.