9 fool proof ways to easily night time potty train your toddler
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The time has come to nighttime potty train your toddler. I’m assuming you have started daytime potty training your toddler and congratulations for that mama! That’s a milestone to celebrate on it’s own! But now is the other half of potty training, the most difficult I would say and the most patient testing of all. Since toddlers do not know how to control their bladders yet, it can make it harder for them to stop bedwetting at night. These tips are going to help you nighttime potty train your toddler without stress and with ease, I promise!
If you’re still trying to day time potty train your child, need an extra push and would love to do it in a weekend, I recommend you to read the Potty Train in a Weekend book! Click here to view more details! Let me just say this, it is possible for you to potty train in 3 days, I did it with all three of my kids. life changer for sure!
Now mama, before we get into this, I want you to know that night time potty training takes a lot of will power from you, patience and determination. So please do not give up the first time you try it. You can cry if you want to, I’ll give you my shoulder, it’s okay! Just know that these tips will indeed help you nighttime potty train your 2 or 3 year old toddler. It took me a week though, yup very different from the 3 day, day time potty training. But you can totally do this!
Ready to learn the simple toddler overnight potty training process? These toddler potty training tips will change your life forever.
9 fool proof ways to easily night time potty train your toddler
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1.Limit liquids
The first thing that you will want to do, is to limit the amount of liquid your toddler drinks before going to bed. I know this can be hard, specially if your child sleeps with a sippy cup or a cup of milk. Just try to slowly transition, let’s say today you don’t give them anything to drink 30 minutes before bedtime. The next day, 1 hour before bedtime and so on. It will be an easier adjustment for your toddler.
Not having any liquid one or two hours before bedtime, is going to help your child reduce nighttime accidents.
2. Bathroom before bedtime
So before your child goes to bed have a routine of taking him a bath, brushing his teeth and making him use the bathroom before he goes to bed. My kids all had their own potty and so I would have them sit on it before bed time. They automatically peed! It made it much easier for them to sleep without wetting their bed.
3. Wake them up in the middle of the night
Oh yes! This is something that I did with my twins and not my oldest child. My oldest never wet her bed when we were nighttime potty training her, which was amazing! So, I never had to wake her up while she was sleeping to make her go potty. But, obviously every child is different and my twins needed help, which was totally okay with me!
So, every night while I was nighttime potty training my twin toddlers I would wake them up before I went to bed (12am). I would carry them each to their potty and sat them there. They were still half asleep, but the good news is that they actually peed! So, I carried them back to their bed and they fell asleep right away. Do not worry if they will stay awake after waking them up at night, because they don’t!
After that, my twins would go about 6 to 7 hours straight without needing to use the bathroom again.
4. No pull ups
I know you may be tempted to have your child use pull ups while night time potty training, but this is a big no no! They are going to confuse the pull ups for diapers and will actually pee on it. We want to avoid this! Instead have your child wear underwear, because even if they have an accident, they will see how uncomfortable it is to have wet undies on. This is going to help them not pee on it and eventually have more dry nights.
5. Toilet training wet mat
I love this idea of having a toilet training wet mat to help keep your child’s bed dry! or simply place a mattress cover on top of your toddler’s bed. I actually used a wee wee pad for my twins, yup the one you use for your pet (no shame in my night time potty training game). You simply place it under your kids and and on top of the bed sheets if they had an accident the mattress and their blanket wouldn’t get wet. It’s genius! I came across these washable waterproof bed pads which I thought was something you would love using too!
6. Extra clothes
Accidents are bound to happen, so it’s always better to be prepared with extra sleeping clothes for your toddler. You can have their extra clothes on top of your drawer or your child’s drawer so it can be easy access for you.
7. Stay consistent
One important thing that I have to advise you on is to be consistent with your night time potty training. I know it can be hard and so easy to just give up on. But, I promise the hard days will soon be over and you’ll be enjoying the perks of having a night time potty trained child. It’s simple, nothing comes easy, you have to stick with it and do it!
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8. Be patient
Oh your patience will definitely be tested here mama! This is where you need to prevail and show it who’s the boss here. Try not to get mad or be disappointed that your child is taking long to night time potty train. It’s okay to feel discouraged once in a while. Do not let it take control of your thoughts because then you’ll want to give up. Have patience and know that you will soon achieve this milestone too.
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9. Bedtime routine
Last but not least, make a night time routine to help you succeed in your potty training adventure. Stick to your routine because it’s going to make it easier on you and on your child. He will develop the habit of always using the bathroom before going to bed, of knowing he is not allowed to have any liquid before bedtime and eventually wake up on his own to go potty. It really helps to be consistent and to have a night time routine.
Quick recap:
Okay mama, ready to be a nighttime potty training success? I hope you are because as you saw it’s really straight forward. It does take more “work” than day time potty training your toddler, it does take longer but it’s totally doable. Remember to be consistent and to not give up, you will fail but you will ultimately win on the long run. night potty training young children can be hard and stressful. but for your sake, do not be hard on yourself mama.
This is a different kind of ball game but it’s something that we have to do. You will do it, you will night time potty train your child with ease and stress free. Make sure you have the washable wet pads so your child’s mattress doesn’t get ruined and also make sure to wake your child up during the night. It will make a tremendous difference in your night time potty training journey.
I hope you found these tips helpful and I wish you all of the luck in the world, I know you’re going to do great and successfully night time potty train your toddler! Cheers to that mama!
