What am I doing wrong??
By Amanda81587
@Amanda81587 (3042)
United States
January 13, 2009 7:15am CST
My oldest son is 3 1/2 and we have been working on potty training for quite some time now. I have him fully day trained but when it comes to night time, no matter what I do, he still wets the bed.
Here is what I have tried: explaining to him he has to use the potty, cut off the liquids by 7pm (he goes to be around 10:30), cut off milk around 6pm, Wake him up in the middle of the night around 2 or 3 and make him use the potty, plus I make him use the potty a million times between 7 and 10:30, and when morning comes guess what......He is wet
and I have to do the laundry again. I have to pay 2.50 a load and now its getting expensive. Is there something I had not tried?? 
Or should I just wait a little longer and keep putting him in pull ups at night time?
Here is what I have tried: explaining to him he has to use the potty, cut off the liquids by 7pm (he goes to be around 10:30), cut off milk around 6pm, Wake him up in the middle of the night around 2 or 3 and make him use the potty, plus I make him use the potty a million times between 7 and 10:30, and when morning comes guess what......He is wet and I have to do the laundry again. I have to pay 2.50 a load and now its getting expensive. Is there something I had not tried?? Or should I just wait a little longer and keep putting him in pull ups at night time?3 responses
@gemini_rose (16264)
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13 Jan 09
Some children just take longer than others to get this part, my eldest is 17 now but I had all this with him when he was that age. Everything you have put down that you have tried I did with him but none of it would work, and in the end I resigned myself to the fact he was not ready and just put him back in pull ups or dry nites until he was, in actual fact my son was 10 before he was dry through the night. Also if you are becoming anxious about this, he may be picking up on it and that will not help him, worry can make the situation worse.
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@Amanda81587 (3042)
• United States
13 Jan 09
Oh okay well I didnt know that they can wet the bed that late. 
It just sucks because everyone around me have children younger and there child is potty trained both night time and day time. But oh well if he is not ready, then he is not ready. Theres not much I can do and I am not going to push him. I've never pushed him to do anything, I've always waited for him to be ready, but I guess with the other moms talking it up all the time, I kinda feel behind.
It just sucks because everyone around me have children younger and there child is potty trained both night time and day time. But oh well if he is not ready, then he is not ready. Theres not much I can do and I am not going to push him. I've never pushed him to do anything, I've always waited for him to be ready, but I guess with the other moms talking it up all the time, I kinda feel behind.@gemini_rose (16264)
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6 Feb 09
I used to think that there was something wrong with my son it used to worry me something rotten. The doctor told me that it is something to do with their bladder and the signals to the brain and sometimes they just do not talk to each other for a while. If you are worried just speak to someone who knows about it because my son is 17 now so this happened years ago and there may be more solutions out there now. All the best and thanx for br xx
@irishidid (8688)
• United States
13 Jan 09
You aren't doing anything wrong and your son will eventually stop wetting the bed. Keep the nighttime pants on him until he's able to stay dry on his own. Some kids are bedwetters it isn't anyone's fault. 3 1/2 is still pretty young and a good number of kids that age wake up to a wet bed. Bedwetting even runs in some families. Give him time, he'll be just fine.
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@Amanda81587 (3042)
• United States
13 Jan 09
Yeah thats what I am going to do, because he must not be ready. A little while ago he was dry for 3 nights in a row, so I though he would be ready, but I guess I was wrong. I'll just try in another 2 weeks.
A little while ago he was dry for 3 nights in a row, so I though he would be ready, but I guess I was wrong. I'll just try in another 2 weeks. 
@biwasaki (1745)
• United States
15 Jan 09
Maybe your son is a heavy sleeper. He might not be able to wake himself up to go, even if he wants to. I would stick with the Pull-Ups at night. Once he has several nights in a row where he stays dry, then try underwear. Just be patient and know that kids develop at their own pace, and that eventually he will get there! Good luck!
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