I think a lot of parents would agree with me when I say potty training is the worst... It is, it really is. We used the method (potty-training boot camp) first mentioned on my blog for her potty training during the day and it worked. But for a while we weren't really pushing her to be without diapers when she went to bed. Well enough was enough, once my second child was born.
The method we used for her night-time potty training was simple: As they say, just rip the band-aid off! We didn't give her a choice. She wasn't allowed any diapers anymore. It worked for the most part, except the lovely problem of her not wanting to poop in the potty. She actually didn't do too bad when it came to peeing her bed. She only had an accident a couple of times; but that darn pooping in the potty was a problem. She almost went a week without pooping. She was so stubborn. I was just about to give up a put a diaper back on her, but she didn't want a diaper on and she told me she wasn't a baby anymore. So long story short, I was getting worried because she was getting so constipated, I wanted to postpone the training, but then she just went and did it! Yay! Potty training for night time was hell for a little over a week, but totally worth it in the end.
Here are some bedtime tips for Night-time Potty Training:
1. Do not give them milk or any liquids right when they go to bed. Our cut-off time was an hour before she went to bed.
2. Make sure you line their mattress with a plastic cover. We had two plastic covers: a plastic cover and sheet set and then another plastic cover and sheet set over top of that, so in the middle of the night when your little one has an accident, you can just take off the first set and she still has the second set to go to bed in. It leaves cleaning for the morning and allows mom or dad to go back to sleep quickly.
3. Have nightlights that guide the way to the bathroom, with a nightlight in the bathroom.
4. Don't give up! I know this is probably the hardest part about it, but they will stop peeing the bed, I promise! Normally, they are just about ready the moment you want to give up, so just keep at it.
*Also, if you are having problems getting your child to poop in the potty, here are some things that might help:
1. Prune juice
2. Miralax- we would put a little bit in her milk in the mornings.
3. Lots of fruit and apple juice.`
