Renee McGraw

My youngest child is just a few months past her 2nd birthday.
She started going to the potty a few months ago. woo hoo!
However we still occasionally have night-time accidents.
She refuses to put on a pull-up or a diaper at night (and I don't really
want to go backwards by doing that) but dh really thinks that is the only
way to ensure we don't get peed on in the middle of the night. This doesn't
happen every night. In fact we went several weeks w/ no accidents in the
bed, now all of a sudden it *seems* like every night!
My washer and dryer have been doing OT.
I know she's very young to even have this level of awareness, but this
morning I blew my cool. Yelling, pulling covers off the bed. Just
generally showing my ass.
I know there is a reasonable solution for all of us.
I'm just too absorbed in the problem to look outside of it.
My logical mind says "she is only 2! This is going to happen so plan and
prepare."
Suggestions please???

Thanks,
Renee
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/dazynay



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Michelle/Melbrigða

On 8/21/06, Renee McGraw <mwaynejr@...> wrote:
> My youngest child is just a few months past her 2nd birthday.
> She started going to the potty a few months ago. woo hoo!
> However we still occasionally have night-time accidents.
> She refuses to put on a pull-up or a diaper at night (and I don't really
> want to go backwards by doing that)

Have you "given her permission" to get up at night and go potty? I'm
presuming she is sleeping with you. I did that for my son when I just
couldn't afford to do sheets all the time and couldn't afford pull ups
any long (especially in his size). Instead of saying, "You should be
able to go all night without accidents" you could say something like,
"Sometimes I can't make it all night without getting up to go potty.
If you feel you need to go potty during the night let me know so I can
help you with lights." Or whatever you think will work for your
family. My son is 8 and still gets up at least once a night to go to
the bathroom. Started soon after I "gave him permission." Basically
I gave him an idea and it seemed to work for him. He didn't like
waking up wet anymore than I would have.

Another idea might be a side car that she can sleep on next to you
lessening the chance of the big sheets from being wet as often. Much
easier to wash a toddler or twin size sheet than a queen or king. And
keep the sheets in a basket at the end of the bed for quick changes.

--
Michelle
aka Melbrigða
http://eventualknitting.blogspot.com
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Kristie Cochran

Another thing to try is to get some mattress pads from a medical supply
place, like the kind that delivers items to your home. We got the pads
that go on hospital beds. They're maybe 24 x 36 and absorb a lot. I
still use one under my 5yo as he occasionally has an accident. This may
save you some sheet changing.

Kristie

John & Karen Buxcel

Put some sort of wool blanket or something under her, wool is absorbant, water proof, and you can put it outside in the air/sun to spruce it up.
karen
http://www.thewildtribe.blogspot.com


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