When Should I Potty Train My 2.5 Year Old Twins for Nightime?

Updated on February 07, 2009
A.W. asks from Merrillville, IN
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After a few months in which my 2.5 year old twin boys have been using the potty off and on at will, we've finally made the transition to underpants (except for pooping, but that's another issue). They've been in underpants for a week, and so far I've put them in diapers for naps, but I'm planning on leaving them in underpants for the nap soon since they're waking up dry from their naps. However, their diapers are still wet in the mornings (although they're not as wet as they used to be), so I don't think they're ready to wear underpants at night. In all of the reading I've done on potty training, I've yet to hear any clear advice as to when I should put my boys in underpants at night and how to go about it. How do I know when they're ready? Will I need to limit their liquid intake at night and, if so, by how much? They're still in cribs and I'd like to keep them there as long as possible (we often have sleep issues, so I have the feeling that transitioning to a bed might not be easy); is it possible to keep them in cribs after we take the diapers off at night? I would really appreciate advice as to when and how to go about nightime potty training. Also, if anyone has any suggestions on how to make my boys feel comfortable going poop on the potty, I would really appreciate that as well!

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R.M.

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Well A. hats off to you. You have your hands full with two at a time. My suggestion would be to limit or cut out all liquids an hour and a half before bed. Do your same routine before bed, brush teeth,& go potty before you go into the bedroom. Then just try and see what happens. If they don't like the way it feels to be wet in their pants during the day they are not going to like it at all at night.If that dosen't work maybe try a pull up for a week or so first, it feels and looks more like big boy underwear and not a diaper. As far as the transition to beds, thats up to you but my daughter was in her todler bed at a year and a half and about a month later she was fully potty trained with no accidents. She liked being a big girl that didn't wear diapers and had a big girl bed. Take a cue from them, when they are even a little ready then give it a try. I made potty charts for my daughter and every time she went poop on the potty or had an accident free day she got to pick a sticker to put on it and at the end of the week if all was good we could go for ice cream or pick a movie at the rental store, or something that was special to her. That lasted about 3 weeks and it did the trick. She went to bed dry and woke up dry ever since. Hopefully you will find something that works for you and the boys and it wont take long. Good luck.

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M.B.

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I've never heard of nighttime pottytraining. They're sleeping so if they wet it's not something they have control of. The time to let them wear underwear to bed is when they start waking up dry. It could be at age 3 or at age 7!

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A.J.

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When they wake up with dry diapers in the morning they are ready for potty training. It is harder with twins. I have finally gotten my twins potty trained and they are almost 4.

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L.K.

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We are having a "potty training the dolly party" today for our twins. I saw it on tv years ago. I got a book at the library called "potty training in one day". It's basically a party for the dolly in which you and your child teach the baby to go on the big potty. Then it's your child's turn in the afternoon. Big kid underwear and they throw away the diapers. You still use pullups at night,naps and when you leave the house until they get it. They refer to them as Big kid disposable underpants. Goodluck!

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J.K.

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Most kids aren't out of nighttime pullups/diaper until they are 3 or 4.

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