http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/444524/How-to-deal-with-a-4-12-yr-old-whose-potty-trained-but-still-needs-a-pullup-at-bed-time My daughter has been potty trained since the age of 2 but she still needs a pullup at bed time. How do I tackle this becasue pullups are too expensive and the quantity of them goes down as the weight and age goes up. Help! GreatSchools en-us babykatiebug Ok - you probably have your daughter completely potty trained but I will offer my experiences as well - worked with all 4 of my children. First - like the ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/444524/How-to-deal-with-a-4-12-yr-old-whose-potty-trained-but-still-needs-a-pullup-at-bed-time?cpage=1#comment_574797 5100.574797 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:15:20 -0700 3PeasinaPod Oh, yes, and my main point I wanted to make was that by keeping a daily diary of accidents, successes and dry times, you will have a better idea what ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/444524/How-to-deal-with-a-4-12-yr-old-whose-potty-trained-but-still-needs-a-pullup-at-bed-time?cpage=1#comment_463793 5100.463793 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:21:02 -0700 3PeasinaPod I would just like to second what someone said about potty training too early. It can be devastating to a child psychologically if you push to potty train before they ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/444524/How-to-deal-with-a-4-12-yr-old-whose-potty-trained-but-still-needs-a-pullup-at-bed-time?cpage=1#comment_463790 5100.463790 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:19:08 -0700 andrummond You can try to limit fluid intake. Such as if the child goes to bed at 8pm no liquids after like 6:30 pm. But if the child is thirsty, trust ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/444524/How-to-deal-with-a-4-12-yr-old-whose-potty-trained-but-still-needs-a-pullup-at-bed-time?cpage=1#comment_462780 5100.462780 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:27:58 -0700 maggie93215 My two older kids were potty trained at the age of 2 amd I plan on potty training my baby at the same time. It is normal for kids to ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/444524/How-to-deal-with-a-4-12-yr-old-whose-potty-trained-but-still-needs-a-pullup-at-bed-time?cpage=1#comment_461563 5100.461563 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:34:52 -0700 jennifersuem I forgot! WE did a lot of laundry for 1st son! LOL Finally bought "Piddle Pads" heavy thick pads to go ontop/under his sheets. We found them at thrift stores/online ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/444524/How-to-deal-with-a-4-12-yr-old-whose-potty-trained-but-still-needs-a-pullup-at-bed-time?cpage=2#comment_461309 5100.461309 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:15:29 -0700 jennifersuem Immature/small bladder. YOU potty trained her too soon! You should have waited another year or longer for her body/bladder to mature. Pushing/forcing a child to be potty trained too soon ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/444524/How-to-deal-with-a-4-12-yr-old-whose-potty-trained-but-still-needs-a-pullup-at-bed-time?cpage=2#comment_461308 5100.461308 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:08:20 -0700 SandyH I put a pull up on over panties at night when my girls were potty training at night...it helped and if they had an accident they would feel wet, but ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/444524/How-to-deal-with-a-4-12-yr-old-whose-potty-trained-but-still-needs-a-pullup-at-bed-time?cpage=2#comment_459832 5100.459832 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:14:33 -0700 3PeasinaPod I don't have much more to add except if restricting fluids 1 hour prior to bedtime does not work, you can try backing up the time up to 3 hours ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/444524/How-to-deal-with-a-4-12-yr-old-whose-potty-trained-but-still-needs-a-pullup-at-bed-time?cpage=2#comment_449835 5100.449835 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:42:33 -0700 lateasley Wow! thanks for all the advice and healthy11, you have some valid points. Thanks! I will have to try the alarm. Reward is key as well. Im off this week ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/444524/How-to-deal-with-a-4-12-yr-old-whose-potty-trained-but-still-needs-a-pullup-at-bed-time?cpage=2#comment_449799 5100.449799 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:08:33 -0700 maggie93215 I have three boys and what worked for me is if your child/children have a set time to go to sleep :example at 8:00 then stop all in fluid in ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/444524/How-to-deal-with-a-4-12-yr-old-whose-potty-trained-but-still-needs-a-pullup-at-bed-time?cpage=3#comment_449680 5100.449680 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:30:33 -0700 sbozarth23 My son is seven in three weeks and he is just starting to conquer bedtime accidents. We tried taking him to the bathroom ourselves, pull ups, making him get up ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/444524/How-to-deal-with-a-4-12-yr-old-whose-potty-trained-but-still-needs-a-pullup-at-bed-time?cpage=3#comment_449641 5100.449641 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:49:03 -0700 healthy11 I realize it's difficult for any of us to know enough about an individual child to be sure our advice will or won't be useful, but I've heard of situations ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/444524/How-to-deal-with-a-4-12-yr-old-whose-potty-trained-but-still-needs-a-pullup-at-bed-time?cpage=3#comment_448605 5100.448605 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:58:09 -0700 tjlove Yes, healthy11, I did read the responses and I qualified my response by saying "this may not be the best advice."In my experience, incentives work for many different reasons and ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/444524/How-to-deal-with-a-4-12-yr-old-whose-potty-trained-but-still-needs-a-pullup-at-bed-time?cpage=3#comment_448583 5100.448583 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:31:42 -0700 healthy11 tj, did you have a chance to read the prior responses? Since her daughter is able to control her actions during the day when she's awake, it's not a matter ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/444524/How-to-deal-with-a-4-12-yr-old-whose-potty-trained-but-still-needs-a-pullup-at-bed-time?cpage=3#comment_446283 5100.446283 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:39:40 -0700 tjlove OK- I'm in the beginning stages of potty training my daughter so this may not be great advice but, what about an incentive? Stickers or stamps or something she loves ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/444524/How-to-deal-with-a-4-12-yr-old-whose-potty-trained-but-still-needs-a-pullup-at-bed-time?cpage=4#comment_446266 5100.446266 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:43:17 -0700 lateasley Thanks for all of the advice. I have started to wake her up a couple of hours after she has gone to bed. I will try tonight and not put ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/444524/How-to-deal-with-a-4-12-yr-old-whose-potty-trained-but-still-needs-a-pullup-at-bed-time?cpage=4#comment_444916 5100.444916 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:48:20 -0700 TeacherParent My sons wet the bed sometime until they were .... 8,even 9. We did as the other posters have suggested - we woke them both up and took them to ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/444524/How-to-deal-with-a-4-12-yr-old-whose-potty-trained-but-still-needs-a-pullup-at-bed-time?cpage=4#comment_444618 5100.444618 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:39:11 -0700 kjdmom Some kids bladders just don't develop as quickly as others. My son wet the bed on and off until he was eight. We tried all of the suggestions. Taking him ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/444524/How-to-deal-with-a-4-12-yr-old-whose-potty-trained-but-still-needs-a-pullup-at-bed-time?cpage=4#comment_444560 5100.444560 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:16:29 -0700 healthy11 Have you talked to your daughter's pediatrician? Many kids are very sound sleepers, and don't wake up even if their bladders are full. Besides the practical things, which are to ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/444524/How-to-deal-with-a-4-12-yr-old-whose-potty-trained-but-still-needs-a-pullup-at-bed-time?cpage=4#comment_444549 5100.444549 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:57:55 -0700