Sleep off track due to potty training (2YO)

[jenroux]

Hi

Hope I got this in the right place. My 2YO DD has been doing really well with potty training over the past 3 weeks and is almost perfectly dry. Only has wet nappies sometimes after a nap/sleep.

The problem is she now really hates to pee in her nappy and it will often wake her up between 4/5am and she needs to go potty. She then wakes up properly and is getting increasingly difficult to settle.

The second issue is she is now using the poo/pee request as a stalling tactic at night before settling her down. She will sometimes ask to go up to 4/5 times! We've tried to make it as uneventful as possible with little interaction.

Because poos have been more difficult for her I'm hesitant to ignore her requests. This is new territory for us! And while I'm so proud of her achievements I'm also getting annoyed that I'm being manipulated!

Would love to hear if anyone else has been through this or if anyone has suggestions 

Thanks!
Jenni

[Mama2boys]

Hi jenni,

we went through the exact same phase with DS and it did pass over and the only thing taht worked for us to not stop listening to his requests and to just bear through this rough patch.

He wakes up dry often from naps, never forma  nights sleep, but he doe shave a whole glass of milk and some water right before he sleeps so thats understandable.
i think right now its the novelty of PT and she will outgrow it.

[jenroux]

Thanks! That's good news that its just a phase. Tonight was slightly better actually so I'll just sit it out.

I suppose its just that age where they also start to exert some control and independence!!!!

[Mama2boys]

you bet. Its a struggle all over again.

btw love your Avatar!

[jenroux]

Thanks Mukta! Its my fav pic of hubby and babe.

A quick question about about the 4/5am wake up: my mom mentioned she used to put us kids on the potty "in our sleep" at around 10 or 11 at night before they went to bed. Has anyone tried this? I'm wondering if that might help her sleep through a little longer.

[Mama2boys]

ahh I did try this, but total disaster, DS is a poor sleeper and it woke him up.

I think how his system works is that he normaly pees between 11-and midnioght and then again betwen 5-6 in his sleep but I cant be bothere dto try and catch him, when his body is ready he will train himself for the night a slong as in the day he is off nappies I am a happy bunny.

and btw my mum did the same with us. but both my brother and I are solid sleepers so nothing came in the way of sleep, not even a walk to the loo.