This sounds weird, but DS does not leave the bed for any reason. He waits until I come get him. He'll just lay there, singing, talking, burrowing in his "nest", opening and shutting the shutters with his feet, playing with whatever toys he slept with the night before... for (possibly) hours. He's sat there for 60 minutes one time until I couldn't stand it anymore and got him. I'll knock on the wall to entice him to come out, open the door then leave and call him from my bedroom, leave his door open overnight... nothing works. He's perfectly happy waiting there for me. My friends tell me what a blessing it is since I never have to worry about him wandering the halls at night and for bedtime, he stays in bed until he falls asleep on his own (whether it takes 10 minutes or 2 hours). However, it's a PITA when it comes to nighttime diaper training.
He will wake up crying if he has to poop rather than walking himself to the potty. When he's constipated, he'll even poop in his diaper. Other than this problem of him not leaving his bed, he's totally PT'ed. I'll even forget to ask him if he needs to go during until I need to go and see that he's already used the potty or I see that he's washing his hands. We're still working on flushing. 80% of the mornings he wakes up dry -- if I get him within 15 minutes of his waking. Otherwise he'll just pee in his diaper. 98% of naps he wakes up dry unless he takes a 3+ hour nap.
Anyone have any tips to getting him to leave his bed to use the bathroom? I've got night lights everywhere, I coach him on where to go, got the bathroom set up, encourage him to do it.... I don't know what else to do. I started having him wear his underwear under his diaper so that if he does go, it'll feel wet but I just started that today so I don't know how that will go. He already told me that's not how to wear a diaper, no underwear please.
DH wants to me go cold turkey - no diaper. After a few nights of wet bed he should get it. HA! Guess who will be the one changing the bed sheets every day?! And it's not just the top sheet -- it's the whole darn bed with fleece blanket and down comforter! It's a major PITA to change DS's bed with the snugtuck pillow. No thanks. There's got to be a cleaner and easier way to do this. I just haven't figured out how yet.
He will wake up crying if he has to poop rather than walking himself to the potty. When he's constipated, he'll even poop in his diaper. Other than this problem of him not leaving his bed, he's totally PT'ed. I'll even forget to ask him if he needs to go during until I need to go and see that he's already used the potty or I see that he's washing his hands. We're still working on flushing. 80% of the mornings he wakes up dry -- if I get him within 15 minutes of his waking. Otherwise he'll just pee in his diaper. 98% of naps he wakes up dry unless he takes a 3+ hour nap.
Anyone have any tips to getting him to leave his bed to use the bathroom? I've got night lights everywhere, I coach him on where to go, got the bathroom set up, encourage him to do it.... I don't know what else to do. I started having him wear his underwear under his diaper so that if he does go, it'll feel wet but I just started that today so I don't know how that will go. He already told me that's not how to wear a diaper, no underwear please.
DH wants to me go cold turkey - no diaper. After a few nights of wet bed he should get it. HA! Guess who will be the one changing the bed sheets every day?! And it's not just the top sheet -- it's the whole darn bed with fleece blanket and down comforter! It's a major PITA to change DS's bed with the snugtuck pillow. No thanks. There's got to be a cleaner and easier way to do this. I just haven't figured out how yet.
It's rare, though. I actually carry him to the bathroom, he goes and then he runs back to bed.
Not sure if you're willing to do that. Otherwise I say just leave him diapered and he will do it eventually. He's still young.
