potty training and bedtime

April 10, 2007

mom2GRLC

My daughter just turned 3 and she is pretty much completely potty trained only a few rare accidents.

My problem is bedtime. After I put her to bed she wants to get up about 10 times just to go potty again and again. Once she is asleep she either sleeps all night without wetting or has to get up once in the middle of the night.

But my main issue is bedtime. I'd hate to refuse to let her go potty...but it really gets rediculous with the amount of times and frequency of her getting up to go and then us having to put her back in bed (I think it's becomning more than just a potty issue but an attention seeking behavior) and her just not wanting to go to sleep.

What are the rules in your house when it comes to potty training and bedtime? Any advice?

Bug goes before her bath (about an hour before bed). Then as a part of her bedtime routine we read a couple books while she sips about 2 oz water (therefore doing away with the "I need a drink" excuse). After books, she goes to the bathroom to brush her teeth and then potty again. Then we can say "you already went". Sometimes she does have to go later but she has never said she had to go and then didn't go so we're lucky there I guess. We just work going to the bathroom into her routine so that there's no question that she already went to the bathroom and should be good to go to sleep.