I've been trying to night time potty train DS this week and so far it's not successful. He's peeing the bed in middle of the night and sleeping right through it. He has been in underwear over a year, 100% potty trained during the day with zero accidents. So, I'm not sure exactly where to go with this.
I am the farthest thing from a potty training expert, but I think that you can't really night time potty train. It's a hormonal thing. The hormone ADH is produced at night and stops/slows urine production. So it's not like some kids are great at waking to pee and others aren't, it's that some kids continue to make urine at night and others don't. The hormone doesn't turn on at the same time for everyone.
As an example, our current issue with LBB is that he does wake up to pee, but hysterically crying because he doesn't want to wake up. So he screams and cries and throws himself around until finally he runs to the bathroom. He pees 3-4 times a night. I was asking some friends about how to handle this and they were clueless because their (older) kids don't wake at all to pee at night. And never did. They either slept through the night and peed in the morning, or wet the bed.
Very interesting! And makes sense because I was actually a bed wetter too. I think I'll go back to the diaper/pull up until he's more consistently dry in the morning. I just feel so bad for him to be laying in pee for god knows how long until it's time to get up in the morning. How uncomfortable
"I watched channel 5 news today and they talked about babies not sleeping thru the night. There are baby sleep trainers now. They suggest no pacifier, dark room and just put them in their sleeping area like their crib."
LOL if it were that simple, wouldn't all babies sleep through the night? Glad there are sleep trainers out there to teach us this highly technical new sleep method.
No poopslosion here, but the pee leaked everywhere this morning!
I'm usually excited for Friday, but since DH leaves on Sunday I'm not looking forward to this weekend. I'm torn between spending the day with him tomorrow, or ditching him with the kids so I can enjoy a bit of time alone before it's just me and babies for 2 weeks.
can you do half and half? Morning fily time and afternoon alone time would be my plan.
I decided that I'll go out tonight instead and let him put the kids to bed. A bit of shopping and a solo coffee date are calling my name.
blueskiessmiling. . . Or anyone else who's dealt with postpartum gallbladder stuff. ..is there any chance it will go away on it's own. ..I'm being a total ss here but I don't want to see a doctor here if I don't have to and my mom's experience of having to have it out was not super helpful...
I'm not sure of all your symptoms. My family doc recommended I have it out (based on a blood test and an ultrasound). I sought out a second opinion from a gastroenterologist, and further testing indicated it was absolutely not appropriate for me to have it out at that time (I actually have 2 seperate genetic conditions causing issues). I've heard way too many stories of removal not going well for people, and didn't want to jump to abdominal surgery right away.
"I watched channel 5 news today and they talked about babies not sleeping thru the night. There are baby sleep trainers now. They suggest no pacifier, dark room and just put them in their sleeping area like their crib."
LOL if it were that simple, wouldn't all babies sleep through the night? Glad there are sleep trainers out there to teach us this highly technical new sleep method.
DD will sleep with a pacifier forever. She rarely has it anywhere else, but heaven help me if I don't have a pacifier available when she needs to sleep.
+1. We use the pacifier in the car, when he's sick, and when he's sleeping, and that's basically it at this point. But he needs it to sleep hard core. I've started sprinkling them around his crib now, and he'll find them at night and pop them back in. I used to be hard core about losing the paci around a year. Now I'm thinking a year and a half...
Post by sugarkissed on May 13, 2016 14:17:27 GMT -5
I was out for a playdate with a couple of friends today, and one of my friends said something that bothered me, even though her intent was to be funny.
Friend A is talking about how her kids bring friends home after school and they make a huge mess of the house. I say that I'm not looking forward to my kids making friends and bringing them over. Friend B replies "Don't worry, DD1 won't. She doesn't like anyone." I've mentioned before that DD1 gets super anxious around people and doesn't really interact with other kids. It made me upset that she jokingly said that she'll never make friends, especially considering I've openly discussed my concerns with her before. She's just a little girl, and just because she doesn't walk up to strangers with open arms like her daughter, she doesn't hate everyone. She's just super shy.
Ugh, petty, I know... it just rubbed me the wrong way.
jillywilly, I never wanted to even start a paci with DS1. I waited until he was 4 months old and finally gave in. He had it until right around 3 (for sleep time only). This LO I kind of tried one (never pushed) and he just didn't take to it. It sooo varies from kid to kid, but I say as long as they aren't walking around trying to talk around it, don't worry about it.
Post by sugarkissed on May 13, 2016 14:45:13 GMT -5
madymoiselle, Kristykristyleelee, carrots Thanks for letting me know that I'm not just crazy and overreacting. I'm not going to dwell on it, I just wanted to know that I was justified in feeling upset.
DD will sleep with a pacifier forever. She rarely has it anywhere else, but heaven help me if I don't have a pacifier available when she needs to sleep.
+1. We use the pacifier in the car, when he's sick, and when he's sleeping, and that's basically it at this point. But he needs it to sleep hard core. I've started sprinkling them around his crib now, and he'll find them at night and pop them back in. I used to be hard core about losing the paci around a year. Now I'm thinking a year and a half...
BH has figured out that the pacifier puts him to sleep, and now he wants nothing to do with it. He will arch his back and fight me giving it to him as though it were chloroform. And if I do manage to get it in, he pulls it out as fast as he can and hurls it. Lately he's been aiming for my face.
Post by billyhorrible on May 13, 2016 15:02:35 GMT -5
sugarkissed, I think we all have that certain area where jokes aren't funny, as well meaning as they may be, and for you, it sounds like your daughter's social anxiety falls in that zone. That doesn't seem so weird or off to me.
But I would probably say something to her along the lines of "I know you didn't actually mean what you said about DD1, but that whole subject is sensitive and I have a hard time finding the humor in a joke about it." I know I would appreciate a friend telling me that, so I didn't say something thoughtless again.
LOL does anyone else picture madymoiselle going up to the counter asking for the free smells?
MM: Yes, hi, I saw that you offer free smells. I was hoping you could tell me more about that. (in her french accent)
Counter person:
I laughed Kristykristyleelee then I lost it at the gif from veggiemo. O started laughing hysterically and fell over. Then we laughed more.
Also, he figured out how to lip trill today. It's adorable. I just made myself a latte. I'll regret this when I can't fall asleep tonight but it was the right choice. And I've put on my LLR leggings each day when I've gotten home from work. I need more.
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