Nighttime Potty Training- what worked best for you(r child)?

My son was 6 years & 2 months old when we let him wear underwear to bed & he did great! He has probably had 2 accidents since June. He’s really good about waking up, using the bathroom & then going back to sleep.

We’re about 1 month into potty training so still a bit early to try it during the night but I did notice a few nights my son woke up with a clean nappy and I believe he actually only fills it once he wakes up and waits for us to get to him (he tends to just sit with himself quietly for a while before he starts to let us know he’s awake). So I think it wouldn’t take that much to get him there but I don’t want to pressure him yet as he’s doing amazing so far during the day. I would say just take it one step at a time and start with daytime potty training and see how it goes. You’ll get a better sense of how your child needs support

You cant potty training overnight because it's hormonal. You just have to wait until theirs waking dry consistently then transition to no nappy overnight

My son stopped wearing pull ups overnight a couple of months before turning 3. We just make sure he has a wee just before going to bed and make sure he has one as soon as he wakes up. I found when he was wearing them, he would have his first wee in them instead of going to the toilet. It really does vary from child to child though!

My daughter is just over 2.5 and hasn’t worn nappies at night basically a couple weeks after she was potty trained. She just refused to wear nappies and was always dry through the night.

Our son was day time potty trained by 19m and we put nappies on at night until just before his third birthday. We told him that it was just a back up in case he didn’t wake up in time but that he could also use the potty at night and by the time he was 2.5 the nappy was dry very often. When it was dry most nights (like 6 days in the week) we stopped putting the back up nappy on and after maybe 2-3 accidents during the first weeks he was dry every night as well. Now when he has an accident it’s usually when he’s sick but I can’t remember the last time he had one (3.5 now)

My daughter was 3y 2m when she started not wearing a pull up to bed. I waited until the pull up was consistently dry in the morning before taking it off.
She was day time potty trained at 24 months so it was a full year before she was night trained.