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Any advise? My 4 year old eats and drinks a lot and wants to be off pampers like his soon to be 8 year old brother. They both sleep with me while poor hubby is temporary displaced to the kids room. Hoping to get normal sleeping arrangement back soon as they have promised but bed wetting even with pampers is a constant problem, sometimes even with the 8 year old. Think have to buy a third mattress soon with their vomit and urine dirtying my mattress. I guess it is night duty time again, sigh....
Try asking in SG motherhood forum?
Reduce the night time drinks. And make sure they go to the toilet before going to bed at night. If they sleep early (before 10pm), wake them up again at midnight to go to toilet. Buy waterproof mattress protector. Don't let them sleep for too long at a stretch. I know there are recommendations that kids should sleep more than 8 hours but better to split it up with a nap in the afternoon rather than letting them sleep more than 8 hours at night. They tend to accidentally pee while dreaming and half-awake.
princess_morbucks
10-10-13, 09:12
Looks like it is easier to toilet dogs.
Mine toilet trained at 4 months old.
Reduce the night time drinks. And make sure they go to the toilet before going to bed at night. If they sleep early (before 10pm), wake them up again at midnight to go to toilet. Buy waterproof mattress protector. Don't let them sleep for too long at a stretch. I know there are recommendations that kids should sleep more than 8 hours but better to split it up with a nap in the afternoon rather than letting them sleep more than 8 hours at night. They tend to accidentally pee while dreaming and half-awake.
Agree!! It happen to my kids, I can only stop their night time milk and wake them in the midnight to go toilet until they have any improvement. Normally, girl is slightly better than boy. :doh:
This coffeeshop talk really cover very far fetch topics from properties.
I hope someone come forth to start a new thread like " How to tell if a girl likes me or not ".
Any advise? My 4 year old eats and drinks a lot and wants to be off pampers like his soon to be 8 year old brother. They both sleep with me while poor hubby is temporary displaced to the kids room. Hoping to get normal sleeping arrangement back soon as they have promised but bed wetting even with pampers is a constant problem, sometimes even with the 8 year old. Think have to buy a third mattress soon with their vomit and urine dirtying my mattress. I guess it is night duty time again, sigh....
1hr before sleep no water or food.
Encourage them to pee just before sleep.
Reduce high energy activity.
Put on a night light to guide them to go toilet at night and perhaps put a reward system in place (praise them if required)
Lastly, be patient. Kids will adjust slowly but surely. :sleep:
Try asking in SG motherhood forum?
Thanks for the advise. ha ha, you made me laugh....sorry got woken up in the middle of the night by my son and a bit addicted to this forum already lah, anyway there is a coffeeshop talk about anything under the sun , right?:p
This coffeeshop talk really cover very far fetch topics from properties.
I hope someone come forth to start a new thread like " How to tell if a girl likes me or not ".
Why don't you start it? The female forummers can give you some pointers...;)
Looks like it is easier to toilet dogs.
Mine toilet trained at 4 months old.
yeah, dogs are definitely easier, esp on the wallet compared to kids, please think carefully before having children, they are a chain around your neck...my personal experience....but of course life is boring without them, God gives us children to show us the way forward when we are down, gives us the will to live on when depressed...They are a blessing actually and protects us against certain cancers as you know...
Thanks for all the advise, must be stricter with them, put them to sleep earlier, cause they only want to sleep when we sleep which is quite late.
I think I have to learn to sleep earlier too.
princess_morbucks
10-10-13, 18:26
yeah, dogs are definitely easier, esp on the wallet compared to kids, please think carefully before having children, they are a chain around your neck...my personal experience....but of course life is boring without them, God gives us children to show us the way forward when we are down, gives us the will to live on when depressed...They are a blessing actually and protects us against certain cancers as you know...
LOL.....dogs and kids...I had no problem toilet training them.
Let nature takes its course and the problem will most of the time be solved.
Well, if it is not solved, especially after following sis chiaberry's advice, then a visit to a specialist may be necessary.
Think carefully before having children?
If you think too carefully, it is likely you will end up not having any.
LOL.....dogs and kids...I had no problem toilet training them.
Let nature takes its course and the problem will most of the time be solved.
Well, if it is not solved, especially after following sis chiaberry's advice, then a visit to a specialist may be necessary.
Think carefully before having children?
If you think too carefully, it is likely you will end up not having any.
Serious ah? U mean toilet training need to consult specialist one? Cant a family gp or locum do the job?
princess_morbucks
10-10-13, 18:33
Serious ah? U mean toilet training need to consult specialist one? Cant a family gp or locum do the job?
Most GP/ locum GP should be knowledgeable to advise you.
But if the problem isn't solved then there might be something more serious which may require specialist's intervention.
Thanks for the advise. ha ha, you made me laugh....sorry got woken up in the middle of the night by my son and a bit addicted to this forum already lah, anyway there is a coffeeshop talk about anything under the sun , right?:p
Am glad you got some good responses here...
East Lover
11-10-13, 09:52
what is "locum"? :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
Most GP/ locum GP should be knowledgeable to advise you.
But if the problem isn't solved then there might be something more serious which may require specialist's intervention.
princess_morbucks
11-10-13, 09:57
what is "locum"? :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
Locum = lokun ;)
From wikipedia :
Locum, short for the Latin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin) phrase locum tenens (lit. "place holder", akin to the French lieutenant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant#Etymology)), is a person who temporarily fulfills the duties of another. For example, a locum doctor is a doctor who works in the place of the regular doctor when that doctor is absent, or when a hospital/practice is short-staffed. These professionals are still governed by their respective regulatory bodies, despite the transient nature of their position.
Actually TS is a locum GP...
East Lover
11-10-13, 11:18
Thanks princess!
Locum = lokun ;)
From wikipedia :
Locum, short for the Latin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin) phrase locum tenens (lit. "place holder", akin to the French lieutenant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant#Etymology)), is a person who temporarily fulfills the duties of another. For example, a locum doctor is a doctor who works in the place of the regular doctor when that doctor is absent, or when a hospital/practice is short-staffed. These professionals are still governed by their respective regulatory bodies, despite the transient nature of their position.
East Lover
11-10-13, 11:19
Actually TS is a locum GP...
really? i thought doctor should know how to handle toilet train?
seems sister chiaberrry more like a doctor :D because her post always very logical, professional and no-nonsense :p
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