Drier nights with GoodNites TruFit and a few potty training tips #ConfidentKids #CollectiveBias #ad
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My boy has been potty trained for a while. He’ll be 4 next month and his previous daycare started potty training him before he was 3. (Note that I didn’t mention WE started potty training him.) Someone else totally led the way, and for that I’m forever grateful. I helped by working hard to not break his new habits at home.
Nighttime was a challenge for us. I didn’t have a daycare provider to do that part for me and I was terrified to let him wear real underwear instead of diapers for the longest time. I wasn’t sure he could make it 10 hours and what if he didn’t wake up? I may have been a little lazy, too. I didn’t want to wake in the middle of the night to clean up accidents. We overcame those worries and I have some tips for other parents dealing with the potty training battles.
1. Ask your child every 20-30 minutes if they need to use the potty. Make it fun, but also top of mind. My son still has moments where he runs to the bathroom at top speed yelling “I need to use the potty!” It’s not always top of mind for the children, especially when they get deep into playing with their favorite toys.
2. Don’t shame. There will be accidents. We still have accidents. Accidents happen, and there’s no sense in shaming the child. Who is that going to benefit? The last time my son had an accident, he didn’t even realize what he had done. I changed his clothes, cleaned him up and we moved on.
3. I let my boy pick his own underwear. We have a LOT of underwear because some weeks he wants to wear monsters, while other weeks he wants to wear stripes. He thinks this is fun and I will not discourage that. GoodNites TruFit underwear blend in with his other underwear, giving him confidence and me security for a good night’s sleep.
4. Incorporate “real” underwear into nighttime sleeping. This was the hardest part for me. What if he had an accident overnight? Who really wants to be out of bed at 2 a.m. stripping their child and the bed so everyone get back into their dry beds? (I speak from personal experience.) Thankfully there are GoodNites TruFit underwear which have absorbent liners and are washable. They look like regular underwear, so my boy doesn’t know the difference. I found the starter pack at CVS recently and I love that the pack comes with a solid and striped pair.
5. Limit fluids in the evening. We have a cut-off time of one hour before bedtime, and then my boy uses the bathroom right after he brushes his teeth, and again after we read stories and are almost getting into bed. Sometimes (most nights) he will come out of his room one more time to use the bathroom. I have to limit the “one more time” moments because he will come out of his room for hours if I allowed it.
Right now you can get a $4 coupon off the GoodNites TruFit Starter Pack. Answer three questions to be directed to the coupon and get ready for peaceful thoughts and drier nights!
What nighttime potty training tips do you have to share? How do you encourage self-esteem and confidence in your kids?
I LOVE this new option. When my boys were younger, the only option was bigger night time diapers. It was obvious that they were basically wearing diapers. This helps build confidence.
I like that these look and feel like underwear. I will have to pick up a pack for my son soon! #client
These are great tips. And I wish those GoodNites Tru Fits had been around when my kids were little. What a fantastic idea.
I’m sure that these are perfect for potty training. Kids need support like this when they are first learning to use the potty.
GoodNites Tru Fit are a great way to transition into a full potty trained child. It is really difficult for both children and parents to go through this stage. Thankfully, we can now have the convenience of a better option – underwear lined with an absorbent pad, plus, it is washable!
I wish these were around when my kids were babies. They look so comfortable.
I always used Goodnites back when my boys were training. They worked like a charm.
I love the padded underwear. My son is just starting out and he’s wearing his right now!
I have been looking for these at the store and have yet to find them. My youngest can not make it through the night yet so not sure if they are absorbent enough or not.
Oh wow, the memories…my daughter hated potty training and we tried so many things. We used to use Pull-Ups and they worked sometimes, these look even better.
I need those good night tru fit in my life lol! Thanks for the great review, I’m going to check them out 😀
I agree with some of your tips but ultimately if you put your child in a product that feels like a diaper it will take longer to potty train them. Feels like a diaper…
I definitely agree. These, however, are underwear with a fabric insert so the whole thing feels like underwear. The insert can be washed in case of an accident. 🙂
We use cloth diapers and they work similar to this with the insert. We wash the insert though, its not disposable. Potty training is different for every child, the important this is to not put too much pressure on them, they will eventually go – I’ve yet to see an 8 year old in diapers. 😉
I saw these at wallgreens a few months ago and I was going to give them a try but there wasn’t any really girly designs that would make Bella want to get them she thought they were for boys only because the wallgreens I went to only had the blue designs. I love the idea and we do use goodnights I think the trifits would be a great transition.
I usually run into that problem looking for boy items. 😉 The CVS (two stores!) I shop at had the pink versions as well!
I love GoodNites. They were instrumental in potty training. I like this new option from them.
I need to get these for my 4 year old. He still wets at night, these would make him feel like a big boy and hopefully stop wetting the bed.
Potty training at night was the worst for me. It felt like it took a long time to get them waking up to go instead of having accidents.. It also took me a while to let them wear real underwear because of that. I don’t think it’s about being lazy. It’s about being smart 🙂
Goodnights were the only thing my boys would wear while training and shortly after at night. They were the only things that didn’t feel like diapers for them and set them back!
This is such a handy medium between diapers and underwear, I wish they had existed sooner! Good to know for future moms.
My Son had a hard time staying dry threw the nights when he was little. I used to wake him up to go pee right before i went to bed. I wish they had these back then. It is important to praise your kids when they wake up dry.
I think these are just wonderful for little ones that need a bit more time for bedtime training. They are certainly a better option than diapers!
These look just like “real” underwear! I bet the kids love them and they work great! I will have to share them with a friend who is potty training right now.
These are some great tips for potty training. Goodnites Trufit sounds like a great brand. Those underwear’s looks very soft and comfy for kids. Will definitely check its availability.
These are all great tips. I think it’s important to limit the liquids before bedtime too. That was our biggest challenge when we were going through this stage.
Great tips! We used the goodnites only a few nights with each of my kids. They hated the wet feeling if they had an accident, so it was a quick transition thankfully.