3 Y/o Waking up Wet

My kids go to the potty less and wake up dry more when they are at grandparents' houses, too. I am convinced it is because they don't drink as much there. They are playing and not drinking. I know that when I was little my mom gave us significantly less to drink than I give my kids.

I have also heard that kids are more likely to wet the bed when they are at home because they sleep more soundly than they do at someone else's house or on vacation. They don't wake up to potty or they get into a deep sleep at home and don't hold it well.

You mentioned that you have moved a lot in the last three years. Has there been a big change like that recently? Maybe that has also contributed to it.

Good luck!

Hello there. Since your little guy hasn't been potty trained for very long, I think what he is going through is natural. I agree with what the other mom told you. I went through this with my daughter. For my little one, I 'let her' sleep in a sleeping bag on the floor or in her bed, that way the clean up was half as much in the morning. Easier to throw the sleeping bag in the washer rather than strip the bed and clean the mattress. I didn't want to put her in pull ups at night for fear that she wouldn't use the potty in the morning or revert back to not using the toilet at all. Hope that is helpful.

I had the exact same thing happen with my son. He was dry at night for about 6 mos, and now wetting about 1/2 the time. He started wetting while on vacation, so I thought that was the problem, but it didn't clear up when we returned home. I am not a believer in using pull-ups for potty-training, but night time wetting is a different problem. We use pull-ups, and sometimes he does gets up in the night to pee, doesn't rely on the pull-up if he wakes up. Pull-ups save on the clean-up! Night time wetting is usually a maturity problem, their bodies not waking up to tell them to go potty, or they are sleeping too soundly. I notice my son is more likely to wet if he is very tired. Good luck.
R.

I've had this exact same problem with my son. He finally got old enough to tell me what happens: He dreams that he got up and went potty. lol.

Home is a familiar environment. So familiar, that he can picture walking around in his sleep.

At my mother-in-law's house, he stays dry because he never knows if the path is clear (in his dream) to walk to the bathroom and back.

M.

Our pediatrican said limiting water does not stop kids from wetting. If you look it up online they also will tell you that water actually makes the bladder function better and does not cause accidents.