Hi Ladies - I have an adorable four and a half year old boy who is still wetting himself every night (he is potty trained during the day). The doctor says its normal. I am not concerned that he does it necessarily, but its the amount he does it. Lately, he has been wetting through his overnight "diaper" every night. I have tried using Pull Ups (Huggies) and Easy Ups (Pampers) but he wets through them all. Last night, we gave him a 10oz cup of juice with dinner at 6:30pm. He finished it and used the bathroom a few times before bed, once right before he fell asleep. I also gave him a small sip of water in order for him to take his medicine. He loves to drink, but he are trying to limit the amount we give him after dark. I hate that he sleeps in a puddle and that I have to wash all his bedding every morning. Please give me some advice on how to handle this excessive wetting problem...
Juice actually signals the body to pee more than water; it's a reaction to the sugar. And since there's no nutritional value to juice, the first thing I'd do is switch to water in the evenings. 10 oz is a lot to drink that late at night. My five year old who still wakes up wet every morning has 4 oz at dinner and that's it. It's really helped cut down on wetting through the Goodnights she wears.
My advice? Get a good mattress protector and lots of extra sheets and be ready to do laundry daily.
My 8 year old still wets the bed about once per week or more, even with a pull up on (we use Goodnights and have tried all kinds). He has been potty trained since age 2. And we also limit his intake of fluids later in the evening, that doesn't seem to matter.
Just know that you may be in for this for many more years, it IS normal. is not excessive, and my advice is to make it the most insignificant thing your child deals with that day. You never want them to feel bad about it.
Good luck! I know how you feel!
What time is his bedtime? We ended up just taking our little one to the bathroom right before OUR bedtime (usually around midnight) to alleviate the amount in her pull-up in the morning.
I also agree with giving water at dinner (and maybe a smaller cup as well...i think mine drink maybe 4 - 6 oz with dinner).
Try moving to one of the nighttime disposable pants, they are designed to hold more liquid. Goodnights, Underjams, I think Huggies has a night time one as well that's smaller and might fit him better. You can also buy a pad to place over the sheet so all you have to wash in the morning is the pad - www.thebedwettingstore.com
Try skipping the juice, switch for water. Juice has a alot of sugar in it which also acts as a diuretic (And not helpful before bedtime). Do the nighttime thing, and then drag his sleepy self the potty just before you go to bed. If there's at least a couple of hours there he might be able to pee enough to avoid the oversaturation of the pull-ups. My sister double diapered for awhile with better success...try that too. Also we went back to a crib mattress for awhile (i.e. currently) and the "laundry" is significantly easier!
I still have my 4.5 yr old son in regular old diapers. He wakes up totally full every morning. I tried Pull Ups, etc..., and same thing was happening.
He's just not ready.
I'd just put him back in regular overnight diapers for awhile.
I still deal with this with my 9 year old son. You have gotten good advice so far, it is everything I do. We don't make a big deal about it. I do have a pad that goes over the fitted sheet and tucks under the mattress. It is from One Step Ahead online catalog. But usually he is wrapped up in his sheets and bedspread, so that has to get washed almost daily. Pull up does not hold all the liquid for him all the time. I just want you to be aware that it can go on for a long time. Doctor said his brain just hasn't learned the signal to not make urine at night, nor does he have the ability to wake when he has to go. He will sleep right through it all.
We have tried limiting fluids, and wake him to go around 11:30 pm before we turn in for the night. There are lots of posts on this topic on this site.
Good Luck!
How much he drinks has very very little with how much he wets. Otherwise no kids would drink anything after dinner and no one would ever wet the bed.
He has grown a bit but his bladder has not. That's what my first thought is. I would just let it go and make sure to also protect the bed to eliminate adding more laundry.
He will grow and he will eventually stop this on his own. If you truly are worried about this you might find out if he needs to see a pediatric urologist for possible deformities/surgical issues or talk to the doc about juvenile diabetes. Those are, of course, medical issues and not just developmental issues.
Try switching to milk instead of juice. I find if I drink juice I totally have to pee more than if I had milk or even water.
Try giving an 8 oz. cup instead of 10.
Try one of those bed cover things that catches any spills.
You could also limit beverages earlier in the day... start limiting a little at 4. Does he carry a cup with him all the time? If so, that's probably excessive. Limit drinks to only when he's thirsty, and only in the kitchen.
Good luck!
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