4 Yr. Old Wetting Bed

IS there anything that is going on in her life that might be stressing her out? Things you know about AND/OR things you don't know about...

Have had the same experience with my son. I take him to the chiropractor to be adjusted and everything is fine again.

She might have a urinary tract infection, take her to her pedi.

Are you sure she isn't constipated? Both of my daughters started doing this because they were constipated. They were having BMs every day, but not emptying all the way. I did take them to the doctor to rule out other problems, then followed his advice to put them on Miralax. Definitely take her to the doctor.

I might would take her to the doctor. She could have a Urinary tract infection (UTI). Any time that a child that is has been potty trained for a while with no accidents start haveing accidents it is common for a UTI to be the problem.

TAKE HER TO THE DOCTOR and insist on labs to check for diabetes.
My 5 yr old began doing this last November and we finally got a doc appt. on Dec. 2nd and that afternoon they called and told us to rush her to Children's Hospital. Her blood glucose level was 924.
That is a classic sign as well as acting differently as far as hunger, thirsty and overall activity level.

Webmd.com is a great resource, http://children.webmd.com/bed-wetting-urinary-incontinenc....

If you scroll down, there is a section with the heading "When should we talk to the pediatrician about bed wetting?" That is always sound advice.

Is she also more thirsty? You may schedule a doctor appt. and have her blood sugar tested. My 12 year old son was diagnosed w/Juvenile Diabetes at age 8 and that's how we discovered it. He began wetting the bed at least 3 times a week because his blood sugar was high. I hope it's something else but you should elimanate diabetes because it's such a serious condition.

Best of luck!
C.

We had this same problem just as my son turned 5. We went to the doctor and before doing any testing he asked us to cut out all caffeinated and carbonated drinks. To limit only to milk, water or juice.

I was really doubtful as my son didn't drink a lot of these things anyways, but we cut out everything except what the doc okd and we have not had an accident since.

My son was the same as your daughter. He hadn't had an accident in over 2 years and it started happening every single night.

I would still take your daughter to the doctor, but try to limit what she intakes too and see if it helps.

edited to add that I think tea was a big trigger for us. We drink decaffeinated tea, but the doc said even decaffeinated tea can have traces.

R.

Has she been having regular bowel movements? My daughter suffers from chronic constipation. She is 7 now, but will still have occasional wetting accidents when she is constipated.

Has she started taking any new medicine? (allergy meds?)

OK, story identical to my son who is also 4. He did this 2 or 3 months ago. He was having a growth spurt. He had been sleeping more in general (sleeping in some, napping when he usually doesn't) and was eating more than usual. He wet the bed 4 or 5 times in about a 3 week period. I just put a pad under his sheet (you know, the adult bedpads that are disposable for incontinent adults, can be found at walgreen's with adult diapers/etc.). So on nights with no accident, no problem. Accident, easy to change the top sheet and throw the pad away. I guess it doesn't hurt to rule out UTI, but to me just sounds like she's had a growth spurt and her bladder is playing catch up; that's what happened with my son, and he hasn't had another accident since.

I had a lot of frustration with this. I found out that it was always in conjunction with a growth spurt. Often the bladder takes a little time to catch up to the body. It always was for about a week then stopped.

DON'T FREAK OUT. Use an extra pad, let her know its OK and that its normal so she doesn't worry about it and you might want to wake her up before you go to bed to let her go to the bathroom.

good luck!

T.,

If she hasn't had any major changes at home or school etc that might make her mentally vulnerable, she likely has a UTI...I would take her to the pedi just to make sure. Good luck! Let us know how it turns out! :)

My little girl just went through the exact same thing. Never any accidents for over 2 years. I took her to the pediatrician thinking maybe she had a bladder infection (even though she had no pain), but she was fine. The doctor said she was probably going through a growth spurt and was sleeping harder than normal. SHe suggested waking her up in the middle of the night, and taking her to the potty myself. After about 4 nights of doing this I no longer needed to. She started waking up on her own again and going to the potty.

Said by my mom (about me) some 30 years ago - "At least she won't be wetting the bed in college." Not helpful, but maybe nice to know you're not alone?

Hi There..I would definately take her to the doc for some blood work. Be sure they check for juvenile diabetes and elevated white count (UTI). Good Luck!

Her sleep patterns might have changed. Bed wetting is usually caused by not getting enough REM sleep.

Is she nervous about a change? Did she see something on TV that might have upset her? And of course ask gently all those scary questions about her person and if she has been touched. Hopefully nothing like that but always good to ask especially if she's going to child care.

So you aren't upset, I would recommend putting an air mattress under her pads and sheets. Much simpler to wash that off than the regular mattress. No stress on you so she doesn't see this upsets you.

Good luck! C

Get her checked for a UTI by the doctor. Also try to find out if something has upset her. Has anything changed that might be making her more tired and sleeping heavier than usual so that maybe she just isn't waking up to go?

She could also just be growing right now. Sometimes kids grow faster than their bladder capacity. I agree with taking her to the dr to check for anything more serious, but if they test her and she's healthy, just put some training pants on her at night until her body catches up.

If that upsets her too much, do the bedding layers thing. Put an extra mattress pad (waterproof) and sheet over the one on bottom so that in the middle of the night you can just peel up the layer, stick her back in bed, and worry about it in the morning. That way you get as much sleep as possible.

Has her daily routine changed? My son did this when he was 4 and started PreK - it lasted about a month. Then, he did it again when school ended and summer started. It only lasted about 2 weeks then. When he started Kindergarten, he had no problems. But, he was just stressed out and that is how it manifested itself.

-L.

Dear T., when my little girl started the 1st grade she started wetting the bed and it lasted throughout the 1st semester of school. I believe it was brought on by the new situation. She was over-whelmed by trying to do her best in school, meeting new kids from different kinds of homes, being away from home all day, etc... Is there anything new going on in her life or your life. Kids really do feel stress. Just a thought.
J. W.

Visit a chiropractor. Fusion Chiropractic in Frisco has a very nice and friendly Dr. Chiropractic helped my son to stop wetting the bed.

I would definitely talk to you and see if something is bothering her, maybe someone embarrassed her somehow and by
not talking about it, she's feeling repressed.