Bedwetting - Camp Hill,PA

K....it's funny because I have a 4 year old son and a new baby who was born in July too...my son wears pull ups to bed still...i have to break that but ya know...he trained on his own and he'll get up at night on his own too...just do it for peace of mind. :)

Try the overnight pants, and if you think he has a UTI, then see if you can get cranberry juice into him regularly. And lots of fluids. Usually it burns when you urinate with a UTI, but my daughter had them chronically from 5 until 10, and it never hurt. We would know because she'd wet her pants daily. Other things her doctor said included NO soda -- because it dehydrates you. The fuller the bladder, the more apt the child is to "know" they have to go. When it's only partly full, they can't always tell.

good luck !!!

My son was potty trained at 2 y/o and started wetting the bed when he was 3 1/2. For a long time the doctors brushed it off.To make a long story short, it turned out to be his tonsils and adenoids. Once he had them removed at age 5 1/2,the bedwettng ceased completely. The explaination the ENT gave us was since the tonsils and adenoids block the airway, brain activity slows a little thus blocking the signals to wake up when the bladder is full.There can be other reasons to such as a change(new jobs,a problem at school,move,stress,etc). It can also be a physical issue such as urinary tract infection. I would NOT wait to get him to a doctor. This really took a toll on my son since he could not understand why he was wetting the bed and had no recall of anything during the night. Good luck and keep us posted.

K.,
Bedwetting runs in my family so I am very familiar with it. Pull-ups/Goodnights are probably fine while you are making sure he doesn't have a medical problem. But they do have some drawbacks. Since they won't let him feel that he is wet, they probably won't encourage him to stay dry. In kids that have never been dry, the first thing you do is take them out of the Pull-ups/Goodnights. There are washable pads that you can put under the child on the bed, but they are expensive. Sometimes we used incontinence pads taped down with masking tape while my son was learning to stay dry. They are even more expensive in the long run, but you aren't committing quite as much money up front. They are available in most (all?) drugstores.

Before you do anything though, I suggest you check with your doctor. Bedwetting in a child that has been previously dry can be a symptom of medical problems like UTIs and other things, some a bit more serious. If it is a UTI, antibiotics could clear it up fairly quickly and maybe he will be able to say dry at night fairly quickly. I'm not a doctor but I know from experience that similar symptoms (bedwetting and daytime urgency) in a small child can also be the early signs of chronic constipation and that needs to be treated as well.

I think I would also check in with him, if I were you. Is he afraid to get up at night? Would a night light help? You said you moved 2 months ago, so it seems reasonable that he might still be adjusting a little.

Good-luck,
K. L.

Regarding the bed wetting...we put a "good night" pull up on my son for sleeping. He is 5. Most days he wakes up dry, but it takes the pressure off of him and us. Many people tell me that little boys have a hard time knowing when to wake up to go to the potty and sometimes will sleep right through it. Some kids last until 8 or 9 years old...or longer...wearing these type of things...

If you think he has a UTI, then you should see a doctor, of course.

My son just turned 5 and hasn't been completely potty trained for all that long (boy did that take forever!) But, I will tell you that when he has to go, he runs for it...he has to go NOW!

Good luck and sounds like you have a nice family. =)

HI K.,

Sure why not use pull up boxers at night? This way he stays dry the bed stays dry and he won't feel like he did something wrong by wetting the bed.

It very well could be a UTI. I'm sure you did already but you might want to call the Pediatrician and let them know you think he might have a UTI. The sooner they treat it the better.

I hope this helps?

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I. B.

K., If you think he might have a UTI, he needs to go to the doctor asap.

I think that is good or get something to put under the sheet to protect the bed, you might want to do that no matter what you decide for just in case in the future. You never know and it can't hurt anything.

My daughters urologist was telling me when they say NOW it can be an overactive bladder. It contracts without warning and makes them panic. My daughter is 4 and she is having a few issues with leaking. I think that your son fits the overactive bladder more though...the doctor mentioned something about not being able to make it through the night.

You should have him checked just in case.