Night Time Dryness

If he refuses to go back to a pull-up, you could try waking him to go to the bathroom before you go to bed. That might give him enough relief to make it the rest of the night.
Here's a trick I learned for the sheets: Put on the fitted sheet. Put an absorbant underpad approximately where he would be wetting. Take a flat sheet folded in half and wrap it over the underpad, tucking it in. Then finish making the bed as usual. If he wets, you will (hopefully) only need to wash the one flat sheet and you won't have to remake the whole bed in the middle of the night.
Good luck,
J.

Ride it out... You might buy one of those cloth pads with vinyl backing to put under him at night for a little while or so.

My youngest is prone to wetting the bed at night when he's going through a growth spurt. Usually only lasts 10-14 days, and that's maybe 2-3 times a year that we'll have a rash of wet nights with him (my older boy hasn't ever truly been dry at night). Part of it is that he just sleeps heavier and part of it is that his bladder needs the extra couple of weeks to "catch" up on growing. You might try waking him a couple of times at night and see if that doesn't help keep him dry.

Otherwise I'd only start worrying about a UTI if he starts with leaking or wetting during the day as well. If he still hasn't returned to being dry after another month or so, have him checked by the dr.

best of luck.

I would not return to pull ups. The boys can get frustrated with the return to something old and get the wrong message. My son went through the same thing around the same age. I restricted liquid intake after a certain time of the night...about 2 hrs before bedtime and you can see how it goes. If he asked me for something to drink before bed I would let him have a little water or milk but very little, not a full cup. This will help train the body and have fewer sheets. Be proud of him doing so well. This phase may repeat itself down the line again.
Soon you will need not to worry about any of it.

I would ride out the phase! Limit his drinks at night to make it easier for him and you may want to get him up to pee when you get up in the night, but I would not go back to pull up.

Could it be related to the time change? Maybe he is so tired he is sleeping through feeling like he has to go. Try putting him to bed a little earlier and see if it helps after a few days.

You don't mention how old your son is which would be a huge part of the equation. If he is still not dry at night after age 5 then he probably has a retained Spinal Galant reflex. You need special exercises to integrate this reflex. Even if he is younger, this should be investigated.

It really depends on you and your son and how you feel. You do NOT want him feeling badly about himself but at the same time if he will go back to pullups that is obviously the easiest solution. Nighttime bedwetting is VERY common for boys and can continue regularly or irregularly all the way up to puberty. It can be very frustrating. What I did was buy two waterproof bedpads. We would keep one on the bed and one ready for when he had the accident. That way you can change it quickly and wash the wet one the next day. Try really hard not to get too frustrated. Althought it really sounds like you have a GREAT attitude about it all. Feel free to message me privately if you want to talk about this further. Sadly I have LOTS of experience with this.

Did his diet change? If the ph in his body changed it effects the muscles that control urine. Return to the diet that had been previously successful.
Best, k

I would not go back to pull-ups. He voiced his opinoin and you should respect that. At our house we wake the boys up in the middle of the night to go potty when the baby gets up to eat. Neither one of them ever remember me waking them up, but are always so happy to wake up dry in the morning. I would not give up on trying. You have to also keep in mind that when he grows so does his bladder and he has to learn things all over again.

My son will be 5 in May (potty trained at 2 1/2) and still has bed time accidents once in a while. He was dry though the night before he even trained during the day too! He goes though phases where it's bad, a few times a week and he get his whole bed. Other times once in a while he just gets his underwear and pj bottoms as he is headed to the bathroom. And then he can go weeks on end with no issues at all and he'll either take himself or not wake up to go in the middle of the night at all and go in the AM. Heck, a few weeks ago I heard him up and found him sitting on the side of his bed with that 'the lights are on, no one is home look'. He was sitting on the side of his bed and started to pee!! Then he made the motion to flush the toilet!! Then he walked to my room to crawl in bed with me!!! lol He was that out of it that he though he was sitting on the potty!!

I think it just depends on too many factors like time change, growth spurts, how much activity during the day, etc that can effect their sleep and not be able to wake up to go to the bathroom.

Just hang in there and this too shall pass!!
S.

This seems obvious, but do you stop all liquids after dinner? My daughter has to go in the middle of the night maybe 1x per week.

could be he is just a heavy sleeper...try a few more weeks, then, if needed, try explaining to him that it's not his fault, his body just doesn't wake him up.