My 4 year old (almost 5 in June) is still wetting the bed. I have tried to take her out of training pants, but she still wets. we have done no water after 7, no luck. we get lucky once in a while, that her pull up will be dry in the morning, but more times it's wet. Her father and I argue A LOT because I keep putting a pull up on at night, and he thinks that is why she still wets the bed. I think it's more phsycological tho. Does anyone have any suggestions? or ideas?
It's not considered bedwetting until 5. It's quite normal. My oldest took much longer to be dry at night and would not wake up when she wet the bed, so we used an alarm that buzzed loud enough to wake her when she started to pee. This worked really well. I'd ask your pediatrician.
Each child develops in their own time. I would keep her in pull ups so it will cause less stress for her & you. Since you think it is psychological you might consider consulting a hypnotist who specializes in helping children. This could be resolved in 1 to 3 sessions.
Luck to you!
I have a four year old boy and he stopped wetting the bed at 3. I noticed that he did it more often when he was cold. i used to just put shorts and a shirt on. He doesn't like covers so he kept kicking them off. I started putting joggers and sweatshirts and it helped. It is true though, every chiild is different and they do things on their own time. Don't push her or punish her or hit her for doing it. Explain to her that what she is doing is normal but that she has to be a big girl and go potty before bed and then wake up if she needs to go.
It's not worth arguing about....everything will be fine. Just make sure that there are no underlying medical/emotional conditions and let time do the work.
Search online for a 1997 study by Warren P. Silberstein, M.D. According to him, 1/4 -1/3 of children still wet their beds at age 4. Every year thereafter, 15% will stop naturally. His article discusses treatments.
My anecdotal experience is that my friends with the "string-bean" skinny kids have a tendency to wet the bed longer that "thicker kids." I had a family member told that her daughter's body just wasn't prepared to hold it through the night yet.
