My son who turned 3 in August has wet the bed every night for the last month. We started potty training him in January and sometime in March he started staying dry all night. He would have the occasional accident at night but only once a week or once every other week until now. We've tried cutting back on his fluids and making sure he goes right before bed but neither has helped. Any ideas? I am at my wits end washing his bedding every day and I feel bad for him because he wakes up every morning crying and saying sorry. Sometimes he wakes up in the night to go to the bathroom but still wakes up wet in the morning. Any suggestions would be awesome. Thanks.
A friend of mine had this same exact thing. Her Dr told her it just takes some kids longer. He had this until he was about 6. She was told it is hereditary and not to worry too much about it. I know its frustrating, but could you go back to pull ups for a while at night?
I know how your little boy feels....I wet the bed for many many years!!!It is THE worst feeling ever to wake up with wet sheets....I would immediately start to cry and get all stressed out.My mom found me many mornings asleep on the floor cause I had soaked the bed at some point during the night!!!THey tried everything too..waking me in the middle of the night...alarms....you name it.I saw a commercial for "overnights" and wished I had them when I was young!!!It does pass....its very difficult on everyone in the house but it is crucial not to make him feel bad!!!My mom never once got mad or angry or asked me what was my problem....today I'm so thankful for that!!!I don't know what I wouldve done if she had!!I'd go back to using either pull ups or the overnight things!!Hang in there girl...."this too shall pass"!!!
Bladders are not mature enough for nighttime dryness for several more years. He is NOT responsible for what happens in his sleep, any more than if he were sleepwalking. Use pullups, and when he outgrows them (or if he doesn't want to wear them), pad the bed so you can slip off the padding without the sheets. Most of all, tell him it's not his fault.
Make sure you are not stressed over it and make him feel it is ok. My dd did not stop wetting the bed till she was over 9!! I was told by the Dr that it was normal up to age 12 and not a problem till it was a social problem. I would use pull ups and have things in there taht can help him change himself, pullups and a garbage can. 3 is very young and it is totally normal. I found out that many kids that we did not know about were still in pull ups at 6-8 yrs old. Maybe try pullups for 6-12 months and try again for night times?
His bladder is not yet fully mature, let him sleep in pull ups until he is dry every morning for at least a month. There is no shame in this, some kids bladders do not fully mature until close to 6 or 7, my cousin was 12.
Dont stress. I wet the bed till I was 12. It happens sometimes. There are some meds that help, but wont stop it. Baisically the bladder isn't develping slower than the rest of the body. Thats what was wrong with me. Keep getting pull ups or cloth training pants.
He's still very young to be dry at night so he is ahead of his peers. Cutting back on fluids makes the urine stronger and that can cause UTI's and other stuff so don't cut back. It has nothing to do with if he urinates or not. he has a chemical that triggers the wake up procedure to get up and go and if it's not being triggered it's just not going to happen. I'd just keep telling him it's okay and maybe put him in some under jams, they look like normal underwear and they don't feel so much like a pull up but help with the wet laundry.
Bed wetting some times runs in families. I know of one family that had 4 generations of bed wetters. Wetting the bed makes the wetter feel very bed. The cure? Time. They will out grow it. I'm sorry to not have a better suggestion.
Good luck to you and yours.
Some kids just can't stay consistently dry until well into their elementary-school years. Even though your son had some early success, he may be experiencing heavier sleep cycles now, or dreams in which he actually goes to the bathroom (I occasionally have dreams like that) but, of course, he's still sleeping.
He cries and acts ashamed, so he obviously isn't doing this on purpose. I would just tell him that his body isn't quite ready to stay dry at night, and let him wear diapers or pull-ups. Let him know you're confident that he'll be able to stay dry some day, and aren't worried about it.
