My 5 Year Old Is Wetting His Pants Only at Night Time

He's probably just going through a phase. You're already limiting his fluids and making him go before bedtime. I would use a waterproof pad under his sheet to make it easier for you to change it all in the a.m. Good luck.

First, take him to your Dr. to be sure there is nothing medically wrong with him. Sometimes that is a sign of a medical condition. Second, be sure not to scold him for wetting the bed, it is going to be either a medical condition or he is sleeping too deeply to wake up to go to the bathroom. If there is not a medical condition, wake him up before you go to bed to have him empty his bladder. You might have to set another alarm later to do that also. You will find the timing necessary. Good luck and remember, it is not his fault.

Just to give you a little humor...be happy he doesn't sleepwalk too. It is much harder to clean it up when it is in the closet or wherever he thinks the toilet is. My son was such a deep sleeper when he was still in diapers I could change a bowel movement without him waking. At around age 7 his wetting at night gradually decreased. now he wakes up, and makes it to the bathroom. His aim is still off, but atleast the urine is in the bathroom!!

Check out the possibility of a urinary tract infection!
This is abnormal once a child is night trained.

maybe you can wake him up right before you go to bed, or your husband, whoever goes to bed last, and have your son go to the bathroom.

One of my sons had the same problem. The doctor told me that he goes into such a deep sleep that he doesn't realize that he had to go to the bathroom during the night. During the day the doctor suggested to have him hold it a few minutes longer before urinating and this will help stretch his bladder. I also put a plastic mattress cover on to protect it. They do grow out of it. Have heart.

Have you spoken to his doctor about any possiblities? This sounds like a urinary disorder. It is nothing serious, but it could be causing your son to have trouble controlling his urges. I was friends with a boy growing up who wet his bed until he was 12 due to this disorder. Aside from social embarrassment, there was nothing wrong with him. Be supportive and let him know help is out there. In the meantime, have you tried the goodnites? They are pull-ups for older children. Good luck.

This same thing happened to my son at the same age! He is almost 7, and still wakes up wet sometime. The dr. said not to worry until they are 8. And even then she said it's still common. Is he starting school soon? My son started wetting at night around the time he started Kind. The dr. said he could be extra worn out from a busier day. Like you, no matter what I do, it still happens. Just be patient and it will pass. Is he having accidents during the day too? My dr. did say if that was the case, she might have to be concerned.

J.,

HI...could you give me advice on potty training my 3 year old...He refuses to do it and I am struggling everyday to get him to go pee or poo on the potty. Thanks...and I hope you get your issue resolved as well. take care.

Hello J.,
My son is 6 going on 7 in August and he still wears a pull-up at night. He used to wet almost every night when he was 5. Now he does maybe 0-1-2 x week. I never made anything of it because I didn't want to upset him or make him feel like he was doing something wrong which would hurt his self esteem; like parents during the time of my childhood did. He knows he has to wear a pull-up and so he just naturally puts one on when he gets ready for bed. If he doesn't wet then he reuses the one he had on. Besides, it's MUCH easier than changing a bed every morning!
Since I didn't make any deal of it; when he was younger and went to a sleep over at our friend's homes he never thought anything of it. I packed it with his PJs and he simply wore it. Now when he goes over night at his friends he says he doesn't want to wear one and he has a dry night. My pediatrician did not think there was any reason for concern.

Hi,
I have 2 boys (10 and 7) so its been a couple of years, but I do remember having a couple of nighttime misses well after they had been potty trained. It seemed to happen to both of them just a couple of times right around this time of the year. I am no medical expert, but I tied it to the fact that they started playing outside more with the nicer weather and would be much more physical(running, biking, playing outside games) So, my theory was that they probably drank more during the day/evening due to the extra physical exercise and thus slept harder. I just tried to remember to have him go to the bathroom right before bed and it never became a real problem. But, its always good to get your doc's advice if it persists.