My Daughter Is Starting to Pee in the Bed Again

Has there been a change in routine? I would not resort to putting a diaper/pullups back on her as this creates a back-up plan. Not that your child is lazy but let's face it if they are tired and have a diaper on then why not use it...Plus these days with the padding they don't feel wet LOL! I would have her actively help you clean up. Make sure she is not drinking at night after a certain time and have her go potty before bed. 3 is a little young for accidents not to happen. Also, create a reward system for her staying dry at night.

My daughter (4 1/2 years old now) did the same thing. She was great for a while, we didn't have to worry about it. Then she started having accidents at night. We limit her drinks before bed, and make her go potty before bed. This usually helps. We NEVER put her back in diapers or pull-ups (she refuses to put them on anyways LOL). When she wets the bed, she has to pull her wet sheets off (or at least help) and carry them to the washing machine.

We've been pretty good about making her go potty at night, so it's gotten a lot better!

Also, remind her to go at regular times when she's playing. My daughter will also have accidents during the day because she's playing and doesn't want to stop!

We potty trained my daughter at 2-1/2 but probably left the pull-up at night until she was 3-1/2. I agree that it might just be a phase and using the pull-up could be a good idea until she works out whatever is going on developmentally or emotionally. Some kids regress with younger siblings so it could be that too.

You could consider waking her up before you go to bed and having her sit on the potty? Does she know that she can get up in the middle of the night and go herself? I mean, I'm sure she does, but have you talked about it. Tell her what to do and that she can do it all by herself and then go back to bed and she might do it, maybe she hasn't thought about it?

I would also agree that maybe it's b/c of a routine change or something? Did she start school or have a change of some kind in the last few weeks (or whenever this started happening). I know my daughter deals with change by getting up in the middle of the night, maybe yours does it with nighttime accidents!

When my kids pee in their bed, I know they need to be adjusted. It's usually L2 that is misaligned. I kid you not, one adjustment and they don't pee again for months or years.

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I think she is still young enough to cut her a slack... Just wait a bit longer, let her wear a diaper at night. Praise her if she is dry in the morning. She is probably not aware of her bladder at night due to her young age. Do not punish her for having accidents, you can do a lot of damage and will gain nothing. Let the time pass and try again.

I think this situation has the potential to create great stress for both of you, and damage your child's self esteem. In fact, wetting one night can make kids wet more nights just out of worry. Take a step back and look at the situation. Does it really matter if she's in a pull-up or a diaper at night? As long as she's dry during the day and isn't causing you to have to wash extra laundry, I say put her in the diaper. Eventually, when you see she's dry for a couple of months again, try the panties. My daughter has been dry at night since before she was 2. She's 3 and 2 months now, and we still have her in a pull-up just at night, because about once a month, she wets. We'd rather do the pull-up than the laundry. Plus, I've noticed with her that one accident leads to anxiety and more accidents. So we take the stress out of it and she does much better.