I am a single mother of a beautiful and intelligent 4 year old girl. We have been potty training for the last two years. She picked it up almost immediately and has rarely had an accident...during the day....in the last year and a half. However, at night is a completely different story. She tries very hard. We have limited her drinks to her drink at dinner and have made that a small one. She goes to the bathroom before bed everynight. (I am in the bathroom to make sure she really is going.) She also goes as soon as she wakes up in the morning. (Again same routine) She goes through spurts where she won't wet for a few days, even a few times as long as a week. But then she will wet every night. We have started to make a big deal out of it when she wakes up dry but now she thinks she is in trouble when she wets. I am running out of ideas. Any one know of anything that has worked for you? Please let me know.
Thank you in advance.
Some kids wet the bed, and are heavy sleepers. Wake her up to go to the bathroom before you go to bed, and if you get up before her wake her again. It is not a huge deal, get some good nights for her. They are like underware, and not embarassing for the kid. It will save on laundry and keep her comfortable.
I had this same problem with my son a few years ago. I started to wake him up when I went to bed and made him go to the bathroom. I know it sounds kinda mean but it worked eventually. I even would get in the middle of the night and try to get him to go. I was lucky though, my son always went back to sleep rather easily. You could also ask the Dr. the next time your there and I think they have a medicine that would help too. Good Luck! Don't worry she'll get it! Have a great day =)
This is a problem she cannot help. By making a big deal when she doesn't you are probably re-inforcing an idea that she is doing good. Therefore it would seem to her she is doing bad, when she does wet. You should explain to her, that it is not her fault, and there is nothing she can do to help it right now. Make sure she is getting enough sleep. Talk to a doctor about it. It seems more and more kids have this trouble these days. Make sure she gets a healthy diet too. Here is a couple of good sites for you to check out. You may find some helpful information on them.
www.webmd.com
www.pcrm.org
www.garynull.com
One thing that I did with my son to prevent accidents during the night was wake him up when I went to bed and had him go to the bathroom. Giving him that last chance to empty his bladder helped alot and I don't think that he really ever had a problem with accidents when I did this.
My girlfriend had the same problem with my goddaughter. The doctor said her bladder was still small and if she was a deep sleeper(which didn't help). She used Goodnights on her and eventually my goddaughter out grew it. Try them out my girlfriend swears by them.
I have the same issue with my son and my sister has the same issue with her son. They have such timy bladders and sleep so soundly that there is no way they can wake up when they have to go. We use pull ups or goodnights every night and sometimes even those aren't good enough, but still, they help 98% of the time. I would suggest that. make a big deal out of it when they aren't wet, but know there will be wet nights.
Hi M.,
My advice would be to try your best to keep doing what your doing and "try" not to get frustrated. My experience with my son, now 9, is that sometimes the night time thing needs time for many different reasons. My pediatritian said that the reason my 7 yr old was still wetting occasionally at night was possibly due to a small bladder, or a chemical from the pituitary gland, not sure if it was HDL, may not be developed properly yet and this can happen. My neighbor experienced the same issue with her daughter at 8 yrs old - she would occasionally have an accident at night. It's a common issue that isn't talked about and since your daughter is only 4, just keep helping her but try not to get frustrated if it doesn't happen right away. And, check with your dr to see what they have to offer. Good luck, M.
Hi M.,
My 6 year old son was experiencing the same thing around that age. When I talked to my doctor about, he told me that it's a phase and it'll pass. Sure enough, it did pass. Just keep doing what you're doing and be patient. She'll get though it!
P.
