Seeking Advice on Dealing with Bed Wetting.

Does diabetes run in the family? She could be developing it. Maybe her kidneys are week or are working more than they should from time to time.

Have you taken her to the doctor and ruled out a bladder infection or UTI?

If it isn't stress, and i would look hard at even the smallest things before ruling that out it could be a growth spurt, if she is eating and taking in my liquid and her bladder hasn't caught up it can cause accidents, or maybe something very small has caused her to be afraid to get up at night, even a story told by older kids could cause a fear like that, or she could be sleeping more soundly now than before and it's not waking her up.
my only suggestions are to relly limit her liquid intake at night, nothing to drink after dinner
maybe put a potty in her room next to her bed so she doesn't have to go so far if she wakes up, put a little night light by it and a roll of tp.
or you can wake her before you go to bed and take her potty
chances are though she will outgrow it soon and it will stop as quick as it started, it's probally nothing mroe than a phase ehr body is going through, good luck though.

I am going through close to the same thing with my three yr. old with the exception that she hasn't been potty trained as long. My first two went from diapers to underwear no problem and I can count on one hand how many times they have wet the bed since. That just shows they are all different. My mom told me she knew if we( 4 of us) had milk anywhere near bedtime she was in for it that night. She also told me that her cousin who has prostate problems says if he drinks milk he will be up all through the night. I'm gonna try a milk cut off time and see if that helps. If not, looks like it's back to pull-ups and patience. Good luck.

I too am seeking advice. My kids are 5 1/2 and 8 in Feb. My 5 1/2 year old wets his pull up "every night" and sometimes thru the pull up onto his bed (which we have a pee-pad under the sheets). My daughter will wet her pull up about 4 nights per week. We do not stress her out about it. We give her praise when she informs us that she's had a dry night. Both of my kids are hard sleepers and both grind their teeth like they're crunching on rocks. They both wear bite-guards "most" nights. We've tried the pee alarm and that was a pain to remember to put it in her pull up, or it got thrown in the trash a couple of times and then in the end, my dog chewed up the unit (there went $150). I myself, wet the bed until I was 8. I'm not sure what else to do. Has anyone had any experience with the pills that the pediatrician's office will prescribe?

My daughter has the same problem. I was using pull-up on her and her bed would still get wet from the pull-up leaking. So I switched to Goodnites. They come in S-M or L-XL. And since I switched to Goodnites her bed has stays dry now.

As for wetting the bed. She might be sleeping to soundly now and she maybe having a hard time getting up to go to the bathroom. If you notice that there is a specific time that she wets the bed at night get her up at that time and have her go potty.

Also you can try putting a little bit of honey in whatever she is drinking right before bed it also helps. My Mom told me about the honey and it really does work.

I hope this helps you and good luck. She will grow out of this stage soon.

Honestly, the only advice I would give is to relax. She may be developing in differeent ways now. Maybe drinking more, or a change in bedtime routine... If not, then her bladder may be starting to contract in her sleep, and honestly, what I did with bed wetting with all 4 of my kids was to buy a $1.00 shower curtain and place that between the sheets and matress. Usually I'd put down a draw sheet as well so they don't wake up in a puddle, just a bit wet. Give it time and keep waking her once late at night to peepee, and before bed.
Good luck,
A.

has something happened recently that would be stressfull or tramatic to your little one.....ex. divorce....move....new daycare or school....starting daycare? Have you yourself been stressed out? I have heard that the regression of potty training expecially night time bed wetting could be caused by the child being in stress or having problems that way...just a thought. Hope everything gets better.

J.: If you receive any responses, let me know. My four year old has been potty trained for a long time, and now she is doing the same thing. The only thing my family tells me is to not let her drink a lot before bedtime. But she is a water fanatic! Let me know if you get good advice!

S. E

J.,

Based on my experience with my son, this might be the way your daughter reacts to stress. Even though you can't think of any big adjustments that might be affecting her, it doesn't mean she is not stressed.

My son would react to everything from images in movies to dreams, to major illnesses in the family. I don't think I made the correlation until he was older than your daughter. (Yes, that means he was doing it till he was much older. Not consistently, but during periods of stress.)

The most important thing is not to make her feel bad about wetting the bed, this will only add to her stress. Next, make her understand that you know she's not doing it on purpose.

It might be more difficult with a 3-year-old, but the key is to find out what's bothering her and try to talk through it. So let her know that her wetting the bed is a sign to you that she is worried, this way, she knows you know that something is bothering her. Ask her to tell you about anything that's troubling her; anything that she doesn't understand that's making her worry, etc. Listen for any clues -- it could be something as simple as a new fear of sleeping in the dark or it could be that she overheard you saying something like you're worried about your mom and that's gotten her to thinking that something is going to happen to her grandmother. You never know.

I've learned that my son is a chronic worrier. He's 10 now and hasn't wet the bed in years but I can still tell when he's worried because he won't want to go to bed. His stalling tactics signal to me that I need to ask, "What's troubling you, Sweetie."

I recommend reading Kevin Henke's book "Wemberly Worried" to your daughter to help open up the discussion. Wemberly is a mouse who worries about everything and I think this will help your daughter understand that everybody worries but that everything will be OK. Good luck.
A.

Sounds like you have more experience than I do with 5 children of your own. All but one of my 3 girls are raised, but my last one did wet until she was almost 7!

Don't ever get mad first of all. Try and MAKE SURE she does not drink an hour or so before bed, and watch what she drinks. Water only and not much. Anything caffinated would make her go more. Also, have you consulted with your doctor, just to make sure she has not developed a bladder infection that is maybe so mild that it has not caused much discomfort as of yet?
S.

my pediatrician told us that kids can wet the bed regularly until age 5 and that pull ups might be necessary. my 4 year old went through this twice last year. she was fine and wearing "big girl" panties at night and then started wetting the bed. so we went back to pull ups at night. then she stopped and so it was back to panties. then a few months later she started doing it again. so it was back to the pull ups. we're back to panties now...but i guess it's just normal.

Hi, J. --

My daughter's been potty-trained since the summer, and, immediately, she was able to wake up to go potty by herself, even in the middle of the night. After a few months, though, she had a few instances of bed wetting. Then she'd be a good holder again, and then more instances of wetting.

We determined that it seemed as though the times she wet the bed were nights following days of long, tiring activity. So, the more soundly she slept, the more likely she was to wet the bed.

I don't know if there's anything in your case that might be explanatory like that, but, in general, I'd think the more exhausted -- or even the more comfy -- your daughter is, maybe the more likely she'll be to wet the bed. We live where it's cold, and I think, too, that, once we get snugly into bed, it can be hard to get up to go to the bathroom.

Hope this helps at least to explain, if not to solve!
H.

Is she taking in fluids to late at night?????
This may be the problem....just a suggestion :-)

I haven't read the other responses, but I did want to give you my outlook. Each child is different. My 3 year old daughter once she was potty trained it was day and night. Same with my 2nd son. BUT... my 9 year old battles with bed wetting. For some reason, wearing a pull up sometimes keeps him dry. We have tried the WET STop. It's an alarm that goes off and wakes him when the first drop touches it. It works but I can't seem to remember to put it on him and make him wear it.

Weird thing is the earlier he goes to sleep the more often he is dry. I think he pyschs himself out when he goes pee before bed every half hour until about 10:30 or sometimes later. So my theory is that he is so tired he sleeps so deep he doesn't even know.

Did your daughter just give up naps? Is she going through a growth spurt that tires her out and she is sleeping deeply?

Best of luck to you.