My 5 year old has recently started wetting herself all the time. At school, daycare, playtime, night time... you name it. I regularly ask her if she needs to use the restroom majority of the time she says no. I do have her sit and try. Her excuse is always different. When she does it at school she always says that he teacher told her that she couldn't go. ( i have discussed with the teacher on this and she said that she hasn't said that to her.) at playtime she is just to busy playing and wont stop to go. At nighttime i make her try before she lays down and I get her up to try before i go to sleep, and if i wake during the night i get her up to go and it still happens. I am not sure how to get her to stop. I know children will have the occasional accident but this is happening multiple times a day. She took a long time learning to potty train- but as soon as she did there were no accidents, now over the last 2-3 months it has progressively been getting worse. Please help- any advice!??
We went to the doctor today- She is being treated for a UTI, even though the tests were negative. We also go to see a urology specialist on Tuesday next week to get a few more answers. The doctor today thought it could be possible that her bladder is having spasms making her go and not be able to hold it. Thank you so much for all your responses, they all proved to be helpful!
Go to the doctor. It is VERY common for girls this age to have a bladder infection or have a kidney/bladder problem surface.
If it's kidney/ bladder go to an accupuncturist and it'll be quickly and safely resolved.
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You should take her to see a urologist if your pediatrician is out of ideas. My 6 year old still wets the bed at night and has very few accidents during the day, but there was no sudden onset. Our urologist said that it is still common to have night time wetting at this age and that it is hereditary (I was a bed wetter myself). I'd love to know what your Dr. says.
Best of luck!
talk to her dr might not be her fault also they sell alarms for night time
I've recently found this nice, concise explanation of how to handle kids with toilet training delays. The advice may work just as well for your daughter, too. The ideas are consistent with just about everything I've either experienced or researched about kids with potty delays or issues: http://www.rogerknapp.com/medical/pottytrainingrefusals.htm
