Wetting Bed...

Hello C.,
My suggestion is not to give him anything to drink before he gose to bed.Also make him go to the bathroom before he is down for bed.See if that works.

Hi, I'm new to mamasource and it's nice to hear other mom's having the same problems. My son just turned 8 and he still wets the bed. He has been wearing Goodnight Pull-ups when the Huggies Pull-Ups were too small. He, too, is a very heavy sleeper and can never wake up to go to the bathroom. We have tried limiting drinks to 7pm, waking him up in the middle of the night and doing rewards, only for him to be disappointed with himself the next night when he'd wet the bed again. The pediatrician said it was common in boys and he'll grow out of it by age 10. At that time he should be fully developed. If he still has the problem, they would look more into it at that time. So until then, I continue to buy the Goodnights and reassure him that it's not his fault and have extra sheets ready if there is an accident.

Could your son possibly have a urinary tract infection? Sometimes that makes it hard to stay dry especially at night.
Hope that helps
L.

I have a 7 year old boy and had the same problem. I finally asked his doctor and he said to quit worrying about it. He said boys take longer to stay dry through the night. I think pull-ups are your best bet....and keep praising. My son is just now going more than a month without an accident (he still sleeps like a log, so he just holds it). Sometimes he still wears a pull up too. I've also talked to some of his friend's parents and they have told me they are in the same boat. My daughter, on the other hand, is 5 and has not used a pull up at night in over a year. I think it all depends on the child and the best thing to do to save your own sanity is to get some pull ups so that you aren't up every night changing sheets.

Good luck!

I can understand. My 3 year old is still wetting the bed but now only about once or twice a week. We use pull ups only at night and it works great. I don't have to wash the sheets every day. She now wakes up on her own to go to the bathroom. I had read that children who have problems wetting their bed that they will almost always be done with that by the age of 5. My daughter sleeps so hard that I couldn't even wake her up to go to the bathroom, but now that she is getting older she is waking herself up to go. You can also try not giving anything to drink for atleast an hour before bedtime that helps alot of people(not for my daughter). I hope this helps.

S.