AIBU to force DS into a pull up every night

[MrsSocks]

DS is 3 and a half and has been dry in the day since turning 2. We had a spell after turning 3 where he went a month or two of being dry at night and so didn't wear anything other than pjs. Now he's gone back to wetting every night. I've tried lifting him when we go to bed but he still ends up wet by morning. The problem is he HATES pull ups and nappies to the point where he is screaming when we try to put them on at night. He gets in a real state about it and even when we manage to fight one on him he takes it off again. We have waterproof sheets and the disposable pads in place to protect the mattress but it is still a massive disruption to everyone when he wets and we have to put dry sheets on and change pjs. Plus then getting him back to sleep is a nightmare. Is there any alternatives to the pull ups/nappies? Has no one invented a nice Spider-man absorbant onesie yet?? Am I being unreasonable is expect him to wear something he truly hates (says they hurt but I don't know how true that is. I buy him the age 4-7 pj pants so they r plenty big enough!)

Ds (almost 5) is still nowhere near dry at night and has developed the very irritating habit of taking off his pull-ups when they're wet so when he has a second wee he ends up soaked - it goes everywhere, on the duvet, up his back etc. We layer the bed with the disposable sheets and he's not wearing pjs at the moment. He drinks like a fish at every opportunity and always asks for water at bedtime but we have stopped it now. He took a looong time to be dry in the day so not expecting it to happen anytime soon. Agree with not lifting - we did consider it but even if we went up 1-2 hrs after he'd gone to bed (having been to the loo just before) he'd be wet already anyway.

Can you negotiate at all with him, OP? Explain why he needs a pull-up & offer him some kind of reward (extra TV time the next day, maybe) if he cooperates? Maybe find a way for him to choose, or feel he has some decision in what happens? Sympathise that you would't like to wear one either, but needs must & it won't be forever.

Tbh I think 'lifting' works for some people, maybe not for others. Before we started toiletting dd every night she would wet herself regularly. Now she is completely dry. On the rare occasion we forget to toilet her she usually wets the bed, or is found wet and asleep part way to the bathroom!

Just watched Child Genius and realised what obfuskate was on about

To be dry at night they need to be producing AdH. 3 is quite young may not be doing that yetNot relevant that they are dry in the day.

Interested as 4.5 yo DD still soaks a nighttime nappy - how do you protect the duvet?

We do a lift, the boys have a hot choccy each night before teeth and bed so we wait for that to go down and wake him about 10pm for a wee.

It works really well, I imagine we will be doing it for some time but that is okay.

Most important thing is that he is dry and comfortable.

Never thought of the idea of triple making the beds, that is genius!