To put her back in nappies at 6??

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She still pees the bed. I have tried everything. I take her to the toilet at night, I give her no drink before bed. I've had to throw 2 mattresses away because of this. I've told her if she has the urge to pee to shout mummy and I'll take her toilet. Nothing works. I didn't have this issue with my other two. And it's only at night, no issues with going to the toilet in the day. I'm thinking to just put her back in a nappy at night because I'm at my wits end and I can't be getting a new mattress every other month and stripping the bed everyday.

https://eric.org.uk/childrens-bladders/bedwetting/

Really cheap fitted waterproof covers.
make the bed up: waterproof cover, sheet, waterproof cover and sheet. This way you can just peel off a couple of layers if you need to.
If you are going to use a nappy, buy pyjama pants and call them that, not a nappy.
Pyjama pants come with age appropriate cartoon characters, frozen etc.

Have you increased her water in take during the day?

I used pull ups for youngest until he was nearly 7, have no idea why he took so long to be dry at night. DC1 was dry at just before three and I left a potty in his room which he used first thing in the morning and DC was nearly 4.
My thinking was he’s eventually going to get the hang of it.

I think the use of the word ‘wee’ must be regional, I’m Scottish and here, no one over the age of 5 uses it! Always makes me laugh a bit when I see grown adults saying what’s considered up here to be a baby word 😆

As you have been informed already. Gp can help at 6 years old here there will be paediatric community clinics where she can get the correct advice and help. Also look at the ERIC website.

Don’t just stick her back in pull ups and wait, get her some help and understanding why this happening.

Nighttime dryness is hormonally controlled. It’s not her fault and she can’t help it or control it. Use a full fitted mattress protector and/or pull ups.

OP, we’ve just been through the same. DD is 7 and was a heavy sleeper and just did not feel it. We got an alarm on recommendation of a friend and it was amazing. Can’t believe how quick it worked!
we also went to GP but by time the appointment came through, the alarm had already started to work (about 3 weeks using it) we have a review appointment coming up but she has been dry now for weeks.

we just ordered one on Amazon rather than the expensive one from ERIC.

good luck!

Thank goodness you’re here to police language!

Boots waterproof sheets are fantastic, but get to a doctor for first consultation. My daughter was at high school before she was reliably dry. It’s frustrating but it is what it is. This too shall pass.

Ours was still wetting the bed in reception. Not every night. We didn't do pull-ups. Waterproof mattress protector, made sure she went to the loo right before bedtime every single night. She stopped about halfway through reception. But other kids her age are still in pull-ups at night. I think my concern would be putting them back on her after she hasn't had them for a while and how that will make her feel.

My twins are both 5 and in Year One. When they were in Reception they were still in nappies at night. One day we had a group play date at ours and some of the kids found their nappies and ran around the house with them laughing etc. I saw how upset this made my twins so I looked into ways of getting them out of them. I ended up buying a wee alarm. Best thing I ever did. Took both of them a week of using it and a few disturbed sleeps for me for them to be out of night nappies and we have not looked back. Would highly recommend.

This was the best thing that worked for us.
GD had pull ups. Tried everything.
A lady told me about this. And it worked within days.
https://www.brollysheets.co.nz/products/dri-sleeper-eclipse-wireless-alarm

It’s totally normal to still be night training at this age.

It can also be a sign of type 1 diabetes. It’s how my brother in law was diagnosed. If she has any other symptoms or risk factors, you could ask your GP. The initial test is a simple urine sample.

We bought a plastic mattress, even waterproof sheets still add to the washing volume as bigger than ordinary sheets.

You should go to the GP and ask to be referred to the Euresis clinic. They can prescribe alarms and also medication if it continues to be an issue. Each area will have their own cut off, it might be 7/8 in your area, but doesn’t hurt to start the process of getting on the radar earlier. If it turns out she has grown out of it then no problem!

Yes, put her in pull ups. The hormone necessary to send the kidneys to sleep at night isn’t always reliably produced until age 8-10. It’s not unusual at all at her age.

My Gds is still wearing DryNites at 7.
But there’s still the odd leak - when he stays here I invariably have a fitted, quilted waterproof mattress protector on the bed (John Lewis).

I don't think you should put her in pull ups, for me that would potentially be quite emotionally damaging for a kid of that age. I suppose you could ask her whether she'd like to. Could you not use a proper waterproof mattress protector (a deep one that won't pop off the sides of the bed if she's wriggly) - we use this one:
https://www.johnlewis.com/john-lewis-waterproof-quilted-mattress-protector/p111379605?s_share=jlappdroid

Then on top of that some of the dry mats people suggested and on top of that a sheet which could hold the dry mats in place. Then you should only have to wash the sheet and her PJs the next morning and whip the dry mats off. Agree with others about going to the GP though, just in case.

I wet the bed on and off until I was about 7. I just couldn’t wake up. I also had a small bladder so couldn’t hold it for long in the day so maybe to do with my development. I had an alarm go off at 1pm but even then it didn’t work. A nappy might help you, but make sure your child is on board as it may make her feel terrible. I think I wouldn’t have minded though because my sleep was broken and I would cry when it happened and I woke up wet and had to have new bedding in the middle of the night.

My son wet the bed till he was about 10. I ended up with these knickers that when they got wet an alarm went off. They did work but as they washed the sensitivity wore off so and it also didn’t prevent him weeing. I was pulling my hair out and in the end I got an alarm clock and set it for around 12:30 at night, which is when I worked out when he would wee and I would go get him up l, sit on the toilet till he weed and then put him back to bed and it slowly worked and he stopped. I think his issue is that he would sleep the weeing.

Thanks everyone super helpful. Just to reiterate I don't think I was clear in my last post I have the waterproof mattress protector and the full sheet again waterproof and on top of that the dry mats. They still leak through. But I'll be going to the shops today to get her the pull ups. Someone mentioned no squash and my DD loves squash so cutting that is my next priority!

The medical name for this is:
enuresis
Go to the doctors, they might be able to help. Please don't shame her for it.

Have you spoken to your GP?

Ds had the same problem at that age. A bed wetting alarm worked for him but there is a very specific program you have to follow.

My DD was exactly the same. Its exhausting. I Tried all sorts,she just fell into such a deep sleep so didn't wake. She was in pull ups at night until about the age of 10. Definitely put her back in them OP , she will do it when she's ready. In the meantime you all need your sleep and no stress! Good luck.

Just put her in pull up pants. Aldi do a big size.

My son was 8 before dry and then it just happened over night

He could still pee through the pull up at times, through the waterproof sheet. The lot. Then one day it just stopped.

Things I found useful - he has two slightly thinner IKEA mattresses in his bed. If he wet I could just lift one up and the one underneath was ready with waterproof and fitted sheet already in it.
The mattresses have a really thick cover that zips off, fits in washer and dries quickly.
Cover less quilts or throws or a thin fleece under the quilt in winter is easier to clean.

It is hormonal, she will get it but it doesn't come at same time for everyone. Thankfully mine is skinny as I still put him in a pull up when camping, in hotels, places I really needed him not to wet up to being 10. Party at his own request. He very rarely needed it but it made him feel more relaxed.

This. There is little she can do about it. It will come in time.