Being dry at night....when is it an issue?

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Ds2 was 5 in feb and still has to wear a pull up at night. We have tried lifting him at night but he is such a deep sleeper and is really heavy that it's really too difficult, adding in three flights of stairs. We have had a chat about needing to go at night and he says that he doesn't know when he needs to go. He has suggested staying awake all night?! But I don't want to make an issue of it. I know that it is really about being a deep sleeper, the other night he woke up, had a wet pull up,took it off,got into bed with me and did a wee later on...that was a shock!
I know that children shouldn't be compared but his big brother was dry at night just before he was four and they were both dry during the day by 2.5. A bit of Internet research shows that it's a brain development thing, I think I just need some reassurance that there isn't something else going on. He also has to have a quick shower in the morning as he does smell a bit....I don't say this too him but it's now part of his routine as his pull up is soaking wet. When I check on him at about 10 it will already be a bit damp and if I try to wake him up he is really disorientated ( he shares a room with his brother and sister) and gets upset, any advice would be great fully received.

We kinda have that issue - three boys sharing a room. Our asd child is dry, but I daren't train the wet dt with the alarm because of asd ds1!

I suppose it depends on the sensory side of things, but no way I could do it to my child within asd, for him it would be torture.

I am considering trying to book the alarm for fr when ds1(asd) is away though!

Have you had a sensory profile test run? My son with asd has sensory ssues with everything bar taste, so the lights and sound of the alarm would be too much.

My DS is 8 and still wets the bed regularly. Some nights he will be dry and others the bed will be really wet in the morning. Went to doc who suggested reward charts as they can have a subconscious effect on the child, esp if there is an incentive, after a certain number of dry nights they get a treat etc. He also recommended desmopressin for hols, sleepovers etc and said to try the alarm as a last resort. Not sure how much success we will have with a reward chart but will prob give it a go - anything is worth a try. Any suggestions of good ones or ways of doing them? Think biggest thing has been to let him know that he is not on his own with it and that we will support him.

My daughter is 5.5 and we have the same problem although its not an issue and she is ok about it. However my ds who is still 2 nearly 3......refused his pull up at the weekend so my dd did aswell, by 9.30pm she was soaking and my Ds was dry and has had a dry night every night since then and its been nearly a week now......

very reassuring thread -
does anyone find that their DC is wet more without a pull up - DS (6.5) is wet perhaps once a week - sometime he is dry for longer - we have tried maybe 3 times to stop the pull ups but then we seem to get more wet beds that way
btw a sit down wee before bed does seem to help - but think genetic thing here as well,,

my DS also says he doesn't want to go on sleepovers because he in pull ups

My DS1 was 5 in November and still in pull ups. No sign of them getting much drier yet, and he fell asleep in the car on a long journey the other week nad wet himself then.

He says he can't remember doing a wee, he just wakes up and his nappy is wet. He's sucha deep sleeper

We got one of these for my son when he was 7 and he wanted to go to camps and things. it honestly took just a couple of weeks, he had a bit of a relapse after a couple of months so we did it again and that was him sorted :)

www.healthandcare.co.uk/bed-wetting/dri-sleeper-excel-bedwetting-alarm.html?gclid=CK6BqoSl4LACFU4lfAodBEpV0g

It's not cheap but when you count up how much you spend on dri-nites it's worth it. I just got some panty pads and stuck them to the inside of his pants and popped the alarm inside,

It's better to do it in the summer, cos a, it's not cold and dark if they have to get up in the night and b, cos they sweat more they don't need to pee as often.

My son's 4 and a half and his pull-ups are soaked in the morning. Sometimes his pyjamas and sheet are too.

We tried a year ago with no nappy at night, wondering if just knowing he wasn't wearing one would be enough. It wasn't!

We get him up when we go to bed but he never ever wees then.

He was out of daytime nappies just after his second birthday. Think we thought night time would be just as easy! Interestingly, my two year old daughter is dry some nights.

Looks like it's a very common thing. I heard not to worry until 7 or 8.

My eldest son was still wetting the bed at age 7. He was dry during the day from age 3.5 with occasional accidents but we had never had a dry night with him. He wore pull ups and every night would be soaking wet usually right through to his bed sheets and mattress. We also tried the usuals of lifting him, stopping night time drinks and star charts.
In the end I saw my health visitor who referred us to the Urinary Clinic. He was given a bed alarm with a mat attached so that when he started to wee the alarm would go off. We were dubious at first as the alarm hardly ever woke him but did wake us!, despite this after 2 weeks he was completely dry. Not sure how it worked but it obviously did and since then he's never had a wet night, he's now 8.5.
One thing they did recommend at the clinic is do not limit drinks before bedtime. They say this as the brain needs to learn to register when the bladder is full and limiting fluids can effect this.