How to get my ds dry at night?

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My DS is nearly 5 and he really wants to be out of pull ups at night, no one else in his class are still in them (according to him) and he really wants to stop wearing them. The problem is he just doesn't wake up to go to the loo, so last night he wet the bed twice and the night before three times. he doesn't even wake up when the bed is wet sometimes, just carries on sleeping in this sopping wet bed and Pj's. I have no idea how to get him dry at night, any ideas would be gratefully received!! I have tried lifting him when I go to bed which is fine but then a few hours later he has wet the bed. You get the odd night where he manages a dry night but they are very very few and far between.

dd1 was like this at 4.11 - sodden nappies every night, and she never woke to use the loo.
believe it or not, by about 5.1 she was reliably dry. she just became physically ready. we had a couple of dry pull-ups, then about half, then most, then dry, over the space of 2 months.

He needs to drink a good amount in the day time,then stop drinking about an hour and a half before bed.That,I have been told, can help train his body.But I believe it's also down to the production of a hormone (vasopressin?)

He will not be the only one in his class.

He doesnt sound ready yet. It isnt considered a problem until after the age of 7. Being dry at night requires the production of a hormone that suppresses urine at night and also needs them to be aware of a full bladder and be able to wake up in order to get to the toilet in time.

I agree with Seona1973 that he doesn't sound ready and it's no issue at his age.

Try to explain to him that he'll be able to do it when his body is ready,and the time will come. If he's stressing about it,that can't help.