Accidents in pants - nearly 5.

[lollilou2]

Just wondering if anyone has any advice? The past few weeks my 4 year old has been peeing in his underpants when he was previously fine going to the toilet. He is developmentally delayed (speech delay, gross motor problems, school are concerned about his cognitive ability), and only actually toilet trained last September after a lot of work, ready for Reception.

He hasn't ever used the toilet for pooing, which is something we were working on, but now we will need to go back to basics. No signs of a UTI.

I'm sorry that you haven't had any responses to this @lollilou2. Have you tried asking in the SN section?

I'll do that now, thank you 😊

Have you noticed if your DS is constipated or having issues with his poo?
I know that sounds strange when you say he's wee'ing. But my 5yo DD has a history of constipation and recently started to wee herself despite being potty trained. The Dr told me it can be a sign of an impacted bowel putting pressure on the bladder which causes sudden wee'ing accidents in kids, and is especially common in children with ASD and other sensory issues. I hope you get to the bottom of it x

He is chronically constipated, so that makes sense x