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Almost 5 and still in night nappies

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Jayarose · 16/02/2010 08:36

Is this an issue? My ds is nearly 5 and still has a soaking wet nappy every night. Some nights I take him to the loo twice while he is sleeping, but he still wakes wet! Any advice/help/suggestions?

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notnowbernard · 16/02/2010 08:38

Don't worry

Is within normal range to be still wet at night until 7 - becoming dry is dependent on a particular hormone being produced which kicks in between ages 1-7. So a DC has no 'control' over it, IYSWIM

DD1 wasn't dry at night until about 5.6 (maybe a bit older)

jammietart · 16/02/2010 08:43

Mine too. DS will be 5 in May. Atm I am going with notnowbernard's suggestion of not worrying but i do occasionally panic and think 'will he ever be dry' and 'should I be doing something more to help'

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Jayarose · 16/02/2010 08:47

Thanks! it is a worry as my dd is not yet 3 and has dry nights and some friends are nappy free at night with 3 year olds.
Have heard about that hormone, but just wondering. What do they do if at 7 they are still wet?

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bubblagirl · 16/02/2010 09:07

they get a spray to kick start hormone at 7 they say you should no longer take them asleep as this is assisting the weeing asleep the hormone wakes you to let you know you need a wee

my ds is 4.9 and still in night pull ups im not concerned at all as i know some children are later for the hormone to kick in you cant make them dry you will get people saying i lifted for over 6 mths and now his dry paediatrician said to me if you lifted that long you didnt make them dry the hormone probably just kicked in it shouldn't take that long you might as well just wait

also she said they dont recommend lifting any more as it encourages weeing in there sleep they need to wake to realise they need the toilet so now i just wait some nights his dryer than others but at moment his so full of cold and dry throat his drinking a lot through the night

McDreamy · 16/02/2010 09:10

My DS is 4.5 and showing no signs of being dry at night. He's been dry in the day since he was 3 night time - no way!

Loopymumsy · 16/02/2010 10:33

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MrsSantosloves2010 · 16/02/2010 10:53

I have seen this website recommended on here before. Apparently quite a few of the males in our family really struggled with this until their teens and were not sympathetically dealth with. It sounds totally normal to be in a night nappy at that age tbh. Some people get their knickers in a twist about potty training/dry at night but it seems like a waste of energy to me when they are still so little

MrsSantosloves2010 · 16/02/2010 10:54

dealth with?? Dear me

countrylover · 16/02/2010 11:43

my ds1 is still in nightime nappies and he's 4.5.

he was potty trained in the day at 2.5 and we've tried several times to crack the nightime thing but with no success. he still wakes up EVERY morning with a soaking wet nappy and has never once woken up dry.

i somehow don't think he's producing that hormone yet!!

HappyWoman · 16/02/2010 11:53

Really dont worry about it.

My DS1 was about 7 when he became dry on his own. We did try lots of things - the bed-buzzer was the best thing we tried. He was dry before 2 during the day!

From memory i think something like half of all 5 year olds still wet at night and by 7 i think it is still 25%.

I was told that even at 11 it is not uncommon.

I think it runs in familys too but as most people dont like to talk about it it becomes a bit of a taboo.

My DD was also about 7 and again she was dry by 2 during the day.

My DS2 became dry day and night at the same time but he was nearly 3 by then - i felt a failure because the others were early. It took me ages to realise he was at night as i didnt expect it.

It is hard but try to relax and know that it will happen in its own time.

I know they say not to lift anymore - but i still did if we were out anywhere, just to save embarrasment.

Joolyjoolyjoo · 16/02/2010 12:11

Another note of reassurance- my dd is 4.8 and still not dry at night. All the research I have done suggests that it's nothing to get worried about, with much the same info as prev posters have mentioned- ADH (hormone) not produced in some children until later, no point lifting/ restricting drinks/ star charts! (Have tried all in the past, to no avail!) DD1 was dry at night by age 3, but, despite dd2 being quicker to be potty-trained during the day at 2, she still hasn't cracked the dry-at-night thing, although she is desperate to be, wee soul. I just act like it's no big deal and reassure her that it will happen when her body is ready

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