Bladder concerns

[Poogles]

My DS is 4.5 and has been dry during the day for 2 years. Night time is a different story - we have tried but I don't think he is ready yet and we are fine with it.

DS has amazing bladder control and can go most of the day without using the toilet even though he does have plenty of fluids.

Our problem is that since he started school a few weeks ago, his bedtime nappy is leaking every night and this is because it is too full! We have tried limiting his drinks (nothing past 5pm), and tried making him do a wee before bed (althoupgh he tends to get upset and say he cant go).

I don't have a problem with him wearing nappies at bedtime if he's not ready yet but I am concerned about the amount of urine being passed at night as we were getting to a stage where the nappies were fairly dry (often only the 1st wee of the day in them!).

I'm concerned that there is something wrong. It might be related to school although he is really happy there and went from full time nursery.

Any advice greatly appreciated.

A new routine (eg school) can often cause toilet problems. There's nothing "wrong", just a blip in the process.

I'd focus on the wee before bed - that's a must is our house - no story etc till you've gone to the loo.

Have you tried lifting him before you go to bed? He doesn't even need to properly wake up, just prop him up in front of the loo and turn the tap on.

Thanks. I'm sure you are right about it being a blip but the wee before bed was never an issue before (he always went straight after brushing his teeth) but most evenings now he says he doesn't need to go and gets quite upset about being asked.

I've backed off a bit on this because I don't want to create an issue. I find it hard to believe he doesn't need one as he doesn't go from when he gets in from school. At weekends he won't go unless we keep on at him and even then won't let us in the bathroom with him. It's not shyness - he'll happily run round the house nude!

We've booked an appointment with our GP just in case but I'm sure he'll say it's the change in routine or that he isn't ready for dry nights (which I alredy know!). I'm just worried that him not going for so long during the day might lead to water infections or something!