DD age 6 back to bed wetting

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She was dry through the night for about 6 months but now wets the bed so wears a night nappy (dry nites)

She often gets upset about having to wear a nappy but it's always very wet in the morning.

Should I be worried?

There is a really great website for parents and children about bedwetting with lots of helpful advice. www.eric.org.uk

Thanks.

Does anyone else have this problem?

We did Bacon, had a brief dry spell but wetting the bed went on forever. I didn't stress (unlike my mother who seemed to think me a lazy parent for not having DD 'trained' (like an animal?) at 2).

Please don't worry, my daughter became dry at 7 and a half - we never made an issue of it. It is very common and I read that doctors are not usually worried until after 7 or 8 (can't remember which).

We went through the being upset at wearing pull ups thing too but I pointed out that they were made to fit 14 year olds which seemed to make it OK.

I also explained that your body has to be able to make a chemical (knew the word chemical from the 'nasty chemicals under the sink' conversation) to help you to stop peeing at night and that happens to everyone at a different age.

We didn't consider seeing anyone about it, we see a paediatrician regularly but I didn't ever mention it, obviously I probably would have by now (at 8 ½).

We've got a thread over on Behaviour and Development. It's very, very common.

Thank you so much for your post lavender

DD turned 6 in August so the whole age 7 thing makes me feel a lot better.

She does get very upset about wearing "night knickers" , as we call them, but I just know that her body isn't ready to go through the night without them.

It's also reassuring to know that it's a chemical issue too.

lemonsole thanks for re-directing me! I'm off to B and D!

It's called "2nd dry night for DS 7.4 is this it". It's even running for a while, and it's a real roller coaster of a read. Well, I guess it's more of a log flume, given the wet bit of it - but you know what I mean!

Do join us!

My DS was dry for six weeks earlier this year, and we're using the wet-stop alarm to help him get back on track again.

Do point to the large night pants in the supermarkets: it helps them to know they're not alone. Lots of other tips and shared experience on our support thread.

DD asked again tonight when she could stop wearing "night knickers".

I told a white lie and said I'd had to wear them when I was 6 and lots of,other children do,until they're much older (which is true)

This seemed to comfort her.

lemon how old is your DS?

Nearly 8.

There's a really good section for children on the Eric website. Going through it with DS helped him to understand his own Biology, and why it wasn't his fault. He likes knowing more than his friends do about bladders, poo and wee!

Bacon, I thought of your post earlier, my daughter was still wetting the bed fairly regularly when her Brownie pack held their winter trip which was at Feb half term so that means that she was 7 and 9 months at least (she chose not to go, mostly because she has never been away from me, partly because of the pull ups). Not that that is much comfort for your daughter.

Trouble is, half her class could be doing it but it is unspoken.

Your last statement is very true lavender

Whilst on the sofa just before bedtime tonight DD announced to her older brother, "Did you know that at Asda they have nappies for children up to 14?"

I'm so grateful for this tip that has empowered her over something she has no control at the moment.

I can't think you enough lavender !!

DD doesn't attend Brownies, at least that's one less tricky situation to deal with