Bed wetting

[Freya1604]

Hi all, I’ve had a little search but couldn’t find any answers so thought you lovely lot might give me some advice or reassurance please.

My daughter is 4 nearly 5, and still wears pull ups at night and they are wet most mornings. My mum had her overnight for me last week and after both my sister and her mentioned about her wearing them and kind of hinted and said that she shouldn’t be and she’s old enough to be dry at night. It made me feel bad as I didn’t and still don’t think she’s ready but I thought it being half term this week I would try her with out. 3 days in and she’s waking up wet still, she isn’t waking in the night to go to the toilet, and she doesn’t even know she’s done it or when in the night. Is it true that holding their bladder at night is hormonal and she isn’t ready yet? I don’t know want to pressure her or upset her but want to do the right thing to help her!

Any advice welcome, thankyou 😊

Can you set an alarm to wake up and taker for to the toilet during the night

Seven is the age when it starts to become less common to be wet at night. Boys are often later to become dry. However, that said, 4 is not an age at which to worry and I would tell your DM and DSis to wind their necks in! DD1 was wet until the age of about 17. She had bladder issues, though, but her case is not unusual. If you are really worried, then speak to your health visitor, but it is not something I would be worrying about right now unless your DD also has multiple UTIs.

Your dd is not ready yet. Put her back into pyjama pants and don't give it another thought.

Children become dr at night when at least one of two things happens: their bodies start secreting vasopressin or they learn to recognise the feeling of a full bladder and wake up to go to the toilet.

Vasopressin is secreted during seep, and shuts down or reduces the kidneys' production of urine. Most children begin producing it between 2-5y old, but up to 7y old is normal, too. There is no way to speed this up. It's often genetic.

She isn’t there yet and that is totally normal act 4. Two of mine were 5.5, the other was just turned 3, as with everything they are all different. My 7 year old still has to he odd accident(as did I at that age).

The advice on the ERIC website is to seek advice if they are still wet at 5 as there is support available from that age.

I would put her back in pull ups for now and see how she goes. If no change in the next few months maybe make a gp appointment?

The ERIC website is really good and has lots of resources if you wanted to have a look.

Thankyou all for your help and advice 😁 reassured me massively and put my mind at rest