dd (5.5) wetting the bed after 2 years of being dry - any help appreciated

[ninja]

She's been wetting the bed since November. We started lifting her as it was quite frequent and now it's every night if we don't lifty her (or don't lift her in time)

At first I though she was super tired before Christmas. I've had her tested before Christmas for a urine infection, but came back negative

I've treated her for worms just in case

She's not constipated

I'm guessing it's because of the new baby (born Sept). But I don't know what to do.

I'm having to wash her bedding and duvet (which she manages to soak) several times a week and have an extra waking (dd2 is up 6 times a night so could do without the extra one)

We haven't made a big deal about it, but she does have a reward chart for any days that she's dry.

Any ideas???

Thanks

Is anything bothering her? Could it be dd2?

DD1 did this, but not quite so extreme as your dd - my dd was dry at 4 but then started wetting again a year later when she started school, so in her case it was extreme tiredness. We took her out again the following summer and she was fine.

If all else fails, I'd consider going back to nighttime pants/nappies - both you and she need some sleep, and it's still a bit cold at night at the moment to have a wet bed!

Sorry, just reread my post - I deleted a line and forgot to rewrite it! We put dd1 back in bedtime pants when she wasn't waking for a wee, and then tried without them again the following summer and she was fine.

5.5 is still relatively young to be dry at night, if that makes you feel any better?

does she have a night light?
is she happy to get out of bed to go to the loo?

She does have a night light and did used to get up to go to the loo.

We thought about bedtime pants but didn't want it to seem like a punishment (or get her used to them). Did your DD mind barkingharriet?

OK - last night we lifted her at 11 (a couple of times this week we've gone in at 11.15 and she's already been wet). But then when DH came upstairs at 5 she had wet herself again.

Do I try night nappies??

any ideas??

i don't think so, my dd went back to night time wetting after starting something, can't remember whether it was nrusery or school, and my hv suggested the night light, or a potty in the room and basically said she was scared to come out of the room.

dd1 wasn't terribly happy about going back into nighttime pants, especially as dd2 who is 2 1/2 years younger came out of nightime nappies before she did and never wet the bed. But she realised that she couldn't go on with disturbed and distressing nights, we got some special Disney Princess ones that she liked, and told her that we would keep it our secret. We told her that different people's bodies develop at different times, and it was just that her body wasn't yet ready, but it would be soon.

Thanks,

We put her in pull ups last night and she didn't seem to disturbed by it (but our neighbours boy who's the same age is in them too)

It's a relief that we don't have to be changing her every night, however I'm not sure how it'll work in the long term

It doesn't have to be long term, Ninja, you might find even a few days break from it will make it better - she'll perhaps recover enough sleep to start waking up IYSWIM? Personally, I'd try to leave it until the summer till it's a bit warmer at night

Thanks harriet you're right it might be easier when the weather's better.

We're going to have to find a slightly bigger nappy though as the ones we got are rubbing

ah bless her. Those nighttime pants (can't remember what they're called) go up quite large, and they used to send a free sample if you requested it on their website.

Ninja, this is one of the symptoms of diabetes in children so it might be worth asking your GP again if it is getting worse?

I found when mine were/are super tired it happens

do pull ups etc

make her wee before

and remember gps arent intersted till they are 7

Unless you cant afford pull ups its not an issue

reward charts seem a BIT HARSH!!!
Its not like she is plannign to do it and weighing up the pros and cons - its rather unfair.

Like you saying " will I snore or NOT tonight"
bin that and chillax dude

My 10 year old wore pull ups till he was 6.

he doenst any more

Here it is, free sample of Drynites

Thanks Harriet

SuperMario - she'd been dry for 2 years and this was one of the ways she became dry. We have tried everything. I would understand and wouldn't worry if she'd never been dry.

The reward chart gives a reward for any night she's dry so there's no penalty if she isn't.

does she drink/wee excessively in the daytime[diabetes]
does she sleep very deeply?

ahh bless her,she has a lot to cope with at the moment going to school,new baby,she will be tired and a bit jealous because she is no longer the baby in the house.
my ds was the same when dd arrived he even became a bit mischeivious. i was tired and crabby,he was too,then dh had a bad accident.
his teacher was a firm scary lady but lovely too.
he had loads of new friends the list goes on so considering all that no wonder he regressed.
I'm glad to hear your not cross and sound like you are a very understanding mummy.
well done keep up the good work

Thanks kidsrus I don't feel at all angry about it, just a bit worried that she might be anxious about it all.

Morningsun she's not a big drinker at all - never has been. She does sleep deeply once asleep, but she usually take 2 hours or more to get to sleep.

Oh and I've ordered her some reusable (cloth) pullups as well as they look more comfortable and she doesn't like the idea of nappies that have to be thrown away (DD2 has cloth).

She's desperate to go on a sleepover and said to me tomorrow that she was worried that she would be embarrased as other children would laugh

Ah bless, send her here for a sleepover, my dd's won't laugh! Seriously, I'd try to fob her off till the summer if you can, by then it might not be an issue.

We've said that - in the summer when it's warmer and there's no school.

Thanks for the support