Should I put 4 yr old back in nappies

[ladbrokegrove]

at nighttime?
I'm at my wits end! Dd was dry at night prior to going camping in August when I put her in nappies at night- so if she had an accident it wouldn't be freezing, plus I didn't have any spare bedding. Anyway, since then she's been wetting about 5 nights a week. I tried a sticker chart which worked for 1st week, and now nothing seems to work. Dh thinks I'm crazy for considering nappies again, but I'm fed up with washing, and I want to take the pressure off dd for a while. Anyone been here?

I've not been there (still trying to do daytimes with a 2 yr old), but I would probably go with putting her back in nappies for a little while and try again when she feels she is ready.

Although... how long had she been dry for in the first place?

Didn't explain my reasoning... Its really that I don't think lots of soggy mornings will help the situation, and sometimes it helps to go back a few steps and then start again.

Yes, my ds who is 5, has started wetting the bed again. I put him in DryNites, Pyjama Pants. It actually gives him peace of mind to know that he doesn't get the bed all wet.

God this sounds awful but can't rememver- mebbe 3 months. I think yr right but it's so bloody depressing the thought of going throuth it again.

She's started denying she's done it now when blatantly she has, she says "my beds all sweatyy but I havn't done a wee!" grrr

I just put my ds in a pullup and tell him to go to the toliet. Most nights he is completely dry maybe once every couple of weeks the pullup will be a bit wet so I throw it away and get out another. He wears the same one for a while when it stays dry. It saves all the hassle of changing wet beds IMO!!!

Stripey anytime a pull up has come within weeing distance of her bum she's well... wee'd into it. That's why I 'm not sure about it. Is the general concensus yes to pull ups then?

Use the new 'training' pullups that feel wet when they wee. Less wet beds for you to deal with, but still the feeling of dampness so that she gets the idea.

I'd put her back into nappies to take the pressure off you both. It may have confused her to have been put back into nappies when you went away, particularly if she'd only been dry for a couple of months, and maybe putting her back into nappies for a couple of months and then making a new start at night time training might give her a clearer idea of what she's meant to do.

Re the lying about it ... children often lie because they don't want what they have done wrong to be true, so they convince themselves otherwise, and then genuinely believe themselves when they lie. Most of them do it for a while at this age, so don't be too hard on her for apparently lying. She's probably aware of your frustration and wants everything to be OK again.

Sounds like she might be doing it on purpose? If she was dry for so long it is strange that she is now wet every night. You could understand a few accidents but if she is no longer going to the toilet at all I don't know what to suggest. I use the pullup as I lift ds when I go to bed so wearing a pullup is easier than a nappy. Is she happy to be back at school? Maybe she is so tired she doesn't wake for the toilet?

Wwb, thank you for expaining why she lied, was baffling me. Ok that's it ladies, evryone has said "yes" to nappies so that's that and dh will just have to bow down to the collective wisdom of mn. thanks!

Oh god lifting, I don't know what to do about that either. Initially I wasn't, when ahe started wetting I started lifting, but now she'll be lifted maybe 11pm and then wet in the early hours. It's also impacting on my 2 yr old (they share a room)

How's it going Ladbrookegrove? My 4.1 DS has soaked the bed for the past five nights, despite being more or less dry for months. He starts school in January and I'm wondering whether all the chat about it is bringing out a bit of anxiety? I gave in and put him in dry-nites, but he took them off! I'm absolutely bloody shattered. It's like having a newborn again, but I don't want the poor little lad to think he's doing anything naughty!

Do you use a pampers care mat ontop of the childs sheet? it has long flaps, so can be tucked under the mattress? it is absorbant and so you'll only need to change pyjamas mostly.

Hi Joulo, A bit swings and roundabouts. I've put her in cloth nappies for the past few nights and she's still wetting, but only 5/6 am, which is A LOT easier to cope with than 2 or 3 times a night. Didn't want to try pull ups cos I wanted her to feel wet when she weed (also cos I'm tight). So I think it's just a matter of time. Yawn. She seems not quite so random this week. How bout you?