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Starts school in 7 weeks and still in night nappies. Time to go cold turkey?

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spidermama · 24/07/2006 20:54

He still seems to wee every night in his nappy. If he had no nappy he wees the bed. My others were long out of nappies at this point so I'm out of my depth here.

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poisson · 24/07/2006 20:54

no
leave him
mine was in year one before he stopped
no one knows do they

popsycal · 24/07/2006 20:55

I would leave him too. Not in this situation but a friend of mine still ahs a 6 year old in the same position.

School is a big deal so I would be tempted to get him settled first

MissChief · 24/07/2006 20:56

still in them at night and in reception. rarely has daytime accidents. an hv once told me that until the age of about 7 they can't stop themselves at night, only in the daytime. don't worry about it, if you can!

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puddle · 24/07/2006 20:56

We lifted ds. He never had a dry nappy at night - always sodden. We did it for a week, then forgot one night and he was dry. Wet the bed maybe twice after that.

Gobbledigook · 24/07/2006 20:57

I wouldn't worry if it's just a night nappy. Nobody at school will know this and it might make life doubly stressful for him if you try to crack this and start him at school. I'd wait till he was settled at school.

AmandaP · 24/07/2006 21:07

My dd didn't become dry at night until about 3 months ago (she's 7.5). I just took the decision to chill about it (well, as much as I could). I got a machine washable, tumble-dry cotton mattress cover (from GLTC) and when she had an accident, she woke up, took the cover off, got into dry pyjamas and then went back to sleep. all without waking me up (well usually. I guess I got up 3 nights out of 7).

Having started to wonder if something was wrong, I eventually took her to see the HV, who asked us to keep a diary. Something obviously clicked in dd's brain as she was dry from that night onwards (strange.....)

I really wouldn't worry about it. Having seen my ds become dry 24/7 at the age of 3, I've come to the conclusion that it's nothing to do with us, it's just how they are wired!!

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WigWamBam · 24/07/2006 21:15

I'd leave him. Dd is 5, just finished her first year at school and is still in night-time nappies; attempts to go nappyless at night have been abortive and distressing for her. She's just not ready and I can't see the point in stressing her out.

It hasn't been a problem schoolwise; dd doesn't mention it and I make sure that I hide her nappies when her friends come round - there's no point in advertising the fact to them.

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spidermama · 24/07/2006 21:38

That's pretty conclusive then. I'll chill out about it and let it takes its course.

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Orinoco · 24/07/2006 22:33

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mrsdarcy · 24/07/2006 22:54

DS1 (6.5) has only recently stopped wearing night nappies, and still occasionally wets the bed. A few months ago his friend came to sleep over and they were both in their night nappies,and both weed in them during the night - neither were bothered about it at all. It was quite sweet actually as they were being all tough and blokey, yet in their nappies and his friend had a teddy and dummy!

Apparently it's very very common for boys to be wetting the bed at this age. Nothing at all to worry about.

Aero · 24/07/2006 22:56

Agree with everyone else. Dd has only come out of night-time nappies about 6 weeks ago - she'll be 6 on friday.

soapbox · 24/07/2006 22:58

No - starting school is stressful and might set him back if he has managed to get dry.

I'd go for next summer

singersgirl · 24/07/2006 23:05

DS1 will be 8 in August and has only been dry at night since December. DS2 (nearly 5) is still in night nappies, though I've noticed they've been dry for the last couple of weeks.

So another vote to leave it - it's amazingly common up to at least 6. The bedwetting clinics usually only start from the age of 7.

MrsSpoon · 24/07/2006 23:13

I would leave him too, my DS1 still wets and is 7 1/2, we have just started seeing the bedwetting clinic.

AmandaP, strangely enough we have to keep a diary just now too and he has only been wet once since starting the diary. Would be great to think that was it cracked.

chipmonkey · 25/07/2006 00:17

Unless it's boarding school, I would completely chill![girn]

chipmonkey · 25/07/2006 00:17

[girn]????? I meant !

psychomum5 · 25/07/2006 00:34

I have a 6yr old DS who is still in pull-ups at night, as is his 4yr old brother. All the girls by contrast were dry by 2.6yrs at night.

Boys are like this more apparently, and both DH and his brother were wet until at least 10yrs, one needing medication altho MIL can't remember which[rolling eyes emoticon]!

Both nephews still need meds too and they are 14 and 12, so am resigning self to that route....

That said.....both have been dry lots more than wet since our holday at the end of june, so maybe they are on the way to it finally[hopeful emoticon].

CristinaTheAstonishing · 25/07/2006 00:36

DS was the same. He still has the odd accident now and he's 6.5. Luckily it's summer and we can wash & dry easily. He gets v thirsty so drinks after 7 pm too, which is the usual cut-off point, so quite a few accidents lately.

KTeePee · 25/07/2006 06:54

Ds1 just finished reception, still in pull ups. We have had a few dry nights but not consistent. Definitely leave it for now. I remember dd who had been dry for ages actually started having accidents at night around the time she started school (which coincided with ds arriving) but it settled down again after a while.

eidsvold · 25/07/2006 06:57

i would be inclined to leave him too - big step starting school without the pressure of him being out of night nappies.

roisin · 25/07/2006 08:02

Wait til he's ready: it's just a maturity thing. Dss were both dry daytime within weeks of their 2nd birthday, but very late for nights.
DS1 went from consistently sopping wet to bone dry literally overnight when he was nearly 5.
DS2 was well past his 6th birthday before he was dry at night.

If you push it, you just end up with LOTS of extra laundry and no drier any quicker ... but you may confuse/worry the child, which might even make it more difficult.

katierocket · 25/07/2006 08:08

spidermama - we are in exactly the same situation. I only have 2 nappies left and we were considering giving it a go but this thread is making me reconsider.

CrocodileKate · 25/07/2006 10:27

I am another one with a ds nearly 6 and still in pull-ups at night. Dd has just turned 2 and is dry at night.
It is hard to chill about it but don't think anyhting will make him dry until he is ready.

foxinsocks · 25/07/2006 10:30

with my first I rather stupidly night trained her just before she started school only for her to completely regress in the first month (with hindsight, obviously in response to starting school!)

Def wait till he is completely settled and you think he is ready for it.

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