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4 yr old dd still not dry at night

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mandyMOOnlightandflowers · 12/02/2007 19:26

advice please?

Her nappies are full to bursting every morning even though she only has a very small drink of milk before bed.

She has been dry by day for 2 years.

Any advice please?

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Kaz33 · 12/02/2007 19:28

My friends 6 year old is only just becoming dry at night, if you did a straw poll of your friends children you would find this is not unusual.

Hulababy · 12/02/2007 19:30

DD was tdry int he day from 24 months. She is now nearly 5 and, although ouit of nappies at night since turning 4, is stioll wet about 40% of the time. Tried all sorts and nothing makes any difference. She can go a month or so of being dry and then reverts to wetting.

I have decided to not fret or worry about it; it'll happen with time.

Tommy · 12/02/2007 19:30

not unusual at all. My DS1 is 5 and his nappy is always soaked at night too.
I think a GP or someone wouldn't start to worry until they are 7.

Bit of a faff though isn't it?

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Hulababy · 12/02/2007 19:31

By the way, lots of threads on here (if you search) of children this age and older all who are wet at noght. It is really common!

WigWamBam · 12/02/2007 19:31

Dd is nearly six, has been dry in the day for over three years, and is still not dry at night.

It's not considered a problem until they're seven. There's a hormone which kicks in sometime before that age which suppresses urination overnight; until that happens there's nothing much you can do other than relax about it.

mandyMOOnlightandflowers · 12/02/2007 19:34

thanks guys X

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Pinotmum · 12/02/2007 19:34

My niece was 1 month off her 7th birthday when she became dry at night. Ds is 4 and still in nappies at night. I'll try him again in the Spring but I'm not too bothered and neither is he

juuule · 12/02/2007 21:40

My dd was 5 and my ds was 9 before dry at night .

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