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Night-time dryness

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NoNickname · 09/08/2007 10:23

Ds is 3.8. For the last six weeks, with just two exceptions, his pull-ups have been dry in the morning.

So we went without pull-ups three nights ago. The first two nights were fine, and we gave lots of praise for being dry, etc. But this morning, he had wet himself.

He was quite upset at this. I don't think he remembers ever being wet as it was so long ago that he was toilet-trained (aged 20 months), so I think that's why he was upset.

Is it too early for him? Do you train night-time dryness or does it just happen? I have heard people talk about a hormone that just kicks in at a certain age(variable according to each child), but can't understand why he can be dry for so long and then revert back to wetting. Over the past six months, I would say that 80% of the time his pull-ups have been dry in teh morning, so it's perhaps almost there - just not completely.

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pinkmagic1 · 09/08/2007 10:39

I took my 3.2 year old out of night nappies about 3 months ago. His nappy was never dry in the morning, I just forgot to put one on one night and he was dry in the morning so decided to give it a crack. He has had the odd accident but 9 times out of 10 he remains dry. I think it is reasonable to accept the odd accident but I wouldn't revert back to night nappies as I figured the nappy was makeing my DS lazy. Make sure your DS goes to the toilet before bedtime and remember not to worry or be angry if he has the odd accident, just praise him if he remains dry.

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NoNickname · 09/08/2007 11:00

Thanks Pink. Do you use anything on the bed? I have a waterproof sheet and also used a Pampers bedsheet which seemed to soak everything up OK. Have you used washable bed pads? I wonder if it might be worth investing in them or whether they would be more expensive than using a few disposable ones.

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NannyL · 09/08/2007 11:07

ok so he has been without a nappy three times,....

and has had just ONE accident.... that really is not that bad at all.... in fact hes doing great!
His hormane has obviously kicked in as he has been dry alot for the past 6 weeks.

I wouldnt say he has 'reverted back to wetting' he has just had an accident thats all.... and its perfectly normal for even regualarly dry chidlren to have the occasional accident even years after becoming reliably dry!

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NoNickname · 14/08/2007 23:33

Thanks NannyL. I guess I assumed that the hormone kicking in meant that there would now be no accidents at all - I thought it was an all or nothing kind of thing.

Anyway, just to report progress, he's still dry and has only had the one acccident. I'm chuffed to bits with the lack of sheet-washing that has been required!

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pinkmagic1 · 15/08/2007 15:37

Sorry for late reply, havn't been on line for a while! DS mattress has a special plastic cover on one side but you can buy
the fitted ones quite cheaply I think, would work out cheaper than buying them bed matt things.

iamasurvivor · 15/08/2007 21:44

I have a few questions if anyone can help please, my dd is 3.4 and would like to get her out of night nappies. her's are still quite wet in the morning, i have started to restrict her fluid intake at bedtime but she still likes to take some juice to bed.
she is a real guzzler and i wonder if she has a small bladder because it seems if she has a large drink then she will wee constantly until its all gone ie 3-4 times in a hour. its not an infection, thats the norm for her.

when i start night time training should i a) lift her during the night to wee, and b) go straight to knickers or try training pants?

fizzylemonade · 17/08/2007 20:13

Can I ask some questions too on the same theme? My DS1 is 4.2 and never has a dry nappy in the morning but feel this is down to 2 reasons

1 -he takes a large cup of milk to bed with him

2 he has admitted that he is too lazy to get up if he has a nappy on!!!

He did the same when I used pull-ups when we were out when he potty trained at 2.5yrs.

He has asked to not have a nappy on, we are on night 2, last night he was dry until 3am. He isn't upset by wetting the bed.

I have stopped him having any drink after tea time, he doesn't need one, it became a habit. Do I lift him/check on him and how often.

Help please, he starts school in 2 1/2 weeks and I know he wants to be like his friends

cousinsandra · 17/08/2007 20:17

ds1 is 3.10 and sometimes has a dry pull up in the morning - he is super keen to be 'nappy free' and talks the talk all day, but when I try to get him up for a late night (10.30ish) pee he freaks out and it takes so long to settle him. His peers who are dry at night now all seem to have started waking up earlier and earlier as they need to pee but won't go back to sleep. Selfishly I have decided not to force the issue as I'd rather he had a proper sleep and I will try again every month!!

mckenzie · 17/08/2007 20:25

I was told not to lift DS when he was occasionally wetting the bed as it could encourage bedwetting. The theory being that he needed to know to only wee when he was awake and on/at the toilet. When we lifted him he was probably at least half asleep and yet we were asking him to wee. So we stopped lifting and sure enough, DS stopped wetting the bed. It might have been a huge coincidence but I can see the link.

cousinsandra · 17/08/2007 20:30

I'd heard that too about lifting which is why I tried to sort of wake him and make him walk to the loo - my sil had problems after lifting. But I just don't think my boy is ready - in the daytime, when he pees, he doesn't do really big ones (sorry if tmi) so I think maybe his bladder just isn't mature enough.

mckenzie · 17/08/2007 20:36

what happens cousinsandra if you do let him go nappy free and dont lift him at 10.30 pm? does he always wet the bed?

DS does seem to have the bladder of a camel (I think it's a camel that has a large bladder) just like his father as during the day he can go for hours and hours without weeing even though he'll still be drinking lots. I've never ever seen a correlation between the amount he had drunk and the bedwetting. One night last month DH decided to lift him as he had been drinking loads quite late at night and the little poppet then wet the bed about 2 hours later . Work that one out if you can. BTW, DS is now 6.

cousinsandra · 17/08/2007 21:03

well mck it's funny you say that - during the day he goes hours without a pee, but he def. needs one about 11ish and then 5/6ish - when I've left him he has wet the bed. He's not too bothered as I don't make a fuss about it and I bought an amazing 'magic square' that seems to absorb it all and be machine washable, so mattress doesn't stink. He gets a bit upset, but it's forgotten about 10 mins later. Not sure if I should push him along, or just go with the (midnight) flow!

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