Back to pull ups at night? Should I be concerned

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My DS6 was late to toilet train 3.5 when he was dry during the day. However on this 4th birthday he declared pull ups are for babies took off his night time one and was pretty much dry from that point. There are a few triggers which can cause accidents such as him getting to warm or drinking blackcurrent before bed but mostly it’s been ok. Until a few weeks ago when he has started having almost an accident a night. He says that he is dreaming he is on the loo and then he wakes up wet, we don’t make a fuss clean it up but I am beginning to be concerned. Is this normal? I know it’s hormonal and could it be a phase. On a side note he seems to be getting a nose bleed most mornings when he wakes up too, he does tend to get a lot of nose bleeds but not every morning.

I missed the question should I put him back in pull ups which he will hate or just ride it out or does he need to see a doctor?

Ask him how he feels about maybe trying the pull up pants just for a couple of nights to see how it goes. Call them something else like junior pants. Or set an alarm to get him up to take him to the toilet middle of the night. With the nosebleeds, I would probably ring doctors if it continues.

Thank you, I am going to have a google to see if I can find older looking pull ups and then have a chat with him.

My dd7 regressed with wetting the bed over the summer. Had never done it before. We got her checked for a uti. The doctor did suggest a blood test to rule out diabetes but she had no other symptoms of that so we decided to wait it out for a bit longer. Made sure she had a wee right before going to sleep and instead of night pants we put a bed mat on. Didn’t stop looking her duvet getting wet sometimes but saved the mattress.

She wet the bed around 7 times over a few weeks and hasn’t for a few months now.

I would phone the gp with it happening every night plus nosebleeds. They might want him to go for a blood test like ours did just to be on the safe side.

I call them night pants and yes you get more grown up ones which go up to about age 12.

Thank you both, I was trying to avoid the Doctors as they are a nightmare to get seen and even more so during Covid but if it carries on maybe it’s worth a call.

I realise this doesn't answer OPs question but can't recommend Brolly Sheets enough. It was the only thing we found that saved the mattress.

DS1 was in pull ups until he was 8, and he's only come out of them since using these sheets which are so quick and easy to change. We've had a few accidents but for the last 2-3 months he's been dry.

Thank you I will look them up, I do have a protective sheet but I only have the one which is a pain to keep trying to get washed and dried in a day so need to buy more

Ds1 regressed when he started school, as he would not drink or go to the toilet at school (this is what I eventually worked out). I did take him to the GP to explain I was worried as he had been dry at night for 2 years and then started wetting the bed. GP said "that can't happen" and that was the end of that consultation.

I ended up getting him out of bed and taking him for a wee when I went to bed every night and that worked.

It's not advised by the experts but we lifted DS1 and put him on the loo when we went to bed when he came out of pull ups (age 5) and still do occasionally now if he's had a lot to drink before bed or is particularly wiped out from a busy day (he's 7 now). Never had any problems with it.

Nosebleeds are a bit worrying too though - maybe you can get a phone consultation with the GP to save going in? Hope it gets better soon!

I always found these occasional "regressions" just meant DS was sickening for something (not necessarily a UTI - even just a cold could trigger it).