dd 5 this month dry at night all over holidays. Back to school and wet every night.

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DD is 5 the end of the month. Just after she potty trained originally she wass dry for 6 months at night, then all of a sudden she started wetting at night. Eventually she went back into nappies.

Back in the summer we went through about 3 weeks of being dry but then wet every night for about two weeks couldn't cope with the washing so put her back in nappies.

Recently when she been staying at her Dads he says he not put her in nappies and she dry so over chirstmas holidays I tried it and in 2 1/2 weeks she only had one wet bed.

She went back to school on Tues and has been wet Wed, Thurs, Fri (twice last night)

So what is going on, should I put her back in nappies because I really cant cope with all this washing.

She doesn't wake up when shes wet either.

Possibly it could be that she's a heavy sleeper and being wet just doesn't wake her up. Or is everything ok at school?

Sorry not much help sure loads of other mum's have had teh same problem, and will be a bit more helpful.

Do you think it is because she is so tired after school that she simply doesn't wake up during the night to go to the loo? From what you have said, the times when she is ok are during school holidays. My DS2 started school in September (5 last month) and I know school absolutely wears him out. He doesn't have a problem with bet wetting, but does have nightmares often now. I know it is all to do with starting school, to much going on in his head etc etc.

You probably do this already, but have you tried taking her to the toilet when you go to bed? I used to do this when my DS's were first dry at night and found it worked well.

She wont go if i take her to toilet before I go to bed and last night and night before she was wet by time i went ot bed.

She is extemely shy and chooses who to speak to and when. I've never had a problem with her goingto school and she seems to enjoy it.

The only other thing i can think of is that she always comes home wiht her drink bottle full so is drinking more after school to try and keep her fluid intake up.

I don't know what to do next.

I'd certainly put her back in nappies if I were you, because I could'nt cope with wet beds and all that extra washing either. I don't think this problem is quite common, because I have a friend who's DD is still in night nappies, and she was 6 just before Christmas.

But over christmas she wasnt even waking in the night for a wee and still dry.

What I meant to say was I DO think this problem is quite common! My friend just resolved herself not to worry about it, and put her DD back in nappies, on the basis she's bound to be dry eventually. Her DD does'nt seem too bothered about it, and even stays overnight with friends occasionally. One thing my friend did say to me was that she uses terry squares for the night time nappy, because her DD is much more aware of being wet, rather than in disposables, and being more uncomfortable hopefully she's train quicker.

Dry Nites have a big peak in sales at back to school time so it's quite normal and 5 isn't unusual to still be in night time nappies.

To be dry at night you do need to try and get her to have the bulk of her fluid intake before 4pm, so during the school day. Can you talk to a teacher about encouraging her/the class to have regular drinks and toilet breaks?

a few parents have talked to teachers and it makes no difference. Apparantly dinner ladies all stand at one end of hall talking, the little ones get no help or encouragement at all - I don't think.

Your dinner ladies sound like ours! I keep telling DS's teacher that all he needs is a little reminder to have a drink at lunch time and he would do it.

yep no end of parents have complained but it just doesn't change. Will see how she goes tongight with her not having all her fluid intake late afternoon.

my ds is 5 and half and still wears night time nappy as v wet every night. Some are justynot ready yet

yes but point is she can do it. She has done it for last 2 1/2 weeks.

doenst mean she is ready to do it all the imte time