Bed wetting nightmare

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Hi all.
writing with fuzzy eyes this morning as I’ve been up and down all night with my DS (4) who has had two big accidents in the night last night. The last being at 04:30 so I’ve been up since then trying to sort the mattress (after his first accident I stripped the bed and he was crying and cold so didn’t put a spare mattress protector on…. Lesson learnt there!)

DS been toilet trained for approx. 18 months if not longer and very rare he has a big accident where bed stripping is needed. Usually he will catch himself so just his pants are wet if anything and even this is once in a blue moon if he has too much to drink so close to bedtime or if he refuses to do a wee before bed… so two big accidents in one night is very unusual for us.

he has seemed fine in himself, eating and drinking normally, no temp, etc. I’ve read that unusual bed wetting and using the toilet more frequently is a sign of UTI in young children - should I ring GP and do urine sample? Or wait to see how he is today? No accidents in the day yet so I guess that would be an indicator?

I never knew boys could get UTIs and now I’m paranoid! Along with tired and annoyed that I’m scrubbing a pissy mattress because of my own stupid fault at 5am lol 😆

Personally I'd be putting him in pullups at night until he is reliably dry every night. And yes, males can get UTI's just as much as females can , so get that checked out. No need to get paranoid, just get it checked and get him some pullups as well as the mattress protector.

The only time my youngest has ever wet the bed was when he was sickening for something (not UTI, just not well) so keep an eye out!

Mum of long term bed wetters, I think it common to have blips. This is what I did Mattress case, followed by, protector Mattress protector and then Mattress pad. Urine does wick so you need the pad. The pad makes for easy changes and absorbs a lot. I also used pull ups everyday, resused if they weren’t wet. Amount of friends that chuck the pull was mad. Zofola in fabric conditioner slot in the machine kept everything smelling good.

Has he got any other signs of uti? Pain when weeing? Cloudy colour? I'd just keep an eye on him and use a mattress protector

He's 4.
It happens occasionally.

If there is a reason - like a big drink, or refusing to wee before bed - I'd write it off.
Otherwise, keep an eye on him. Maybe GP trip. Or it might just be one of those things. Is he particularly tired having gone back to school?

Washable incontinence mattress pads were a life-saver with my eldest who had real difficulties at night for a long time (although again, like OP's generally stopped himself before a flood, unless there was something wrong).

I didn't want to be wrestling with a mattress protector at 2am, but taking one pad off and putting a new one on was easy - done in the time he was changing his pants/doing a wee.

Another thing to watch out for is if he drank blackcurrant or coke, they seem to be real triggers for any child with a slightly twitchy bladder. My ds was banned from both foer years.

Really! The OP herself said his accidents are rare. So lazy to put a 4 year old in pull ups instead of dealing with the occasional accident.

I say this as the parents of young kids who have accidents occasionally. I'd never dream of putting them back in essentially nappies to make my life easier. Some people 🤦‍♀️

Thanks all. I’m not putting him in pull ups. In the 18 or so months he’s been potty trained I could count on one hand the accidents at night time we’ve had which is why I’ve wondered if he may have a uti brewing. I just didn’t know if uti’s in boys were as common as girls or not and whether I should worry…. Plus there is absolutely no way he would agree to wearing a pull up 😆 he would just remove it even if I wrestled him into one! I’ll keep an eye on him and see how he goes - not had any complaints with pain and his pee is clear although a strong smelling in the mornings / first wee of the day but thought this was relatively normal…

I suppose there’s no harm in ringing GP and getting a sample tested!

Hi OP, I'd recommend a visit to the GP.

Boys absolutely can get UTIs, but it could also be a number of other things. Has he been drinking a lot more lately/thirsty a lot?

No harm in asking for a urine sample to be tested.

I disagree but am not medical - taking a GP slot for a 4yo who wet the bed? Sounds OTT to me.

Surely just keep an eye on him over the next few days?

I just want to say that this was one of the signs that DS was a type one diabetic when he was three. Suddenly started to wet the bed , tired, thirsty and suddenly lost lots of weight so that we could see his ribs. Please go the GP asap as if it is diabetes ( and I certainly hope it isn’t ) he will need urgent hospital treatment to get on top of it. Fingers crossed it all went well.

His body isn't ready, use pull ups until 7 days dry. It isnt his fault or yours, this is a hormonal change thst needs to happen in the body beyond all of our control. Ofc if worried contact the gp