I really need some bed wetting help

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It is driving me insane. I have four children, two of which are wetting regularly. Both boys, one aged 4 and the other aged 6. The 6 year old was dry day and night from age of 2, about a year ago started occasionally wetting and now its getting to the stage where its nearly every night. I put it down to the fact that he drinks more now, he used to drink very little so i think that may be why it wasn't an issue but am not sure. I limit drinks after dinner, make him have a wee before bed, refuse to use pull ups (consequently I am forever washing), he wees in the night and will happily lie in it and often I don't know until the morning. sometimes he puts his pillow over the wet patch and other times he just doesn't bother. I have tried getting him up for a wee but find this almost impossible, I take him to the toilet and he is so confused he just lies down on the floor and goes back to sleep, i just can't wake him up enough to actually go.
My 4 year old I am less concerned about as he is younger, but I basically go through the same routine.
Has anyone got any advice at all, this is driving me to despair, as I am constantly washing, drying and struggling to keep up with the rest of the washing (which with 4 kids is alot) as a result. TIA

This is where you need to be!

www.eric.org.uk/

I can only sympathise. My DS has limited drinks (and I mean only 1/4 a kid cup once or twice before bed from 3pm or else he wets himself (he is 5).

my only tip would be to make the bed twice with a bin bag/waterproof protector between the layers. The 6yo wakes up it seems (to move his pillow?) so could you "train" him to just strip the wet stuff off and then he'd at least have a clean bed to lie in?

It doesn't stop the washing of course but it'd stop the pillows getting ruined?

I can only sympathise. My DS has limited drinks (and I mean only 1/4 a kid cup once or twice before bed from 3pm or else he wets himself (he is 5).

my only tip would be to make the bed twice with a bin bag/waterproof protector between the layers. The 6yo wakes up it seems (to move his pillow?) so could you "train" him to just strip the wet stuff off and then he'd at least have a clean bed to lie in?

It doesn't stop the washing of course but it'd stop the pillows getting ruined?

oops sorry

Hi - I have a (nearly) 9yo who is still bedwetting. We have found out with him, his body isn't producing the hormone that stops urine production during sleep. He is prescribed Desmopressin tablets. He takes one a night and he is dry. The thought is that some people produce this hormone early and some dont start until late.
From what you have said though If he has been dry and then is now wetting, there may be another reason.
Our health visitor was good too. She provided, on the NHS 4 bed mats which are washable mats that cover the middle part of the mattress. I just throw them in the washing machine and they dry throughout the day. Could you ask if your HV could help?
Good Luck.

Somebody has already linked to the Eric site - it's brilliant. Also - restricting drinks is not a good idea - it makes the pee more concentrated, iritates the bladder and makes them more likely to wet. Counter intuitive but true!

Actually drinking very little can be the cause of bedwetting. DD3 used go to the enrusis clinic and they told me and her to have plenty to drink right up to bed time.
Her bedwetting got worse when she forgot to drink.

is there a reason why you refuse to use pull ups?

or do you mean HE refuses?

it sounds awfully hard

thankyou for all your advice re this. I didn't know this regarding drinks at night so will try not to limit or let him have excess and see how it goes. I have to admit I have bought some pyjama pants this weekend, I just need a break from the washing before i go slowly crazy. The reason i don't necessarily want to use them is as it feels like a backward step but it certainly has been nice not having to wash for the last couple of nigths.
Thanks for the links etc, he is 7 soon so if it continues i will take him to the doctors.