DC bedwetting nearly age 6! Causing frustration

[regretnot]

causing frustration for DC and us and waking so early and not falling back to sleep in a big accident poor thing

he doesn’t want to wear nappy anymore yet needs it

we have tried limiting drinks

when he’s at school it seems bit better but I know he doesn’t drink as much through the day.. time for doctors??

I think it's tough if they don't want to wear pull ups tbh. If they're reliably wet overnight they need to.

My DC is about to turn 6 and still soaks pull ups every night. We've tried twice without (as in two periods of time, not just two nights) within the past 6 months and it wasn't happening at all and it was distressing her. Spoke to GP and they said it's common and to just periodically try for 7 nights in a row without pull up every few months or so but to continue or push it if DC starts getting upset about it. And to call again when they're 7 if still no progress.

I wet the bed all the way through to and all during high school. Even while on anti-bed wetting medication. It was completely out of my control. I was basically an adult when it stopped completely. Tried everything - you name it. Unfortunately there is really nothing at all you can do. It will stop when your body decides to. It's not a conscious decision any more than being aware/self conscious every moment that you are breathing. The pull ups would definitely make life easier for you.

My son is coming up 7 and he wet the bed a few nights ago.

It’s very sporadic with him, it maybe happens once every 3 months so we don’t make a big deal out of it. Usually he will wake up and go the toilet if he needs a wee in the night but every now and then he doesn’t wake up and so it will result in a wet bed.

How frequently is it happening with your son?

I still used to occasionally wet the bed when I was 12!

Been through this and we had a wonderful team helping us in the country where we live (not UK).

First step was to ensure it’s not constipation (a very common cause of wetting). NB a daily movement does not disprove constipation!

Next, NO lifting (it trains them to wee overnight).

Bladder “training” (actually very gentle!). Lots of drinks during the day, limit after 5 ish. Lots of loo trips to empty bladder all day. Think of stretching and deflating a balloon all day.

Double wee before bed (wee, brush teeth, wee again).

We used male incontinence pads instead of pull ups so he’d feel more grown up.

I learned here years ago it was hormonal, but the team educated me that this isn’t always the case. They were kind, common sense and just supported us though out . This was a team of paediatric nurses at our local children’s hospital.

We took it slow but it resolved relatively quickly after we started this.

I second a bed wetting alarm. We tried desmopressin wafers and then nasel sprays but they didn’t really do much.
It was hard work and a lot of broken nights sleep. The alarm didn’t actually wake her up to begin with so I had to sleep on her floor and wake her when the alarm went off, but we got there after about 3 wks, and she has been dry ever since.

Bed wetting alarm from Eric website worked for us took about 6 weeks

DS is 6, a heavy sleeper and still wet at night. We tried no nappies when he wanted to (and hoped it would help), but we were washing bedding every day and he wasn't waking up when wet. Went to GP who basically said there wasn't an issue using nappies, so we went back to different brands of pull ups aimed at 4-7 year olds, and used 'pyjama pants'. We also talked about him wearing pyjama pants until his body is ready to wake him up when he needs to wee (and said it happens at different times for different people). I think the different language helped with him being happy to wear them, so something like that might work.

Hiya. Not sure if you have had any improvement. On the waterproof bed sheet font - Hygge Sheets are ace bedwetting sheets kids - also on amazon too.

They also have loads of advice on bedwetting on their instagram page too hygge sheets insta