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night time wetting..

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bignose · 03/06/2008 12:51

My ds had a circumsition about 4 weeks ago now for medical reasons.At the time it took him 29hrs to wee so he went all the way thru the night with out going.He was very sore and was terrified of doing a wee.He slept that first night waking now and again for medicine.We had to put those disposable bed sheets on his blow up ready bed which is what he slept on in my room for a week whilst getting over it.He didnt wet the bed once.He decided he didnt want to wear pull ups anymore but wanted to wear pants instead.My ds is 4.3.
When he went back into his own bed having eventually putting back on his pants and clothes at last (bless him)he wet the bed once in the night.
I decided so that he didnt have to revert back to pull ups I decided that it would be best to lift him at around 10pm for a wee. He was very angry with this and screamed uncontrollably most nights.I find this really hard work not to get angry with him.He hates being woken up.Some nights were ok,he would just get up and go.We have had a few wet nights.He is now wetting every night.I still life him between 9-10 but then he wets again.He just doesnt seem to wake up to wee.He doesnt know he is doing it.
Why is it he was fine and now isnt.
Iv asked him if he wants to go back to pull ups but he doesnt like that idea.I explained that his body prob isnt quite ready and that he sleeps deeply.
Im running out of sheets and quilts all the time and hate the night waking.
Any tips??

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bignose · 03/06/2008 12:55

I feel bad for him.I dont want him to worry about it.Should we just carry on letting him wet the bed.He doesnt drink after 5pm.
Also I think he got used to being so scared of his willy hurting that he knew he had to hold it subconsciously so then would go all night.

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asteamedpoater · 03/06/2008 14:52

Maybe straight after the operation he was sleeping poorly because of the pain (and being in a blow-up bed), so never getting into a deep sleep, hence having more control over the holding in of his wee. Now he's sleeping better, again, he's sleeping too deeply to wake up. This is quite normal for little boys - plenty still wet the bed from time to time, or even frequently, until they are 7 or so. I would say, therefore, that he's probably just not quite ready to go all night without his pull-ups, unless you're willing to accept having to change his bedsheets every night.

Obviously, it might be that he is more or less ready, but the getting him up to wee every night at 10pm has upset him and made him anxious about the whole thing, increasing the likelihood of accidents rather than reducing it... The psychology of young children and their bedwetting habits I find very hard to fathom! My son has recently gone from being dry every night for the last year to wetting every night. This coincides with his brother potty training (and going all night without wetting himself, already...) and having a nasty cold. He's just become anxious about the whole thing again and is having accidents. I've put him back in pull ups, promising him he won't need them anymore once he's better (and hoping that's right!!!). Better that than me being in a filthy mood every morning because I have to wash duvets and bedsheets (was alright for the first week, but not the second one...).

bignose · 03/06/2008 15:23

I beleive you are correct.I just worry about upsetting him.I will have to get him to wear a pull up.

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Milliecam · 25/06/2008 10:26

Bed Wetting 6 year old.
What can I do? My 6 year old has started to wet the bed again after a year of no problems. It took her until 5 to stop wetting the bed at nights anyway. We have tried putting her back into Pull Ups but they were so wet I couldn't see that they were actually helping her to stop. We lift her at 10pm but often the bed is already wet. Bed is often wet in the morning too. Going mad with the bed changing and can't get to the bottom of why this has happened. Also need advice about how to encourage her out of it.

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