Bedwetter leaking through the night

[LilyMamaToThree]

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for some advice and support regarding my 4 year old DD who is still not consistently dry at night. We’ve been working on potty training for a while now, and while she’s mostly fine during the day, nighttime dryness has been a real challenge.
The main issue we’re facing is that despite using nappies, they often leak overnight, which is causing some frustration and sleepless nights for both of us.

We are taking her to the toilet twice before she goes to bed and she doesn’t have a bottle or any large volume of liquids pre bed. Has anyone else dealt with this? Any support would be appreciated

It’s really common and can take longer than rhis to resolve!

(I mean, much longer in my family’s case, but we are an outlier)

Try different pull ups
Get a sheet thst goes on top of the bottom sheet
Avoid squashes, particularly blackcurrant - can trigger the bladder
Try not to stress too much! (Hard when there’s a mountain of washing I know)
look at the ERIC website

You can’t teach nighttime dryness. She needs to be producing a hormone that wakes her up when she has a wee. Without it there’s nothing you can do. The GP won’t be concerned until age 7/8.

Try night time pull ups or a different brand of nappies and an absorbent bed cover.

one of mine was toilet trained by age 2.5
but not dry at night till age 6.

She’s too young. Put her back in pull ups and forget trying to train for while. If her body isn’t ready, then there is no point and you’re just causing unnecessary stress for all of you.

4 is the average age to be dry at night so very normal that she isn’t yet. Most likely the pull ups/nappies don’t fit. Try some different brands, if you’re using taped try pants or vice versa, and don’t be tempted to size up for more absorbency because if they’re too loose they will just leak.

Definitely don't try to train overnight dryness - a losing battle for both of you.

Try some different pull-ups (the ones marketed to children aged 4-7 for example rather than pull-up nappy pants for toddlers), and maybe get some reusable incontinence bed pads for your child's bed if the leaks keep happening (these will be useful when you are both ready to try no pull-ups overnight too, MUCH easier to quickly change than traditional waterproof mattress protectors that go under the sheet).

Neither of my children were dry overnight until 5/close to 5yo, despite being fully daytime potty trained at 2yo. Don't stress.

No juice after dinner / 630pm
toilet before bed around 730-8

dream wee if you have to around 10

Thanks all, will look into the waterproof sheet for the bed! I found some washable pants that we are going to try too!

We are using the Lidl size 6 nappies at the moment but they are thin!

We had this recently and I have solved it by having minimal liquids after 4pm, changing to pampers pull ups, and taking him for a wee around 10 when I go to bed.

Just bear in mind most waterpooof sheets rarely stay waterproof for long I’ve realised once they’ve had a few washes