OK she just won't do no nightime nappies at 4

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DD is 4 and I have tried her without nappies at night. She did manage the odd night of being dry but I gave up after about 2 motnhs. I was washing sheets every day. I was going to leave her til I thought she was ready but she has had recurrent UTI's and is currently being treated under the hospital paediatric doctor and is on long term anitbiotics. The gp suggested no nappies was a more healthy enviroment but it didn;t stop the UTI's.
I have now put her back in nappies and am exasperated that she appears to wee so much in the night (full nappy). She can go hours without wnating to wee in the day (even though I encourage her). I don;t think she drinks an excessive amount beofre bed. What is going on? Is this normal. Actually I do remember wetting the bed age 5 and Mum bolting the bathroom door so I couldnt; get water (dindn't want it!). Didnt stop til I was 7. Is it hereditary?

it may well be hereditary. sorry, i cant help with the uti's bit. but bedwetting at this age is perfectly normal. either get her to wear pullups, or nightime pyjama pants if the pullups are too small. they come in age 4-6 and 7-10. if you dont want to do that. then adult incontinence sheet on the matress, and lots of cheap /old bedsheets and a tumble dryer.
eventually she will grow out of it.

Yes it does seem to be heriditary.

My Nephews and Niece were all the same,all same family,3 boys and a girl! All the washing their poor Mum had to do!!

But she was like that too. Her DD had lots of UTI's (are you a nurse??) and after a scan,they found she had a small pocket in her bladder which held a little "old,stale" urine,which was causing the UTI's.

I think she was told to drink plenty,pee often and she'd grow out of it.She has.

All children are different as to when they get Bladder control at night.Just be aware she has a "problem" and will need slightly longer to gain control.

My DD1's nappies were very soggy and heavy,I thought she'd never be ready. I was brave one night and left them off,used lots of care mats to save the sheets,but she didnt wet the bed,and hasn't ever since(she's 3.11)

Age is important,When your DD is ready she'll just do it.
Could she use a potty by her bed at night?
maybe use Pull-ups initially,and see if she'd use Potty,and then try no Pull up(or knickers,so its easier) and Care Mats on bed.

If not successful,leave it and try it again in a few months.

Sorry Age isn't important.

She's had two scans and every thing seems to be ok. The doctor doesn't seem to be overly concerned by it (but I am...I'm her mum!) I'm not a nurse but have been back and forward for so long I reakon I could specialise in the jargon now!
I've put her in pull up pants and am jusy going to let her do it naturally I think. She has a potty next to her bed. She asked the other night to go nappyless and still wet the bed. We did this for 2 nights but she woke me each time. I am exhausted for other reasons (ds getting me up at 5am every morning) so I insisted she wear her nappy.

Probably best in the circumstances.They all do it when they are ready,no amount of encouragement etc. on our part speeds the process up,it seems.

Some children won't till they're about 7, it's all to do with the brain producing a chemical which tells them to wake up to go to the loo, and can be heriditary
Sometimes drinking more can help, don't know why, the other thing I found was tiredness (has she started shcool or doing more hours/more learning of eg letters, reading at school/nursery?), and going to bed an hour earlier (not easy when it's so light outside) made a wet bed less likely