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Bed Wetting

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Somethingsquishy · 20/10/2026 13:47

3 year old has been out of nappies for about a year through the day, with the occasional accident, normally when he doesn't want to miss out on something but otherwise fine. He's been wearing night time pull ups but literally never did a wee through the night so we thought it was pointless and decided to stop using them. He's happy with that and choosing not to have one (I tend to ask if he wants one or not). That's been the case for maybe 2 weeks. But now he's wetting the bed.
It's maybe every few nights, and I think it's happening just as he's waking up rather than the middle of the night. We make sure he goes to the toilet before he goes to bed.

I don't really want to put him back in pull ups, but I do find it odd he's gone from never peeing in the night while having them on to suddenly wetting the bed without them.

Any advice from people who've had similar?

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Mulledjuice · 20/10/2026 13:53

has it coincided with the weather getting a bit colder?

Wajeehakamran · 20/10/2026 15:15

At 3, night-time dryness can still be developing, even if he was consistently dry before. I’d keep it low-pressure and avoid making him feel he’s doing anything wrong. If he’s happy without pull-ups, you could give it a little longer, but there’s no harm in using them again if it makes nights easier.

Crazycommute · 20/10/2026 15:20

I wouldn't go back to nappies, it's probably not wanting to get out of bed in the morning rather than a physiological thing, whatever you do be consistent don't have some nights with nappy and some without as in a dozy state he won't know whether he can go or not! Get puppy pads under the sheets and layer up sheets so it's easy to change if he wets it, keep a potty in his room if you don't already and every morning it's wet just repeat, you need to get up and use the potty if you need a wee or shout for me, but don't go in the bed. You don't need to shame him or be angry but it's fine to be firm about expectations but also that it's ok if he slips up every now and again.

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OtterMummy2024 · 20/10/2026 15:30

No advice but I am in the same position with my 2.5 year old. Bed wetting seems to happen when my LO skips the nap and sleeps very deeply. Even when soaking wet they don't wake up!

I've just bought an umbrella sheet from the Nappy Lady, because I hate the 2am bed change.

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