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Got friends 7 year old DS staying - he's still in night nappies

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dilemma456 · 08/07/2008 21:29

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BlueCornflower · 09/07/2008 21:14

I was going to post tonight asking about my 4 (nearly 5) year old DD who is still in night nappies. This week she is leaving them off and just sleeping in her nightie. Four nights in - wet bed every night. I think I will stick the nappies back on as I don't think she is getting it. Does anyone think she would 'get' it after a few more nights or do I just wait a few more months and then try again? (Not that I am worried!)

LynetteScavo · 09/07/2008 21:14

DS was 7.5 when he was dry at night. DD was dry jsut after her 2nd birthday.

Not all roses blume on the same day.

If you look on the supermarket shelves you will see pull-ups to into teen sizes.

Pheebe · 09/07/2008 21:39

Blue, it really isn't a case of her 'getting' it. She may very well understand and even want to stay dry in the night but its not her conscious decision - she's asleep after all. Thats why rewards, bribery etc just don't work. You just have to wait it out til their bodies are ready.

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DazedEmma · 09/07/2008 21:40

I wet the bed til i was 9

FAQ · 09/07/2008 21:41

DS1 (who will be 8 in September) only came out of nappies at night about 2 months ago - he's still wet EVERY night though....

LynetteScavo · 09/07/2008 22:21

dilemma456 - I think you should have said "you can put your night time pants in the bathroom bin in the morning if you want to." or something similar.

Please make sure he doesn't have to pack them and take them to school. Or does he have a plastic bag to put them in?

lizinthesticks · 09/07/2008 22:57

"DS1 (who will be 8 in September) only came out of nappies at night about 2 months ago - he's still wet EVERY night though...."

So why is he out of nappies then? I'm probably missing something really obvious here.

Crocky · 09/07/2008 23:01

FAQ has he ever had a dry night?
My ds will be 8 in Sept and never has. He has started on the tablets but they have made absolutely no difference.

FAQ · 09/07/2008 23:10

because he's now attending the bed wetting clinic and the first thing they said was "ditch the nappies" (again) - we did for 1 1/2yrs previously

His first challenge was to drink more during the day (he's dreadful at remembering to drink) to increase his bladder capacity.

He managed that for a week fews, then we got one of the alarms. Used it for a week, with a small amount of sucess, then fuckwit - sorry H - "lost" the mat, and took 2 weeks to find it.

In the mean time DS1 had stopped remembering to drink plenty during the day, so I've started him over on that again before trying the mat again.

SixSpotBurnet · 09/07/2008 23:21

I haven't read the whole thread, just the OP, but DS1 wasn't dry at night until the age of 7.5. Then it just happened quite spontaneously. So nothing to be shocked about.

SixSpotBurnet · 09/07/2008 23:22

oh,and I should add that SorenLorenson and motherinferior were both a massive help to me when I was worried about DS1

lackaDAISYcal · 09/07/2008 23:25

My six year old DS won't wear them anymore (he's too old iho) so we are lifting him before we go to bed as it's the early part of the night and first thing that are the crunh points. He is still wet three or four nights out of seven though....and he gets worse towards the end of the school week too.

It broke my heart when his 3.5 year old cousin came to stay and asked what he was doing as he put his pj pants on....his reply "they are special pants to help stop my pj bottoms falling down when I climb the ladder" (to his loft bed)....the wee scone

Anyhoo doc says no referral until seven and we don't make a big deal about it. If he is dry he gets a couple of Woohoos and if not and he is upset (not often) we have chats about it and how it isn't his fault.

Speaking to some of the other mums about it, there are at least another two that I know of in his Yr1 class who are consistently wet.....30 kids in the class so agrees with the 1 in 10 statistic.

lackaDAISYcal · 09/07/2008 23:27

FAQ, interesting to read what they said at the clinic.

We try and limit the amount DS drinks, at least between school and bedtime, but he does drink plenty through the day at school

FAQ · 09/07/2008 23:32

oh and he can't have a drink once it's 1 1/2hrs before bedtime. - if it's hot and he's thirsty - just a small sip. She said to aim for 8 drinks a day, last one no later than 6.30 (now moved to 7.30 as I've moved his bedtime by 1hr).

Was told not to bother lifting, and it doesn't help them learn to wake up when they actually need to wee.

Oh and another tip - which really does seem to work is

When they get ready for bed, do a wee, brush teeth, then do another wee straigh afterwards - for some reason they really do (I get DS2 4 - who's been dry for 1yr of his own accord) to do it too - they managed to empty more of their bladder after brushing their teeth!

MsDemeanor · 09/07/2008 23:32

My ds had an undiagnosed allergy, which meant he never got really deeply asleep (gave him a blocked nose so I suppose a bit like that snoring thing sleep apnoea) so didn't produce the hormone that shuts down the bladder. The minute we got that sorted with a mild steroid nasal spray he was INSTANTLY dry! Like a miracle. He was six. If your child constantly has 'colds' or a runny, drippy nose it might be something to consider.

TheRealPhartiphukborlz · 09/07/2008 23:32

a colleague of mine often talks about "stretching the bladder".. might be something in that.

HuwEdwards · 09/07/2008 23:33

My nephew was. So?

TheRealPhartiphukborlz · 09/07/2008 23:33

FAQ i bet the tap was running durign the teeth cleaning?

FAQ · 09/07/2008 23:35

TRP - I'm sure there's something in it - DS2 (as I said dry from approx 1yr ago on his own - when he was 3) drinks LOADS during the day, and always has done. He's much better at controlling his bladder, so can hold onto his wee for much longer, whereas DS1 (who I struggle to get enough fluid into - and is still wet) wees quite frequently, and doesn't have much control - ie if he needs to go, he needs to go NOW.

FAQ · 09/07/2008 23:36

no - we always switch the tap during teeth brushing.

JodieG1 · 09/07/2008 23:42

My ds1 is 5 in Oct and still wears a pull up nappy at night, he's been dry during the day since he was 3 and a few months. I don't see the problem tbh. He will when he's ready.

Judgemental much op?

lackaDAISYcal · 09/07/2008 23:47

interesting FAQ......I usually make him go twice anyway, and, inspite of the "I don't need" protests, he always manages to get more out.

SparklyGothKat · 09/07/2008 23:49

DD2 is nearly 7 and only recently become dry at night, she still has the odd accident. She has a waterproof sheet on her bed still.

SparklyGothKat · 09/07/2008 23:50

she has been dry during the day since she was 2

lizinthesticks · 10/07/2008 08:12

"Judgemental much op?"

Surely you can be surprised without being judgmental. If it's outside your experience or understanding, doesn't mean you automatically see something as bad. Or good for that matter.

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