3yo (nearly 4) wetting the bed 2-3 times a night. Have no idea what to do.

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My 3yo (4 in Feb) is wetting the bed 2-3 times almost every night

He does wear Huggies Night-time Pull ups but wee's through them.

I insist on a wee before bed, but he still wets the bed,

I lift him at approx 10pm and he has a huge wee,
or he has already wet the bed so this is the depending factor between 2 or 3 times a night.

Yet during the day he will happily go for 6-8hrs without having a wee, so I know his bladder can hold on.
and during the day I often have to force him into having a wee because it has been such a long time since he last went.

He has been potty trained during the day for over six months (except for the rare accident)

But night-times are driving me bonkers, it is so draining having to change a bed twice or three times a night

all advice gratefully received as I have no idea what to do

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Does he still drink milk in the evenings?

It's normal for a four year old to still need nappies, but not normal for them to soak through twice a night.

I find nappies better for catching all the wee compared to pull ups. Or several terry nappies wrapped together.

I would encourage him to drink a lot during the day, especially in the morning, and after that only clear fluids.

Being able to hold on in the day is different to night. There is a hormone which needs to be produced in sufficient quantities to slow down urine production and stop the bladder filling up when he is asleep. he simony isn't ready, and many children aren't at his age.

No milk in the evening, usually nothing between dinner and bed

and yes he does drink alot during the day

Are there better alternatives to the huggies? Which will hold more wee.

(he won't let me put a nappy on him anymore)

Is the soaking of the bed a new thing?

He didn't use to be quite so bad,
when I first potty trained him it wasn't unusual for him to wake up with a dry nappy,
in fact I was starting to think about putting him in pants,

but it started to go down hill and has been this bad for a good couple of months

Try different nappies and maybe alter his drinking pattern.

If it's a new thing, in that case I think you should take him to the doctor just to be sure there isn't a physical cause (eg. diabetes can causes heavy bed wetting and huge thirst, I don't want to worry you but I think a doctor should exclude this).

And emotional issues can cause bedwetting. Again, this may not be the case with your ds.

try pampers. our experience has never been good of huggies either. a different nappy brand might fit better. (and just make sure they are properly pulled up everywhere etc- if our dd1 puts her own on without us checking it always leaks)

I found huggies pull ups hold very little. Morrisons and asda both do their own versions of pull ups, which contain a lot more, more like a nappy. Or go for huggies/pampers specific nighttime ones?

We use normal Tesco junior size six nappies but do them up before we put them on and call them sticker knickers so they look like a pullup but are a darn sight more useful! My dd is 3.9 and nappy is soaked every morning so havent yet tried without.She was dry during the day from two and a half.Im betting it is this hormone that stops kids wetting the bed and it comes with age but if your are worried what about health visitor?