Hi,
My 6 year old daughter has never been dry at night.
Now, I'm well aware that a hormone needs to kick in and haven't been overly worried as I was advised nothing could be done until she's 7 if she's still wetting. I don't want to make an issue of it with her.
In truth, she's not all that bothered about it. We've tried a few times, tried it in different ways, no drinks after 5, lifting to go to the toilet when asleep, making sure she we'd before bed, doing nothing differently etc etc.
She has always been a brilliant sleeper and just is in such a deep sleep she doesn't wake.
However, I'm becoming increasingly unsure that she isn't waking to go. If her pull up is on, she doesn't go to the toilet she just wees in it. We don't put it on her until she's getting into bed (otherwise she'd just wee in it despite being downstairs etc)
I've been having to change her bedding as there are yellow patches many mornings and her nappy is sodden. It's the holidays and she's been awake later, coming downstairs, sometime watching a bit of TV like britains got talent as a treat etc. I'm convinced that she is not trying to be dry at night and is just enjoying the 'convenience' of wearing the pull up.
Anyway, I'm contemplating just taking it off her and persevering (for at least a fortnight) until she goes to the toilet in the night time.
However, it goes against everything I was thinking, I.e she just isn't ready and the hormone can't have kicked in, just wait until she wants to etc etc
I'm more than happy to just continue as we are, but don't want to be inactive on the subject either.
Anyway, I'm waffling, but any advice from anyone in a similar situation/has been etc.
Last thing I want to do is upset her or disrupt her sleeping, however, im also worried that she is able to and just doesn't want to!
I spoke to her about if earlier and showed her her sheets and she said 'in the night it's dark and I don't want to go' I've said we'll turn landing, hall and bathroom light on. She then said 'I don't want to have to flush it in the night because it's scary,' so we've said she doesn't need to flush it, just wipe and back to bed. She seems happy with this, but don't know if I should just leave it as not sure she'll even be able to if she tries and will result in her being upset!
Argh, help! Anyone, any advice???