bedwetting

[jukesk9]

I have a soon to be four year old boy that A has either regressed or B is wetting the bed on purpose so he can come to sleep in mommy and daddy's room. I'm wondering if any of you parents out there that have had bedwetting problems have any advice for me.

He was potty trained at two years old but still wore diapers through the night until he was three. At three, he made it through the night. About two or three months ago, he started wetting the bed so he could come in our bed since we couldn't wash the sheets until the morning. Well, we wised up and bought a separate set. Changing the sheets and making him go back to bed worked back then.

Now, when we change the sheets, he wets those too. The other night, he went potty THREE times in his bed. Yes, we cut off drinks by 6:30 pm and take him potty before he goes to bed. We also get up once or twice in the night to wake him up and take him potty but alas nothing is working this time and he has wet the bed for two straight weeks.

For the past two nights, we've put pull ups on him and boy do I hate doing that. It is a blow to his esteem. He cries and says he's not a baby and only babies wear diapers. I guess after y'all's advice, I'm going to try his pediatrician next.

A big thank you to everyone who responds. This is my first time posting in this forum. I'm a regular in the "One Bread One Body" forum. Again, thanks.

 

[GraftMeIn]

jukes I will be praying about this

I just saw something being advertised on tv the other day, It was called GoodNights or something like that, designed to look and feel more like Big kids underpants. seemed like it sounded like something that's a step up from pullups, Not sure if it would help, but thought it might be worth mentioning.

 

[jukesk9]

Thank you....I'll check into it.

 

[psycmajor]

If he claims he's not a baby, he shouldn't be wetting his pants. Only babies wet their pants, right? Gently point that out to him.

You might also say that you're treating him like a baby (by having him wear diapers) because he's acting like a baby, and if he stopped wetting his bed, you'd treat him more "like a big kid" instead.

You might offer some kind of reward when he *doesn't* wet the bed. Start by saying, "Together, we are going to learn how to stay dry at bedtime," or something like that. If he doesn't wet the bed for two hours, say, "Way to go, you haven't wet your bed! I knew you could do it!" Set some goals. Give him a special treat each time after he hasn't done it for one day, two days, a week, two weeks, a month. After that, stop the rewards and praise him for learning how to do it "all on his own, he's a big boy now." And treat him as such. Start allowing him to make more decisions for himself, for example. You might want to start doing that before he completely stops the wetting.

Try it.

 

[Blynn]

I would talk to your pediatrician.


This is not that uncommon of a problem at all for someone your child's age. I had the same problem with my son when he was 4-5 years old. It helps to get information and your child's doctor is the best bet.

God bless you
Roberta

 

[E-beth]

I second thta-- talk to the doctor

I teach kids that age and it seems to me that it is a biological problem, not a behavioral one. If he is stressed about wearing pull-ups, then he probably isn't wetting the bed on purpose.

Also, when he does wet the bed, get a sleeping bag or a cot to put beside your bed so he doesn't get comfy sleeping with you. That is a problem all in itself!

good luck!