How can i get my 6yr old out of pull-ups?

Question

Ive tried waking him in the night to go to the toilet, and always make sure before bed that he goes as well.

Answer 1

instead of pull UPS put pampers bed time sheets on the bed. If he does wet himself he going to feel it and not like it, so hopeful this will work really well. Don't make an issue out of wet beds as this could make it worse . pj and sheets wash feelings don't. If problem still there in couple of weeks go see your GP or health visitor

Answer 2

I had the same problem with my son. He only just got out of wetting the bed recently(he's 6). I tried all sorts of things. One thing I did was to not give him a drink after an hour before bed time. I also let him know that it was ok to wake us in the night if he needed help. Don't put pull-ups on him. He will soon realise how uncomfortable it is to have a wet bed. I think sometimes people don;t realise that using pull-ups can make a child lazy because they don't NEED to go to the toilet. You can get water proof sheets to help. If, within a month or so, he is still having problems, you should take him to a doctor because he could have a bladder problem.

Answer 3

maybe you should go and talk to someone about it,it might be he sleeps too heavy. there is alarm things you can get,that will go off and tell him when he wet the bed. I found keeping pull ups on kids,to toilet train them don't work. Some pull ups,hold the wee very good. So the kids don't feel wet. Put underpants on him,let him feel the wet. Then he might get out of bed. good luck anyway,hope you do get there. I know how hard is to get them toilet trained on a night.

Answer 4

I hate to sound rude as I know it's hard being a mum but your 6 year old is still in pull up's? I cannot believe that you haven't done anything before now. Just put a protective sheet on his bed and let him wet the bed. I don't mean as punishment but wearing pull up's is giving him the security and when he wee's, if he feels that he's wet, he will dislike it and wake up. Go to a doctor's, maybe he has a problem (I know a little boy who has tablets to stop him wetting the bed).
Good Luck!

Answer 5

I just took my almost 6 year old son to the pediatrician for a check-up and this issue came up. My MD said kids usually outgrow the night wetting between 6 and 7.

I don't think you should be too harsh with your son if he can't wake up enough to get to the bathroom. His body just isn't developed enough yet to let him sleep through the night, or he sleeps so soundly that he doesn't wake up when he feels the urge to go.

Talk to your pediatrician to see if he/she is concerned yet. There are lots of products to help if you need it, but I would save medication as a last resort -- no need to put a bunch of unnecessary chemicals into your child.

Answer 6

My son had a small bladder and wore pull ups forever. The pediatrician told me this would stop with puberty which it did. He also would not wake up at night and go. Have him tested by a urologist if you are really worried about it. It happened to my niece too.

Answer 7

I can understand your problem as I faced the same problem with my twin 6-yr old kids too. They were on pull ups.
But I did something to improve their wee problem.
Firstly, try not to let them take too much liquids after 10pm, if they are hungry,maybe let them have some solid foods with maybe half a glass of milk or water.
Before they sleep, do give them a habit to go to the toilet. One hour to one and a half hour, do wake them up to go toilet.
Slowly, you may be able to drag to two hours or so for just one wake up call.

Before you sleep, if it has exceeded that one to one and half hour after your child has slept, do wake him up again for final wee.

For me now, they would just have to wake up once before i sleep, to go to the toilet.
Usually if you control the liquid intake, he should be dry after several tries. He may complain of thirst, sips of water would do the trick.

I used to wake up in the middle of the nights to wake them up too. Thus i know it's very tiring.

I have read from articles that for kids who are over 5 years of age, would need to see a doc to prescribe some medicine which could control the bladder to reduce the frequency of urinating in the middle of the nights.
Of course, most parents would not want to go to that extent unless left with no choice.

Maybe you can try to reduce his intake in liquids, especially juices and cold stuff.

Slowly after that, i agree that we should get some water proofing sheet under the bed sheets, and switch to wearing briefs instead of pull ups. So that he would not have the habit of thinking that he would not get wet since he has a pull up. It would be tedious for that few nights, but maybe you could give it a try.

If still could not be solved, then maybe you should consult your family doctor. It might help.

Answer 8

if its just during the night (Which i expect it is as he's 6!!!)

You can buy a matt and 'ALARM' that goes under the sheet

when it gets wet the 'Connection' is made and a Buzzer alarm rings....

My Friend used this with her kid and very quickly the child was waking up during the night for a wee..

When my boy gets older (hes 2) if this happens with him, this is what im doing!

Answer 9

he is six and still waking up wet? you need to see a doctor at this point to rule out any underlying problems that he may have in regard to wetting at night . . he is too old to be in a pull up . . put a plastic mattress cover on the bed and have him start sleeping in undies . . may not like waking up wet in the morning that way and gain better control

Answer 10

well first of all i would let him pick his underpants and make a big thing of it, then i would make a sticker chart, that meant he got a big gold star every time he woke up dry then every time he went for two days dry etc, i would praise him when he managed it but ignore him when he didn't,
do you take him into your bed when he wets, cos he could be doing it for that,
i would just change the sheets then put him back to bed without speaking to him,
i would also let him know you love him and that you want to help him through it, and that he isnt a baby , its just time he took the next step and that you will be with him all of the way
good luck