my little boy is 5 and..........?

Question

he still wets his pants at night he has to wear pull up??im kinda tierd of buying pull ups what can i do???

Answer 1

My girls were completely potty trained by their first birthday. I simply bought a blank poster board and a book of cheap stickers with lots of animals on them. Every time they used the potty they got to choose a sticker and put it on the poster board. If they did #2 they got 2 stickers. They loved the stickers and loved filling up the poster board. Maybe this will work. But it sounds as if he may have a medical condition if he is 5. I would check with his pediatritian.

Answer 2

1. Make sure he goes to bed at the same time every night.

2. Makes sure he does have some water before he goes to bed.

3. Don't shame him. Get down on his level and look him in the eye and tell him, "We are going to get through this together".

4. Don't beat yourself up. Look on it as a challenge. We are examples to our children in so many ways that are obvious to us. Like manners and hygiene and eating right. Well, this is the same thing. Let him see the confidence you have in him, so that he can see the example of how we handle a tough problem.
"Okay, you are 5 and you wet the bed. Its not good but its not the end of the world either. Our happiness does not hang on this". You feel a little hopeless and out of control maybe because you are faced with something that doesn't have a concrete answer. But you'll figure it out. Just let him know you still love and accept him. My son is 9 and is terribly afraid of everything. I lose a lot of sleep sitting up with him. He once said, Mommy I'm sorry. If I wasn't here you could get a lot of sleep". But I told him I'd rather be awake with him than asleep without him. Good luck.

Answer 3

This isn't unusual. Don't punish him. Some tips I found with my oldest was to cut back on caffiene starting in the afternoon, cut out all liquids about two hours before bed and insist on a potty attempt right before bed. Aside from that, keep buying the Goodnights and maybe some rubber sheets. Don't worry, these things pass and it's no indication of you as a parent or your child. Some children just take a little longer to control their bladders, especially at night. If you really think about it, it's kind of amazing that we can manage to pay attention to that detail while we sleep. It's a trick that takes time to learn.

Answer 4

Are you giving him stuff to drink before he goes to bed.I have a 3 year old and he wears underwear.I think that you should get rid of the pull ups.It was making him pee in it.I guess he figured I don't have to go in the bathroom I can always go in my pull up.Your son is at an age when he is starting school and I know it's hard.I always make sure he goes before he goes to bed.If he has a accident and it does happen I don't punish him.I let him know he has to be a big boy for mommy and go to the toilet.I applaud him sometimes when he goes.Get rid of those pull ups and put him in underwear.Show him that he is getting to be a big boy now.My son been wearing them since before he turned 3.Every kid is different,maybe he's scared.My son use to be afraid to get up in the middle of the night to go.Look into that and good luck.

Answer 5

You can be patient with him. Some childrens' bladder do not grow at the same rate as their bodies. He is able to hold it and go during the day but at night he sleeps so sound he is unable to wake up. You can try to stop his drinking a couple of hrs before bed and wake him half way thur the night. You really should talk to his doc and tell him. There are several different causes for this. What ever you do please don't punish him. It really is not his fault.

Answer 6

My boys are 4 and 3 years old, and doesn't wet the bet at night, here is what I do, and it may sound mean, but, it does work,

Cut out drinks 2 hours before bedtime, than when you head back to his room to put him to bed, stop by the bathroom and have him go potty...............

Give it a try,,, hope it helps........ let me add, that once is a great while my one of my boys will have a accident,

Answer 7

A couple of things that we have tried was to make sure we limited how much he had to drink leading up to bedtime. Obviously we made sure he went right before bed. The next thing would be to see if there is a specific time period that this occurs. If you can narrow it down it could be during the deepest part of sleep and he may not be able to wake up. If you can get to him when he is coming out of the deep sleep and have him go to the bathroom it might help.

Answer 8

He may have a problem with his bladder. Get him to a urologist as soon as you can. It may be something else. They do have good nites as well for children who wet the bed. Look in the baby section of your grocery store. Also, give him drinks up to a certain time. My four year old used to wet the bed at night until I cut off all drinking at 7 PM right before she gets in the tub and goes to sleep for the night and I make her use it before she goes to bed. She has not peed in the bed in over a month. Still take your child to a specialist as soon as possible.

Answer 9

mine is 5 also and has the exact same problem and so does his brother that is 6. this is normal especially with boys. boys tend to mature slower than girls and that means everything. just be patient and eventually it will start to slow down and eventually stop. my 6 yr old used to pee the bed every night but now its maybe 1 or 2 times a week. but what ever you do DO NOT TEASE OR GET UPSET!!!! he cannot help it!!! let him know that you still love him. but do try to reward him when he does wake up dry.

Answer 10

First off limit him to how much liquid he drinks after like seven in the evening. Be sure you have him go before he goes to bed and then if you have to, get up and take him through the night. Talk to his doctor about it too! It might be something that he can't control.