Is this normal for his age? He just turned 3 on August 5th. He has to be awakened every night to go potty. He wets himself almost everyday in daycare, and at home during the night. Should I be worried? How can I reduce this? I don't give him fluids after 8pm and he still wets himself. Please, anybody, HELP!
2006-10-06 14:01:41 · 21 answers · asked by specialme9 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Wait until 5 years old...
Bedwetting in 3-5years old (sometimes 6) is considered normal development...
Start to worry when your child is beyond 5 years old.
If this is happen recently (meaning before this... your child is not in bedwetting mode), you may want to monitor your child for another week. If your child continues to do this... it may be because urinary tract infection or depression...
2006-10-06 14:09:13 · answer #1 · answered by Jimmy the Cricket 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunatly it is most likely Stress/Anxiety. A child should not have to feel these feelings. I would have occasional chats with him about how his day went and see if there is some connection between the events of the day at school on the nights he wets the bed. You also might consider keeping him out of school for the year and give him some time to mature a little bit more. Or, if you have the opprotunity, go with him to school now and then and hang out, interact and see how he & the other childern socialize. He could also just be feeling some seperation anxiety as well.
2016-03-18 05:56:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Totally normal for children his age. I would just rule out any infections first with his pediatrician. Sometimes children can get little urinary tract infections and not even know it. After you know he doesn't have anything physically wrong then you can just chop it up as being a child. Some children no matter how much you limit their intake of liquids at night will still wet the bed. Just make him feel as comfortable as possible. Have a wet guard on his bed and let him pick out some cool pullups for Big Boys to wear at night. He will eventually get to where he is not wetting asmuch and then not at all. Hang in there Mom. :)
2006-10-06 16:21:50 · answer #3 · answered by hehmommy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i am 16 and i still have wet nights every now and then, it is normal up to age 12 and not tht uncommon up to age 18. goodnites are a kind of pull up for bedwetters and they work great for most kids. at age 3 i would just buy him some pull-ups and not wory about it. if he is still bedwetting at age 7 take him to a doctor, but he will probably out grow it.
2006-10-08 17:08:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my son will be 4 in march. he still has to wear a pull up to bed. sometimes he wakes up dry and sometimes he doesn't. he is ok at nap time most of the time. he still wets in his pants at school every now and then. he just turned 3. there are some kids that are still not pappy trained at this age. make sure his teacher is sending him about every 40 min. or so to the potty while he is at school. that might help a little. i would not worry. i think it is normal. (i was a daycare teacher for 5 years). good luck.
2006-10-10 10:29:46 · answer #5 · answered by jakes mom 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son is 4 and still wears "night underwear" (good nights) and I have talked to almost every doctor that we have in this small town and it is not a problem until he is 6-8 years of age. Also, to stop accidents in the daytime I started buying him Hanes wide band boxers. Much easier to pull down for him especially in an emergency situation. Also my son is a tad overweight so the bosers are our families best friend now. No more daytime accidents.
2006-10-06 14:05:36 · answer #6 · answered by marilynhenriksen@sbcglobal.net 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is quite normal for a child to not be able to hold it all night at 3 some kids havent mastered this by the time they start school age is really the only way to reduce bed wetting as for at daycare he may maybe they dont work with him as much as they should or if he is having fun playing with other kids he may try to hold it for too long instead of interrupting the fun he is having this is also common
2006-10-06 15:59:32 · answer #7 · answered by aarika 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When he goes to the bathroom, have him start and stop peeing repeatedly through out urniation. This exercise will strengthen the muscles involved in controlling urination. It is common that they are underdeveloped in young children and lead to bed wetting. You should start to see improvement in a few weeks.
If this dosen't not help or he has any other symptoms (pain or burning with urination), he needs to see a doctor.
And please....do not dehydrate your son in order to stop the problem. You should never reduce a childs water intake to combat wetting accidents.
2006-10-06 14:08:26 · answer #8 · answered by Chris 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My niece has the same problem. When they went to the doctor, they said that when the child turns 7, is when it becomes a problem. I wouldn't worry until then. Give it time. When he goes, make a big deal about it.
2006-10-06 14:05:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is normal for kids even up to age 12.
You may try pullups. They worked for me. Then just have him wear them at naps and at bedtime. Reward if they are not pottied in or if they are dry.
During the day, he should be ok, but take some pullups to daycare and explain the situation, that he has to wear them at nap time.
2006-10-06 14:05:00 · answer #10 · answered by AveGirl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋