my daughter is almost 4 years old. She is completly potty trained. No accidents etc,she can't hold it at night

Question

She has been toiled trained for a while now and I have used the pull ups at night. Some times they are wet sometimes dry in the morning. I decided to stop using them but no luck. She does pee pee in her sleep. Is this common, does anyone else have this problem? I don't think its considered bed wetting at this age...your stories with this subject??? Thanks!

Answer 1

It's common, it's normal. My daughter (4 yoa) sleeps so soundly a train wreck could not wake her up, so her bladder certainly isn't going to. I put her panties on her and a pullup over them at night. Problem solved. She will grow out of it, just like yours will

Answer 2

My nephew has the same problem he is 4 he does not have any accidents but at night he may pee in the bed. My sister said the doctor told her to cut the drinks earlier at night but she always said that juice and sugary drinks either speed up the process or something like that and may cause an accident during the night if they are drunk in the evening. So my nephew for the most part can only have a little bit of juice with dinner but more water than juice. So try to cut out the sugary or processed juices!

Answer 3

Bed wetting is completely normal at this age. If you really want to stop it then you may need to let it run its course.

Okay, I know everyone is saying to cut off liquids after 5pm, but don't do that. It can contribute to dehydration and constipation in children. I know, it sounds silly, but it is true.

Mabey stop 1 hour before bed. But, if you can stand it to be woken up for a week or so, I would just let her wet the bed. When I was little I used to dream I was going to the bathroom, and then I would wet the bed. It would immediatly wake me up, and I began to realize what was happening BEFORE I wet the bed and I would wake up and go to the toilet.

In my opinion you should help her work out why she is wetting and resolve it, rather then going around the problem by withholding fluids or wearing pullups.

Answer 4

Don't sweat it too much.. I have a ten year old, eight year old and five year old.. two eldest are boys, youngest a girl.. What you are going through is a very normal process.. The first keys are any accidents during the day, at evidentally not.. In fact, if she is almost completely potty trained before four, you are ahead of the curve... The occasional booboo at night happens.. My daughter went almost four months in between an overnight potty accident.. at we were partly to blame.. We ALWAYS insist that our kids do three things 30 minutes prior to going to bed.. brush teeth, bathe and go to the bathroom.. best thing to do is not overreact.. attention to the issue, negative or positive, could have an undisrable effect in the long term.. better to just handle an incident in a very straightforward, matter of fact manner..

Answer 5

1 to 2 accidents in what time period. If they are at night I wouldn't so much be worried. Just restrict beverages after a certain time and give child some water just before bed and make sure they go potty before bed. If it is during the day, try restricting all sugar and caffeine for one week. My mom told me that is what she had to do to completely potty train me. She would let me have tea during the day but not very much and it had to be sweetened with artificial sweetener. Good Luck and just be patient with your child. I know it can be frustrating. You did not say but if your child is still wearing diapers, dont let them get them some underwear.

Answer 6

bed wetting is a very common problem for children all the way up to 11 or 12. If you are concerned take her to a urologist or to her general doctor. She may grow out of it, just give her some time. something to ensure she doesn't wet the bed is to make sure she doesn't have anything to drink at least four hours before bed time and have her go potty just before you tuck her in.

Answer 7

yeah that's common for that age. what you need to do is not allow her drinks after say 5.00pm ( our boy has a SMALL juice with dinner) and insist she goes to the toilet before bed, even if she doesn't want to you need to just wait until she does. when my daughter had the same trouble we used to have a race to the loo and who ever got there first got to go first. with my son who's 4 now he and dad have some kind of sword fight thing going on in there. Just think of something really fun and even reward her with a little treat for going. Make sure she gets plenty of fluids through out the day and have big fuss at cut off time, we say quick quick last drinks are going now. He got the idea in 2 days. Good luck and remember make sure she haves fun with it...

Answer 8

My cousin continued this into her teens. The reason was because she didn't like the taste of water. She literally would not drink plain water and wound up growing an extra kidney. Don't limit water intake except for a couple of hours before bedtime. Otherwise, encourage water consumption. The body's filtration system requires water to work properly and its very difficult to overuse water. Even a small child should have nearly a half gallon per day. I recognize that hers was an extreme case, but thought the input would be relevant.

Answer 9

My son is also 4 years old and has the same problem. I just wanted to thank you for asking this question because the answers you got really make me feel better. Good luck to you and your daughter. It is nice to know I am not alone.

Answer 10

I weould not cut off liquids entirely before she goe to bed. Have her sit on the toliet before bed then give her one lassssssst ip. TYhis hopefully can keep her dry through the night.