Bed wetting?????

Question

Hi, I have a two year old daughter and she wets the bed almost every night. I have tried putting two diapers on her, reducing what she drinks close to bed time and she has been to the doctor. He said that it is a natural part of development and that she would grow out of it. I have put a protector on the crib and everything but she soaks right through them. She is not quite ready for potty training, she knows when she is wet but it is after the fact. She does not have the language yet to talk to me, and to tell me she is wet, she can only show me once it has happened. Does anyone out there have any suggestions to help her stop wetting the bed? Anything i can do so that i dont have tons of laundry everyday (i dont have a washer and dryer at home and have to go the the laundery mat, which is expensive) I really appreicate all of your help. Thanks.

Answer 1

i used to have the exact same problem and it carried on at least till I was about 12. but yes it is very normal for children to have.

for me, my parents woke up several times in the middle of the night to take me to the restroom. they mentioned that they usually switched, sometimes my mom would wake up, couple hours later my dad would. i know it sounds like too much, but it really worked for me (embarrassingly).

Other things they did were to make sure i went to the restroom before i went to bed. later on they figured out what time I wet my bed (i believe they learned that when they woke up to take me regularly) and would just wake up before that time and take me.

hope that helps. good luck

Answer 2

A two year old is not always ready for potty training. If she is wetting her bed that bad, I feel you may need to buy her better diapers, get her off that bottle and feed her more solid foods. No baby will pee that much unless she is sucking on a bottle all the time. Realistically, I have three daughters and they wouldn't pee that much when I got them off the dreaded bottle. This isn't about bed wetting. It is more about her feeding, drinking and potty training habits. Get her off the bottle, fill her up with solid food. Make her use a cup and get her out of those diapers. You won't know if she isn't ready to potty train until you try. You need to do the work Mom. By the way, how do you know she is not ready for potty training? No baby of two is ready but they are able. Maybe you are not ready for potty training. It is a lot of work. Good luck. This should be posted as a potty training subject. Bedwetting is in older children.

Answer 3

First of all, it is very normal at that age. The bladder is one of the last organs to catch up with the growth of the body. This bedwetting will probably continue until she is 5 or 6.
The other messages say to use the rubber pants. I am against that seeing that it would harbor an environment of germ growth and can result in infections and diaper rash. The eladtic on those leaves red marks all over the body when it gets wet. I personally, would put her in some pampers and not store brand. And then buy some puppy potty training pads and put them under her butt when she sleeps. They're cheap and they are meant to absorb urine.
Like the other posters said, I would wake up atleast once to place her on the potty. I still do this with my daughter sometimes and she is 6. I used to do it all the time. Also, no drinks 2 hours before bedtime.

The rubber pants are not healthy. Use the pads. Hospitals use blue ones so maybe you can stop by your clinic and ask if they have any. They are called chucks pads but like I said, you can also buy the puppy absorbent pads. If you daughter is able to walk to the potty and it starting to potty train, maybe it's time to upgrade to a toddler bed so she can get up if she needs to. Leave a light on too so she doesn't sleep so deeply. (just an idea), not a bright light, just light enough.

Answer 4

You could try getting those plastic underpants that go over a diaper. Usually they are used for over cloth diapers but they do work well over regular ones too. I use them on my son so he doesn't soak through his diaper and jammies. I used to wet the bed until I was around 7. My parents tried everything, no chocolate milk ever :(, no drinks hours before bed, took me to a specialist, put plastic over my bed, even waking me up in the night to pee), the only thing that worked was time. Sorry to tell you that, but most bedwetters grow out of it and that's really all that can happen. I feel for you having to go to the laundromat, I don't have a washer or dryer either and it sucks. She is very young, and this is to be expected. That's the best advice I can give to you, just remember she will grow out of it, probably sooner than later. Try the plastic underpants, I bought them at Walmart. Good luck with this.

Answer 5

I know that this is probably no colsolation to you but I was a bed wetter till I was almost 6, My mom didnt let me drink anything after 6 ( I went to bed around 7 or 7:30) I was a very deep sleeper. (I've slept through some major earthquakes) My mom would take me to the bathroom at night and I would fall right back asleep on the toilet. I mostly sleepwalked to the toilet. Most kids are deep sleepers.

I know that huggies now makes overnight diapers. I have heard that most kids dont become potty trained until 3 or older, and most boys dont get the sensation to urinate until three or older; but every child is diffrent. Maybe she drinks too much liquid during the day, resulting in fuller diaper at night?

I think that since she isnt fully potty trained her body isnt giveing her brain a strong enough signal that she has to go to the bathroom.

And your doctor is right she will grow out of it and probably she will grow out of it faster if you potty train her soon.

As for any other suggestions on makeing it easier in the meantime, all i can think of is the overnight huggies and maybe schedule a time at night for you to wake up and give her a pair of fresh diapers. I usually have to do that for my son or he gets a nasty rash on his butt.

Good luck and dont stress! :)

Answer 6

i have a two year old daughter as well but i sleep with her and when she wets the bed we both notice any way i have two suggestions one is try the huggies overnights they work really good they are extra absorbant for babies that go alot at night and second from what i have read is put her to sleep before you do and before you go to sleep check up on her to see if her diaper is holding up okay and if it isnt then change it and if she wakes up do your best to put her right back to sleep and if it is holding up okay check on her a few hours later but dont expect it to go away right away or as soon as she becomes potty trained some children never become potty trained my younger brother wet the bed untill he was 12 and that is all normal and some people never stop wetting the bed regardless let your daughter know that it is okay and you understand that she can not controll it and that you still love her some children do it because they cant controll their movements when they are embarassed... good luck

Answer 7

I know this sounds horrible, but it'll really get her watching when she has to go. Take what I say as pure intent to help you out. I was honestly a bed wetter until I was 14. I just slept so soundly, I didn't wake up until it was too late. My dad eventually started waking me up in the middle of the night and "escorting" my sleep head to the bathroom door. By then I was awake and aware of what I was doing.
Since I was older, That isn't the suggestion I am going to make to you. I've heard that if a kid is uncomfortable in the situation, they quickly stop. So, Leave the diaper off. Go buy one of those plastic diaper covers and when she pees in that, rather than it getting absorbed by the diaper, she'll feel it right away. and should wake up pretty quick. Eventually, she'll associate the feeling she gets after she pees with the feeling she gets right before. And then, maybe she'll hold it.
And if you start using the word pee pee when this happens, and then, don't be afraid to take her into the bathroom with you when you go and tell her you are going pee pee in the toilet. After a trip to the potty, give both you a treat. And tell her if she goes pee pee in the toilet, she'll get a treat again.
I really hope this works. I know it can be frustrating. Obviously her bladder has outgrown the use of diapers for a long period of time. I'd go ahead and start trying to potty train.
You can also get her a kiddy potty and every time you change a diaper, put her on the toilet. So she associates potty with toilet.
I wish you luck.

Answer 8

My son was doing the same thing at that age, I ended up not giving him anything to drink at least 2 hours before he went to bed, that helped alot, and then I changed him right before he went to bed. We did try putting his feet in warm water in the sink 30 minutes before bed also, that will usually make a child feel like they have to potty. Last suggestion, I had to do this for a little while as well, set your alarm approximately 4 hours after your child falls asleep, go ahead and change her if she is wet, that way if she goes anymore, chances are the diaper is less likely to leak. Try another brand of diapers.

Answer 9

Everybody is awnsering to you about wetting the bed at night. I believe you made a comment that she is not ready for potty training yet. So my question is, is she potty trained or not because if she's not how do you expect her to not wet her bet, and sweetie at two she is ready for potty training. As to her wetting the sheets I totally agree with pull-ups or buying those pads that you can throw away.

Answer 10

she is ready for potty training; put her on the potty daily and say to her "PP" allow her to see you(mom) go to the bathroom and say "I PP" she will go eventually. she's ready for potty training