my daughter is 3 in feb and has been really good with toileting but latley she has been wetting the bed.?

Question

i get her out of bed once or twice a night before i go to bed. i try to not give her drink at night and keep her night light on. maybe its just her age! if you have any thoughts

Answer 1

Bedwetting at 3 is not a big deal, I bet she outgrows it by 5. If not I'd seek professional advice then.

for now have her go back to pull ups for night. I bet she's proud to wear underwear so you can pull those up over the pull ups, that is what I'm doing with my almost 3 year old right now.

Answer 2

My daughter had this problem for a little while. We figured out it was because she was too scared to go potty at night by herself so we left the bathroom light on for her. She normally has a night light, so the way was clear lol. She is now 6 and we haven't had any more incidents. She even gets her own drink of water at night now! My 4 year old son also had this problem, but it was physiological, a underdeveloped bladder, something about the valve not being quite ready to work all the time or whatever, the result was the same. We put plastic on the bed (we had already foolishly taken it off because he was potty trained right?) and if he wet it, some nights he didn't, I would just have him help me change the bed in the morning. I was never angry at him or dissapointed. I always let him know it was ok because they always worry about how you're going to react. I made him help me change the bed because I am very big into teaching my kids they have to clean up after themselves, no matter what mess they've made.(I always clean up any messes they make when they are sick, I'm not cruel) A wife or husband is more likely to clean up dirty dishes after you than pee lol. After about 6 months or so the bedwetting finally just petered out and that was it. I have a cousin who still wets the bed and he is about 13. His is also a physiological problem and the docs don't know if he will ever grow out of it. He wears the good nights and prays the problem resolves itself so he can go to sleep overs. Regardless of which type of problem you have, if no solution you try at home works, then take her to the doctor and see what they have to say. At 2 3/4 her little bladder just may not be ready for that sort of thing yet. Good Luck

Answer 3

I've recently experienced the same problem with my 4 year old girl. We talked to her to find out if there was any underlying problem (scared of dark/just not waking/problems at school/pre-school) and couldn't find any cause. Eventually we bought her a piggy bank, and now she earns 10p for every dry night she has as a reward, and we haven't had a wet bed since!

As she was dry before I'd be hesitant to blame any physical reason, although a mild bladder/urine infection can cause bed-wetting as with something like cystitis, it can be very hard to hold even small amounts of urine. Maybe a quick check from your GP to rule out any infection might be in order if the problem persists.

I wish you good luck with your problem =)

Answer 4

My daughter is currently seeing a doctor reagrding bedwetting,and he suggested something called 'double emptying' before bed. 5 minutes before bed,take her to the toilet,then wait 5 minutes and take her again. This seems to be helping,and we're having more dry nights with the odd accident.

Answer 5

i think u shall tell her that it felt really good when she was getting dry nights n ask if she knows wat is the reason she gets wet in bed probably she has something troubling her mind it wud be clear with talk in loving manner n besides i think kids shud never be given the impression that u r getting irritated with any of there habit take it with courage n keep telling her she is very good girl n that u both wud try n it wont happen again .. so its no big dea n she shud also not feel guilty inside coz after all she is only a child

Answer 6

The same thing happened to my daughter at this age, when i thought hard about it she had some changes in her life e.g. starting nursery etc. Make sure you have a plastic sheet on her bed and it will pass. my daughter doesn't have any accidents at all now she's settled.

Answer 7

I think it is just her age its normal. I have a daycare and I was recently potty training two or my two year olds and they would be good all morning but in the afternoon when I would put them down for naps they would often wet.

Answer 8

She may have an undersized bladder. My friend suffered with this until she was 10 years old. It maybe something she will have to out grow. Good luck.

Answer 9

Use pull ups at night. My kids needed them for years (literally). Just remember, it won't last forever, and when she is physically/emotionally ready she will be done with it. Don't push her--she is really doing the best she can!

Answer 10

leave a night light on in her room, and in the hallway and in the bathroom . she may just be afraid of the dark. Good luck