A 4-year-old boy is till bed-wetting. What can we do?

Question

He has bed-wetting 3 times every night. Day time he is running around house all the time. Sometimes he is in hurry to have his urine.
How can we do to make him no bed-wetting?

Answer 1

Limit his fluid intake 2 hours before bedtime and make sure he pees before going to bed. I would also recommend a rubber sheet for his bed...you can purchase them at Walmart in the bedding dept. for as little as $10.00 or less.

It is very normal for him to wet his bed. The national average age for children to completely stop wetting their beds is 8-9 yrs old. Sometimes it can't be helped. The child has a dream of going to the potty in the toilet but actually peeing on themselves in bed...very normal!!! Just be patient with him!

Answer 2

This would be considered normal. Limit his fluid intake before bed. I tell my four year old no drinks after 6 (his bedtime is 8) and I make sure he goes to the bathroom twice before I tuck him in. There is also such a thing as an immature bladder, and that is a bladder that is just not ready to perform as one would expect a mature bladder to perform. If he has gone through the night before without wetting, you may want to look at your routine and figure out what changed. Bed wetting can sometimes be a response to a large change in a child's life, such as a move or a new sibling. In this case, limit his intake, make sure he goes before bed, and it should pass. If he has never slept the whole night without an accident, then it is probably a physical problem like an immature bladder, but get it checked by your doctor to make sure, as I am no doctor. In this case I would recommend the same fluid restriction, potty times, and add Good Nights, a pull up type garment available in the diaper aisle. My cousin had an immature bladder and had to wear these until he was about 10. He liked them because they gave him the freedom to sleep over friend's houses without having to worry about embarrassing himself peeing in the friend's bed. Good Luck

Answer 3

I know just how you feel. My 2nd son (i have three) wet the bed also. We tried every thing even the wired pad hook up to an alarm that woke every one in the house except him! Please for your sons sake and your sanity, let it go! When he is ready he will stop. My son was 15 before he had a dry night. It was one dry night then two or three then weeks and then months and now he is fine. I finaly decided when he was 5 (1991 with a confession from my dad that he wet the bed until he was around 15) (and at that time they didn't make pull ups big enough to fit him), that we were it this for the long haul and I couldn't change it. We came up with a plan by talking together. We decided that yes, it was his problem and we would all help. I went to the store and bought a zippered heavy duty mattress cover that covers the whole entire mattres(walmart and kmart both sell them) so it would not soak through and ruin the mattress.( I bought a new one every 6 months or so $12.00)He took the sheets off the bed every morning and wiped the plastic with antibacterial soap and water and then put the sheets in the washing machine. I washed and dryed them. He put them back on the bed every night and I mean every night he never had a dry night. He had 2 twin beds in his room so if someone stayed over night they slept in the other bed or in a sleeping bag on the floor (he slept in his bed) I think it helped giving him owner ship of the problem. Yes, your son has a problem and that's ok..Talk to him about it...I think he will be glad to know that there are lot's of other children just like him he is not alone and you and your family just need to learn how to cope with it until the dry day comes and it will!!!!!!!! Hang in there!

Answer 4

It is likely that he just has not matured enough to go through the night dry, yet. If he is not physically capable of having enough bladder control to stay dry through the night then let him wear pull-ups or Good-nights to bed. This is not a matter of him being naughty or disobedient. You will not be able to make him stay dry. You can help him by limiting his intake of fluids after dinner, making sure he uses the bathroom before bed, and making sure he uses the toilet when he first gets up. Night-time toilet training is often not complete for several years after day-time is. This is normal. When he wears the pull-ups or Good-nights, do not make him feel as though they are a punishment, but that they are a way for him to have a dry bed until he is a little bigger. Make sure he is warm enough at night as well. If he is a restless sleeper and prone to kicking off his covers, make sure he has warm pajamas. Being cold will sometimes trigger the bladder to empty.

Answer 5

Put him to bed earlier. He is getting over-tired and when he goes to sleep, he is in such a deep sleep that he cannot wake himself up to go to the bathroom. Buy some pull-ups for night time and that will help keep things dry.
And please do not scold him for wetting his bed. Some kids have been known to wet the bed until they are 11 or 12. Just let him know that you are not angry.

Answer 6

WoW limit fluid intake by 2 hours before bed or 1 and get him some pull ups in the mean time he will have to grow out unless he is allready potty trained

Answer 7

It can also be early signs of a medical condition called enuresis or a sign of diabetes. I think it is probably time to take him to the doctor if the suggestions of cutting off liquids does not work. In enuresis it means that they get to such a deep state of sleep that their body doesn't realize they need to go to the bathroom in the way of waking them up; they just go. There are several treatments that are available for it such as pads that have alarms to wake them up when they begin to go and it teaches there body to recognize that they need to wake up. If he is going during the day a lot that is more a sign of diabetes. I would try limiting liquids first and if that doesn't help a trip to the doctor's is in order. He will also have suggestions on treatment if there really is a problem. Good luck to you!

Answer 8

Don't give him anything to drink for at least 3 hours before bedtime. Make sure he uses the bathroom right before bed.

Answer 9

Check with your sons doc. His bladder may not be big enough to hold it all night. If that is not it then limit his liquid after dinner. Then you need to get up a few hours after he has gone to sleep and take him to the potty. Pull up are also great.

Answer 10

Do NOT let him have any liquids an hour before he goes to bed and also make sure he does go potty before he goes to bed.